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Tip: To update the saved route in your My Routes list with the changes, select the route om 
the map then select Save Changes to Route in the pop-up menu. 
 
Recording a track 
You can record a track while you drive, with or without a route planned. After recording, you can 
then export your track so that you can share it with others or view it using tools such as Tyre Pro. 
To record a track, do the following: 
1. In the Main Menu, select Start Recording. 
A red dot appears in the lower right-hand corner of the screen and initially flashes 3 times to 
show that you are now recording. The dot remains on the screen until you stop recording. 
2. To stop recording, select Stop Recording in the Main Menu. 
3. Enter a name for your track or you can leave it at the suggested date-time combination. 
4. Select Add or Finished, depending on the device you are using. 
5. Your track is saved in My Routes. 
Note: You can export tracks as GPX files and save them on a memory card for sharing with 
others. 
 
Navigating using a track 
You can import tracks on to your GO using MyDrive. To navigate using an imported track, do the 
following: 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select a track from your list. 
The track route is shown on the map view. 
  
						

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3. Select the track, then select the pop-up menu. 
 
4. Select Drive to Starting Point. 
The starting point of the track is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned. 
Guidance to your destination begins from your current location. As soon as you start driving, the 
guidance view is shown automatically. 
Note: You see two different colours on the map for your route and track. You see one colour 
for the route from your current location to the starting point, and another second colour for 
the track.  
Tip: There are two other ways to navigate using a saved route: 
Select the starting point of the route. When the pop-up menu opens, select Drive to Starting 
Point. 
Alternatively, select Drive to Starting Point or Ride to Route in the Current Track menu. 
 
Deleting a route or a track from My Routes 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select Edit List. 
3. Select the routes you want to delete. 
4. Select Delete.  
Exporting tracks to a memory card 
You can export tracks as GPX files and save them on a memory card for sharing with other users. 
Note: Currently, you can export only tracks from your GO. 
To export one or more tracks, do the following: 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select Share Tracks. 
Tip: Alternatively, when in map view, select a track and select Share Track from the pop-up 
menu. 
3. Select one or more tracks from your list for export. 
Tip: To select or deselect all routes for export, select the pop-up menu button. 
4. Select Share then select Export to Memory Card. 
You see the message Saving. 
Tip: If there is not enough space on your memory card or your card is not formatted correctly, 
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5. When you see a message that your tracks have been exported successfully, remove your memory 
card to share your tracks with other users. 
Note: Each exported route is saved as a GPX file in the TomTom Routes folder on your 
memory card. 
 
Importing routes and tracks from a memory card 
You can import two types of files from a memory card: 
 GPX files - these become tracks after import. 
 ITN files - these become routes after import. 
ITN files are TomTom itinerary files. Other users can record itinerary files and and share them with 
you, or you can download both ITN and GPX files tools such as Tyre Pro. 
To import one or more routes and tracks from a memory card, do the following: 
1. Insert a memory card into the card slot on your TomTom GO. 
If routes are found on your memory card, a message confirms this. 
2. Select Import Routes. 
3. Select one or more routes from the list on your memory card for import. 
4. Select Import. 
You see the message Importing tracks. Your routes are imported onto your device. 
5. When you see a message that your routes have been imported successfully, remove your 
memory card. 
6. To view your imported routes and tracks, select My Routes in the Main Menu.  
						

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About voice control 
Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. 
Instead of selecting items on the screen to control your TomTom GO, you can use your voice to 
control your GO. 
You can use voice control to control many of the navigation features on your GO, or to change 
settings. For example, you can change the screen to day colours, avoid a blocked road or decrease 
the volume just by using your voice. 
Voice control is active in the map view, the guidance view, and the voice control screen. 
Important: Voice control requires a voice that speaks street names. When there is no voice that 
speaks street names installed and selected on your TomTom GO, this feature is not available. 
To select a voice that reads aloud street names, select Voices in the Settings menu, then select 
Choose a voice and select a Computer voice that reads aloud street names.  
Starting voice control 
In map view or guidance view, say the wake-up phrase to start voice control. The default wake-up 
phrase is Hello TomTom, but you can make your own wake-up phrase. 
Tip: Voice control is off by default. You can switch the wake-up phrase on or off in the settings 
menu. 
Alternatively, you can select Voice Control in the Main Menu: 
 
When voice control is ready to use, you see the voice control screen and your GO says Im listening. 
Speak when you hear the beep. 
Note: If the volume control is set to 20% or lower, the volume automatically changes to 50% when 
you start voice control. 
 
