TomTom GO Manual
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2 Contents Welcome to navigation with TomTom 6 Whats new 7 New in this release ................................................................................................ 7 TomTom videos .................................................................................................... 7 Get going 9 Installing in your car .............................................................................................. 9 Positioning the device ............................................................................................ 9 Switching on and off .............................................................................................. 9 Safety Notice ..................................................................................................... 10 Setting up ......................................................................................................... 10 GPS reception .................................................................................................... 10 Sending information to TomTom .............................................................................. 10 Memory card slot ................................................................................................ 11 Device not starting .............................................................................................. 11 Charging your device ............................................................................................ 11 Caring for your GO ............................................................................................... 11 Connecting to TomTom services 12 About TomTom services ........................................................................................ 12 Always-connected devices ..................................................................................... 12 Smartphone connected devices ............................................................................... 12 Personal Area Networks .................................................................................... 12 Connect to TomTom services using your smartphone ................................................. 13 Reconnecting your smartphone ........................................................................... 13 Connect to TomTom services using a different smartphone ......................................... 14 Deleting phones .............................................................................................. 14 Unable to get a connection ................................................................................ 14 Whats on the screen 16 The map view..................................................................................................... 16 The guidance view ............................................................................................... 17 The route bar ..................................................................................................... 19 Distances and the route bar ............................................................................... 20 The quick menu .................................................................................................. 20 Navigation buttons............................................................................................... 20 Main Menu smaller buttons and symbols ..................................................................... 22 Volume control ................................................................................................... 24 Using gestures .................................................................................................... 24 Changing the text and button size ............................................................................ 25 Reordering the Main Menu buttons ........................................................................... 25 Traffic 27 About TomTom Traffic .......................................................................................... 27 About RDS-TMC ................................................................................................... 27 The route bar ..................................................................................................... 27 Looking at traffic on the map ................................................................................. 28
3 Looking at traffic on your route ............................................................................... 29 Traffic incidents ................................................................................................. 30 Approaching a traffic jam warning ........................................................................... 31 Avoiding a traffic jam on your route ......................................................................... 31 Advanced Lane Guidance ....................................................................................... 32 Time-dependent speed limits ................................................................................. 32 Syncing using TomTom MyDrive 33 About TomTom MyDrive ........................................................................................ 33 Logging in to MyDrive ........................................................................................... 33 Setting a destination using MyDrive .......................................................................... 33 Planning a route with stops using MyDrive .................................................................. 34 Showing a planned destination in MyDrive .................................................................. 35 Clearing a MyDrive destination ................................................................................ 35 Deleting a MyDrive destination from My Places ............................................................ 35 Set a phone contact as your destination using the MyDrive app ........................................ 35 Finding and syncing locations using MyDrive ................................................................ 35 Syncing My Places locations with MyDrive ................................................................... 36 Importing a community POI list ............................................................................... 36 Deleting a community POI list ................................................................................. 36 Importing a track GPX file...................................................................................... 37 Deleting a track GPX file ....................................................................................... 37 Saving and restoring your personal navigation information .............................................. 37 Using Quick Search 39 About search ...................................................................................................... 39 Planning a route to a POI using search ....................................................................... 39 Planning a route to a POI using online search .............................................................. 41 Entering search terms ........................................................................................... 43 Working with search results ................................................................................... 44 About postcodes ................................................................................................. 46 About mapcodes ................................................................................................. 46 List of POI type icons ............................................................................................ 46 Planning a route 51 Using suggested destinations .................................................................................. 51 Planning a route to an address using search ................................................................ 51 Planning a route to a city centre ............................................................................. 53 Planning a route to a POI using search ....................................................................... 55 Planning a route to a POI using online search .............................................................. 57 Planning a route using the map ............................................................................... 59 Planning a route using My Places ............................................................................. 60 Planning a route using coordinates ........................................................................... 61 Planning a route using a mapcode ............................................................................ 62 Finding an alternative route ................................................................................... 63 Planning a route in advance ................................................................................... 64 Finding a car park ............................................................................................... 66 Finding a petrol station ......................................................................................... 68 Changing your route 70 The Current Route menu ....................................................................................... 70 Avoiding a blocked road ........................................................................................ 72 Avoiding part of a route ........................................................................................ 72 Types of route .................................................................................................... 73
