User manual TOMTOM HOME

[. . . ] Welcome to TomTom HOME Welcome to TomTom HOME, the application which connects your computer, your TomTom device and you. TomTom HOME is designed to help you manage the contents of your TomTom device, as well as to prepare for journeys in advance. It's split into these topics: · · · · · · · · · · · Installing TomTom HOME Connecting to your computer Introducing TomTom HOME Update your TomTom Manage your TomTom Manage photos Manage music Backup/restore My TomTom Traffic Alerts TomTom online Note: You can read the manual for your TomTom device by inserting the CD which came with your product. Click CD manual to read the documentation. Installing TomTom HOME To install TomTom HOME on your computer, follow the steps below. [. . . ] All photos are removed from your device. Manage music You can transfer music from your computer to your TomTom GO 910. Your TomTom GO 910 can play mp3 files as well as playlists created in other programs. You can create playlists in a thirdparty application like iTunes, Musicmatch or Winamp. Searching for music on your computer You have to choose a folder or several folders where TomTom HOME searches for music and playlists on your computer. To choose the folders that TomTom HOME should search, follow these steps: 1 Connect your TomTom to your computer and switch it on. Make sure you have connected your TomTom device to your computer correctly. In the My Computer section, you select the folders that TomTom HOME will search for music and playlists. TomTom HOME will search the folder you specified for music and playlists. Any music and playlists it finds will be shown in the Playlists and Mp3s section. Tip: Repeat steps 3 - 5 to add more folders that TomTom HOME should search. If you want to remove a folder from the list of folders that TomTom HOME should search, select the folder from the list, then click Delete. If your music is stored in another file format, you need to convert the files to mp3 files. See the documentation for the music player on your computer for more details. If your playlists are stored in another file format, you need to convert the files to . pls or . m3u files. See the documentation for the music player on your computer for more details. Transferring music to your TomTom device To transfer music to your TomTom device, follow these steps: 1 Connect your TomTom to your computer and switch it on. Make sure you have connected your TomTom device to your computer correctly. For more information, see Connecting to your computer. 2 3 Click Music. For information on searching for music, see Searching for music on your computer. 4 Select the mp3 file or playlist you want to transfer by clicking in the white square next to the file. The square changes colour, as shown below: This file is not selected. The square is still white. This file is selected. The square is now coloured. 5 When you have selected the mp3s and playlists you want to transfer to your TomTom device, click Install. The music files you selected are transferred to your device. Removing music from your TomTom device? [. . . ] Then set the location as you normally do on your TomTom device. Traffic Alerts In the Traffic Alerts section you can use information from TomTom Traffic to do the following: · · See a summary of the traffic situation in your country. Create Traffic Alerts so that you are alerted on your computer when there are traffic problems on a route you have set, for example, your route home from work. Who can use Traffic Alerts?You don't need to have a TomTom device, all you need is a TomTom account and to have TomTom HOME installed on your computer. Create a TomTom account You can create a TomTom account, in two ways: · · Go to www. tomtom. com and click Create account. [. . . ]