TomTom 60 S Manual

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Changing the way you are warned 
To change the way you are warned about safety cameras, select the Sounds and Warnings button in 
the Settings menu. 
 
You can then set how you want to be warned for the different types of cameras and safety hazards. 
You can change settings for whether you want to be warned, never warned or warned only if you 
are speeding. 
For example, to change how you are warned when you approach a safety camera, do the following: 
1. Select Sounds and Warnings in the Settings Menu. 
2. Select Safety camera warnings. 
3. Select Safety cameras. 
4. Select one of the following warning options: 
 Always. 
 Only when speeding. 
 Never. 
5. Select the back button. 
Tip: To turn off all audible warnings, select Settings, followed by Sounds and Warnings and then 
turn off Warning sounds. 
 
Reporting a new safety camera 
If you pass a new safety camera that you were not warned about, you can report it instantly. 
Note: To report a safety camera, you must be connected to TomTom services and logged in to 
your MyTomTom account. 
You can report a safety camera in two ways: 
Using the quick menu to report a safety camera 
1. Select the current location symbol or the speed panel in the guidance view. 
2. Select Report Safety Camera from the pop-up menu. 
You see a message thanking you for adding the camera. 
Tip: If you make a mistake when reporting a camera, select Cancel in the message. 
The safety camera is saved on your GO automatically and also sent to other users. 
 
Using the Main Menu to report a safety camera 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu. 
  
						

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2. Select Report Safety Camera. 
 
You see a message thanking you for adding the camera. 
Tip: If you make a mistake when reporting a camera, select Cancel in the message. 
The safety camera is saved on your GO automatically and also sent to other users.  
Confirm or remove a speed trap 
You can confirm the presence of a speed trap or remove a speed trap if it is no longer present. 
1. Just after you pass a speed trap, in the route bar you are asked if the camera was still there. 
2. Select Yes if the speed trap is still there. 
3. Select No if the speed trap has been removed. 
If you select No, the speed trap is removed from your map.  
Updating locations for cameras and hazards 
The locations of safety cameras can change frequently. New cameras can also appear without 
warning and the locations for other hazards, such as accident hotspots, may also change. 
When connected to TomTom services, your TomTom GO receives all camera updates for fixed and 
mobile camera locations in real time. You do not need to do anything to receive updates – they are 
sent to your GO automatically.  
						

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About My Places 
My Places provides an easy way to select a location without the need to search for the location each 
time. You can use My Places to create a collection of useful or favorite addresses. 
Tip: The terms favorite and place mean the same thing - favorites are places that you go to 
often. 
The following items are always in My Places: 
 Home - Your home location can be your home address or somewhere you often visit. This 
feature provides an easy way to navigate there. 
 Work - Your work location can be your workplace address or somewhere you visit often. This 
feature provides an easy way to navigate there. 
 Recent destinations - Select this button to select your destination from a list of locations you 
have recently used as destinations. These also include your stops. 
 Marked locations - You can mark a location and temporarily add it to My Places. 
You can add a location to My Places directly in My Places, by selecting a location from the map, by 
searching for a location or by marking a location. 
Your home location, work location, marked locations and the locations that you have added appear 
in a list in My Places and are shown with a marker on the map. 
 
 
Setting your home and work locations 
You can set your home and work locations in the following ways: 
Setting your home or work location using My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Add Home or Add Work. 
3. To select a location for home or work, do one of the following: 
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 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the loca-
tion, then select the home or work location symbol. 
 
 Select the Search button and search for a location. Select a location to set as home or work. 
Select Set home location or Set work location. 
Setting your home or work location using the map 
1. In the Map View, move the map and zoom in until you can see your home or work location. 
2. Select the location by pressing and holding the screen for about one second. 
A pop-up menu shows the nearest address. 
1. Open the pop-up menu and select Add to My Places. 
2. In the name bar, enter the name Home or Work. 
Note: Home must have a capital letter H and Work must have a capital letter W. 
3. Select Add. 
Your home or work location is shown on the map.  
Changing your home location 
You can change your home location in the following ways. 
Changing your home location using My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Home. 
Your home location is shown on the map, with a pop-up menu. 
 
3. Select Edit Location. 
4. To select a new home location, do one of the following: 
 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the loca-
tion, then select the home location symbol. 
 Select the Search button and search for a location. Select a location to set as home. Select 
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Changing your home location using the map 
1. In the Map View, move the map and zoom in until you can see your new home location. 
2. Select the location by pressing and holding the screen for about one second. 
A pop-up menu shows the nearest address. 
1. Open the pop-up menu and select Add to My Places. 
2. In the name bar, enter the name Home. 
Note: Home must have a capital letter H. 
3. Select Add. 
Your home location is changed to the new location.  
Adding a location from My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Add a new place. 
3. To select a location, do one of the following: 
 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the loca-
tion, then select the add location symbol. 
 Search for a location. Select Show on Map, then select the add location symbol. 
 
