TomTom Start Reference Guide en GB
TomTom Start Reference Guide en GB
1. Getting started
Getting started
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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 device. Tap the
screen to answer the questions.
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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
objects such as tall buildings can sometimes interfere with reception.
Changeable covers
You can personalise your TomTom Start by changing the covers. Go to tom-
tom.com/startskins to check which covers are available.
To remove the cover from the device, first remove the mount. Then hold either
side of the cover and push through the centre of the cover to detach the device
from the cover as shown in the diagram.
Troubleshooting
In rare cases, your TomTom Start navigation device may not start correctly or
may stop responding to your taps.
First, check that the battery is properly charged. To charge the battery, con-
nect your device to the car charger.
If this does not solve the problem, you can reset the device. To do this, do the
following.
1. Remove the Mount from the device by pressing the release button on the
Mount.
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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.
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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.
B The name of the next major road or road sign information, if applicable.
When the volume control is displayed, the next route instruction is spoken.
This is a useful way to hear and adjust the current volume level.
Tap this panel on the status bar to switch between 2D and 3D views of the
Driving View.
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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.
Browse map
Sound
sound
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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.
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
For more information, see the chapters Options and Advanced settings.
options
Help
Tap this button to see the contact details and plan a route to an emergency
services centre or another specialist service such as a veterinary service.
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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.
B Marker
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.
C GPS button
E The cursor
Tap this button to plan a route to the cursor position, create a Favourite at
the cursor position or find a Point of Interest near to the cursor position.
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Zoom in and out by moving the slider.
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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.
Tip: When you plan a route for the first time you are asked to select the coun-
try or state. Your choice is saved and used for all future routes. You can
change this setting by tapping on the flag and selecting a new coutry or state.
5. Enter the street name in the same way and then enter the house number.
Tip: The name at the top of the list is a city/town centre. Instead of entering
the street name and house number, you can tap the name at the top of the list
to set the address as the town centre.
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6. Tap Done.
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6. Finding alternative routes
Tap this button in the Main Menu to change the currently planned route.
Change route
Tap this button if you can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead. You then
have to choose how much of the route ahead you want to avoid.
Choose from the different options. Your Start will recalculate your route
Avoid
roadblock 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.
Your Start will look for another route from your current location to your
destination.
Calculate
alternative
If you decide you would prefer to use the original route after all, tap Recal-
culate original.
Apart from the roads near your position and near your destination, the new
route will use totally different roads to reach your destination. This is an
easy way of calculating a totally different route.
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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 options: for example,
Address, Favourite, Point of Interest and Point on map.
Your Start will calculate 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.
Tap this button to plan a new route. When you plan a new route, the old
one will be deleted.
Plan route
Clear route
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7. Options
Options
You can change the way your TomTom Start looks and behaves.
Change voice
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.
Set clock
Tap this button to select the time format and to set the time.
The easiest way to set the time is by tapping the Sync button. Your Start
will then take the time from GPS information.
Set clock
Note: You can only use Sync if you have GPS reception, so you cannot set
the clock in this way when you are indoors.
After using Sync to set the time, you may have to adjust the hours depend-
ing on your time zone. Your Start works out your time zone and always
keeps the time correct using GPS information.
Change language
Tap this button to change the language used for all the buttons and mes-
sages you see on your Start.
You can choose from a wide range of languages. When you change the lan-
Change
language guage, you are also given the opportunity to change the voice.
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Voices and images
Tap this button to change your settings for voices and images.
Map corrections
Advanced settings
To change the advanced settings on your TomTom Start, tap the Advanced
button in the Options menu.
Set units
Tap this button to set the units used for the following measurements:
• Distance
Set units • Time
• Latitude and longitude
Tap this button to move important buttons, for example, the Done and Can-
cel buttons as well as the zoom bar, to the left hand side of the screen. This
makes it easier to tap the buttons with your left hand without blocking the
Operate left- screen.
handed
To move the buttons back to the right hand side of the screen, tap Operate
right-handed.
Keyboard preferences
You use the keyboard to enter your destination or to find an item in a list,
such as a POI.
Tap this button to select the size of the keys on the keyboard and the key-
Keyboard
preferences board layout. You can select from two sizes:
• Large keyboard
• Small keyboard
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Enable/Disable Safety Alerts
Enable/
Disable Safety
Alerts
Switch map
Switch map
Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom Start.
All your settings, including your Home location and any Favourites, are
deleted.
Reset factory
settings
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8. Favourites
Favourites
They don’t have to be places you especially like, just useful addresses.
You can then select the location of the Favourite from the list below.
You can type your own name for the Favourite when the keyboard is shown.
To enter the name, there’s no need to delete the suggested name, just start
typing.
Home
You cannot create a Favourite from another Favourite. This option will
always be unavailable in this menu.
Address
Select a Favourite location from a list of places you have recently used as
destinations.
Recent
destination
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You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favourite.