Making your own wake-up phrase 
You can make your own wake-up phrase to start Voice Control. You can choose any words you like 
to make your wake-up phrase fun or easy to say. 
To make your own wake-up phrase, do the following: 
1. Select Voice Control in the Settings menu. 
2. Select Change the wake-up phrase. 
3. Enter your wake-up phrase using the keyboard. 
Your phrase should have at least three syllables. Dont use a phrase that you often say or hear. 
The indicator shows how good your phrase is: 
 Red means your phrase wont work. 
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 Orange means your phrase might work. 
 Green means your phrase is good. 
4. Select Hear it to listen to your wake-up phrase. 
5. Select Done then Yes to save your wake-up phrase. 
Your new wake-up phrase is ready to use. Start Voice Control and try it.  
The voice control screen 
 
1. Examples of what you can say.  
Tip: Say All commands to see a list of commands you can say. Alternatively, select Help in 
the Main menu, then select Voice control and then select Which commands can I say?. 
2. The status of voice control on your GO. You can speak when your GO says Im listening and you 
see the microphone symbol in the left corner. 
The status message tells you if voice control cannot understand what you said, and gives you 
instructions about using voice control. At the same time, voice control reads aloud the message. 
3. The microphone symbol shows you when you can speak: 
  This symbol shows you that voice control is ready to listen. Speak when you hear the 
beep. 
  This symbol shows you that voice control is busy. 
4. The microphone monitor. While you are speaking the microphone monitor shows how well voice 
control can hear your voice: 
 A light blue bar means voice control can hear your voice. 
 A red bar means your voice is too loud for voice control to recognise individual words. 
 A dark blue bar means your voice is too quiet for voice control to recognise individual words.   
						

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Some tips for using voice control 
You can help your GO understand what you are saying by following these tips: 
 Mount your GO about an arms length in front of you, away from speakers or air vents. 
 Reduce background noise such as voices or the radio. If there is excessive road noise, you may 
need to speak in the direction of the microphone. 
 Speak fluently and naturally as though speaking to a friend. 
 When saying an address, try not to pause between parts of the address or add extra words. 
 Say number one or number two and not one  or two when selecting an item from a list 
such as a house number. 
 Try not to correct mistakes, for example Number four, oh I mean number five. 
Important: Voice control on your GO is specifically for native speakers of the selected language who 
have a neutral accent. If you have a strong local or foreign accent, voice control may not 
understand everything that you say.  
What you can use voice control for 
To view the complete list of available commands, select Help in the Main Menu, then Voice control 
and then Which commands can I say?. 
When voice control is on, you can also say All commands to view the list of available commands.  
Here are some examples of the commands you can say when voice control is active: 
Global commands 
 Help, Back, and Cancel 
Navigation and route 
 Go home and Travel via home 
 Go to a car park and Go to a petrol station 
 Go via a car park and Go via a petrol station 
 Display My Places and Recent destinations 
 Travel via a recent destination, and Travel via a saved place 
 Report speed camera 
 When will I get there? 
 Mark the current location 
 Add current location to My Places 
 Clear route 
 Whats the next instruction? 
Searching for a specific POI 
 Find Starbucks 
Device settings 
 Volume 70%, Volume up, and Volume down 
 Mute, and Sound on 
 Instructions on, and Instructions off 
 Day colours, and Night colours 
 2D view, and 3D view 
 Zoom in, and Zoom out   
						

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Saying commands in different ways 
Your GO recognises many more words than just the ones you see in the list of commands, so try 
some of your own words. You can say other words that have the same meaning, for example you can 
say the following words: 
 OK, Correct or Right instead of Yes when you want to confirm what you said. 
 Navigate to, Look for or Nearest instead of Drive to when you want to drive to a petrol 
station. 
 Cancel or Delete instead of Clear when you want to clear your current route.  
Entering an address using voice control 
Note: If spoken address entry is not supported in your current country, voice control is stopped 
and the address entry screen is shown. You can enter the address in the normal way using the 
keyboard. 
The following example shows how to use voice control to plan a journey to an address or a location: 
1. In map view or guidance view, say the wake-up phrase to start voice control. 
The voice control screen is shown and your GO says Im listening. When voice control is ready 
to listen, you see a microphone icon in the bottom left corner and you hear a beep. 
 
