TomTom GO 740 LIVE - Manuals

6 Safety preferences We recommend using the safety preferences to make your driving as safe as possible. The safety preferences include, for example, the following options: • Hide most menu options when driving • Show safety reminders • Warn when driving faster than allowed You can also drive more s...

Making your first journey 4. 7 Making your first journey Planning a route with your TomTom GO navigation device is easy. To plan a route, follow the steps below. Important : For safety reasons, you should always plan a route before you start your journey. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu....

8 • Cross street or intersection - tap this button to set your destination as the point where two streets meet. • Spoken address - tap this button to set your destination by saying the address to your navigation device. In this example, we will enter an exact address. 4. Tap Street and house number....

9 8. Your navigation device asks if you need to arrive at a particular time. For this exercise, tap NO . The route is calculated by your device using IQ Routes TM . IQ Routes is used to plan the best possible route taking into account the real average speeds measured on the roads. 9. When the route ...

10 Other navigation options When you tap Navigate to... , you can set your destination in many ways, not just by entering the address. The other options are listed below: Local search Tap this button to use TomTom Local Search with Google search to help you find shops and businesses in and around yo...

11 Planning a route in advance You can use your GO to plan a route in advance, selecting your starting point and your destination. Here are some more reasons to plan a route in advance:• Find out how long a trip is going to take before you start. You can also compare trip times for the same route at...

12 7. Your TomTom GO plans the route between the two locations you selected. More information about a route You can access these options for the route you last planned by tapping View route in the Main Menu or the Details button on the route summary screen. You can then select from the following opt...

Voice recognition 5. 13 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." Important : To use voice recognition, you must have a ...

14 A red bar means your voice is too loud. A grey bar means your voice is too quiet. For some phrases, your GO will always repeat the command and then ask you if the command has been correctly recognized. 3. If the command is correct, say, "Yes." If the command is incorrect, say, "No"...

15 You can now enter an address using speech. Alternatively, you can tap the screen to start planning a trip, then tap Spoken address (dialog) or Spoken address to start entering an address by voice. 3. Say the city name. When you say the city name, you are then shown a list of six names that match ...

16 Numbers should be pronounced normally. For example, you would say the number 357 as one continuous sentence, "Three hundred and fifty seven." If the number is shown incorrectly, say, "Back" or "No" or tap the Backspace key. Then say the number again. Tip : If you say, "...

Advanced Lane Guidance 7. 19 Advanced Lane Guidance Advanced Lane Guidance Your TomTom GO helps you prepare for highway exits and intersections by showing you which lane you should be in. Note : This information is not available for all intersections or in all countries. For some exits and junctions...

Finding alternative routes 8. 20 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 trav...

Browse map 9. 22 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 move the map by touching the screen and moving your finger across the screen. A The scale bar B GPS button Tap this button to center the map on your c...

TomTom Map Share TM 10. 24 TomTom Map Share TM With TomTom Map Share, you can correct errors on your map and share those corrections with other people in the TomTom Map Share community as well as receive corrections made by others. If you find a street that has recently been blocked to traffic but w...

25 Tip : If you cannot see the Map corrections button in the Main Menu, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Making a map correction Important : For safety reasons, you should only mark a location when you are driving. Do not enter the full details of an error while you are driving. Re...

26 The 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 corrections menu. For example, you are driving to a friendqs house and you notice that the name of the street you are on is differen...

27 There are four levels of trust that you can choose. The level changes when you move the slider:• TomTom - only accept changes made by TomTom. • Trusted sources - accept changes made by TomTom and by trusted users who have been verified by TomTom. • Many users - accept changes made by TomTom, by t...

28 To make a correction to your map, tap Map corrections in the Main Menu then tap Correct a map error . The following types of corrections are shown. (Un)block street Tap this button to block or unblock a street. You can block or unblock the street in one or both directions. For example, to correct...

Sounds and voices 11. 31 Sounds and voices Your TomTom GO plays the following kinds of sounds:• Spoken instructions• Hands-free calls• Warnings• Music Changing the volume level You can change the volume in three ways:• Tap the bottom left hand area of the Driving View. The last spoken instruction is...

32 Selecting a voice How do computer voices work? Your TomTom GO makes use of text-to-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. The text-to-speech program looks at the ...

33 • An external Bluetooth® Hi-Fi headset or speakers • Using an audio cable. • Music • The speaker inside your GO • An external Bluetooth® Hi-Fi headset or speakers • Using an audio cable. • Phone calls • The speaker inside your GO Note : If you wish to use an audio cable, a Windshield Mount with a...

Preferences 12. 34 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 features can be hidden. Thi...

35 Show POI on map Safety preferences What happens when I use the Turn off map display option? When you turn off the map display, instead of seeing your position on a map in the Driving View, you will only see information about the next instruction. Tap the button and select an option for when the m...

37 Volume preferences Can my GO change the volume depending on how noisy it is in the 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. If there is a lot of noise in the c...

38 Manage maps This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Manage POIs This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Prefere...

40 Brightness preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Brightness preferences Tap this button to set the brightness of the screen. Move the sliders to set the brightness separately for da...

42 Quick menu preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Voice Control preferences Guided tours This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, ta...

43 Street name preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Set units This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in t...

44 Keyboard preferences Planning preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Then set how your GO should handle the following when planning a route:• Toll roads on the route• Ferry crossings...

45 Select whether or not you want your TomTom GO to replan your route when a faster route is found while you drive. This might occur due to changes in the traffic situation. Set owner This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options...