4 Route features ................................................................................................... 73 Avoiding a route feature on your route ...................................................................... 74 Adding a stop to your route from the current route menu ............................................... 74 Adding a stop to your route using the map ................................................................. 74 Deleting a stop from your route ............................................................................... 75 Skipping the next stop on your route ........................................................................ 75 Reordering stops on a route ................................................................................... 75 My Routes 76 About My Routes ................................................................................................. 76 About GPX and ITN files ........................................................................................ 76 Saving a route .................................................................................................... 77 Navigating using a saved route ................................................................................ 78 Navigating to a stop on a saved route ....................................................................... 78 Adding a stop to a saved route using the map .............................................................. 80 Recording a track ................................................................................................ 81 Navigating using a track ........................................................................................ 81 Deleting a route or a track from My Routes ................................................................. 82 Exporting tracks to a memory card ........................................................................... 82 Importing routes and tracks from a memory card ......................................................... 83 Voice control (Speak&Go) 84 About voice control.............................................................................................. 84 Starting voice control ........................................................................................... 84 Making your own wake-up phrase ............................................................................. 84 The voice control screen ....................................................................................... 85 Some tips for using voice control ............................................................................. 86 What you can use voice control for........................................................................... 86 Saying commands in different ways .......................................................................... 87 Entering an address using voice control ..................................................................... 87 Going to home using voice control ........................................................................... 87 Going to a POI using voice control ............................................................................ 88 Changing a setting using voice control ....................................................................... 88 Map Share 90 About Map Share ................................................................................................. 90 Creating a map change report ................................................................................. 90 Creating a map change report from a marked location ................................................... 91 Types of map change ............................................................................................ 92 Speed Cameras 94 About speed cameras ........................................................................................... 94 Crossing into another area or country ....................................................................... 94 Speed camera warnings ......................................................................................... 94 Changing the way you are warned ............................................................................ 96 Reporting a new speed camera ............................................................................... 96 Confirm or remove a mobile speed camera ................................................................. 97 Updating locations for cameras and hazards ............................................................... 97 Danger Zones 98 About danger zones and risk zones ........................................................................... 98 Crossing into another area or country ....................................................................... 98
5 Danger zone and risk zone warnings ......................................................................... 98 Changing the way you are warned ............................................................................ 99 Reporting a risk zone ............................................................................................ 99 Updating locations for danger zones and risk zones ...................................................... 100 My Places 101 About My Places ................................................................................................. 101 Setting your home and work locations ...................................................................... 101 Changing your home location ................................................................................. 102 Adding a location from My Places ............................................................................ 103 Add a location to My Places from the map ................................................................. 103 Adding a location to My Places using search ............................................................... 104 Adding a location to My Places by marking ................................................................ 104 Deleting a recent destination from My Places ............................................................. 104 Deleting a location from My Places .......................................................................... 104 Settings 105 Appearance ...................................................................................................... 105 Display ........................................................................................................ 105 Route Bar ..................................................................................................... 106 Guidance view ............................................................................................... 107 Automatic Zoom............................................................................................. 108 Voices ............................................................................................................. 108 Voice Control .................................................................................................... 109 Maps ............................................................................................................... 109 Route Planning .................................................................................................. 110 Sounds and Warnings ........................................................................................... 111 Warning type ................................................................................................ 111 Speed camera warnings .................................................................................... 111 Cameras ...................................................................................................... 111 Hazards ....................................................................................................... 112 Screen touch sounds ........................................................................................ 112 Language and Units ............................................................................................. 112 System ............................................................................................................ 113 Help ............................................................................................................... 114 Getting Help 115 Help ............................................................................................................... 115 Product certification 116 Finding product certification information on your device ............................................... 116 Updating using MyDrive Connect 117 About MyDrive Connect ........................................................................................ 117 TomTom account ............................................................................................... 117 Setting up MyDrive Connect ................................................................................... 117 Addendum 119 Copyright notices 124
