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What’s in the box 1. 2 What’s in the box a Your TomTom GO A Microphone B Charging light C On/Off button D Light sensor E Reset button F Speaker G Memory card slot (SD card not included) for option.
3 Included with TomTom GO 720T and 920T Included with T omT om GO 920 and 920T g RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver h Remote control.
Before You Start... 2. 4 Before You Start. .. Switching on and off To switch your TomTom GO on or off, press and hold the On/Off button for 2 seconds. The first time you swit ch on, it may take a short while for your device to start. Note : In rare cases, your GO may not star t correctly.
5 When you connect your TomTom GO to your computer, you can use TomTom HOME to download information about GPS satellite positions during the next 7 days. This helps your GO to find your position faster. Important : Some vehicles have heat reflective shielding in t he windscreen.
Driving View 3. 6 Driving View When your TomTom GO starts, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current location. Tap the center of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. Note : The Driving View is shown in black and white until your GO locates your current position.
Enhanced Positioning Technology 4. 7 Enhanced Positioning Technology Note : Enhanced Positioning Technology is available on the TomTom GO 920 and 920T. Enhanced Positioning Technology or EPT estimates your location when GPS reception is poor, such as when you drive between tall buildings.
Making your first trip 5. 8 Making your first trip Planning a route with your TomTom GO is easy. To plan your first route, follow the steps below. Important : You should always plan your journe y before you start driving. It is dangerous to plan a route while dr iving.
9 For your first trip, we will enter an exact address. 4. Tap Street and house number. Note : When planning a trip for the first ti me your GO asks you to choose a state or country. Your choice is save d and used for all routes you plan. You can change this setting at any time by tapping the state symbol or country flag.
10 9. When the route has been calculated, tap Done . Your GO will immediately begin to guide you to your destinat ion, using both spoken instructions and on-screen directions. Arrival times When you plan a route, your TomTom GO asks you if you need to arrive at a particular time.
11 What are the other navigation options? When you tap Navigate to... , you can set your destination in many ways, not just by entering the address. The othe r options are listed below: Home T ap this button to navigate to your Home location. Y ou will probably use this button more than any other .
12 Spoken address Note : Spoken address entry is ava ilable for TomTom GO 920 and 920T. Instead of typing addresses, you can now enter an address by speaking to your GO. Note : The speech recognition feature is currently only available for entering addresses and for responding to special notifications.
13 • Shortest route - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This may not be the quickest route, especially if the shorte st route is through a town or city. • Avoid f reeways - a route which avoids freeways. • Walking route - a route designed for making the trip on foot.
Finding alternative routes 6. 14 Finding alternative routes Once you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the route, without changing your destination. Why change the route? Maybe fo r one of thes e reasons: • You can see a roadbl ock or a line of traffic ahe ad.
15 Travel via... T ap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location, perhaps to pick someone up on the way . Y ou choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you choose a destination. So you can select from all the same options: for example, Address , Favorite , Point of Interest and Point on map .
Sounds and voices 7. 16 Sounds and voic es The sound on your TomTom GO is used for features such as: • Spoken instructions • Hands-free calls • Warnings •M u s i c For information on making hands-free calls on your GO, see Hands-free calling (46).
17 Selecting a voice How do computer voices work? Your TomTom GO makes use of text-t o-speech technology to generate computer voices. A text-to-speech program converts written text, for example an instruction like “Turn right”, into the sound of a human voice.
18 • Switch on your car radio. • Tune your car radio to a frequency that is not being used by a r adio stat ion. • Tap Change and set the frequency on your GO to the same frequency as your car radio.
19 • Bluetooth Hi-Fi device • Line-out (audio cable) • FM to your car radio 6. Select the speaker you want your GO to use for playing music. • Internal speaker • Bluetooth Hi-Fi device • Line-out (audio cable) • FM to your car radio 7. Tap Done .
20 Your device may require you to enter a password on your GO before a Bluetooth® connection can be establ is hed. See the documentation for your Bluetooth® Hi-Fi device for more information. Once connected, sound will be played thr ough the external Bluetooth® Hi-Fi device.
Spoken address 8. 21 Spoken address Important : You should always plan your journe y before you start driving. It is dangerous to plan a route while dr iving. When you plan a trip with your TomTom GO, instead of tapping the screen to type in an address, you can use spoken address entry t o say the address.
22 Speaking to your TomTom GO When any of the following symbols are shown on the screen, i t is possible to enter info rmation usi ng speech. Planning a trip using spoken address entry Important : You should always plan your journe y before you start driving.
23 4. Say the city name. When you say the city name, you are then shown a list of six name s that match what you said. Your GO tells you the name at the top of the list. If the name you hear is correct, then say, "Done" or "OK" or "Yes" or "One" or tap on the name.
