User manual TOMTOM GO 300

[. . . ] Getting Started 1. 1 Unpacking 1. 2 Assembly 1. 3 Starting up Planning Your First Route Exploring TomTom Go 3. 1 Navigate to. . . 3. 3 Clear route 3. 4 Plan from A to B 3. 5 Add favourite 3. 6 Guided tour 3. 7 Show route instructions 3. 8 Show status Browsing the TomTom Go Maps 4. 1 The Digital Map 4. 2 Scrolling and scaling 4. 3 The cursor 4. 4 Cursor functions 4. 5 Search functions 4. 6 Map options 4. 7 A real world example Setting Your Preferences 5. 1 Use night colours / Use day colours 5. 2 Turn off 3D display / Turn on 3D display 5. 3 Turn off map display / Turn on map display 5. 4 Hide POI / Show POI 5. 5 Turn off sound / Turn on sound 5. 6 Change volume 5. 7 Maintain favourites 5. 8 GPS status 2 3 2. 3. 4 7 5. 9 5. 10 5. 11 5. 12 5. 13 5. 14 5. 15 5. 16 5. 17 5. 18 5. 19 5. 20 5. 21 5. 22 5. 23 6. Switch map Enable/Disable POI Change map colours Use larger keyboard / Use smaller keyboard About TomTom GO Set name display Change Home location Set metric units Left-handed lay-out / Right-handed lay-out Set schematic speed Change voice Switch Language Set clock Turn screen upside down Change brightness 16 4. 10 Connecting to Your PC 6. 1 Adding and removing maps 6. 2 Backing up 6. 3 Voice prompts and more 6. 4 Reinstalling TomTom GO software 6. 5 Other selections Common Questions and Troubleshooting Battery 7. 12 Appendix B: Tele Atlas gets you there. . . Contents 1 Safety and Regulatory Information Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Positioning System The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellitebased system that provides location and timing information around the globe. [. . . ] The nearest road segment is automatically highlighted in green and labelled, together with start and finish house numbers on each side of the road (if relevant). 4. Browsing the TomTom GO Maps You'll have noticed 'Map' buttons on each route summary screen, as well as 'Browse map' as an option on the main menu. TomTom GO's digital maps form the basis of everything the product can do and this chapter explains how to explore them, setting up destinations, locating Points Of Interest and adding favourites along the way. 4. 1 The digital map Tap on 'Browse map' now, to get started in the map browser. TomTom GO's map view is oriented in the same way as a paper map, i. e. with north 'upwards', and shows the usual cities, towns, major roads, streets, railway lines, rivers and lakes. Unlike a paper map, you can zoom in and out and vary the amount of detail shown. These will appear according to your own preferences, see section 5. 10. 4. 2 Scrolling and scaling You can scroll around a map by simply holding your finger to the display and sliding it in any direction. The part of the map around your finger is scrolled immediately; as soon as you lift your finger, the rest is filled in automatically. When a new map appears on the screen, it will usually be scaled for you, perhaps to encompass a recently-calculated route or to show details of a particular junction, but you can adjust the scale easily using the 'zoom bar'. Press your finger on the zoom bar's handle and slide it up and down slowly. The map will be continuously zoomed in (when sliding down) and out (when sliding up) around the current cursor position. If you'd like the cursor position to be reset to be the same as your calculated GPS position, tap on the GPS button . 4. 4 Cursor functions You can do things with the current cursor position by tapping on the cursor button . Tap on 'Navigate there' to plan a route from your current GPS position to the cursor position. Tap on 'Center on map' to make the cursor position the new map centre, i. e. TomTom GO may also zoom in or out slightly to a standard map scale that is ideal for driving and street-level navigation. Tap on 'Find nearby POI' to find the nearest Point Of Interest to the cursor position. Icons are shown for the five categories that you've most 10 recently used, but if the one you now want isn't shown here then tap on the button to bring up a list of all categories that are available. Tap on the category you want, to display a list of all Points Of Interest, neatly sorted according to their distance from your cursor position. Tap on the one you want, to display it in the centre of the map screen. Note that the cursor position is changed to the location of the chosen Point Of Interest. [. . . ] Battery We recommend that you fully charge TomTom GO the first time that you plug it in. Note that TomTom GO uses a small amount of battery power to maintain its state when you switch it off. If you don't charge it for a prolonged period of time then you will lose this state and TomTom GO will re-start. Your settings will however, be main- 17 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. [. . . ]