If you are currently navigating to a destination, you can also select from
a list of POIs which are on your route or near your destination. Choose
one of these options:
• POI along route
• POI near destination
2. Select the category of POI.
Tap the category of POI if it is shown or tap the arrow to choose from
the complete list.
Select the location of the Favourite using the cursor, then tap Done.
Point on map
If your current location is unknown, you are asked if you want to wait until
the location is known or if you want to plan a route using your last known
position. For this example, select Plan using last know position and tap
Done.
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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.
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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.
2. Tap Plan route in the Main Menu.
3. Tap Yes when asked if you want to leave from where you are.
4. Tap Point of Interest.
5. Narrow your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is located.
You can select from a list of POIs which are along your route or close to your
destination. Choose from one of these options:
• POI along route
• POI near destination
Note: The last POI you viewed is also shown so that you can plan a route there
faster.
6. Type the name of the town you want to visit and select the town when it
appears in the list.
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7. Select the category of POI or if you selected to POI in city then type the
name of the city.
Tap the category of POI. Some categories are not available depending on
the stage of planning.
Tap the arrow to choose from the complete list of categories. Select the cat-
egory from the list or start to type the name of the category and select it
when it appears in the list.
8. Tap Parking garage.
9. From the list of POIs shown, select the POI you want to navigate to.
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 available.
Once you have selected a POI, the route to the POI is calculated by your
TomTom Start.
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10. Voices and images
Voices
Your navigation device has different voices which have been recorded by
actors. These voices are used in the following ways:
• Spoken instructions
• Warnings
Volume control
You can control the volume on your navigation device in two ways:
• To adjust the volume level, tap the left-hand section of the status bar in the
Driving View.
The last spoken instruction is repeated and the volume level is shown.
You can also download additional colour schemes using TomTom HOME.
Set day colour
scheme
You can also download additional colour schemes using TomTom HOME.
Set night
colour scheme
Tap this button to select the car symbol that shows your current position in
the Driving View.
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Change voice
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.
Tap this button to select the start-up image which is shown every time you
switch on the device.
Tap this button to select the shutdown image which is shown every time
you switch off the device.
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11. TomTom Map ShareTM
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 receiving corrections made by others.
Note: TomTom Map Share is not available in all regions. For more informa-
tion, go to tomtom.com/mapshare.
Map corrections
There are two types of map correction:
• Corrections that are immediately shown on the map. These include, chang-
ing the traffic flow of a street, blocking or renaming a street and adding or
editing POIs.
This type of change is immediately shown on your own map. You can hide
these corrections at any time in the Map Share preferences menu.
• Corrections that are reported to TomTom but not shown immediately on
your map. These include, missing streets, errors in motorway entrances
and exits and missing roundabouts.
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.
Note: If you tap Add missing POI or Report other error you will be asked for
some additional information before the next step.
4. Select the method you want to use for selecting the location of the cor-
rection.
5. When you have found the location, tap Done.
6. Enter correction or confirmation of correction now.
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Receiving the latest map updates
When you connect your TomTom Start to your computer, TomTom HOME
automatically downloads any available map corrections and sends any
changes you have made, to the Map Share community.
There are several types of corrections which can be set in the Correction
preferences menu.
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.
If you notice an item on your map that needs attention, you can mark the loca-
tion using the Report button and then enter the details when you are no longer
driving.
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 friend's house and you notice that the name
of the street 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 location.
You can then send the correction to TomTom Map Share when you have fin-
ished your journey.
When you connect your Start to your computer, TomTom HOME downloads
new corrections and sends your corrections to the Map Share community.
Important: Connect your device to your computer regularly and use TomTom
HOME to check for new updates.
Correction preferences
The correction preferences set the way TomTom Map Share works on your
device.
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• Decide if you want to share your corrections with others.
• Show or hide the report button in the Driving View.
To set your preferences, tap Options in the Main Menu then tap Map correc-
tions.
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.
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To make a correction to your map, tap Map corrections in the Options menu
then tap Correct a map error. The following types of corrections are shown.
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 a street near to your current location, do the follow-
(Un)block
street ing:
1. Tap (Un)block street.
2. Tap Near you to select a street near your current location. You can select
a street by name, a street near your Home location or a street on the
map.
3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by 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 direction buttons to block or unblock the flow of traffic in
that direction.
6. Tap Done.
The next time you connect your device to TomTom HOME, your correc-
tions are shared with the TomTom Map Share community.
Tap this button to correct the traffic direction of a one-way street, where the
direction of traffic is different to the direction shown on your map.
Reverse traffic Note: Reverse traffic direction only works for one-way streets. If you select
direction
a two-way street you will be given the chance to block/unblock the street
rather than changing the direction.
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Tap this button to change the name of a street on your map.
The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name of
the street.
4. Tap Done.
5. Type the correct street name.
6. Tap Done.
Tap this button to change and report incorrect road turn directions.
Change turn
restrictions
Change road
speed
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 Done.
6. Type the name of the restaurant then tap OK.
7. If you know the telephone number of the restaurant you can type it, then
tap OK.
