TomTom START
1. Getting started Getting started Mounting your navigation device 1. Push the EasyPort™ Mount on your TomTom START against the windshield in your car. 1 2. Adjust the angle of your device. 2 3. Lock the EasyPort Mount by twisting the base. 3 4. Insert the Car Charger into your device.
5. Insert the Car Charger into the cigarette lighter in your car. 5 6. Switch your device on by pressing the On/Off button on the top of your device. 6 7. You now have to answer some questions to set up your device. Tap the screen to answer the questions. 7 8. To remove the Mount from your windshield, first unlock the EasyPort Mount, then gently pull one of the tabs. The Mount comes off of the windshield.
First, check that the battery is properly charged. To charge the battery, connect your device to the car charger. It can take up to 2 hours to fully charge the battery. If this does not solve the problem, you can reset the device. First turn your device off and wait for at least 10 seconds. Then use a straightened paper clip, or something similar, to push the reset button. The reset button is on the bottom of your device.
2. Driving View Driving View 1. Your current position. 2. The name of the next street or street sign information. 3. Your speed and the speed limit, if known. Tap this area to repeat the last spoken instruction and to change the volume. 4. Navigation instruction for the road ahead. Tap this panel on the status bar to switch between 2D and 3D views of the Driving View. 5. The name of the street you are on. 6. Information about your trip: trip time, remaining distance and arrival time.
3. Advanced Lane Guidance Advanced Lane Guidance Advanced Lane Guidance Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your TomTom START helps you prepare for highway exits and junctions by showing the correct driving lane for your planned route. As you approach an exit or junction, the lane you need is shown on the screen. For some exits and junctions, the lane you need is shown in the status bar.
4. Main Menu Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point for planning a route, looking at a map or changing your device settings. To open the Main Menu from the Driving View, tap the center of the screen. To return to the Driving View from the Main Menu, tap done. Main Menu buttons The following buttons are shown on the Main Menu. Plan route Tap this button to plan a new route. This button is shown when you have not planned a route.
Night /Day night Tap this button to set the night color scheme, which reduces the brightness of the screen and shows the map using dark colors. This is useful when driving at night or in dark environments such as long tunnels. day Tap this button to set the day color scheme, which increases the brightness of the screen and shows the map using bright colors. Options options Tap this button to adjust the settings for your device. For more information, see the chapter Options.
5. Browse map Browse map To look at the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map, tap Browse map in the Main Menu. You can move the map by touching the screen and sliding your finger across the screen. 1. Scale bar 2. Marker Markers point to your current location, your home location and your destination. The marker shows the distance to the location. Tap a marker to center the map on the location pointed to by the marker. 3.
6. Planning a route Planning a route 1. Tap the screen to open the Main Menu. 2. Tap Plan route. You can enter an address in various ways, but we will enter the full address. 3. Tap Address. 4. Start to type the name of the town where your trip will begin and tap on the name when it appears in the list. Tip: When you plan a route for the first time you are asked to select the country or state. Your choice is saved and used for all future routes.
3. Tap Depart from. You can enter an address in various ways, but we will enter the full address. 4. Tap Address. Start to type the name of the town where your trip will begin and tap on the name when it appears in the list. Tip: When you plan a route for the first time you are asked to select the country or state. Your choice is saved and used for all future routes. You can change this setting by tapping on the flag and selecting a new country or state. 5.
7. Finding alternative routes Finding alternative routes Once you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the route, without changing your destination. Reasons for changing a route Maybe for one of these reasons: • You can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead. • You want to travel via a particular location, to pick someone up, stop for lunch or fill up with gas. • You want to avoid a difficult intersection or a road you don’t like.
Tap this button to replan your original route. Recalculate original Travel via... This button is shown when you have changed your route by calculating an alternative. Tap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location, perhaps to pick someone up on the way. When you do this, a marker is shown on the map for the location you choose to travel via. You choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you choose a destination.
8. Options Option s You can change the way your TomTom START looks and behaves. Tap options in the Main Menu. Change voice Change voice Your navigation device is able to provide spoken instructions and warnings using voices which are stored on the device. Some voices have been recorded by actors and other voices are computer-generated.
Change language Tap this button to change the language used for all the buttons and messages you see on your START. Change language You can choose from a wide range of languages. When you change the language, you are also given the opportunity to change the voice. Home and Favorites Tap this button to manage your Home and Favorite locations. For more information, see the chapter Favorites. Home and Favorites Voices and images Tap this button to change your settings for voices and images.
Keyboard preferences You use the keyboard to enter your destination or to find an item in a list, such as a POI. Keyboard preferences Tap this button to select the type of keyboard characters you want to use, the size of the keys and the keyboard layout.
9. Favorites F a v o rit e s About Favorites Favorites are places that you often visit. You can create Favorites so that you don’t have to enter the address every time you plan a route. They don’t have to be places you especially like, just useful addresses. Creating a Favorite From the Main Menu, tap options followed by Home and Favorites and then tap Add Favorite. You can then select the location of the Favorite from the list below.
You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favorite. Does it make sense to do this? Point of Interest If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add it as a Favorite. To add a POI as a Favorite, tap this button, then do the following: 1. Narrow your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is. You can select one of these options: • POI near you - to search from a list of POIs near your current position. • POI in city - to choose a POI in a particular town or city.
