TomTom GO Manual Note: Some of the material below is duplicated from the Quick Start Guide that came with your TomTom system, for your convenience. Switching on for the first time Starting up 1. Refer to your installation poster for setup instructions. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions, using your finger on the touchscreen to select your preferences. Using TomTom GO Note: Your TomTom GO does not transmit your location, so others cannot use it to track you while driving.
Your position (and direction) is indicated by the 2. Bring up the main menu. Use do, then choose 'Navigate to...' icon. a few times to browse through all the different things you can to start planning your first route. Tip: Don't worry if some of the icons are 'grayed out', this just indicates that these menu options aren't available yet. E.g. as you haven't yet planned a route then 'Find alternative...', 'View route' and 'Clear route' are all grayed out.
Quick-matching a town name. Use and to scroll through other possible matches. If you make a mistake, use to delete the last letter entered. 5. When you see the name of the place you want, select it. A new browser window is now shown, this time with the prompt 'Street:' at the top. As before, start entering the road name of your destination. Quick-matching a street name. In cases where there is more than one road of the same name, additional information is displayed to help you choose the correct location.
7. The fastest route from your current position to your destination is then calculated. This should only take a few seconds and its progress is shown on the screen. When done, a summary is shown, on a suitably scaled map. Studying this summary can be useful for you to get a feel for your journey’s scope and to check if the route includes roads that you’d rather avoid (in which case, see ‘Find alternative’, below). 8.
Your next turn instruction. Configurable journey information including arrival time, time to destination and distance to destination. Your current GPS position. 'Zoom out' and 'Zoom in' buttons. 'Next highway' indicator, if applicable. See 'Name preferences', if you want to turn this off. A ‘phone-style’ signal indicator to give an idea of how good or bad the GPS reception is in your current location. The more bars, the better.
Use and to scroll through the list or enter a few letters of the required category's name. When you see the category you want, select it, to bring up a list of all Points Of Interest in that category, sorted according to their distance from your current position. Use and to scroll through the list or, if you know the name of the Point Of Interest you want, choose the keyboard icon and then enter a few starting letters. There are several icons used beside Points Of Interest in the list.
On TomTom GO or TomTom Navigator, you can 'drag' the map to scroll it in any direction or drag the zoom control up or down to zoom out or in. TomTom MOBILE users should use their D-pad and Enter keys. When traveling into an unfamiliar city, you might not know a destination road name, of course. Choose 'City center' entered in the usual way.
You'll notice that the 'Add favorite' choices are very similar to those for 'Navigate to', in the last chapter. Whichever option you use, once the location has been chosen, you'll get the chance to enter a name for the favorite (e.g. "Steve's house", "Office", "Uncle Fred") Tip: When naming a favorite, the letters you enter automatically replace the highlighted suggestion.
particular location? This is where the 'Find alternative...' option comes in. Choose 'Travel via...' if you want to make sure the planned route goes past one particular location, perhaps to pick up or drop someone off. The new location is picked in exactly the same way as you would pick a departure point or destination, with the usual options of 'Home', 'Favorite', 'Address', 'Point Of Interest', and so on. Once selected, a new fastest route is calculated, making sure to include your 'via' location.
Finally, if you want an alternative route because you simply don't like the original, choose 'Calculate alternative' . As far as possible, a totally different set of roads is used. Once planned, an overview is shown, as usual, and you can choose 'Route' for detailed instructions or 'Done' to switch back to the main navigation view. You can keep asking for (increasingly inefficient) alternative routes using this method until the message 'No route found' appears.
If you'd like this choice every time you navigate, or if you'd like to change the default setting, see 'Planning preferences'. Once planned to your preference, the best route is shown on a suitably scaled map. As with 'Navigate to...', you can now select the 'Route' button to explore the detailed route instructions, as detailed in 'View route' below. Finally, select 'Done' to return to the main navigation view.
Finally, you can view your planned route on a traditional top-down map. Choose 'Browse map of route' to overlay the route onto a map that you can zoom and scroll around. See the chapter 'Maps' for more details of using this screen to your advantage. Or choose 'Show route summary' to display again the graphical overview of your route that was shown when it was first calculated. Clear route Choose 'Clear route' if you'd like to remove the currently planned route from all views.
Note that the exact menu options shown here will change depending on whether the current itinerary entry is a waypoint or destination, and on whether it has been visited already. You can manage an individual entry in an itinerary by selecting it, and going to the waypoint menu (above). Use 'Mark as waypoint' 'Mark as destination' to change the entry from a destination to a waypoint, or to change it from a waypoint to a destination.
