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    TomTom GO
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    GO b Windshield dock A Audio out connector B External microphone connector C External antenna connector D Power connector E TomTom connector c Home Dock A Home charger connector B USB connector e Car charger A Release button B Microphone C Charging light D On/off button E Light sensor F Reset
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    g Home charger i Product code card k External microphone * TomTom GO 510/710 only h Documentation pack j Audio cable+ l Memory card (SD card)* + TomTom GO 910 only • • 4
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    GO, the windshield mount, and the car charger with you; don't leave any TomTom products on display. Always store your GO in the carry case to protect the screen. Back Up Your TomTom GO It's always a good idea to make a backup of the contents of your TomTom GO. You can make a backup using TomTom HOME
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    Getting started Switching on Follow the instructions on the Installation Poster to dock your TomTom GO in your car. The first time you switch on your TomTom GO, it may take up to 20 seconds to start. To switch off your TomTom GO, press and hold the On/Off button for 2 seconds. Setting up You have
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    use the home dock in combination with TomTom HOME on your computer. When connected to the Internet, TomTom HOME automatically downloads information which helps your GO locate your position faster. For more information about GPS, see How Does Navigation Work? on page 67. Note: Your TomTom GO does not
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    . Home Dock With the home dock you can charge your TomTom GO when it is not in the car and also connect your GO to your computer. Connect the home dock to the home charger and your computer as shown below. Place your TomTom GO in the home dock in the same way as you place it in the windshield dock
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    your TomTom GO is very simple. To plan your first route, follow the steps below. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap Navigate to... - tap this button to enter a zip code as your destination (UK and the Netherlands only). • Crossing or intersection - tap this button to set your
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    and then tap Done. The route is then calculated by your TomTom GO. 8. When the route has been calculated, tap Done. Your TomTom GO will immediately start guiding you to your destination with spoken instructions and visual instructions on the screen. Note: Before you can plan a route in this
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    Buddy For more information about TomTom Buddies, see TomTom PLUS on page 63. Tap this button to navigate to the location where your TomTom GO was last docked in the windshield dock in your car. Last docked This option helps you to find your car if you have problems remembering where you parked
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    could, for example, do the following: • Find out how long a trip is going to take before you start. • Check the route of a trip you are at a limited speed. You have to specify the maximum speed. 6. Your TomTom GO plans the route between the two locations you selected. More information about a route
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    a list of all the turn instructions on the route. Browse as text Tap this button to see each turn in the trip. Tap the right and left arrows to move forwards and backwards through the trip. Browse as images Tap this button to see the route using the map browser. Browse map of route For more
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    it. Tap this area to repeat the last spoken instruction and to change the volume. E The name of the next street to turn onto. F Information about your trip. Normally this area of the strength of the GPS signal. For more information about GPS, see How Does Navigation Work? on page 67. 17
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    Tap the screen at any time when your TomTom GO displays the Driving View to open the Main Menu. • Navigate to... Tap this button to start planning a route. • Find alternative... Tap this button if you want to avoid part of your route, travel via a specific location or calculate an alternative route
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    your route for all of these. Tap one of the options below. Calculate alternative Avoid roadblock Tap this button to calculate an alternative to the route already planned. As much as possible, your GO will look for another route from your current location to your destination. If you don't like the
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    on map. Using this button, you button to recalculate your route so that it avoids traffic problems as much as possible. Your GO will check if there are any traffic problems on your route and work out the best route to avoid the problems. For more information about using TomTom Traffic, see TomTom
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    A driving holiday through a country with lots of stops. • A two day car journey with an overnight stop. • A short drive which passes particular Points of Note: The Itinerary planning button is only available when all menu buttons are shown. To show all menu buttons, tap Show ALL menu options
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    items before it in the Itinerary. Mark 'visited' It will navigate you to the next item in the Itinerary. This button is only shown if you are still due to visit this item. Tap this button to repeat part of your Itinerary. Your GO will navigate you to this item followed by the rest of the
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    Start using an Itinerary Tap Options, then tap Start navigation. Once you have created an Itinerary, it's a good idea to save it. To save an Itinerary, tap Save Itinerary. To load a saved Itinerary, tap Load
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    TomTom GO to plan a route, you are using the map. However, you can use the map in many other ways. To open the map, tap Browse map in the Main Menu. Place your finger on the screen and drag it across the screen to move the map. A The scale bar B Your current position C GPS button. Tap this button
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    . The phone numbers of many POIs are stored in your GO. If you entered phone numbers for POIs you have created, you can also call them. For more information about hands-free calling, see Hands-Free Calling on page 43. Tap this button to create a Favourite of the cursor position. For more information
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    navigate there. They don't have to be places you like, just useful addresses. How can I create a Favorite? From the Main Menu, tap Add Favorite. Note: The button Home You can then select the location of the Favorite from the list below. Give your Favorite a name that is easy to remember. Your GO
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    a town or city. • POI near Home - to search from a list of POIs near your Home location. If you are currently navigating to a destination, you can also select can GPS postion tap this button to create the Favorite. Tap this button to create a Favorite using the map browser. Point on map Select
