TomTom Go Via User manual

User Guide
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2Welcome to TomTom
3Getting started
11 Getting the most from your device
21 Keeping your device up-to-date
24 Troubleshooting
25 Addendum
CONTENTS

WELCOME TO THE WORLD
OF TOMTOM
TomTom’s award-winning software and innovative features
mean groundbreaking new technology for the ultimate
driving experience.
Wherever life takes you, your TomTom GO is your guide.
To get the most out of your TomTom device, here are a few
things to know before you go.
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1Push the mount for your TomTom GO against the
windshield in your car.
GETTING STARTED
MOUNTING YOUR DEVICE
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2 Lock the mount by twisting the base
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GETTING STARTED
MOUNTING YOUR DEVICE
3Place the device onto the mount.
The mount’s magnets will hold
the device securely in place.
4Insert the car charger into your device. Magnets built into
your charger will affix the charger to the device.
Then insert the car charger into the
charging socket of your car.
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5Switch your device on by
pressing the On/Off button
on top of your device.
6You now have to answer some
questions to set up your device.
Tap the screen to answer the
questions.
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Positioning the mount
Consider carefully where to attach the mount in your car. The mount
should not block or interfere with any of the following:
• Your view of the road
• Any of the controls in your car
• Any of your mirrors
• The airbag
When your navigation device is in the mount, you should be able to
reach the device easily without leaning or stretching. The diagrams
show where you can safely attach the mount. You can attach the
mount to the windshield, side window or use the Adhesive Disk to
attach the mount to your dashboard. TomTom also offers alternative
mounting solutions for your TomTom navigation device.
For more information about Adhesive Disks and alternative mounting
solutions, go to www.tomtom.com/accessories.
GETTING STARTED
SAFETY
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Planning a route with your TomTom GO
is easy. To plan a route, follow these
easy steps.
1. Tap the screen to bring up the
Main Menu.
2. Tap Navigate to...
In this example, we will enter an address.
3. Tap Address.
Note: The buttons on your navigation device
are shown in full color unless a button is
currently unavailable
4. Start to type the name of the town
where you want to go. Tap the name
when it is shown in the list.
GETTING STARTED
MAKING YOUR FIRST TRIP
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Important: For safety reasons, you
should always plan a route before
you start your trip.
5. Start to type the street name. Tap
the name when it is shown in the list.
6. Enter the house number and then
tap Done.
Your TomTom GO device begins to guide
you to your destination.
ROUTE SUMMARY
After planning a route, you see a
summary of your route.
The route summary shows an overview
map of your route and the total journey
time including delays caused by both
incidents and busy roads.
You can see the route summary at any
time by tapping the right side of the
status bar.
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GETTING THE MOST FROM
YOUR DEVICE
TRAFFIC UPDATES
APPLIES TO: ALL TRAFFIC EDITION DEVICES
USING TRAFFIC INFORMATION
To view traffic information on your TomTom GO, connect the TomTom Car
Charger with Integrated Traffic Receiver to your GO.
Important: You will not recieve updates unless your car charger with integrated
traffic receiver is connected to your vehicle, via the charging socket.
The trafc sidebar is shown on the right side of the Driving view. The sidebar
informs you about traffic delays while you drive, using glowing dots to show
you where each traffic incident is located on your route.
The top of the traffic sidebar represents your destination and
shows the total time delay due to traffic jams and other
incidents on your route.
The central section of the traffic sidebar shows individual
traffic incidents in the order they occur on your route.
The bottom of the traffic sidebar represents your current
location and shows the distance to the next incident on
your route.
Note: TomTom is not responsible for the availability or quality of traffic information
provided by the Traffic Message Channel.
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The color of the pointers, as shown below, gives you an
instant indication of the type of incident:
Unknown or undetermined situation.
Slow traffic.
Traffic lining up.
Stationary traffic or road closure.
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TAKING THE FASTEST ROUTE
Your GO regularly looks for a faster route to your destination. If the traffic
situation changes and a faster route is found, your GO will offer to re-plan
your trip so you can use the faster route.
