TomTom Start 40 User Manual
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2 Contents Welcome to navigation with TomTom 6 Whats new 7 New in this release ................................................................................................ 7 TomTom videos .................................................................................................... 7 Get going 9 Installing in your car .............................................................................................. 9 Positioning the device ............................................................................................ 9 Switching on and off .............................................................................................. 9 Setting up ......................................................................................................... 10 GPS reception .................................................................................................... 10 Sending information to TomTom .............................................................................. 10 Memory card slot ................................................................................................ 11 Device not starting .............................................................................................. 11 Charging your device ............................................................................................ 11 Caring for your START ........................................................................................... 11 Whats on the screen 12 The map view..................................................................................................... 12 The guidance view ............................................................................................... 13 The route bar ..................................................................................................... 15 Distances and the route bar ............................................................................... 16 The quick menu .................................................................................................. 16 Navigation buttons............................................................................................... 16 Main Menu smaller buttons and symbols ..................................................................... 18 Volume control ................................................................................................... 19 Using gestures .................................................................................................... 19 Changing the text and button size ............................................................................ 20 Reordering the Main Menu buttons ........................................................................... 21 Syncing using TomTom MyDrive 22 About TomTom MyDrive ........................................................................................ 22 Logging in to your TomTom account ......................................................................... 22 Setting a destination using MyDrive .......................................................................... 22 Planning a route with stops using MyDrive .................................................................. 23 Showing a planned destination in My Drive ................................................................. 23 Clearing a MyDrive destination ................................................................................ 23 Deleting a MyDrive destination from My Places ............................................................ 24 Finding and syncing locations using MyDrive ................................................................ 24 Syncing My Places locations with MyDrive ................................................................... 24 Importing a community POI list - MyDrive - NOT CONNECTED ........................................... 24 Deleting a community POI list ................................................................................. 25 Importing a track GPX file...................................................................................... 25 Deleting a track GPX file ....................................................................................... 25 Saving and restoring your personal navigation information .............................................. 26
3 Using Quick Search 27 About search ...................................................................................................... 27 Planning a route to a POI using search ....................................................................... 27 Entering search terms ........................................................................................... 30 Working with search results ................................................................................... 31 About postcodes ................................................................................................. 33 About mapcodes ................................................................................................. 33 List of POI type icons ............................................................................................ 33 Planning a route 38 Using suggested destinations .................................................................................. 38 Planning a route to an address using search ................................................................ 38 Planning a route to a city centre ............................................................................. 40 Planning a route to a POI using search ....................................................................... 42 Planning a route using the map ............................................................................... 44 Planning a route using My Places ............................................................................. 45 Planning a route using coordinates ........................................................................... 46 Planning a route using a mapcode ............................................................................ 48 Finding an alternative route ................................................................................... 48 Planning a route in advance ................................................................................... 49 Finding a car park ............................................................................................... 51 Finding a petrol station ......................................................................................... 53 Changing your route 55 The Current Route menu ....................................................................................... 55 Avoiding a blocked road ........................................................................................ 57 Avoiding part of a route ........................................................................................ 57 Types of route .................................................................................................... 58 Route features ................................................................................................... 58 Avoiding a route feature on your route ...................................................................... 59 Adding a stop to your route from the current route menu ............................................... 59 Adding a stop to your route using the map ................................................................. 59 Deleting a stop from your route ............................................................................... 60 Skipping the next stop on your route ........................................................................ 