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    this button to save the location where your TomTom GO was last docked in the windshield dock in your car. Last docked This option helps you to find your car if you have problems remembering where you parked it. To get back to your car, use your GO while you are walking. Tap Navigate to... then
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    How can I change the name of a Favorite? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap Change preferences to open the Preferences menu. 3. Tap Manage Favorites. Tip: Tap the arrow to move to the next page buttons. 4. Tap the Favorite you want to rename. 5. Tap Rename. • • 32
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    Tip To help you stick to the speed limit, your TomTom GO also includes a list of Radar Cameras. To find out how to activate Radar Camera detection, see the TomTom PLUS services leaflet included with your GO. Showing POIs on the map 1. Tap Enable/disable POIs in the Preferences menu. 2. Select the
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    city - to choose a POI in a particular town or city. You have to specify a town or city. • POI near Home - to search from a list of POIs near your Home location. If you are currently navigating to a destination, you can also select from a list of POIs which are on your route or near your destination
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    selected a POI, the route to the POI is calculated by your TomTom GO. Managing POIs Tap Manage POIs from the Preferences menu. Manage POIs You Add POI Note: The Manage POIs button is only available when all menu buttons are shown. To show all menu buttons, tap Show ALL menu options in the
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    the Navigate to map browser, see Using the Map on page 27. Tap this button to create a POI by entering latitude and longitude values. Latitude Longitude TomTom Buddy Tap this button to make a POI of the current position of a TomTom Buddy. For more information about TomTom Buddies, see TomTom PLUS
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    Tap this button to save the location where your TomTom GO was last docked in the windshield dock in your car. Last docked If your GO loses GPS reception for the last part of the the POI should be when you receive a warning. 7. Choose the warning sound for the category of POI you selected.
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    Chapter 13 Sound Sound Your TomTom GO produces sound for many different things: • Spoken instructions • Hands-free calls • Warnings about Points of make. Changing the volume automatically Your GO can change the volume automatically depending on how noisy it is in the car. 1. In the Main Menu,
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    headset. Using the audio cable The audio cable is included in the box with your TomTom GO. To play sound through your car stereo, do the following: 1. Plug the audio cable into the line out connector on the windshield dock, as shown below. 2. Plug the audio cable into the line in connector on your
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    the audio cable if it is connected to the windscreen dock. Selecting a voice Your TomTom GO has two different kinds of voices: • Computer voices This type of voice is generated by your TomTom GO. It gives you spoken instructions while you are driving and can also read the following information
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    • Human voices This type of voice is recorded by an actor. It gives you spoken instructions but cannot read anything else aloud. How do computer voices work? Your TomTom GO 910 makes use of text-to-speech technology to generate computer voices. A text-to-speech program converts written text, for
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    Your TomTom GO remembers your phone. Tap cell phone in the Main Menu, then follow the instructions on the screen. Setting up TomTom PLUS After you have established a connection with your phone, you can set up a connection for TomTom PLUS services. For information about TomTom PLUS, see TomTom PLUS
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    calls. Note: You can copy your phonebook to your TomTom GO at any time. From the Mobile phone menu, tap Get numbers from phone. Not all phones support transferring the phonebook to your GO. For more information, visit www.tomtom.com/phones Making a Call Once you have established a connection with
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    your TomTom GO will automatically answer your calls. Sharing your TomTom GO You can establish connections with up to 5 mobile phones. To add more phones, do the following 1. Tap Mobile phone in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Connect to your phone. 3. Tap Find other phone... and follow the instructions on
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    and Photos Important • Playing music and looking at photos stored on your GO is only supported on the GO 910. • You can control your iPod® from your GO 510/710/910 with the TomTom iPod Connect Cable (available as an accessory). • Only select music and photos when you are stopped. It is dangerous
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    . To find out more about Audiobooks, go to the shop area in TomTom HOME. Using your iPod® with your TomTom GO You can connect your iPod to your GO with the TomTom iPod Connect Cable, which is available as an accessory. You can then control your iPod from your GO. Sound from your iPod will be played
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    510/710 or tap Music and Photos and then iPod control on the GO 910. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the connection. You can now control your iPod through your GO. You select songs using the same buttons shown above in Playing Music and Audiobooks. Looking at Photos 1. Tap Music
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    change many things about the way your TomTom GO looks and behaves. In the Main Menu tap Change preferences. Hidden buttons and features When you first start using your TomTom GO, not all of the buttons will be displayed in the menu. Many buttons and some more advanced features are hidden because
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    walking and using your GO to navigate. Turn off map display / Turn on map display Tap this button to turn off the map. Instead of seeing your position on a map in the Driving View, you will only see information about the next instruction. Turn off map display To switch the map back on again, tap
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    , see Points of Interest on page 33. Turn off sound / Turn on sound Tap this button to turn the spoken instructions off. The button changes to Turn on sound. Turn off sound Can I still use my GO to make hands-free calls when the sound is turned off? Turning the sound off does not affect hands
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    time is displayed. Set clock The easiest way to set the time is by tapping the Sync button. Your GO will then take the time from the GPS information it receives. For more information about GPS, see How Does Navigation Work? on page 67. Note: After using Sync to set the time, you may have to
