TomTom Go Live 800 Series Reference Guide

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Every time your device starts, you are asked if you want to plan a route. If you tap Cancel, the 
Driving View opens.  
Using arrival times 
You can set your TomTom device to ask you if you need to arrive at a particular time when you 
plan a route. 
 
Status bar 
 
 
Tap Status bar in the Settings menu, to enable or disable arrival time 
notifications. 
To enable arrival time notifications, select Leeway. 
After planning a route, tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time. 
Your device...

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Address  
Tap this button to enter an address as your destination. 
 
Recent destination  
Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have 
recently used as destinations. 
 
Point of Interest  
Tap this button to navigate to a Point of Interest (POI). 
 
Spoken address  
On some devices you can enter an address using speech. See Voice 
control. 
 
Point on map  
Tap this button to select a point on the map as your destination using the 
map browser. 
 
Latitude...

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 You can also compare journey times for the same route at different times of the day or on 
different days of the week. Your device uses IQ Routes when planning a route. IQ Routes cal-
culates routes based on the real average speeds measured on roads. 
 Study the route of a journey you are planning. 
 Check a route for someone who is coming to visit you and then explain the route to them in 
detail. 
To plan a route in advance, follow these steps: 
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main...

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Show map of route  
Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser. 
 
Show route demo  
Tap this button to watch a demo of the journey. You can interrupt the 
demo at any time by tapping the screen. 
 
Show route 
summary  
Tap this button to open the route summary screen. 
 
Show destination  
Tap this button to see a preview of your destination. 
You can navigate to a car park near your destination, and view any 
available information about your destination, for...

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Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. 
Voice control works in different ways depending on your device type. 
Navigate to 
If you see the button Navigate to in the Main Menu on your device, read these topics about Voice 
Control: 
Voice control - Navigate to 
Drive to 
If you see the button Drive to in the Main Menu on your device, read these topics about Voice 
Control: 
Voice control - Drive to 
Voice control  

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Voice control - Navigate to 
About voice control 
Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. 
Instead of tapping the screen to control your TomTom device, you can use your voice to control 
your device. 
For example, to increase the volume on your device, you can say Increase volume. 
To view the list of available commands, tap Help in the Main menu, tap Product manuals and then 
tap What can I say? 
Important: Voice control requires a computer voice. When there is...

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Your device plans a route from your current location to your destination. 
Tip: To stop your device from listening out for further commands, say Cancel. To go back one 
step, say Back. 
 
Planning a journey using your voice 
Important: In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving. 
Note: Its not possible to plan a route using your voice for all maps in all countries, or in all 
languages. 
To plan a route to...

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If the streetname you hear is the same as the streetname you requested then say, Done or 
OK or Yes or One or tap the streetname at the top of the list. 
Tip: Different locations may have the same name, such as a road that spans multiple post-
codes. When this happens you need to look at the screen and tap the correct location. 
If the street name you hear is incorrect, but the correct streetname is in the list, say the num-
ber next to the correct streetname or tap the streetname in the list....

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Voice control - Drive to 
About voice control 
Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. 
Instead of tapping the screen to control your TomTom device, you can use your voice to control 
your device. 
For example, to increase the volume on your device, you can say Increase volume or Volume 
50%. 
To view the list of available commands, tap Help in the Main menu, tap Product manuals and then 
tap What to say. 
Important: Voice control requires a computer voice. When...

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Tip: For the best recognition of what you say, speak normally without trying to articulate 
words in an unnatural way. If there is excessive road noise, for example, you may need to 
speak in the direction of the microphone. 
3. If the command is correct, say Yes. 
If the command is incorrect, say No and repeat the command after you hear the prompt and 
beep again. 
Your device plans a route from your current location to your destination. 
Tip: To stop your device from listening out for further...