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TomTom GO ESSENTIAL User Manual (258 pages)

Brand: TomTom | Category: Car Navigation system | Size: 6 MB

Table of Contents
3
Welcome to Navigation with Tomtom
9
Your Tomtom GO ESSENTIAL
9
Video Workshops
11
Get Going
12
Installing in Your Car
12
Positioning Your Tomtom GO ESSENTIAL
12
Switching on and off
13
Safety Notice
13
Setting up
13
GPS Reception
13
Sending Information to Tomtom
14
Memory Card Slot
14
Device Not Starting
14
Charging Your Device
14
Caring for Your Tomtom GO ESSENTIAL
15
Tomtom Services
16
About Tomtom Services
16
Connecting a Smartphone
18
Why Do I Want to Connect a Smartphone to My Device
18
Disconnecting a Smartphone
20
Reconnecting a Smartphone
20
Unable to Get a Connection
20
Personal Area Networks
21
Wi-Fi Connection
22
About Wi-Fi
22
Connecting to Wi-Fi
22
Forgetting a Wi-Fi Network
23
About Updates and New Items
23
Installing Updates and New Items
24
What's on the Screen
26
The Map View
26
The Guidance View
28
The Route Bar
30
Distances and the Route Bar
31
The Quick Menu
32
Navigation Buttons
32
Quick Access to Settings
35
Smaller Buttons and Symbols
35
Volume Control
37
Using Gestures
37
Changing the Text and Button Size
38
Reordering the Main Menu Buttons
38
Traffic
40
About Tomtom Traffic
40
About RDS-TMC
40
Looking at Traffic on the Map
40
Looking at Traffic on Your Route
41
Traffic Incidents
42
Approaching a Traffic Jam Warning
43
Avoiding a Traffic Jam on Your Route
43
Selecting a Faster Route
44
Advanced Lane Guidance
45
Time-Dependent Speed Limits
45
Tomtom Mydrive
46
About Tomtom Mydrive
46
Logging in to Mydrive
46
Road Trips Collection - Planning a Route to a Stop
47
Road Trips Collection - Sending a Route to Your Device
49
Setting a Destination Using Mydrive
51
Planning a Route with Stops Using Mydrive
52
Choosing Where You Want to Start Driving a Route
53
Showing a Planned Destination in Mydrive
54
Clearing a Mydrive Destination
54
Deleting a Mydrive Destination from My Places
54
Set a Phone Contact as Your Destination Using the Mydrive App
54
Finding and Syncing Locations Using Mydrive
55
Syncing My Places Locations with Mydrive
55
Importing a Community POI List
55
Deleting a Community POI List
56
Importing a Track GPX File
56
Deleting a Track GPX File
57
Saving and Restoring Your Personal Navigation Information
57
Quick Search
59
Choosing Which Search to Use
59
Using Quick Search
60
About Search
60
Entering Search Terms
60
Working with Search Results
62
About Postcodes
63
About Mapcodes
64
List of POI Type Icons
64
Planning a Route Using Quick Search
69
Using Destination Prediction
69
Planning a Route to an Address
69
Planning a Route to a City Centre
72
Planning a Route to a POI
74
Planning a Route to a POI Using Online Search
76
Planning a Route Using the Map
78
Planning a Route Using My Places
80
Planning a Route Using Coordinates
81
Planning a Route Using a Mapcode
83
Planning a Route in Advance
84
Finding a Car Park
85
Finding a Petrol Station
87
Step by Step Search
91
Choosing Which Search to Use
91
Using Step by Step Search
91
About Search
91
Entering Search Terms
92
Working with Search Results
93
About Postcodes
94
List of POI Type Icons
95
Planning a Route Using Step by Step Search
98
Using Destination Prediction
98
Planning a Route to an Address
99
Planning a Route to a POI
101
Planning a Route to a City Centre
102
Planning a Route to a POI Using Online Search
104
Planning a Route Using the Map
106
Planning a Route Using My Places
108
Planning a Route Using Coordinates Using Step by Step Search
110
Planning a Route in Advance
111
Finding a Car Park
112
Finding a Petrol Station
115
Changing Your Route
118
The Current Route Menu
118
Avoiding a Blocked Road
120
Avoiding Part of a Route
121
Finding an Alternative Route
121
Types of Route
122
Avoiding Features on a Route
122
Avoiding an Incident or Route Feature Using the Route Bar
123
Adding a Stop to Your Route from the Current Route Menu
124
Adding a Stop to Your Route Using the Map
124
Deleting a Stop from Your Route
124
Skipping the Next Stop on Your Route
124
Reordering Stops on a Route
124
My Routes
126
About My Routes
126
About GPX and ITN Files
127
Saving a Route
127
Navigating Using a Saved Route
128
Navigating to a Stop on a Saved Route
129
Adding a Stop to a Saved Route Using the Map
131
Recording a Track
131
Navigating Using a Track
132
Deleting a Route or a Track from My Routes
133
Exporting Tracks to a Memory Card
133
Importing Routes and Tracks from a Memory Card
133
Voice Control (Speak&Go)
135
About Voice Control
135
Starting Voice Control
135
Making Your Own Wake-Up Phrase
136
The Voice Control Screen
136
Some Tips for Using Voice Control
137
What You Can Use Voice Control for
137
Saying Commands in Different Ways
138
Entering an Address Using Voice Control
138
Going to Home Using Voice Control
139
Going to a POI Using Voice Control
140
Changing a Setting Using Voice Control
140
Talking to Siri or Google Now
141
Map Share
142
About Map Share
142
Creating a Map Change Report
142
Creating a Map Change Report from a Marked Location