60 Reordering stops on a route ................................................................................... 60 My Routes 61 About My Routes ................................................................................................. 61 About GPX and ITN files ........................................................................................ 61 Saving a route .................................................................................................... 62 Navigating using a saved route ................................................................................ 63 Navigating to a stop on a saved route ....................................................................... 63 Adding a stop to a saved route using the map .............................................................. 65 Recording a track ................................................................................................ 66 Navigating using a track ........................................................................................ 66 Deleting a route or a track from My Routes ................................................................. 67 Exporting tracks to a memory card ........................................................................... 67 Importing routes and tracks from a memory card ......................................................... 68 Map Share 69 About Map Share ................................................................................................. 69 Creating a map change report ................................................................................. 69 Creating a map change report from a marked location ................................................... 70
4 Types of map change ............................................................................................ 71 Traffic 73 About RDS-TMC ................................................................................................... 73 The route bar ..................................................................................................... 73 Looking at traffic on the map ................................................................................. 74 Looking at traffic on your route ............................................................................... 75 Traffic incidents ................................................................................................. 75 Approaching a traffic jam warning ........................................................................... 76 Avoiding a traffic jam on your route ......................................................................... 77 Advanced Lane Guidance ....................................................................................... 77 Time-dependent speed limits ................................................................................. 78 Speed Cameras 79 About speed cameras ........................................................................................... 79 Crossing into another area or country ....................................................................... 79 Speed camera warnings ......................................................................................... 79 Changing the way you are warned ............................................................................ 80 Updating locations for cameras and hazards ............................................................... 81 Danger Zones 82 About danger zones ............................................................................................. 82 Crossing into another area or country ....................................................................... 82 Danger zone warnings ........................................................................................... 82 Changing the way you are warned ............................................................................ 83 Updating locations for danger zones ......................................................................... 83 My Places 84 About My Places .................................................................................................. 84 Setting your home and work locations ....................................................................... 84 Changing your home location .................................................................................. 85 Adding a location from My Places ............................................................................. 86 Add a location to My Places from the map .................................................................. 86 Adding a location to My Places using search ................................................................ 87 Adding a location to My Places by marking ................................................................. 87 Deleting a recent destination from My Places .............................................................. 87 Deleting a location from My Places ........................................................................... 87 Settings 88 Appearance ....................................................................................................... 88 Display ......................................................................................................... 88 Route Bar ...................................................................................................... 89 Guidance view ................................................................................................ 90 Automatic Zoom.............................................................................................. 91 Voices .............................................................................................................. 91 Maps ................................................................................................................ 92 Route Planning ................................................................................................... 92 Sounds and Warnings ............................................................................................ 93 Warning type ................................................................................................. 93 Speed camera warnings ..................................................................................... 93 Cameras ....................................................................................................... 94 Hazards ........................................................................................................ 94
5 Screen touch sounds ......................................................................................... 94 Language and Units .............................................................................................. 95 System ............................................................................................................. 95 Help ................................................................................................................ 96 Getting Help 97 Help ................................................................................................................ 97 Product certification 98 Finding product certification information on your device ................................................ 98 Updating using MyDrive Connect 99 About MyDrive Connect ......................................................................................... 99 TomTom account ................................................................................................ 99 Setting up MyDrive Connect .................................................................................... 99 Addendum 101 Copyright notices 105
