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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 GO to change th e volume automatically depending on 
    how noisy it is in the car.
    Changing the volume automatically
    Volume 
    preferences
    Your TomTom GO can change the volume automatically. 
    1. In the Main Menu, tap  Change preferences.
    2. Tap  Volume preferences .
    3. Select  Link volume to noise level .
    4. Tap  Done. 
    						
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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 example, the English voice can read French street names.
    Note : If you select a Human voice, this will only be able to announce com-
    mands, but not street names. If you wo uld like street names to be announced, 
    you will need to select a computer voice.
    Internal and external speakers
    Your TomTom GO contains a high quality speaker. This is used to play all the 
    sounds on your GO unless you select to play some sounds through external 
    speakers.
    The following types of sound can be played through the speakers as listed 
    below:
    • Spoken instructions and warnings:
    • The speaker inside your GO
    • An external Bluetooth® Hi-Fi headset or speakers
    • Using an audio cable.
    • Phone calls • The speaker inside your GO
    Note : If you wish to use an audio cable, an Active Dock with an audio connec-
    tor is available as an accessory. Your  car stereo needs a line-in connector. Not 
    all car stereos have line-in connectors. Check the instructions for you car 
    stereo for more information.
    Voice 
    preferences
    To change the voice being used by your TomTom GO, tap  Voices in the 
    Preferences menu, then tap  Change voice. Select a voice from the list.
    Your TomTom GO has two different kinds of voices: • Computer voices
    These are generated by your GO. They provide spoken instructions 
    while you are driving and can pronounce street names and announce 
    messages, traffic reports, weather reports, tips and tutorials.
    •Human voices
    These are recorded by an actor.
    Note : Human voices only provide spoken instructions. 
    						
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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 device .
    3. Tap  Done.
    4. Your GO asks you to confirm that you want to use an external Bluetooth®  Hi-Fi speaker. Tap  YES.
    Your GO starts searching for Bluetooth® Hi-Fi devices.
    5. Select your Bluetooth® Hi-Fi device from the list of devices found by your  GO. 
    Your GO tries to establish a Bluetooth® connection with your device. 
    Your device may ask you to enter a  password on your GO before a Blue-
    tooth® connection can be established. See the documentation for your 
    Bluetooth® Hi-Fi device for more information.
    Once connected, sound is be played through the external Bluetooth® Hi-Fi 
    device.
    If your GO cannot establish a Bluetooth®  connection then all sound is played 
    through the internal speaker or through the audio cable if it is connected.
    Speaker 
    preferences
    Tap this button to change the speaker settings. 
    						
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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 screen and show darker col-
    ours on the map.
    When should I use this?
    When it’s dark, it is easier to see the  screen if the display on your GO is not 
    brightly lit.
    Use day  colours
    To change back to a brighter screen showing brighter colours on the map, 
    tap  Use day colours .
    Show POI on 
    map
    Tap this button to choose which categories for the Points of Interest (POIs) 
    should be shown on the map:
    1. Tap  Show POI on map  in the Preferences menu.
    2. Select the POI categories to display on the map.
    Tap  Find  to search for a POI category.
    3. Select whether you want to show POIs using the 2D or 3D map view.
    4. Tap  Done.
    The POIs you have selected are shown as symbols on the map. 
    						
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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 route instructions. You still hear all 
    other information such as messages and warnings.
    If you tap  Turn off sound  in the Preferences menu, voice guidance is also 
    turned off.
    Changing voices
    If you change voices, voice guidance is switched on automatically.
    Turn on Voice  guidance
    To turn spoken route instructions back on, tap  Turn on Voice guidance. 
    						
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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. When you are driving more slowly 
    again, the volume level will be lowered by your GO.
    Voices
    Ta p   Voices  to manage your TomTom voices. The following options are 
    available:
    • Change voice  - tap this button to change the voice that gives you instruc-
    tions.
    A wide range of recorded human voices and computer voices are avail-
    able.
    • Disable voice  - tap this button to disable voice guidance.
    • Enable voice  - tap this button to enable voice guidance.
    • Voice preferences  - tap this button to choose the situations when your 
    TomTom navigation device reads  instructions or warnings aloud.
    • Record voice  - tap this button to record your own voice for use by your 
    device. The procedure takes about fifteen minutes, during which time 
    you will say all the commands that are used by your TomTom GO.
    • Disable recorded voice  - tap this button to disable the use of a recorded 
    voice.
    • Enable recorded voice - tap this button to enab le the use of a recorded 
    voice. If you have partially recorded the commands, these are used in 
    conjunction with a supplied voice.
    • Download voice  - tap this button to  download new voices from 
    TomTom Services and transfer them to your device.
    Volume 
    preferences
    Tap this button and then move the slider to change the volume. 
    						
