TomTom Start 606 Manual

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Planning a route 
Important: In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving. 
To plan a route on your TomTom navigation device, do the following: 
1. Tap the screen to open the Main Menu. 
 
2. Tap Navigate to or Drive to. 
3. Tap Address. 
You can change the country or state setting by tapping the flag before you select a city. 
4. Enter the town or city name, or the postcode. 
Tip: Instead of typing the...

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When the correct street name appears in the list, tap the name to select the destination. 
 
6. Enter the house number, then tap Done. 
 
7. The location is shown on the map. Tap Select to continue or tap Back to enter another address. 
Tip: If you want your final destination to be a car park, tap Car park and select a location 
from the list of car parks close to your general destination. 
 
8. When the new route is shown, tap Done. 
For more information about the route, tap Details.  

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To change your route, for example, to travel via a particular location or to select a new desti-
nation, tap Change route. 
 
Your device starts to guide you to your destination, using spoken instructions and on-screen 
directions.  
Route summary 
The route summary shows an overview of your route, the remaining distance to your destination and 
the remaining estimated journey time. 
To view the route summary, tap the right-hand panel on the status bar in the Driving view or tap 
View route in...

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Selecting a route type 
Every time you plan a route, you can choose to be asked about the type of route you want to plan. 
To do this, tap Settings then tap Route planning. Select Route types and then tap Ask me every 
time I plan. 
 
The types of route you can choose from are as follows: 
 Fastest route - the route which takes the least time. 
 Eco route - the most fuel-efficient route for your journey. 
 Shortest route - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This may not be...

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1. Tap Start-up in the Settings menu and then select Ask for a destination. 
2. Tap Yes, then tap Yes again to begin entering information about the destination. 
3. Select a symbol for the destination and tap Done to set the symbol, then tap Yes. 
Tip: To add new destinations, select one of the numbered symbols and enter a name for the 
new destination button. 
4. Tap Yes and if required enter a new name, then tap Done. 
5. Enter the address details in the same way you enter an address when...

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Favourite  
Tap this button to select a Favourite as your destination. 
 
Address  
Tap this button to enter an address or postcode as your destination. 
In some countries, the postcode can be used to identify the place and 
street. In other countries, the postcode only identifies the place, so you 
need to enter the street name separately. 
 
Recent destination  
Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have 
recently used as destinations. 
 
Point of Interest...

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 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 menu. 
2. Tap the arrow button to move to the next menu screen and tap Plan route. 
 
This button is shown while there is no planned route on your TomTom device. 
3. Select the starting point for your journey in the same way that you would select your 
destination. 
4. Set the destination for your journey....

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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 example, the phone 
number. 
 
Show traffic on 
route  
Tap this button to see all the traffic incidents on your route. 
Note: This button is only shown if your device has either a traffic 
subscription or an RDS-TMC Receiver....

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About the Driving View 
When your TomTom navigation device starts for the first time, you are shown the Driving View along 
with detailed information about your current position. 
Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. 
You can choose the screen shown when you switch on your device by tapping Settings in the Main 
Menu, then tapping Start up.  
The Driving View 
 
1. Zoom button - tap the magnifying glass to show buttons for zooming in and out. 
2. Quick menu - to...

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Tap this part of the status bar to repeat the last voice instruction and to change the volume. 
You can also tap here to mute the sound. 
10. The remaining journey time, the remaining distance and your estimated arrival time.  
Tap this part of the status bar to open the Route Summary screen. 
To change the information shown in the status bar, tap Status bar in the Settings menu.  
Driving View Symbols 
  
Sound muted - this symbol is shown when the sound has been muted. To 
turn the sound back...