If you have a Bluetooth-capable mobile phone then you can use your TomTom GO to access TomTom PLUS services. Note: Visit www.tomtom.com for a list of compatible Bluetooth-enabled phones. If this is the very first time you have used TomTom GO with your phone and there are a few steps needed to 'pair' the two devices, i.e. make a connection. 1. 2. 3. 4. Select ‘Connect to your phone’ . Pick your phone from the list displayed. When prompted to connect, enter a pass code (password) of ‘0000’ on the phone.
For free trial enter !PLUS! or your own password. You'll now receive an email with your user name and password, giving you access to the member area of the TomTom PLUS web site. You can then go to www.tomtom.com to purchase subscriptions and find out about offers and free services that are available for your product. TomTom Traffic Tip: TomTom Traffic has been designed to retrieve traffic information over a GPRS connection.
Traffic information is being updated Traffic information was updated less than 10 minutes ago Traffic information was updated less than 20 minutes ago Traffic information was updated less than 30 minutes ago Traffic information was updated less than 40 minutes ago Traffic information was updated more than 40 minutes ago If the color of the indicator turns yellow, this means there is more up-to-date traffic information available on the server for you to download The connection to the TomTom Traffic server fa
A typical TomTom Traffic overview. Choose 'Update' to get the latest traffic information from the TomTom server. Selecting 'Replan' will calculate a new best route for you, automatically taking into account the delays and their severity. For clarity, delays on the overview are shown as simple red circles. If you'd like more details, you can use ( and) to scroll through the delays, one by one. The number (e.g. 1st of 17) in the title bar indicates which delay you're viewing along your route.
As you zoom further into the map, TomTom Traffic will change delay indicators into detailed icons, giving you more information. If you select an individual delay, full details will be shown in the same way as within Show traffic info above. Depending on your GPRS rate with your network provider, you may want to use 'Change Traffic preferences' to automatically keep TomTom Traffic (and your route) updated while you're on the road.
The weather information available includes: Cloud cover (clear sky, clouds, overcast) Precipitation intensity (light, moderate, heavy) Precipitation type (rain, snow, hail) Temperature (in Celsius and Fahrenheit) Wind direction and force (in Beaufort and mph) Lightning (yes/no) Humidity (percentage) Visibility (in meters/kilometers or feet/miles) Download extras In addition to the two dynamic services above, you can also download many extras, such as new sets of Points of Interest, new voices, etc.
Some of the matches may be marked as '[big]' or '[free]', indicating that they're either too large to comfortably download over GPRS or that they're free to all (so you don't have to worry about downloading them within your initial period). Tip: City maps can be large in size. For bigger cities we advise you NOT to download the maps directly to your device since the costs for the GPRS data session can be significant.
Once downloaded, you can navigate to POIs in the new sets in the usual way, or opt to display them on your maps using 'Show POI' and 'Manage POI'. Download voice Your TomTom system comes with a number of voice options you can choose from to guide you during navigation. With TomTom PLUS you can download new voices to find one that suits you better (or just for fun). The digital voice sample files are larger in size, and shouldn't normally be downloaded directly to your device using GPRS.
www.tomtom.com frequently to find out about new premium content and bundle offers. Note: The use of TomTom PLUS services does not take into account the cost of GPRS data calls from your device. Please check your network operator for cost details. Maps The digital maps form the basis of everything your TomTom product can do and many functions make use of the map browser. This chapter explains how to move around in the browser and how to use it to set up destinations and search for things.
After positioning the cursor, the nearest road segment is automatically highlighted in green and labeled, together with start and finish house numbers on each side of the road segment (if relevant). Choose 'Navigate there' position. to plan a route from your current GPS position to the cursor Choose 'Center on map' to make the cursor position the new map center, i.e. with your chosen spot in the center of the screen. Choose 'Find nearby POI' to find the Point Of Interest nearest to the cursor position.
You'll be familiar with the types of location that can be found. Note that the 'Point Of Interest' option finds and sorts items by distance from your current GPS position, not by distance from the center of the map or from the cursor position. To find Points Of Interest sorted by distance from the cursor position, see 'Find nearby POI' in Cursor functions, above. Map options Use the 'Options' button to customize the level of detail shown on the map.
through the different pages. Note: The icons shown for some preferences will change, depending on the state the preference is currently in. For example, choosing 'Turn off sound' disabled, the option and icon change to 'Turn on sound' selected. disables the voice instructions. Once , reflecting the action to take when next Use night colors/Use day colors Bright colors are normally used, with a lot of contrast, so that you can see the map clearly even in bright sunlight.
Turn off map display/Turn on map display Above a specified speed, for safety reasons, the main map view can be replaced by a 'schematic' view, focused on the next driving instruction. You can choose to use this feature by choosing 'Turn off map display' . Select 'Above certain speed' to specify a cut-off speed, or 'Always' to have the schematic view shown at all speeds. Choose 'Turn on map display' map again.