6 This Reference Guide explains all you need to know about your new TomTom GO. To learn about getting started with your device and installing it in your vehicle, we recommend that you read the Get going chapter. After that, you will probably want to connect to TomTom services and you can read all about that in the Connecting to TomTom services chapter. To help you avoid traffic delays and get to your destination quicker, you can use TomTom services even on the routes you drive every day. After that, you will probably want to learn about Quick Search and you can read all about that in the Using Quick Search chapter. For information about what you see on the device itself, go to Whats on the screen. To plan your first route, go to Planning a route. Tip: There are also frequently asked questions (FAQs) at tomtom.com/support. Select your product model from the list or enter a search term. We hope you enjoy reading about and, most importantly, using your new GO! Welcome to navigation with TomTom
7 New in this release Version 16.1 GO 40, GO 50, GO 51, GO 60, GO 61, GO 400, GO 500, GO 510, GO 600, GO 610, GO 5000, GO 5100, GO 6000, GO 6100 START 40, START 50, START 60 Record and export tracks, and import tracks and routes You can now record a track while you drive, with or without a route planned. The track is saved in My Routes. You can export tracks as GPX files and save them on a memory card for sharing with other users. You can import track GPX and route ITN files from a memory card and save them in My Routes. To learn more go to My Routes in this guide. Search for specific POI names using voice control (GO only) You can now use voice control to search for a specific POI using the POI brand name. For example, when voice control is on, you can say Find Starbucks. To learn more go to Voice Control in this guide. Other bug fixes and improvements Various performance improvements and bug fixes have been implemented. TomTom videos You can find many videos on our YouTube channel to help you learn about your new TomTom GO and other TomTom products. Visit www.youtube.com/user/TomTomOfficial/videos to find out more! Here are links to some videos that you might find interesting: Tip: Look on the TomTom YouTube Channel for videos in your own language. TomTom GO (English only) Learn more about the GO here: https://tomtom.dist.sdlmedia.com/Distributions/?o=5197E8C4-1943-40F0-A4E8-98A562AFAFCE The all new TomTom GO - Guided Tour (English only) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSBSeYtGpuY Using MyDrive UK English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIs5tGFhQIA Whats new
8 French (France): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYpPDxxXSwk Spanish (Spain): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZqdD5MkHI German: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skg6PWMbRxI Italian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AybGRzpgu1s USA ONLY - Getting traffic on a smartphone-connected device https://us.support.tomtom.com/app/content/name/Connect/page/3 New products TomTom Bandit (English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DXXwRcWyI
9 Installing in your car Use the supplied mount to install your TomTom GO in your vehicle. Read the instructions about positioning your device before you install your GO. To install your GO, do the following: 1. Connect the supplied USB cable to the mount. If the mount is integrated into your GO, connect the USB cable to the device. Note: Use ONLY the USB cable supplied with your GO. Other USB cables may not work. 2. Connect the USB cable to the USB car charger and plug this into the power supply on your dashboard. 3. Choose the best smooth location, on your windscreen or side window, to mount your TomTom GO. Tip: If the mount is integrated into your GO, you can easily change the rotation of your device. Push the button on the back of the device to release the mount, then slide the mount out. Insert it back into the other side of the device. 4. Make sure that both the suction cup on the mount and your windscreen are clean and dry. 5. Press the suction cup of the mount firmly against your windscreen. 6. Turn the rubber grip near the base of the mount in a clockwise direction until you feel it lock. 7. If your mount is not integrated into your GO, place your GO in the mount, making sure that it clicks into place. Dashboard adhesive disks are available as part of a range of accessories for your GO. For more information, go to tomtom.com/accessories. Positioning the device Be careful where you install your GO. The GO shouldnt block or interfere with any of the following: Your view of the road. The controls in your vehicle. Your rear-view mirrors. The airbags. You should be able to reach your GO easily without leaning or stretching. In a car, you can attach your GO to the windscreen or side window or you can use a Dashboard Mount Disk to attach the mount to your dashboard. Switching on and off Switching your device on Press the On/Off button until your device starts. If the device was off you see the map view. If your device was sleeping you see the last screen you were looking at. Sending your device to sleep To send your navigation device to sleep, press the On/Off button and then release it. Get going
10 You can also press the On/Off button for more than 2 seconds until you see the Sleep and Turn Off buttons. Select Sleep to make the device sleep. Tip: To send your navigation device to sleep when the USB cable is unplugged or whenever it is removed from the mount, go to Battery settings in the Settings menu. Switching your device off completely To switch off your navigation device completely, you can do one of the following: Press and hold the On/Off button for more than 2 seconds until you see the Sleep and Turn Off buttons. Select Turn Off to switch off the device. Select the back button if you dont want to switch your device off. Press and hold the On/Off button for more than 5 seconds until the device switches off. Safety Notice Some navigation devices contain a GSM/GPRS module which can interfere with electrical devices such as cardiac pacemakers, hearing aids and aviation equipment. Interference with these devices may endanger the health or life of you or others. If your device includes a GSM/GPRS module, do not use it near unprotected electrical units or in areas where the use of mobile telephones is prohibited, such as hospitals and aircraft. Setting up Note: The language you choose will be used for all text on the screen. You can always change the language later in Language and Units in the Settings menu. When you first switch on your TomTom GO, you have to answer a few questions to set it up. Answer the questions by touching the screen. GPS reception When you first start your TomTom GO, it may need a few minutes to determine your position. In future, your position will be found much faster. To ensure good satellite reception, use your GO outdoors and keep it upright. Large objects such as tall buildings can sometimes interfere with reception. Important: QuickGPSfix contains information about satellite positions which helps your GO find your position faster. QuickGPSfix information is sent to Always Connected devices in real time and to Smartphone Connected devices when connected to TomTom services using your smartphone. You can also update QuickGPSfix using MyDrive. Sending information to TomTom When you first start navigating or you have reset your GO, your GO asks for permission to collect some information about your use of the navigation device. The information is stored on your GO until we retrieve it. We use it anonymously to improve our products and services. If you use our services, we will also use your location information to deliver the services to you. You can change whether you send this information with us at any time by doing the following: 1. In the Main Menu, select the Settings button. 2. Select System. 3. Select Your information. 4. Select the button to turn sending of information on or off.