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TomTom START

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Page 1: ...TomTom START ...

Page 2: ...nting your navigation device 1 Push the EasyPort Mount on your TomTom START against the windshield in your car 2 Adjust the angle of your device 3 Lock the EasyPort Mount by twisting the base 4 Insert the Car Charger into your device 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 3: ...t comes off of the windshield GPS reception When you first start your TomTom START navigation device the device may need afew minu tes to determine your GPS position and show your current position on the map In the future your position will be found much faster usually within a few seconds To ensure good GPS reception you should useyour device outdoors Large objects such as tall buildings can some...

Page 4: ...rger 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 ...

Page 5: ...rea 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 viewsof the Driving View 5 The name of the street you are on 6 Information about your trip trip time remaining distance and arrival time Tap this panel on the status bar to see a route summary ...

Page 6: ...r all junctions or in all countries Your TomTom START helps you prepare for highway exits and junctions by showing the cor rect 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 ...

Page 7: ...nu 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 Change route Tap this button to change the existing route or to plan a new route This button is shown when you have planned a route Browse map Tap this button to look at the map Sound sound Tap this button to turn the s...

Page 8: ... 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 Help help Tap this button to see contact details for local emergency services and other specialized services such as hospitals and veterinary clinics You can then plan a route to your cho...

Page 9: ...me 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 POI button Tap this button to select which POIs are shown 4 Cursor 5 Find button Tap this button to find specific addresses 6 Cursor button Tap this button to plan a route to the cursor position create a Favorite at the cursor position or find a P...

Page 10: ...thissetting by tapping on the flag and selecting a new country or state 5 Enter the street name and the house number then tap Done Tip Before you start toenter a street name City center is shown at the top of the list This is useful if you do not have an address and only need general directions 6 Tap Done The route is planned and a summary of the route is shown 7 Tap Done Your navigation device is...

Page 11: ...ure routes You can change thissetting by tapping on the flag and selecting a new country or state 5 Enter the street name and the house number then tap Done Tip Before you start toenter a street name City center is shown at the top of the list This is useful if you do not have an address and only need general directions 6 Enter the destination address then select Now when asked for the departure t...

Page 12: ...RT recalculates your route avoiding the section of the route for the distance you selected Don t forget that once a new route is calculated you may have to turn off the road you are on very soon If the roadblock disappears while you are traveling you can tap Recalculate original to recalculate your original route After you tap Calculate alternative the button name changes to Recalculate origi nal ...

Page 13: ...u choose to travel via You 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 Your START calculates a new route to your destination that passes the location you chose Unlike your final destination your START does not inform you when you pass by this location Pla...

Page 14: ...or in the Voices and images menu Then selecta voice from the list Computer voices are clearly marked You can add and remove voices using TomTom HOME Note If you select a recorded voice this will only be able to announce commands but not streetnames If you would like street names to be announced you will need to select a computer voice Set clock Tap this button to select the time format and to set ...

Page 15: ...e and Favorites Tap this button to manage your Home and Favorite locations For more information see the chapter Favorites Voices and images Tap this button to change your settings for voices and images For more information see the chapter Voices and images Map corrections Tap this button to make a correction to your map Set units Tap this button to set the units used for the following measurements...

Page 16: ...the keyboard layout First select the type of keyboard from the following options You can select from two sizes Large keyboard Small keyboard Several keyboard layouts are available ABCD keyboard QWERTY keyboard AZERTY keyboard QWERTZ keyboard Switch map Tap this button to change the map you are using Reset factory settings Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom START All you...

Page 17: ...ion of the Favorite from the list below You can type your own name for the Favorite when the keyboard is shown To enter the name there s no need to delete the suggested name just start typing Home You can set your Home location as a Favorite Favorite You cannot create a Favorite from another Favorite This option will always be unavailable in this menu To rename a Favorite tap Home and Favorites th...

Page 18: ... 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 You have to...

Page 19: ...ions 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 ...

Page 20: ... your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is located You can select one of these options POI near you to choose from a list of POIs near to your current location 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 You can select from a list of POIs which are along your route or close to your destina tion Choos...

Page 21: ...ype the name Selec t it from the list when it is shown The next screen shows more detailed information including the location of the POI on the map and the phone number of the POI if available Tap Select to confirm you want to plan a route to this POI Once you have selected a POI the route to the POI is calculated by your TomTom START POI near you Distance from your current location POI in city Di...