6 This Reference Guide explains all you need to know about your new TomTom START navigation device. To learn about getting started with your device and installing it in your vehicle, we recommend that you read the Get going chapter. After that, you will probably want to learn about Quick Search and you can read all about that in the Using Quick Search chapter. For information about what you see on the device itself, go to Whats on the screen. To plan your first route, go to Planning a route. Tip: There are also frequently asked questions (FAQs) at tomtom.com/support. Select your product model from the list or enter a search term. We hope you enjoy reading about and, most importantly, using your new navigation device! Welcome to navigation with TomTom
7 New in this release Version 16.1 GO 40, GO 50, GO 51, GO 60, GO 61, GO 400, GO 500, GO 510, GO 600, GO 610, GO 5000, GO 5100, GO 6000, GO 6100 START 40, START 50, START 60 Record and export tracks, and import tracks and routes You can now record a track while you drive, with or without a route planned. The track is saved in My Routes. You can export tracks as GPX files and save them on a memory card for sharing with other users. You can import track GPX and route ITN files from a memory card and save them in My Routes. To learn more go to My Routes in this guide. Search for specific POI names using voice control (GO only) You can now use voice control to search for a specific POI using the POI brand name. For example, when voice control is on, you can say Find Starbucks. To learn more go to Voice Control in this guide. Other bug fixes and improvements Various performance improvements and bug fixes have been implemented. TomTom videos You can find many videos on our YouTube channel to help you learn about your new TomTom START and other TomTom products. Visit www.youtube.com/user/TomTomOfficial/videos to find out more! Here are links to some videos that you might find interesting: Tip: Look on the TomTom YouTube Channel for videos in your own language. TomTom GO (English only) Learn more about the GO here: https://tomtom.dist.sdlmedia.com/Distributions/?o=5197E8C4-1943-40F0-A4E8-98A562AFAFCE The all new TomTom GO - Guided Tour (English only) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSBSeYtGpuY Using MyDrive UK English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIs5tGFhQIA Whats new
8 French (France): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYpPDxxXSwk Spanish (Spain): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZqdD5MkHI German: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skg6PWMbRxI Italian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AybGRzpgu1s USA ONLY - Getting traffic on a smartphone-connected device https://us.support.tomtom.com/app/content/name/Connect/page/3 New products TomTom Bandit (English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DXXwRcWyI
9 Installing in your car Use the supplied mount to install your TomTom START in your vehicle. Read the instructions about positioning your device before you install your START. To install your START, do the following: 1. Connect the supplied USB cable to the mount. If the mount is integrated into your START, connect the USB cable to the device. Note: Use ONLY the USB cable supplied with your START. Other USB cables may not work. 2. Connect the USB cable to the USB car charger and plug this into the power supply on your dashboard. 3. Choose the best smooth location, on your windscreen or side window, to mount your TomTom START. Tip: If the mount is integrated into your START, you can easily change the rotation of your device. Push the button on the back of the device to release the mount, then slide the mount out. Insert it back into the other side of the device. 4. Make sure that both the suction cup on the mount and your windscreen are clean and dry. 5. Press the suction cup of the mount firmly against your windscreen. 6. Turn the rubber grip near the base of the mount in a clockwise direction until you feel it lock. 7. If your mount is not integrated into your START, place your START in the mount, making sure that it clicks into place. Dashboard adhesive disks are available as part of a range of accessories for your START. For more information, go to tomtom.com/accessories. Positioning the device Be careful where you install your START. The START shouldnt block or interfere with any of the following: Your view of the road. The controls in your vehicle. Your rear-view mirrors. The airbags. You should be able to reach your START easily without leaning or stretching. In a car, you can attach your START to the windscreen or side window or you can use a Dashboard Mount Disk to attach the mount to your dashboard. Switching on and off Switching your device on Press the On/Off button until your device starts. If the device was off you see the map view. If your device was sleeping you see the last screen you were looking at. Sending your device to sleep To send your navigation device to sleep, press the On/Off button and then release it. Get going
10 You can also press the On/Off button for more than 2 seconds until you see the Sleep and Turn Off buttons. Select Sleep to make the device sleep. Tip: To send your navigation device to sleep when the USB cable is unplugged or whenever it is removed from the mount, go to Battery settings in the Settings menu. Switching your device off completely To switch off your navigation device completely, you can do one of the following: Press and hold the On/Off button for more than 2 seconds until you see the Sleep and Turn Off buttons. Select Turn Off to switch off the device. Select the back button if you dont want to switch your device off. Press and hold the On/Off button for more than 5 seconds until the device switches off. Setting up Note: The language you choose will be used for all text on the screen. You can always change the language later in Language and Units in the Settings menu. When you first switch on your TomTom START, you have to answer a few questions to set it up. Answer the questions by touching the screen. GPS reception When you first start your TomTom START, it may need a few minutes to determine your position. In future, your position will be found much faster. To ensure good satellite reception, use your START outdoors and keep it upright. Large objects such as tall buildings can sometimes interfere with reception. Important: QuickGPSfix contains information about satellite positions which helps your START find your position faster. QuickGPSfix information is sent to Always Connected devices in real time and to Smartphone Connected devices when connected to TomTom services using your smartphone. You can also update QuickGPSfix using MyDrive. Sending information to TomTom When you first start navigating or you have reset your START, your START asks for permission to collect some information about your use of the navigation device. The information is stored on your START until we retrieve it. We use it anonymously to improve our products and services. If you use our services, we will also use your location information to deliver the services to you. You can change whether you send this information with us at any time by doing the following: 1. In the Main Menu, select the Settings button. 2. Select System. 3. Select Your information. 4. Select the button to turn sending of information on or off. Note: If you choose not to send location information to us, you will no longer receive our services. This is because services need to send the location of your device to TomTom in order to receive the traffic information related to where you are. The end date of your subscription remains the same, even if you do not send this information to us. Additional information If you think that your information is not being used for the purpose for which you have provided it to TomTom, contact us at tomtom.com/support.