TomTom Go X50 Manual

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Sounds and voicesYour TomTom GO plays the following kinds of sound:
• Spoken instructions
• Hands-free calls
• Warnings
Changing the volume level
You can change the volume in three ways:
• Tap the bottom left hand area of the Driving View. The last spoken instruc-tion is repeated and the volume level is shown.
Move the volume slider to adjust the volume.
• In the Main Menu, tap  Change preferences, then tap Volume preferences .
Tap  Test  to check your changes.
• You can set your...

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Selecting a voice
How do computer voices work?
Your TomTom GO makes use of text-to- speech technology to generate com-
puter voices. A text-to-speech program converts written text, for example an 
instruction like “Turn right”, into the sound of a human voice. 
The text-to-speech program looks at the whole sentence to make sure that the 
sound you hear is as close to the real thing as possible. The program is also 
able to recognise and quite accurately pronounce foreign place and street 
names. For...

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Using Bluetooth® Hi-Fi speakers
Your GO can play sound through Bluetooth® Hi-Fi speakers, such as a Blue-
tooth® Hi-Fi headset.
Note: Bluetooth needs to be enabled be fore you can use a Bluetooth Hi-Fi 
speaker. Tap  Change preferences, followed by Bluetooth preferences  to ena-
ble Bluetooth.
To play sound over Bluetooth® Hi-Fi speakers, do the following: 
1. Tap Speaker preferences  in the Preferences menu.
2. To play spoken instructions or music through a Bluetooth device, select  Bluetooth Hi-Fi...

Preferences12.
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PreferencesYou can change the way your TomTom GO looks and behaves.
Tap  Change preferences  in the Main Menu.
Use night colours / Use day colours
Can my GO make this change automatically?
Yes. Your GO has a light sensor to  tell when it is getting dark.
To change to night and day colours automatically, tap  Brightness preferences 
in the Preferences menu. Then select  Switch to night view when dark.
Show POI on map
Use Night 
colours
Tap this button to reduce the brightne ss of the...

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Quick menu preferences
Guided tours
Turn off voice guidance / Turn on voice guidance
Quick menu preferences
Tap this button to choose up to six buttons to be used in the Quick menu.
The Quick menu button enables easy access for your most commonly used 
buttons.
The buttons you assign for use with the Quick menu, are shown in the Driv-
ing View.
Guided tours
Tap this button to show one of th e Guided tours on how to use your 
To m To m G O .
Turn off Voice  guidance
Tap this button to switch off spoken...

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Voices
Volume preferences
Can my GO change the volume depending on how noisy it is in the car?
Select Link volume to noise level  a n d  y o u r  G O  w i l l  c h a nge the volume accord-
ing to the background noise. The noise  level is constantly monitored by the 
microphone on your GO. If there is a lot of noise in the car, your GO will auto-
matically increase the volume.
For example, if you are driving on the mo torway, which is often very noisy, the 
volume level on your GO will be increased....

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Command and control
Speaker preferences
Turn off sound / Turn on sound
Tips
To change the volume, tap Volume preferences in the Preferences menu.
To change the volume quickly while you are driving, tap the bottom left-hand 
section of the Driving View and move the slider.
To change the voice being used by your GO, tap  Change voice in the Voice 
preferences menu.
Can I still use my GO to make hands-free calls when the sound is turned off?
Yes. Turning the sound off does not affect hands-free calling,...

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Manage Favourites
Change Home location
Do I need to use my actual home address for the Home location?
No. Your Home location can be a place you go often, for example, your office. 
It can be your actual home address,  but it can be any address you like.
Why should I set a Home location?
Having a Home location means that you  have a quick and easy way to navigate 
there, by tapping the Home button in the  Navigate to... menu
Planning preferences
Then set how your GO should handle the following when...

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Replanning preferences
Select whether or not you want your TomTom GO to replan your route when 
a faster route is found while you drive. This might occur due to changes in the 
traffic situation.
Switch maps
Manage POIs
Change car symbol
Switch maps
Tap this button to do the following:• Download a map  - tap this button to dow nload a map you have bought 
using TomTom HOME. It may not be  possible to download maps on all 
devices.
• Switch map  - tap this button to change the map you are using.
Use...

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Change 2D/3D display / Turn on 2D display
When should I use this?
In some situations, it is easier to see the map from above. Perhaps if the road 
network is complicated or for times when you are walking while using your GO 
to navigate.
Status bar preferences
Turn on 2D  display
Ta p   Turn on 2D display  to change the perspective for viewing the map.
For example, the 2D view shows a two dimensional view of the map as 
though viewed from above.
Change 2D/3D  display
To switch the view to a three...