Page 22: ... status bar in the Driving View The last spoken instruction is repeated and the volume level is shown Move the volume slider to adjust the volume To turn the sound on or off tap sound in the Main Menu Set day color scheme Set night color scheme Change car symbol Set day color scheme Tap day in the Main Menu to increase the brightness of the screen and show lighter colors on the map You can downloa...

Page 23: ...e voice in the Options menu or in the Voices and images menu Then selecta voice from the list Computer voices are clearly marked You can add and remove voices using TomTom HOME Note If you select a recorded voice this will only be able to announce commands but not streetnames If you would like street names to be announced you will need to select a computer voice Change start up image Tap this butt...

Page 24: ... for that version of the map You will still be able to make corrections to your own map for use on your own device Note TomTom Map Share is not available in all regions For more information go to tomtom com mapshare Map corrections There are two types of map corrections Corrections that are immediately shown onthe map These include changing the traffic flow of a street blocking or renaming a stree...

Page 25: ...he Report button is shown on the left hand side of the Driving View After you mark a location you can add more information about the change when you open the Map cor rections menu For example you are driving to a friend s house and you notice that the name of thestreet you are on is different from the one on your map To report the change tap the Report button and your START will save your current ...

Page 26: ...tap Map corrections Accepting map corrections You can set the type of map corrections you want to receive from the Map Share commu nity to improve your maps To do this tap options in the Main Menu Then tap Correction preferences and move the slider to select the type of corrections you want There are four types of map correction TomTom only accept changes made by TomTom Trusted sources accept chan...

Page 27: ...y tapping it on the map The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name of the street 4 Tap Done Your device shows the street and whether the traffic is blocked or allowed in each direction 5 Tap one of the di rection buttons to block or unblock the flow o f traffic in that direction 6 Tap Done The next time you connect your device toTomTom HOME your cor rections are shared with...

Page 28: ...t POI For example to add a new restaurant near to your current location 1 Tap Add missing POI 2 Tap Restaurant in the list of POI categories 3 Tap Near you 4 Select the location of the missing restaurant You can select the location by entering the address or by selecting the location on the map Select Near you or Near home to open the map at your current location or at your Home location 5 Tap Don...

Page 29: ...mmediately 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 ...

Page 30: ...r and to see your cur rent location on the map To use Help to locate an emergency service contact them by phone and plan a route to the emergency service location do the following 1 Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu 2 Tap help 3 Tap Call for help 4 Select the type of service you require For this example tap Nearest hospital 5 Select a service from the list The nearest service is shown at th...

Page 31: ...corrections and other content with the TomTom community Make and restore backups of your device Read the Reference Guide for your device When using HOME you can get help with what you are doing from the HOME Help You can also read about all the other things that HOME can do for you Tip We recommend using a broadband internet connection whenever you connect to HOME Installing TomTom HOME To install...

Page 32: ...d heavy traffic TMC traffic information also known as RDS TMC is transmitted via an FM radio signal Radio stations in several countries broadcast TMC on the same frequency as their normal radio programs Using TMC traffic information To use TMC traffic information on your TomTom START connect the TomTom RDS TMC Tra ffic Receiver to the USB connector on your START As soon as you start receiving traf...

Page 33: ...e information about that incident To display information about surrounding incidents use the left and right arrows at the bottom of the screen There are two types of incident and warning signs Symbols shown in a red square are traffic incidents Your navigation device can replan to avoid them Symbols shown in a red triangle are weather related Your device does not replan to avoid these warnings Tra...

Page 34: ...34 Snow Note The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic inci dent that you avoid using the TomTom Traffic Service ...

Page 35: ...t for thieves We recommend that you use the safety preferences on your TomTom device where avai lable The safety preferences are available in the Preferences menu Take care of your TomTom device and clean it correctly Use a soft cloth to wipe the screen of your device do not use any liquid cleaners If your device gets wet dry it with a soft cloth Do not open the casing of your device under any cir...

Page 36: ...o insert foreign objects into the battery immerse or expose to water or other liquids expose to fire explosion or other hazard Only use the battery for a system for which it is specified Only use the battery with a charging system that has been qualified with the system per this standard Use of an unqual ified battery or charger may present a risk of fire explosion leakage or other hazard Do not s...

Page 37: ...the air vents See tomtom com for more information about this mounting option FCC Information for the User This product contains a transmitter whichmust not be co located or simultaneou sly operated in conjunction with any other transmitter Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation This device complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled envi ronment In order to avoid the p...

Page 38: ...ble from the US Government Prin ting Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 00345 4 FCC Declaration of Conformity Tested to comply with FCC Standards for Home or Office Use This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules 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 interfe...

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