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    : Manage maps • Download a map - you can buy new maps from TomTom PLUS. For more information, see TomTom PLUS on page 63. • Switch map - tap this button to change the map you are using. • Delete a map - tap this button to create more space on your GO by deleting a map. Don't delete a map unless
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    if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. Tap this button to set whether music and spoken instructions should be played using the speaker in your GO or using an external speaker. There are two options for these preferences: • Play music over external speaker
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    To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. Tap this button to change the information given by spoken instructions. If you are using a computer voice, the voice can, for are many other things you can change to make your GO work the way you want. The best way to find out about all the preferences
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    The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) The TMC is not a TomTom service, but is offered free-of-charge in many countries. TMC transmits traffic information as a radio signal. To use TMC you need to buy the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver. Note: TomTom is not responsible for the availability or quality of
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    using the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver, traffic information is automatically updated constantly. Using traffic information Having up-to-date traffic information can help you to reduce your trip time. To set your GO to use traffic information and change your route to avoid traffic problems, follow
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    1. Tap Change Traffic preferences in the Traffic menu. 2. Select Automatically optimizeroute after every update. After your GO gets new traffic information, it will automatically optimize your route. Note: The best route may be the same as the route originally planned. TomTom Traffic 61
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    New services are being added regularly. Use TomTom HOME or visit www.tomtom.com/plus to find out what's available. • To download TomTom PLUS services to your GO, you need a mobile phone with Bluetooth and a wireless data connection (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS or CDMA). Your mobile phone company may charge you
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    of your TomTom GO. • Manage the maps, voices, POIs and other extras on your GO. • Transfer music and photos to your GO. • Read the full version of the user manual, available in 21 languages. • Plan trips in advance. • Buy TomTom PLUS services and manage your subscriptions. Installing TomTom HOME To
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    Restoring a Backup If you ever have a problem with your GO, you can restore the backup. Follow steps 1 and 2 above, then select the latest backup and click Restore. The latest backup will be restored to your GO. For more information, see the Help included with TomTom HOME. • • 66
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    to navigate you to your destination, your TomTom GO must know where you are now. To find your current position, your TomTom GO uses the Global Positioning System (GPS). GPS is available for free and without subscription. GPS uses satellites to transmit signals to GPS receivers. Your TomTom GO has
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    a valid claim under this Limited Warranty is received by TomTom after the first one hundred and eighty (180) days of the Warranty Period, TomTom is entitled to charge you for any reasonable shipping and handling costs made in connection with the repair or replacement of the Hardware. You must comply
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    part noninfringement, quiet enjoyment, system integration, satisfactory quality, provision of or failure to provide support or other services, information, software, and related content through the any other person. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 9) Neither TomTom nor its suppliers shall be liable to you or
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    recommend that you fully charge your TomTom GO the first time that you connect it to the home dock. It takes about 2 hours to charge the battery completely. Note: Your TomTom GO uses a small amount of battery power to maintain its state when you switch it off. If you do not charge it for a prolonged
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    THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCT MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. USE TOMTOM GO ONLY WITH THE SUPPLIED DC POWER LEAD (CAR CHARGER) AND AC ADAPTER (HOME CHARGER) FOR BATTERY CHARGING. To recycle your TomTom GO unit please see your local approved TomTom service center. 73
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    not use a suction mount on their windshield, side or rear windows. TomTom Inc. bears no responsibility for any fines, penalties or damage that may be incurred by disregarding this notice. While driving in California, TomTom recommends the use of its Alternative Mounting Kit, which includes options
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    received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Responsible party in North America TomTom, Inc., 150 Baker Avenue, Concord, MA 01742 Tel: 866 48-6866 option 1 (1-866-4-TOMTOM (declaração disponível em www.tomtom.com). TomTom tímto prohlašuje, že TomTom GO je ve shodě se základní
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    mozna pobrać ze strony internetowej www.tomtom.com). TomTom týmto vyhlasuje, že TomTom GO spĺňa základné požiadavky see www.tomtom.com In Übereinstimmung mit der Richtlinie 2002/96/EG des Europäischen Parlaments de recyclage. Pour plus d'informations, consultez le site www.tomtom.com In navolging
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    designado pelo seu município. Para obter mais informações, consulte o endereço www.tomtom.com V souladu se směrnicí EU č. 2002/96/ES o odpadních elektrický belediye atıklarıyla birlikte atılmamalıdır. Lütfen bu ürünü, satış noktasına iade ederek veya belediyenizin geri dönüşüm için toplama merkezine
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    . This Document Great care was taken in preparing this manual. Constant product development may mean that some information is part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from TomTom International B.V. Part numbers TomTom GO 910: 4V00.710 TomTom GO
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    package. You can also review both at www.tomtom.com/legal Data Source © © DMTI Spatial. Portions of Canadian map data are reproduced under license from com. SoundClear™ acoustic echo cancellation software © Acoustic Technologies Inc. MPEG revenue-generating broadcast systems (terrestrial, satellite
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    NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ • • 80
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