You can back up your favorite locations by connecting your TomTom system to your PC or Mac. See 'Connecting to your PC' for more details. Note: If you haven't added any favorite locations yet, the 'Manage favorites' icon will be grayed out and unavailable. Tip: The way to change a favorite's location is to delete the current instance and create a new one at the correct location. See Favorite locations.
Locations in your chosen categories are plotted on the map (and navigation view), each represented by its own icon. Tip: You can choose whether or not to show Points Of Interest at all, using 'Hide POI/Show POI' for the navigation view or 'Map options' for the map browser. In this way, you can keep your chosen Points Of Interest categories permanently ticked. It's easy to manage your custom Points Of Interest, using 'Delete POI' category' and 'Delete POI , as needed.
You'd typically only tick this for items that have to be on the roadside and in your direction of travel. For example, gas stations which are on your route, rather than accessed from the opposite direction. Status bar preferences Use 'Status bar preferences' to customize the information shown at the bottom of the navigation view. For example, you might prefer to know the arrival time rather than the remaining time.
Planning preferences Select 'Planning preferences' to choose how routes should be calculated. If your mode of transport is often different, you may want to select 'Ask me when I plan', otherwise select one of the other options. 'Walking routes', 'Bicycle routes' and 'Limited speed routes' have been detailed already, in 'Advanced planning'.
Operate left-handed (not TomTom MOBILE) If you are left-handed, you will probably want to use 'Operate left-handed' to place scroll controls, the map zoom control and 'Done' and 'Cancel' buttons on the left side of the screen where possible. You will then be able to tap on them more conveniently without your left hand obscuring the screen.
communications are prohibited, you should use the preference 'Disable Bluetooth' required again, simply use 'Enable Bluetooth' . When . Tip: Disabling the Bluetooth transmitter in your device also helps prolong battery life if not currently plugged into a charging source. Show version Use 'Show version' to find out exact version information for your TomTom system. Select 'Copyright' to read the appropriate copyright listing.
Backing up Select 'Backup/restore settings' to make a backup copy of your Home and Favorite locations, plus your TomTom system Preferences. In the event of trouble, all of these can be restored to your device, potentially saving you a lot of time and effort setting things up again. Voice prompts and more You can add extra voice prompts by selecting 'Add/remove extra features' and then 'Add a voice prompt', provided there is room on your memory card.
2. 3. 4. 5. Select ‘Connect to your phone’ and TomTom GO will search for your mobile phone. Pick your phone from the list displayed. When prompted to connect, enter a pass code (password) of ‘0000’ on the phone. You will then be asked to set up a wireless Internet connection. Do this if you want to use TomTom PLUS services. 6. Finally, you can copy your phone book to the TomTom GO. You can't use hands-free features while this is happening.
Tap on 'Phonebook entry' if you know that the number needed is already in TomTom GO's phonebook (because it has already been retrieved from your phone or SIM card memory). Tap on 'Point of interest' if you need to call the number associated with a local Point Of Interest. Many built-in POIs have a phone number listed and this is a very quick way of getting in touch with them. For example, you can call ahead to a tourist attraction to check whether it's open.
received. When a new message arrives at any time, you'll see an icon in the top-left corner of the navigation view. Tapping on this will open the message, without having to use this menu option. Tap on OPt to quickly 'Call sender', 'Reply to message' or 'Forward message'. Choose 'Read outbox messages' have been) sent. to browse through messages that are waiting to be (or Choose 'Write message' to create a new message, with a similar choice of destination numbers as when placing a call.
How can I find out my TomTom system's software version and serial number? On any route summary screen, tap the software version number is shown in a box beneath the GPS satellite status icon. If you tap the box, you'll see more details of your system's configuration and the current map. You can also display this information by using the Preference 'Show version' .
TomTom GO 300 Processor: 200 MHhz Memory: 32 MB RAM Screen: 3,5" 320x240x65536 colors TFT LCD Battery: Internal Li-ion 2200 mAh Dimensions and weight: 115 mm x 92 mm x 58 mm, 310 grams Integrated GPS receiver: 12 channel "All-in-view" tracking with internal antenna and support for (not in package) active external antenna The information in this document is subject to change without notice. TomTom B.V.
oven or in a pressurized container, and do not expose it to temperatures over 60ºC (140ºF). Failure to follow these guidelines may cause the Lithium-Ion battery to leak acid, become hot, explode or ignite and cause injury and/or damage. Do not pierce, open or disassemble the battery. If the battery leaks and you come into contact with the leaked fluids, rinse thoroughly with water and seek medical attention immediately.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Responsible party: TomTom, Inc.