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TomTom Start
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1. Getting started Getting started Mounting your navigation device 1. Push the EasyPort™ Mount on your TomTom Start against the windscreen in your car. 1 2 2. Adjust the angle of your device. 3. Lock the EasyPort Mount by twisting the base. 3 4 4. Insert the Car Charger into your device. 5. Insert the Car Charger into the cigarette lighter in your car. 5 6 6. Switch your device on by pressing the On/Off button on the back of your device. 7. You now have to answer some questions to set up your
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7 8 8. To remove the Mount from your windscreen, first unlock the EasyPort Mount, then gently pull one of the tabs. The Mount comes away from the windscreen. GPS reception When you first start your TomTom Start navigation device, the device may need a few minutes to determine your GPS position and show your current position on the map. In future, your position will be found much faster, usually within a few seconds. To ensure good GPS reception, you should use your device outdoors. Large o
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2. Pull the back cover off the device by holding either side of the cover and pushing the device through the centre of the cover. 3. Use a straightened paper clip, or something similar, to push the reset but- ton. The reset button is on the bottom of your device. 1 2 3 4
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2. Driving View Driving View The Driving View shows your current location on the map together with detailed information such as current speed and route instructions. Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. AYour current position. BThe name of the next major road or road sign information, if applicable. CYour speed and the speed limit, if known. Tap this panel on the status bar to adjust the volume. When the volume control is displayed, the next route instruction is spoke
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3. 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 centre of the Driving View 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. Tap this button to plan a new route. This button is shown when you have not planned a route. Plan route Tap this button to plan a new route. This butt
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Tap this button to turn the sound on. sound Night /Day Tap this button to set the night colour scheme, which reduces the bright- ness of the screen and shows the map using dark colours. This is useful when driving at night or in dark environments such as long tunnels. night Tap this button to set the day colour scheme, which increases the bright- ness of the screen and shows the map using bright colours. day Options Tap this button to adjust the settings for your device. For more information, s
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4. 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 use your finger to move the map by touching the screen and sliding your finger across the screen. AThe scale bar BMarker Markers point to your current location, your home location and your desti- nation. The marker shows the distance to the location. Tap a marker to centre the map on the location pointed to by the marker. CGPS button Tap this button
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Zoom in and out by moving the slider. 9
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5. Planning a route Planning a route 1. Tap the screen to open the Main Menu. 2. Tap Plan route. You are asked if you want to leave from where you are. Tap YES to plan a route from your current location. You will probably plan most of your routes this way. Tap NO to select another starting point. You might decide to do this so you can view the route before you intend to start travelling. You can select your destination in different ways. In this example, we'll enter an address. 3. Tap Address.
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6. Tap Done. Your navigation device is ready to guide you to your destination. 11
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6. 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. Why change the 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 petrol. • You want to avoid a difficult junction or a road you don’t like. Tap this button in the Main Menu to change
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Tap this button to return to the original route without deviations to avoid roadblocks or travelling via particular locations. Recalculate original 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 the travel via. 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 opt
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7. Options Options You can change the way your TomTom Start looks and behaves. Tap Options in the Main Menu. Change voice Your navigation device gives spoken warnings and instructions using voices which have been recorded by actors. To select a different voice on your device, tap Change voice in the Options Change voice menu or in the Voices and images menu. Then select a voice from the list. You can add and remove voices using TomTom HOME. Set clock Tap this button to select the time format a
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Voices and images Tap this button to change your settings for voices and images. For more information, see the chapter Voices and images. Voices and images Map corrections Tap this button to make a correction to your map. You can download map corrections made by other TomTom users or restrict your updates to corrections that have been verified by TomTom. Map corrections Advanced settings To change the advanced settings on your TomTom Start, tap the Advanced button in the Options menu. Set un
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Enable/Disable Safety Alerts Tap this button to enable or disable TomTom Safety Alerts. Enable/ Disable Safety Alerts TomTom Safety Alerts Important: Regularly connect your navigation device to TomTom HOME to update the list of locations for all types of safety alerts. The locations of mobile cameras are sent directly to your device. When a safety camera location is shown on the map, a warning sound is played to warn you that you are approaching an area where a safety camera is located. Swi
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8. Favourites Favourites What are Favourites? Favourites are places that you often visit. You can create Favourites 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. How can I create a Favourite? From the Main Menu, tap Options followed by Home and Favourites and then tap Add Favourite. You can then select the location of the Favourite from the list below. You can type your own name for the Favouri
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You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favourite. Does it make sense to do this? Point of If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add Interest it as a Favourite. To add a POI as a Favourite, 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 partic
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How can I change the name of a Favourite? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Options to open the Options menu. 3. Tap Home and Favourites. 4. Tap Manage Favourites. 5. Tap the Favourite you want to rename. 6. Tap Rename. How can I delete a Favourite? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Options to open the Options menu. 3. Tap Home and Favourites. 4. Tap Manage Favourites. 5. Tap the Favourite you want to delete. 6. Tap Delete. 19
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9. Points of Interest Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some exam- ples: • Restaurants •Hotels •Museums • Parking garages • Petrol 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 travelling to an unfamiliar city, you could choose a POI to help find a parking garage. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu.