Changing the name of a Favorite 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap options to open the Options menu. 3. Tap Home and Favorites. 4. Tap Manage Favorites. 5. Tap the Favorite you want to rename. 6. Tap Rename. Deleting a Favorite 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap options to open the Options menu. 3. Tap Home and Favorites. 4. Tap Manage Favorites. 5. Tap the Favorite you want to delete. 6. Tap Delete.
10. Points of Interest Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples: • Restaurants • Hotels • Museums • Parking garages • Gas stations Note: Tap Map corrections in the Options menu to report missing POIs or edit existing POIs. Navigating to a POI You can use a POI as your destination. For example, if you are traveling to an unfamiliar city, you could choose a parking garage POI as your destination. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2.
Tap the arrow to choose from the complete list of categories. Select the category from the list or start to type the name of the category and select it when it appears in the list. 7. Tap Parking garage. 8. From the list of POIs shown, select the POI you want to navigate to. The table below explains the distances listed next to each POI.
11. Voices and images Voices and images Voices Your navigation device is able to provide spoken instructions and warnings using voices which are stored on the device. Some voices have been recorded by actors and other voices are computer-generated. The recorded voices are only used for spoken instructions while the computer voices are used for both spoken instructions and for reading aloud information stored on your map, such as street names. For information on downloading additional voices, visit tomtom.
Change voice Change voice Your navigation device is able to provide spoken instructions and warnings using voices which are stored on the device. Some voices have been recorded by actors and other voices are computer-generated. The recorded voices are only used for spoken instructions while the computer voices are used for both spoken instructions and for reading aloud information stored on your map, such as street names.
12. TomTom Map Share™ TomTo m Map Share™ With TomTom Map Share, you can correct errors on your map and share those corrections with other people in the TomTom Map Share community, as well as receiving corrections made by others. If you find a street that has recently been blocked to traffic which was open before, you can use Map Share to correct your map and then share the correction with other Map Share users.
Making a map correction Important: For safety reasons, you should only mark a location when you are driving. Do not enter the full details of an error while you are driving. 1. Tap options in the Main Menu then tap Map corrections. 2. Tap Correct a map error. Correct a map error A list of possible map corrections is shown. 3. Select the type of correction you want to report. Note: If you tap Add missing POI or Report other error you will be asked for some additional information before the next step. 4.
3. Tap Join. When you connect your START to your computer, TomTom HOME downloads new corrections and sends your corrections to the Map Share community. Important: Connect your device to your computer regularly and use TomTom HOME to check for new updates. Correction preferences The correction preferences set the way TomTomMap Share works on your device.
To make a correction to your map, tap Map corrections in the Options menu then tap Correct a map error. The following types of corrections are shown. Tap this button to block or unblock a street. You can block or unblock the street in one or both directions. (Un)block street For example, to correct a street near to your current location, do the following: 1. Tap (Un)block street. 2. Tap Near you to select a street near your current location.
Tap this button to change the name of a street on your map. For example, to rename a street near to your current location: Edit street name 1. Tap Edit street name. 2. Tap Near you. 3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping it on the map. The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name of the street. 4. Tap Done. 5. Type the correct street name. 6. Tap Done. Tap this button to change and report incorrect road turn directions.
Tap this button to report other types of corrections. Report other error These corrections are not immediately applied to your map. Your TomTom START sends a special report to TomTomMap Share. You can report missing streets, errors in freeway entrances and exits and missing rotaries. If the correction you want to report is not covered by any of these report types, enter a general description then tap Other.
13. Help Help Help provides an easy way to contact and plan a route to locations that provide emergency services, such as a hospital or to other specialized services. For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use Help to call or find the phone number for the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location. Note: Information may not be available for all services in all countries.
14. Introducing TomTom HOME Introducing TomTo m HOME Using TomTom HOME you can register and manage your navigation device to receive free updates and buy new services. It's a good idea to connect to HOME frequently so you can do the following: • Download the most recent map available for your device for free, if you connect to TomTom HOME within 30 days of buying your device. • Download updates for your device for free, including Map Share updates and other services included with your product.
15. Traffic information using RDS-TMC Traffic information using RDSTMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) Important: The TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver is included with some products and is also available as an optional accessory. When the receiver is used with some navigation devices, some features may not be available. The Traffic Message Channel is not available in all countries or regions and is not a TomTom Service.
2. Tap Minimize delays. Your device looks for the quickest route to your destination. The new route may also include traffic delays, or may even be the same route as before. 3. Tap Done. Traffic incidents Traffic incidents and warnings are shown on the map, in the Driving View and on the Traffic sidebar. To find out more about an incident, tap Browse Map in the Main Menu. Tap on a traffic incident symbol on the map to see information about that incident.
Snow Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that you avoid using the TomTom Traffic Service.
16. Addendum Addendum Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Positioning System The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based system that provides location and timing information around the globe. GPS is operated and controlled under the sole responsibility of the Government of the United States of America, which is responsible for its availability and accuracy. Any changes in GPS availability and accuracy, or in environmental conditions, may impact the operation of your TomTom device.
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. For safety reasons, and to prolong the lifetime of the battery, charging will not occur at low (below 0 C/32 F) or high (over 45 C/113 F) temperatures.
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