You can also set your GO to automatically re-plan your trip whenever a faster
route is found. To apply this setting, tap Traffic settings in the Traffic menu.
MINIMIZING DELAYS
You can use traffic updates to minimize the impact of traffic delays on your
route. To minimize delays automatically, do the following:
1. Tap Services in the Main Menu.
2. Tap Traffic.
3. Tap Traffic settings.
4. Choose between always taking the faster route automatically, being asked
or never changing your route.
5. Tap Next and then Done.
GETTING THE MOST FROM
YOUR DEVICE
TRAFFIC UPDATES
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To manually minimize traffic delays at any time, do the following:
1. Tap the Trafc bar in the Driving View.
2. Tap Minimize traffic delays.
Your GO plans the quickest route to your destination. The new route may
include traffic delays and may remain the same as the original route.
You can re-plan the route to avoid all delays, but this route is unlikely to be
the quickest possible route.
3. Tap Done.
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GETTING THE MOST FROM
YOUR DEVICE
THE DRIVING VIEW
1. Zoom button - tap the magnifying glass to show buttons for zooming in
and out.
2. Your current position.
3. Road sign information or the next street name.
4. Traffic sidebar.
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5. Microphone button for voice recognition.
6. The time, your current speed and the speed limit, if known. To see the
difference between your preferred arrival time and your estimated arrival
time, check the Leeway checkbox in the Status bar settings. Tap this part
of the status bar to switch between a 3D map and a 2D map.
7. The name of the street you are on.
8. Navigation instruction for the road ahead and the distance to next
instruction. If the second instruction is less that 150m after the first
instruction, you see it shown immediately instead of the distance. 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.
9. 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
Several symbols are shown in the bottom left hand corner of the
Driving View. Here are a few examples:
Battery - this symbol shows the battery level. When the battery
is low and requires charging, the battery symbol is empty. You
should charge your navigation device as soon as possible.
Sound off - this symbol is shown when the sound is switched
off. To switch on the sound, open the preferences menu and
tap Turn on sound.
For more information, see the Reference Guide.
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GETTING THE MOST FROM
YOUR DEVICE
VOICE RECOGNITION
ABOUT VOICE RECOGNITION
Instead of tapping the screen to control your TomTom GO, you can now give
instructions to your GO using your voice.
For example, to increase the volume on your GO, you can say, “Increase
volume.”
To view the list of available commands, tap Command and control in the
Preferences menu and then tap What can I say?
USING VOICE RECOGNITION
Note: You must select a computer voice in order to use voice recognition. To select a
computer voice, tap Voices in the Preferences menu, then tap Change voice. Select a
computer voice.
In this example, you will use voice recognition to plan a trip to your
Home address.
1. Tap the microphone button in the Driving View. The microphone
monitor is shown in color, unless voice recognition is busy with
another task.
2. When you hear a beep, say, “Navigate to Home.”
When you speak, the microphone monitor shows if you are
talking too loudly or quietly:
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A green bar means your voice is at the right level for your
device to hear your commands.
A red bar means your voice is too loud.
A grey bar means your voice is too quiet.
For some phrases, your device repeats the command, then asks you if the
command has been correctly recognized.
3. If the command is correct, say, “Yes.”
If the command is incorrect, say, “No” and when prompted, say the
command again after the beep .
Your device plans a route from your current position to your Home address.
TIPS:
• The microphone switches off after a few seconds if you don’t say anything.
• You can stop your device from listening for commands either by tapping the
screen or by saying any of the following commands: Back, Cancel, Quit.
• To select an item from a list, tap the screen to select the item.
Voice recognition cannot be used to select items from a list.
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GETTING THE MOST FROM
YOUR DEVICE
ADVANCED LANE GUIDANCE
ABOUT ADVANCED LANE GUIDANCE
Note: Advanced Lane Guidance is available in the US only.
Your TomTom GO 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.
USING ADVANCED LANE GUIDANCE
There are two types of lane guidance that can be switched on and off
independently:
• Lane images
• Instructions in the status bar
To turn lane images off, tap Settings in the Main Menu, then tap Advanced
settings. Clear the checkbox for Show lane images.
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