TomTom Adventurer TomTom Runner 3 TomTom Spark 3 User Manual

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Using the heart rate sensor 
To get the best performance from the heart rate sensor, see Wearing your watch. Continuous heart 
rate tracking is switched OFF by default. 
Note: The sensor cannot measure your heart rate while swimming. 
 
Removing your watch from the strap 
You may want to remove your watch from the wrist strap in order to charge it or before placing it in 
the holder before using the bike mount. 
To remove your watch from the wrist strap, do the following: 
1. Press inwards on the TomTom logo whilst holding the watch strap. 
 
2. Remove the watch from the strap. 
 
 
Charging your watch using the desk dock 
Important: You can also use any USB wall charger to charge your watch. Place your watch in the 
desk dock and then connect the USB connector from the desk dock to your USB wall charger. 
You can use the desk dock when your watch is in the wrist strap or you can remove your watch from 
the wrist strap first. 
Removing the watch from the strap 
For more information, see Removing your watch from the strap. 
Charging using the desk dock 
To place your watch in the desk dock, do the following: 
1. Slide the watch into the dock, following the curve of the back of the watch.  
2. Push the watch in again until you hear a click and get a full connection.  
						

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Important: When you place your watch in the dock, you may get one of three types of connec-
tion:    
  
 
Charging using a wall socket or USB socket with no data capabili-
ties.    
 
 
Full connection including access to MySports. 
3. To remove your watch from the desk dock, pull the watch away from the dock, following the 
curve of the back of the watch.  
Using the bike mount 
If you have purchased the bike mount accessory, the mount consists of a holder for your watch and 
a handlebar strap to attach the clip to your handlebars. 
Important: These instructions show you how to attach the holder to the handlebars and THEN insert 
the watch.  
To use the bike mount, do the following:  
						

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1. Slide the handlebar strap into the hook at the back of the watch holder. Choose the right length 
for the size of your handlebars. 
 
 
Tip: The strap has two holes so that it fits a range of different sizes of handlebars from 22 mm 
to 32 mm. Select the hole that fits your handlebars best.  
						

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2. Place the watch holder on your handlebar and wrap the strap around the bar. 
 
3. Use the clip on the bottom of the holder to attach the handlebar strap.  
The strap should now be attached securely around the handlebar. 
  
						

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4. Remove your watch from the wrist strap. Open the holder by pressing as shown below. Lift the 
cover. 
 
5. Slide your watch into the holder as shown.  
 
6. Make sure your watch clicks securely into place.   
						

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7. Close the holder over the top of the watch, ensuring that it clicks as you close it. You are now 
ready to go cycling! 
 
 
Removing your watch from the holder 
You may want to remove your watch from the holder in order to charge it or while attaching the 
bike mount to your handlebars. 
To remove the watch from the holder, do the following: 
1. Open the holder by pressing as shown below and then lift the cover. 
 
2. Push the watch back towards you to unlock it from the holder.  
						

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3. Slide the watch out towards you into the palm of your hand.  
Using an O-ring 
If you lose your bike mount strap, you can use a standard O-ring to mount your watch on your 
handlebars.  
To use an O-ring, do the following: 
1. Turn the watch over and insert the O-ring in the hook nearest the front of the watch. 
 
2. Find a piece of rubber, for example, a piece of an old bicycle inner tube. This is needed to sit 
between the mount and handle bars and prevents slipping. 
3. Place the mount onto the handle bars so that the piece of rubber is sandwiched between the 
mount and the bars. 
 
4. Wrap the O-ring around the handle bars and lift it over the back hooks.   
						

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About screen 
From the clock screen, press DOWN. Press UP until you see ABOUT at the top of the menu. Press 
RIGHT to open the About screen. 
The About screen shows the following information: 
 BATTERY - the battery power left on your watch.  
To charge the battery, place the watch in the desk dock and connect the dock to your comput-
er. 
 STORAGE - the amount of space used up on your watch.  
If you are running out of space, connect your watch to your computer. TomTom MySports 
Connect transfers the workouts or activities to your computer. You can choose to have activities 
uploaded automatically to your account on the TomTom MySports website, or another website 
you have chosen. 
Tip: The history, which is the summary of your last 10 workouts, remains on your watch. Older 
workouts are sent to MySports. 
 QUICKGPS - the status of the QuickGPSfix information on your watch.  
QuickGPSfix helps your watch find your precise location quickly so that you can start your 
activity and helps to extend battery life. To update the QuickGPSfix information on your watch, 
connect your watch to your computer. TomTom MySports Connect automatically updates 
QuickGPSfix on your watch. QuickGPSfix information is valid for three days after you download 
it. 
These symbols are used to show the status of QuickGPSfix: 
  
QuickGPSfix on your watch is up-to-date. 
 
  
QuickGPSfix on your watch is out-of-date. If the QuickGPSfix 
information on your watch is out-of-date, your watch still works as 
usual. It may, however, take longer to get a GPS fix when you want to 
start an activity. 
 VERSION - the software version number. You may need this information if you contact Customer 
Support. Every time you connect your watch to your computer, TomTom MySports Connect 
checks if a software update is available for your watch. 
 SERIAL NUMBER - the serial number of your watch. You may need this information if you 
contact Customer Support.   
						

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Performing a reset 
Soft reset 
A soft reset is performed each time you disconnect your watch from a wall charger or computer. 
To perform a soft reset on your watch, follow these steps: 
1. Connect your watch to a wall charger or computer. 
Wait until your watch shows a battery symbol. 
If you are using a computer, wait until MySports Connect finishes updating your watch. 
2. Disconnect your watch from the wall charger or computer. 
The software on your watch restarts. This performs a soft reset on your watch. 
Recovery mode 
The recovery mode allows you to reinstall the software on your watch without deleting any personal 
data and settings. 
To perform a reset on your watch using the recovery mode, follow these steps: 
1. Place your watch in the dock BEFORE you connect the dock to the computer.  
2. On your watch, press DOWN and keep the button pressed.* 
3. Connect the dock to the computer, keep pressing the button until your watch shows 
tomtom.com/reset. 
4. Release the button and wait for MySports Connect to show Update. 
5. Click Update in MySports Connect. 
* If the USB port on your computer is not easily accessible, connect the dock to the computer 
without the watch.    Then press DOWN from the clock screen while you slide the watch into the 
dock. 
Factory reset 
Important: When you perform a factory reset in MySports Connect, all personal data and settings, 
including your export settings for MySports Connect, are deleted from your watch. This action 
cannot be undone. 
You should only use a factory reset as a last resort to restore your watch or if you really want to 
remove all your data and settings. 
A factory reset reinstalls the software on your watch and this removes the following: 
 Your activities. 
 Your settings on the watch. 
 Your settings for uploading activities in MySports Connect. 
Important: When you perform a factory reset, do not disconnect your watch before MySports 
Connect has finished restoring your watch. This takes several minutes. Check any messages shown in 
MySports Connect and on your watch before you disconnect your watch. 
To perform a factory reset on your watch, follow these steps: 
1. Connect your watch to your computer and wait until MySports Connect finishes updating your 
watch. 
2. Expand SETTINGS in MySports Connect. 
3. Click FACTORY RESET at the bottom of MySports Connect. 
MySports Connect downloads the latest version of the software for your watch. 
4. Keep your watch connected when the window for MySports Connect closes. 
MySports Connect installs the software on your watch.  
						

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5. Keep your watch connected when the window for MySports Connect opens again. 
6. Follow the instructions in MySports Connect to setup your watch.