2. Say Go to an address or Go to a saved location. 
Tip: Say All commands to see a list of commands you can say. Alternatively, select Help in 
the Main menu, then select Voice control and then select Which commands can I say?. 
For some commands, your GO repeats what you say and asks for confirmation. 
3. If the command is correct, say Yes. 
If the command is incorrect, say No and repeat the command after you hear Im listening. 
4. Say the address or location. 
You can also say the name of a place or a city centre. Your GO repeats what you say and asks 
for confirmation. 
Important: Say number one or number two and not one  or two when selecting an item 
from a list such as a house number. 
5. If the address or location is correct, say Yes. 
If the address or location is incorrect, say No and repeat the address after you hear Im 
listening. 
Tip: If you want to change the house number or street you can say Change house number or 
Change street. 
Your GO plans a route from your current location to your destination. 
Tip: To stop voice control, say Cancel. To go back one step, say Back. 
Tip: Your GO recognises places and street names when they are spoken in the local language 
using local pronunciation. You cannot enter postcodes using voice control. 
 
Going to home using voice control 
The following example shows how to use voice control to plan a journey to your home location: 
1. In map view or guidance view, say the wake-up phrase to start voice control.  
						

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The voice control screen is shown and your GO says Im listening. When voice control is ready 
to listen, you see a microphone icon in the bottom left corner and you hear a beep. 
 
2. Say the command Drive home. 
Tip: Say All commands to see a list of commands you can say. Alternatively, select Help in 
the Main menu, then select Voice control and then select Which commands can I say?. 
For some commands, your GO repeats what you say and asks for confirmation. 
3. If the command is correct, say Yes. 
If the command is incorrect, say No and repeat the command after you hear Im listening. 
Your device plans a route from your current location to your home location. 
Tip: To stop voice control, say Cancel. To go back one step, say Back. 
 
Going to a POI using voice control 
The following example shows how to use voice control to plan a journey to a petrol station: 
1. In map view or guidance view, say the wake-up phrase to start voice control. 
The voice control screen is shown and your GO says Im listening. When voice control is ready 
to listen, you see a microphone icon in the bottom left corner and you hear a beep. 
 
2. Say the command Drive to a petrol station. 
Tip: Say All commands to see a list of commands you can say. Alternatively, select Help in 
the Main menu, then select Voice control and then select Which commands can I say?. 
For some commands, voice control repeats what you say and asks for confirmation. 
If a route is planned, a list of petrol stations along your route is shown. If a route isnt planned, 
a list of petrol stations near your current location is shown. 
3. Say the number of the petrol station you want to use, for example, number three. 
Voice control repeats what you say and asks for confirmation. 
4. If the command is correct, say Yes. 
If the command is incorrect, say No and repeat the command after you hear Im listening. 
Your GO plans a route from your current location to the petrol station. 
Tip: To stop voice control, say Cancel. To go back one step, say Back. 
 
Changing a setting using voice control 
For example, to change the volume do the following: 
1. In the map view, say the wake-up phrase to start voice control. 
The voice control screen is shown and your GO says Im listening. When voice control is ready 
to listen, you see a microphone icon in the bottom left corner and you hear a beep. 
 
2. Say the command Volume 50%. 
Tip: Say All commands to see a list of commands you can say. Alternatively, select Help in 
the Main menu, then select Voice control and then select Which commands can I say?. 
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3. If the command is correct, say Yes. 
If the command is incorrect, say No and repeat the command after you hear Im listening. 
The volume on your GO changes to 50%. 
Tip: To stop voice control, say Cancel. To go back one step, say Back.  
						

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About Map Share 
You can report map changes using Map Share. These map changes are then shared with other 
TomTom device users when they receive a map update. 
There are two ways to report a map change: 
 Select a location on the map and create the change report immediately. 
 Mark a location and create the change report later. 
Your map change reports are automatically sent to TomTom in real time or when you connect your 
device to MyDrive Connect using a USB connection. 
All map changes are verified by TomTom. These verified changes are then available as part of the 
next map update which you can get when you connect your device to MyDrive Connect using a USB 
connection. 
Tip: If a road closure is reported using Map Share, the closure is verified and immediately shown 
by TomTom Traffic. 
 
Creating a map change report 
Important: For safety reasons, do not enter the full details of a map change while you are driving. 
You can always mark the location and create the report later. 
To create a map change report, do the following: 
1. Press and hold to select the location of the map change on the map view. 
2. Select the pop-up menu button to open the menu. 
3. Select Report Map Error from the pop-up menu. 
 
4. Select the type of map change you want to apply. 
Map Share