143
Types of Map Change
144
Speed Cameras
146
About Tomtom Speed Cameras
146
Crossing into Another Area or Country
146
Speed Camera Warnings
146
Changing the Way You Are Warned
148
Reporting a New Speed Camera
148
Confirm or Remove a Mobile Speed Camera
149
Updating Locations for Cameras and Hazards
149
Danger Zones
150
About Danger Zones and Risk Zones
150
Crossing into Another Area or Country
150
Danger Zone and Risk Zone Warnings
151
Changing the Way You Are Warned
151
Reporting a Risk Zone
151
Updating Locations for Danger Zones and Risk Zones
152
My Places
153
About My Places
153
Setting Your Home or Work Location
154
Changing Your Home Location
154
Adding a Location from My Places
155
Add a Location to My Places from the Map
156
Adding a Location to My Places Using Search
156
Adding a Location to My Places by Marking
157
Deleting a Recent Destination from My Places
157
Deleting a Location from My Places
157
Using Community POI Lists
157
Hands-Free Calling
159
About Hands-Free Calling
159
Volume Control for Hands-Free Calling
159
Accepting an Incoming Call
159
Ending or Rejecting an Incoming Call
160
Ignoring an Incoming Call
160
Making a Hands-Free Call
160
Making a Hands-Free Call Using Your Contact Book
160
Replying by SMS to a Call
161
Receiving an SMS or IM
161
Switching off Messages
161
Talking to Siri or Google Now
162
Settings
164
Appearance
164
Display
164
Route Bar
164
Route Bar
165
Guidance View
166
Automatic Zoom
166
Motorway Exit Previews
167
Route Planning
167
Bluetooth
168
Wi-Fi
169
Updates and New Items
170
Maps
170
Sounds and Warnings
171
Voices
172
Voice Control
173
Mydrive
173
Language and Units
174
System
174
Help
176
Getting Help
177
Help
177
Product Certification
178
Finding Product Certification Information on Your Device
178
Using Mydrive Connect
179
About Mydrive Connect
179
Setting up Mydrive Connect
179
Connecting to the Internet Using Mydrive Connect
179
Tomtom Account
181
Copyright Notices
188
What's in the Box
193
Read Me First
195
Installing in Your Car
195
Switching on and off
195
Setting up
195
GPS Reception
195
About Mytomtom
195
Setting up Mytomtom
196
Device Not Starting
196
Charging Your Device
197
Take Care of Your Navigation Device
197
Safety
198
Positioning the Mount
198
Safety Settings
198
Planning a Route
199
Route Summary
201
Selecting a Route Type
202
Frequent Destinations
202
Show My Frequent Destinations
202
Using Arrival Times
203
Navigation Menu Options
203
Planning a Route in Advance
204
Viewing Route Information
205
The Driving View
207
About the Driving View
207
Driving View Symbols
208
Advanced Lane Guidance
209
About Lane Guidance
209
Using Lane Guidance
209
Changing Your Route
210
Making Changes to Your Route
210
Change Route Menu
210
View Map
212
About Viewing the Map
212
Options
213
Cursor Menu
214
Map Corrections
215
About Map Share
215
Correcting a Map Error
215
Types of Map Correction
215
Sounds and Voices
219
About Sounds and Voices
219
About Computer Voices
219
Selecting a Voice
219
Changing the Volume Level
219
Automatic Volume Control
219
Settings
221
About Settings
221
2D/3D Settings
221
Advanced Settings
221
Battery Saving
222
Brightness
222
Car Symbol
222
Home Location
222
Language
223
Map Colours
223
Keyboard
223
Make Your Own Menu
223
Favourites
223
Manage Pois
224
Operate Left-Handed / Operate Right Handed
224
Route Planning
224
Reset Factory Settings
225
Safety Settings
226
Clock
226
Units
226
Show POI on Map
226
Speaker
226
Start-Up
226
Version Information
227
Status Bar
227
Switch Map
227
Turn off Voice Guidance / Turn on Voice Guidance
227
Use Night Colours / Use Day Colours
228
Voices
228
Volume
228
Points of Interest
229
About Points of Interest
229
Creating Pois
229
Using Pois to Plan a Route
230
Showing Pois on the Map
231
Calling a POI
231
Setting Warnings for Pois
231
Manage Pois
232
Help
233
About Getting Help
233
Using Help to Phone a Local Service
233
Help Menu Options
233
Favourites
235
About Favourites
235
Creating a Favourite
235
Using a Favourite
236
Changing the Name of a Favourite
236
Deleting a Favourite
237
Traffic
238
About RDS-TMC
238
Using Traffic Information
238
Taking the Fastest Route
239
Setting the Radio Frequency for RDS-TMC Information
239
Minimising Delays
239
Making Commuting to Work Easier
240
Getting more Information about an Incident
241
Checking Traffic Incidents in Your Area
241
Changing Traffic Settings
242
Traffic Incidents
242
Traffic Menu
243
Speed Cameras
245
About Speed Cameras
245
Speed Camera Warnings
245
Changing the Way You Are Warned
245
Speed Camera Symbols
246
Report Button
247
Reporting a New Speed Camera While on the Move
247
Reporting a New Speed Camera While at Home
247
Reporting Incorrect Camera Alerts
248
Types of Fixed Speed Camera You Can Report
248
Average Speed Check Camera Warnings
249
Speed Cameras Menu
249
Mytomtom
251
About Mytomtom
251
Setting up Mytomtom
251
Mytomtom Account
252
Customer Support
253
Getting Help to Use Your Navigation Device
253
Status & Information
253
Addendum
254

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