24 If the street name is not shown in the lis t, then say "Back" or "No" or tap the Back button to re turn to the previous screen. Then say the street name again. 6. Say the house number. Numbers should be pronounced as individual numerals, but without waiting in between each digit.
25 • City c ente r - to say the centerf a city or to wn, tap this button and then tap the speech button at the bottom of the keyboard on the next screen. • Street and house number - to say an address, tap this button and then tap the speech button at the bottom of the keyboard on the next screen.
Music and Media 9. 26 Music and Media Important : Only select music and media when you are stat ionary. It is dangerous to select songs and mak e adjustments while you are driving. Your TomTom GO can play mp3 audio files and Audible® Audiobooks and display HTML and te xt documents and photo s.
27 A Inform ation abo ut the song. B Volume - change the volume by moving the slider. C The Options button. You can, for example, choose to repeat a so ng and shuffle the songs. You can change these options: • Shuffle songs - the next song is selected randomly.
28 You can then control your iPod from yo ur GO. Sound from your iPod wil l be played over the internal speaker in your GO, or an external speaker if selected. For more information about using different speakers, see Internal and external speakers (17).
Help me! 10. 29 Help me! Help me! provides an easy way to navi gate to emergency services ce nters and other specialist services and contact them by phone. For example, if you are invol ved in a car accident, you could use Help me! to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location.
30 Options Phone for help Use your T omT om GO to find the location of a service and the contact details. • Emergency services • Emergency breakdown services • Nearest police station • Nearest.
31 First Aid Guide T ap this but ton to read the Br itish Red Cros s Fir st Aid guide. Other guides T ap this button to read a selection of useful guides.
Favorites 11. 32 Favorites What are Favorites? Favorites are places that you often visit. You can create Favorites so that you don’t have to enter the address ever y t ime you want to navigate there. They don’t have to be places you es pecially like, just useful addresses.
33 Recent destination Select a F avorite location from a list of places you have recently us ed as destinations. Point of Interest Y ou can add a P oint of Interest (POI) as a F avorite. Does it make sense to do this? If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, y ou can add it as a Favorite.
34 How can I use a Favorite? You will normally use a Favorite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address. To navigate to a Favorite, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap Navigate to... 3. Tap Favorite .
35 5. Tap Rename ..
Browse map 12. 36 Browse map To look at the map in the sam e way as you might look at a tradit ional paper map, tap Browse ma p in the Main Menu. You can move the map by touching the screen and moving your finger across the screen. A The scale bar B Your current position.
37 Tap the cursor button then tap one of the following buttons: Navigate there T a p this button to navigate to the cursor position. Y our GO will calculate the route. Find POI nearby T ap this button to find a POI near the cursor position. F or example, if you have found a restaurant to go to, you can search for a parking garage nearby .
Points of Interest 13. 38 Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples: • Restaurants •H o t e l s •M u s e u m s • Parking garages • Gas stations Showing POIs on the map 1. Tap Show POIs on map in the Preferences me nu.
39 You can select one of these options: • POI near you - t o c h o o s e f r o m a l i s t o f P O I s n e a r t o y o u r c u r r e n t l o c a t i o n . • POI in city - to find a POI in a particular town or city. • POI near Home - to choose from a list of POIs near to your Home location.
40 Managing POIs 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 Preferences menu. You can, for example, do the following: • Create your own POI categories and add POIs to them.
41 8. Se lect the locatio n of your POI fr om the list belo w. Home Y ou can set your Home location as a POI. If you want to change your Home location, you can create a POI of the Home location before you change it. Favorite Y ou can create a POI from a Favorite.
42 How can I set warnings for POIs? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap Change preferences . 3. Tap Manage POIs . 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 Preferences menu.
Itinerary planning 14. 43 Itinerary planning What is an Itinerary? An Itinerary is a plan for a tr ip including more locations than your final destination. An Itinerary can include the following i tems: • Destination - a location on your trip where you want to stop.
44 Note : This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options . For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49). 3. Tap Add and select a location. Tip: You can add items to your Itinerary in any order and rearrange the order later.
45 Mark as destination Y ou can change a waypoint into a destination using thi s button. W aypoints are locations you want to pass through on yo ur way to your chosen destinat ion(s). Destinations are locations where you want to stop. This button is onl y shown if th e item you tapped is a waypoint.
Hands-free calling 15. 46 Hands-free calling Hands-free calling If you have a mobile phone with Bl uetooth®, you can use your TomTom GO to make phone calls and se nd and receive messages. Note : Not all phones are suppor ted or comp atible with all features.
47 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 can transfer their phonebook to your GO. For more information, visit www. TomTom .com/phones Making a Call Once you have established a connection with your phone, you can start making calls.