46 Music preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Start-up preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options...

49 Reset factory settings This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Reset factory settings Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom GO. All your settings, including Favorites, yo...

Points of Interest 13. 50 Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples:• Restaurants• Hotels• Museums• Parking garages• Gas stations Note : You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and share your corrections with the Map ...

52 Note : You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and share your corrections with the Map Share community. Navigating to a POI You can use a POI as your destination. For example, if you are traveling to an unfamiliar city, you could choose a POI to help find a parking garag...

53 The table below explains the distances listed next to each POI. If you know the name of the POI, tap Find and type the name. Select 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 a...

54 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. 4. Tap Warn w...

Itinerary Planning 14. 56 Itinerary Planning What is an Itinerary? An Itinerary is a plan for a trip including more locations than your final destination. An Itinerary can include the following items:• Destination - a location on your trip where you want to stop.• Waypoint - a location on your trip ...

57 Note : This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. 3. Tap Add and select a location. Tip: You can add items to your Itinerary in any order and rearrange the order later. Following an Itinerary When y...

58 Start Using an Itinerary Tap Options , then tap Start navigation . To save an Itinerary, tap Save Itinerary . To load a saved Itinerary, tap Load Itinerary . To create a new Itinerary, tap New Itinerary and to delete one, tap Delete Itinerary . Move item up Tap this button to move the item up the...

Help me 15. 59 Help me Help me provides an easy way to navigate to emergency services centers and other specialist services and contact them by phone. For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use Help me to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location. Tip : If yo...

60 Phone for help Tap this button to find the contact details and location of a service center. Drive to help Tap this button to navigate your way by car to a service center. Walk to help Tap this button to navigate your way on foot to a service center. Where am I? Tap this button to see your curren...

Hands-free calling 16. 61 Hands-free calling Hands-free calling If you have a mobile phone with Bluetooth®, you can use your TomTom GO to make phone calls and send and receive messages. Note : Not all phones are supported or compatible with all features. For more information, go to tomtom.com/phones...

62 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/compatibility . Making a Call Once you have established a connection...

63 Auto-Answer You can tell your TomTom GO to answer every call automatically after a certain time. Tap Phone preferences in the mobile phone menu, then tap Auto-answer preferences . Select when your TomTom GO will automatically answer your calls. Sharing your TomTom GO To add more phones, do the fo...

Favorites 17. 65 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 every time you want to navigate there. They don’t have to be places you especially like, just useful addresses. How can I create a Favorite? ...

67 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 . 4. Select a Favorite from the list. You...

Music and Media 18. 68 Music and Media Using your iPod® with your TomTom GO A Windshield Mount that enables you to connect your iPod to your GO is available is a an accessory. Sound from your iPod is played through the internal speaker in your GO, or an external speaker if selected. Now Playing As s...

LIVE Services 19. 70 LIVE Services Regional availability Note : LIVE services are only available in the US. For more information on available services in your country, go to tomtom.com . Safety Notice Your TomTom GO contains a GSM/GPRS module which can interfere with electrical devices such as cardi...

71 TomTom HOME starts and connects to your GO. 2. Open the LIVE Services section.3. Check the status of your subscription and click on the service you want to renew. You are asked to provide your payment details. 4. Enter your payment details and complete the transaction. Your subscription is renewe...

73 For more information about LIVE Services subscription and payment terms, go to tomtom.com/services .

TomTom Traffic 20. 74 TomTom Traffic Traffic is a unique TomTom LIVE Service for receiving up-to-date traffic information. For more information about services and subscriptions, go to tomtom.com/services . In combination with IQ Routes, Traffic helps you plan the best possible route to your destinat...

75 It is possible that the new route may also include traffic delays, or may even be the same route as before. You can re-plan the route to avoid all delays, but this new route will take longer than the quickest route already shown. 3. Tap Done . Tip : You can let your TomTom device automatically mi...

76 In the example, the sidebar shows you that there are two incidents ahead. To re-plan your route to avoid these incidents, tap the sidebar to open the TomTom traffic menu, then tap Minimize traffic delays . Note: To make the Traffic sidebar more readable some incidents may not be shown. These inci...

78 Traffic incidents Traffic incidents are displayed as small symbols on the Driving View and the Traffic sidebar. There are two type of symbols:• Symbols shown in a red square are incidents that Traffic can help you to avoid. • Symbols shown in a red triangle are weather related and are for informa...

79 Traffic menu To open the Traffic menu, tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View or tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu. The following buttons are available: Minimize traffic delays Tap this button to re-plan your route based on the latest traffic information. Show traffic on route Tap this but...

Introducing TomTom HOME 21. 80 Introducing TomTom HOME TomTom HOME is a free application for your computer that helps you manage the contents of your TomTom GO navigation device. It is a good idea to frequently connect to HOME to ensure you always have the latest updates on your device. You can, for...

Addendum 22. 81 Addendum Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Positioning System The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based system that provides location and timing information around the globe. GPS is operated and controlled under the sole responsibility of the Government of t...

83 between the driver and the windshield other than sun visors and rearview mirrors and electronic toll collection devices.” Note: this Minnesota Stature applies to anyone driving in Minnesota, not just Minnesota residents. TomTom Inc. bears no responsibility for any fines, penalties or damage that ...

84 booklet is available from the US Government Printing 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 FCC ID: S4L4CF7 IC ID: 5767A-4CF7 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is ...