If you don’t know the number, just tap OK without typing a number.
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Tap this button to edit an existing POI.
You can use this button to make the following changes to a POI:
Edit POI • Delete the POI.
• Rename the POI.
• Change the telephone number of the POI.
• Change the category that a POI belongs to.
• Move the POI on the map.
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12. Help
Help
Help provides an easy way to contact and plan a route to locations that pro-
vide emergency services, such as a hospital or to other specialist services.
For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use Help to call
the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location.
Note: Information may not be available for all services in all countries.
When you search for a service centre, you are shown a list of the nearest serv-
ices. Select one of the services in the list to view their address and phone
number and to see your current 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 Phone for help.
4. Select the type of service you require. For this example, tap Nearest hospi-
tal.
5. Select a service from the list. The nearest service is shown at the top of the
list. For this example, tap the one at the top of the list.
Your current location is shown on the map together with the phone number
of the service. This helps you to explain where you are when you call the
service for help.
6. To plan a route from your current location to the service location, tap Nav-
igate there.
Options
Phone for help Tap this button to view the location and contact details for a service.
Drive to help Tap this button to plan a route by car to a service.
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13. Using TomTom HOME
1 2 3 4
TomTom HOME is a free application for your computer that you can use to
update your device, read the Reference Guide, download extras and update
your maps.
1. Remove the EasyPort™ Mount from back of your device by pushing the
release button on the Mount. Turn the Mount around.
2. Reattach the Mount to your device. Push your device against the ball joint
end of the Mount first. Then push the device into the other end of the
Mount.
3. Open the Mount out so you can stand it on a table.
4. Insert the USB cable into your device and into your computer.
Switch your device on. Your device asks you if you want to connect to the
computer. Tap YES. If TomTom HOME is not installed on your computer, it
starts to install. Your computer needs to be connected to the internet.
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14. Addendum
Addendum
Use of a TomTom device for navigation still means that you need to drive with
due care and attention.
Battery
This product uses a Lithium-Ion battery. Do not use it in a humid, wet and/or
corrosive environment. Do not put, store or leave your product in or near a
heat source, in a high temperature location, in strong direct sunlight, in a
microwave oven or in a pressurized container, and do not expose it to temper-
atures over 60 C (140 F). Failure to follow these guidelines may cause the Lith-
ium-Ion battery to leak acid, become hot, explode or ignite and cause injury
and/or damage. Do not pierce, open or disassemble the battery. If the battery
leaks and you come into contact with the leaked fluids, rinse thoroughly with
water and seek medical attention immediately. For safety reasons, and to pro-
long the lifetime of the battery, charging will not occur at low (below 0 C/32 F)
or high (over 45 C/113 F) temperatures.
Temperatures: Standard operation: -10 C (14 F) to +55 C (131 F); short period
storage: -20 C (-4 F) to + 60 C (140 F); long period storage: -20 C (-4 F) to
+25 C (77 F).
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TERY CABLE) AND AC ADAPTER (HOME CHARGER) FOR BATTERY CHARG-
ING.
To recycle your TomTom unit please see your local approved TomTom serv-
ice center.
The stated battery life is a maximum possible battery life. The maximum bat-
tery life will only be achieved under specific atmospheric conditions. The esti-
mated maximum battery life is based on an average usage profile.
For tips on extending the battery life, go to the FAQ listed below for your coun-
try:
AU: www.tomtom.com/8703
CZ: www.tomtom.com/7509
DE: www.tomtom.com/7508
DK: www.tomtom.com/9298
ES: www.tomtom.com/7507
FI: www.tomtom.com/9299
FR: www.tomtom.com/7506
HU: www.tomtom.com/10251
IT: www.tomtom.com/7505
NL: www.tomtom.com/7504
PL: www.tomtom.com/7503
PT: www.tomtom.com/8029
RU: www.tomtom.com/10250
SE: www.tomtom.com/8704
UK: www.tomtom.com/7502
US: www.tomtom.com/7510
We recommend that you use the safety preferences on your TomTom device,
where available. The safety preferences are available in the Preferences menu.
R&TTE directive
Hereby, TomTom declares that this personal navigation device is in compli-
ance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the EU
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Directive 1999/5/EC. The declaration of conformity can be found here:
www.tomtom.com/legal.
Exposure limits
This device complies with radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncon-
trolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the radio
frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less
than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
WEEE directive
This symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this prod-
uct shall not be treated as household waste. In line with EU Directive
2002/96/EC for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE),
this electrical product must not be disposed of as unsorted municipal
waste. Please dispose of this product by returning it to the point of
sale or to your local municipal collection point for recycling.
CE Marking
This equipment complies with the requirements for CE marking when used in
a residential, commercial, vehicular or light industrial environment.
C-tick
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Data Source
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© Swisstopo.
© BEV, GZ 1368/2003.
© Geonext/DeAgostini.
This product includes mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey with the
permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. © Crown cop-
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yright and/or database right 2009. All rights reserved. Licence number
100026920.
© Roskartographia
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