48 3. Tap Find other phone ... and follow the instructions on t he screen. To switch between phones, tap Connect to your phone and then select your phone from the list. The available buttons are listed below: REDIAL T ap this button to redial a telephone number using your mobile phone.
Preferences 16. 49 Preferences You can change the way your TomTom GO looks and behaves. Tap Change preferences in the Main Menu. Hidden buttons and features When you first start using your TomTom GO, all the buttons are shown in the menu. The buttons for the more advanced featur es can be hidden.
50 Show POI on map Safety preferences What happens when I use the Turn off map display option? When you turn off the map display, inst ead of seeing your position on a map in the Driving View, you will only see information about the next i nstruction.
51 Voice preferences Turn off sound / Turn on sound Can I still use my G O to make hands-free calls when the sou nd is turned off? Yes. Turning the sound off does not affect hands-free calling, meaning that you will still be able to talk to and hear the cal ler.
52 Volume preferences Can my GO change the volume depending on how noisy it is in th e car? Select Link volume to noise level and your GO will change the volume according to the background noise. The noise level is constantly monitored by the microphone on your GO.
53 Manage POIs This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opti ons . For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49). Change car symbol This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown.
54 Change 2D/3D display / Turn on 2D display When should I use this ? In some situations, it is easier to see the map from above. Perhaps if the road network is complicated or for times when you are walk ing while using your GO to navigate. Compass preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown.
55 For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49). Brightness preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opti ons . For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49).
56 Automatic zooming This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opti ons . For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49). Quick menu preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown.
57 Guided tours This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opti ons . For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49). Name preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown.
58 Operate left-handed / Operate right-handed This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opti ons . For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49). Keyboard preferences Planning preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown.
59 Toll road preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opti ons . For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49). Set owner This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown.
60 Speaker preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opti ons . For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49). Car preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown.
61 Music preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opti ons . For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49). Start-up preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown.
62 Bluetooth preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opti ons . For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49). Disable wireless data / Enable wireless data This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown.
63 Battery saving preferences This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opti ons . For more information, see Hidden buttons and features (49). Change language Set clock Hidden buttons and features When you first start using your TomTom GO, all the buttons are shown in the menu.
64 The buttons for the more advanced featur es can be hidden. This is a useful option because you are unlikely to use certain features very often. Hide tips / Show tips This button may only be available i f al l menu opti ons are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opti ons .
TomTom PLUS 17. 65 TomTom P LUS TomTom Services keep you informed and entertained while you’r e on the road. You can subscribe to a range of extras and download them either directly to your GO or to your computer and then transfer them to your GO. Tips • New services are being added regularly.
66 Weather Get weather forecasts for the next 5 days or check the current weather at your destin ation. Points of Interest Find t he places you need quickly wi th the locations of thou sands of P oints of Interest (PO Is).
TomTom Map Share 18. 67 TomTom Map Share TomTom Map Share TM is a free technology that lets you make updates to your map and if you want to, share th ose updates with other members of the TomTom Map Share community.
68 For more information on showing and hiding updates, see Changing my preferences for map updates (69). • Updates that are reported to To mTom but not sho wn immediately on your map. These include, missing streets, errors in free way entrances and exits and missing roundabouts.
69 change, tap the Report button and your GO will save your current location. You can then send the update to TomTom Map Share when you have finished your journey.
70 To make an update to your map, tap Map corrections in th e Main Menu then tap Correct a map error . The following types of updates ar e shown. (Un)block street T ap this button to block or unblock a street. Y ou can block or unblock the street in one or both direction s.
71 Edit street name T ap this button to change the name of a street on your map. F or example, to rename a street near to your cur rent location: 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.
Traffic information 19. 72 Traffic infor mation You can obtain traffic information in two ways: • TomTom Traffic • Traffic Message Channel (TMC) Important : Reliable TMC Traffic reception is hig h.
TomTom Traffic 20. 73 TomTom T raff ic TomTom Traffic is a TomTom Serv ic e for receiving up-to-date traffic information. TomTom Traf fic requires a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone and a wireless data connection (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS , CDMA). TomTom Traffic uses the most up-to-da te inform ation from the best loca l sources.
74 Tip : Providing you have a connection between your device and mobile phone, You can retrieve the latest traffic in formation straight away by tapping the Update traffic info button in the Traffi c menu. Using TomTom Traffic T raffic information has not been updated for at least 15 minutes.
75 Changing traffic preferences Use the Change Traffic preferences button to choos e how traffic informa tion works on your device. 3. Select or clear the check box next to each preference you want to change.
76 In the example, the Traffic sidebar sh ows you that there are two incidents ahead. Bo th incidents are traffic j ams, the first is 15 miles ahea d and is expected to delay you by at least 51 minutes. To re-plan your route to avoid these inci dents, tap the Traff ic sidebar to ope n the TomTom traffic menu, th en tap Minimise traffic delays .