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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, meaning that 
    you will still be able to talk to and hear the caller.
    Command 
    and control
    Ta p   Command and control  to enable or disable voice command and con-
    trol and to see which spoken comma nds your TomTom GO understands. 
    Important: To use voice control, a computer voice must be installed on 
    your GO. You can use TomTom HOME to  install computer voices if they are 
    not already installed.
    •Enable Command and control - Tap this button to enable voice com-
    mand and control. 
    • Disable Command and control  - Tap this button to disable voice com-
    mand and control. 
    • What can I say?  - Tap this button to view the list of spoken commands 
    which are understood by your GO.
    Speaker 
    preferences
    Tap this button to select which speakers are used by your TomTom GO for 
    sound. The following options are available:
    • Internal speaker
    • Bluetooth Hi-Fi device
    • Line-out (audio cable)
    Turn off sound
    Tap this button to turn off sound. If  you turn off sound, voice guidance is 
    also turned off and you no longer hear spoken route instructions.
    Turn on sound
    Tap this button to turn on sound. When you turn sound on, voice guidance 
    remains off. To turn on voice guidance, tap  Turn on voice guidance in the 
    Preferences menu. 
    						
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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 planning a route:
    • Toll roads on the route
    • Ferry crossings on the route
    • HOV lanes on the route
    • Carpool lanes
    • Unpaved roads
    You can then set if the route summary screen closes automatically after you 
    have planned a route. If you select  No, you have to tap  Done to close the route 
    summary screen.
    Manage 
    Favourites
    Tap this button to rename  or delete Favourites. 
    To find a Favourite, tap  Find, then start to type the name of the Favourite. 
    You can select the Favourite when it is shown in the list.
    Change Home  location
    Tap this button to set or change your Home location. 
    Planning 
    preferences
    Tap this button to set the kind of route planned when you select a destina-
    tion.
    The following options are available:
    • Ask me every time I plan
    • Always plan fastest routes
    • Always plan eco routes
    • Always plan shortest routes
    • Always avoid motorways
    • Always plan walking routes
    • Always plan bicycle routes
    • Always plan for limited speed 
    						
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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 TomTom HOME to make backups,  download, add and delete maps 
    from your navigation device.
    Note : Don’t delete a map unless you have  already made a backup of the 
    map. If you delete a map before you  make a backup, you will no longer be 
    able to load the map on your GO.
    Manage POIs
    Tap this button to do the following:
    • Set alerts for when you are near POIs.
    For example, your GO can tell you when there is a petrol station nearby.
    • Create your own POI categories and add POIs to them.
    For example, you could create a category of POIs called “Friends”, and 
    add all your friend’s addresses as PO Is in the category. You can even add 
    your friends’ phone numbers with their address so you can call them 
    from your GO.
    The following buttons are available: • Add POI  - tap this button to add a location to a POI category you have 
    created.
    • Warn when near POI  - tap this button to be warned when you approach 
    a POI. You can select the types of POI for which you wish to be warned.
    • Delete POI  - tap this button to delete a POI you created.
    • Edit POI  - tap this button to edit the details of a POI you created.
    • Add POI category  - tap this button to create a new POI category.
    • Delete POI category - tap this button to dele te a POI category you cre-
    ated.
    Change car  symbol
    Tap this button to select a car symbol that will be used to show your current 
    position in the Driving view.
    Additional car symbols can be downloaded using TomTom HOME. 
    						
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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 dimensional perspective, tap  Change 2D/3D 
    display  and select a view from the list.
    Status bar 
    preferences
    Tap this button to select the information shown on the status bar:
    • How should the status bar be displayed?
    Horizontal  - if you choose this option, the status bar is shown at the bot-
    tom of the Driving view.
    Vertical  - if you choose this option, the  status bar is shown at the right-
    hand side of the Driving view.
    • Current time
    • Speed
    • Show max speed next to speed  - only available when speed (above) is 
    also selected.
    Note : If the speed limit for the road you are on is available, it is shown next 
    to your speed.
    If you drive faster than the speed limit, your speed is shown in red.
    • Show leeway to arrival time  - your GO shows how late or early you will 
    arrive, compared with the preferred arrival time that is set during the 
    planning of a route.
    • Direction
    • Show compass
    • Arrival time  - your estimated arrival time.
    • Remaining time - the estimated time left until you reach your destination.
    • Remaining distance  - the distance left until you reach your destination.
    • Show lane guidance  -  i f  y o u  c h o o s e  t h i s  o p t i o n ,   y o u r  G O  s h o w s  t h e  l a n e  
    you should take in the status bar for some exits and junctions. 
    						
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