77 To see if there is a quicker way home, you could now tap the Find alternative button and then tap Minimize traffic delays . Tip: You can let your device automatica lly look for alternative routes by selecting Automatically minimize delays after every traffic update in your Traffic preferences.
78 • Symbols shown in a red rectangle ar e weather related, because of their nature, you cannot use Traffi c to avoid them. Traffic incident symbols and their meanin g are shown below: Weather relat.
79 Read aloud traffic info T ap this button to read al oud all traffic inci dents along your route . Update traffic info T ap this button to get the latest traffic information strai ght away rather than waiting for an automatic update. F or more information on automatic traffic updates, see Chan ging t raffi c preferences (75).
Traffic information using RDS-TMC 21. 80 Traffic infor mation using RDS-TMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) is not a TomTom Service. FM radio stations in several countries broadcast TMC information as part of their programming.
81 The following symbols are shown at the top of the Traffic sidebar: Tip : The yellow circle is shown at the top of the Traffic s idebar if your device cannot find a suitable radio stat ion. You can make your device try agai n to find a suitable station by tapping Tune automatically in the traffic menu.
82 Using RDS-TMC traffic information Changing traffic preferences Use the Change Traffic preferences button to choos e how traffic informa tion works on your device. Y our device receives traffic infor mation when it is broadcasted. If there are any incidents on your route the T raffic sidebar on the rig ht side of the Driving View warns you.
83 Making commuting to work easier The Home to work or Work to home buttons in the Traffic menu le ts you check your route to and from work with one tap of a button. When you use either of these buttons, your device checks t he route for possible delays, and if it finds any, provides you with the possibility to avoid them.
84 Note : It is p ossible that the alternative rout e could be longer than your original one (even with its delays). If this is the case, you could always try using the Find alternative button again. Checking traffic incidents in your area Get an overview of the traffic situation in your area, usi ng the map.
85 The Traffic sidebar The Traffic sidebar is shown on the right side of the Driving View when TomTom Traffic is switched on. The Traffic sidebar shows you the traffic incidents on your route. It shows the follow ing information: • A symbol for each traffic incident in the orde r they occur along your planned route.
86 Traffic menu Tap the Traffic si debar in the Driving Vi ew to open the Traffic menu. The following buttons are available: Wind Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that you avoid using TomTom Traffic . Minimize traffic delays T ap this button to re-plan your route based on the latest traffic information.
87 Show home- work traffic T ap this button to calculate and show the quic kest route from your home location to your place of work and back. See Making commuti ng to work easier (83). Help T ap this button to view the guided tour on how to use T omT om Traffic .
How Does Navigation Work? 22. 88 How Does Navig ation Work? Global Positioning System (GPS) In order to navigate you to your destination, your TomTom GO must know where you are now. To find your current p osition, your GO uses the Global Positioning System (GPS).
Using TomTom HOME 23. 89 Using TomTo m HOME TomTom HOME is a free soft ware program for your computer th at enables you to: • Manage maps, vo ices, POIs and more. • Transfer music and photos to your TomTom. • Buy TomTom services and manage your subscriptions.
TomTom Limited Warranty 24. 90 TomTom Limited Warrant y WARRANTOR U.S. and Canadian Purchases: If you ha ve made your purchase in the United States or Canada, this Limited Warranty is granted by and this Limitation of Liability is stipulated for the benefi t of TomTom Inc.
91 YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS 4) This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state and jurisdiction to jurisdict ion.
Addendum 25. 92 Addendum Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Po sitioning System The Global Positioning Syst em (GPS) is a satelli te-based system that provides location and timing information around the globe.
93 SPECIAL NO TE REGARDING DRIVIN G IN CALIFORNIA AND MINNESOTA California Vehicle Code Section 26708 (a) (1) provides that “No persons shall drive any motor vehicle with an obj ect or materia l placed, displaye d, installed, affixed or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
94 Important This equipment was tested for FCC compliance under conditions that included the use of shielded cables and conne ctors between it and the perip herals. It is important that you use shielded cable and connectors to reduce the possibility of causing radio and television interfere nce.
95 reproduced in any form without pr ior written consent from TomTom International B.V. Part numbers TomTom GO: 4M00.000, 4M00.001, 4M00.002, 4M00.900, 4M00.
Copyright notices 26. 96 Copyright notices © 2007 TomTom International B.V., The Netherlands. Patents Pending. A ll rights reserved. TomTom and the TomTom logo are re gistered trademarks of TomTom International B.V., The Netherlands. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
97 MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS an d Thomson . Supply of this product does not conv ey a license nor imply any right to distribute content created with this produc.
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