The name of the location appears in the edit screen. 
4. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognize it. 
5. Select Done to save your location in the My Places list.  
Add a location to My Places from the map 
1. Move the map and zoom in until you can see the destination that you want to navigate to. 
2. Press and hold to select the location. 
3. Select the pop-up menu button. 
 
 
4. Select Add to My Places. 
The name of the location is shown in the edit screen. 
5. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognize it.  
						

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6. Select Done to save your location in the My Places list. 
The location you added is shown with a marker on the map.  
Adding a location to My Places using search 
1. In the Main Menu, select Search. 
2. Search for a location. 
3. Select the location then select Show on map. 
4. When the map view shows the location, select the pop-up menu button. 
 
5. Select Add to My Places. 
The name of the location appears in the edit screen. 
6. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognize it. 
7. Select Done to save your location in the My Places list.  
Adding a location to My Places by marking 
To mark a location and temporarily add it to My Places, do the following: 
1. Make sure that your current location is the location you want to mark. 
2. Select the current location symbol or the speed panel in the guidance view to open the quick 
menu.  
3. Select Mark Location. 
4. Once marked, the location is saved in My Places in the Marked Locations list. 
If you want to permanently save a marked location, add it My Places by doing the following: 
1. From the main menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Marked Locations and choose your location from the list. 
Your location is shown on the map. 
3. Select Add to My Places from the pop-up menu. 
The name of the location appears in the edit screen. 
4. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognize it. 
5. Select Add.  
Deleting a recent destination from My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Recent Destinations. 
3. Select Edit List. 
4. Select the destinations you want to delete. 
5. Select Delete.  
Deleting a location from My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Edit List. 
3. Select the locations you want to delete. 
4. Select Delete.  
						

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Appearance 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance. 
 
On this screen, you can change these settings: 
 Display 
Select Display to change the appearance of the display. 
 Route bar 
Select Route bar to change the information you see in the route bar. 
 Guidance view 
Select Guidance view to change the information you see in the guidance view. 
 Automatic zoom 
Select Automatic Zoom to change how you view a crossing as you drive. 
 Automatic map view switching 
By default, automatic changing of views is on. This means, for example, that your GO shows the 
map view when an alternative route is being suggested, along with several other sets of circum-
stances. Also, for example, that your GO shows the guidance view when you start driving and 
you start to accelerate. Select this setting if you want to turn off automatic changing between 
guidance view and map view. 
 Show previews of highway exits 
Select this setting to control the full screen preview when you approach highway exits.  
Display 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance.  
 
Theme color 
Select Theme color to change the accent color used in the menus, buttons and icons. 
Brightness 
Select Brightness to change the following settings: 
 Day brightness 
Move the slider to adjust the brightness level of the screen during the day.  
 Night brightness 
Move the slider to adjust the brightness level of the screen during the night.  
Select Switch to night colors when dark to automatically switch to night colors when it gets dark. 
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Size of text and buttons 
Select Size of text and buttons to change the size of the text and the buttons you see on the 
screen. 
Note: This feature is only available on devices with a 6 inch / 15 cm or larger screen. 
Drag the slider to change the text and button size to small, medium or large, then select Apply this 
change. Your GO restarts and applies the change.  
Route Bar 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance.  
 
Select Arrival information to change the arrival information you see in the route bar. 
Select Route information to change the route information you see on the route bar. 
Show current time 
Select this setting to show the current time in the guidance view. When switched on, the current 
time is shown at the bottom of the route bar. 
Show wide route bar if possible 
The wide route bar is not shown by default. You can select this setting to turn on the wide route bar 
in the guidance view.  
Note: The wide route bar can only be shown if the screen is wide enough. 
When the wide route bar is shown, you see more information about your route. For example, you 
see time and distance to traffic and more. 
  
						

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Arrival information 
Select Arrival information to change the following settings: 
 Show remaining distance 
Select this setting to show the remaining distance left to travel in the arrival information panel 
during navigation.  
 Show remaining time 
Select this setting to show the remaining time left to travel in the arrival information panel 
during navigation.  
 Switch between distance and time automatically 
Select this setting to control the automatic switching between remaining distance and remain-
ing time in the arrival information panel.  
 Show arrival information for 
Use this setting to control whether you want to see information about the destination or the 
next stop in the arrival information panel. 
Tip: To find out where the different panels are in the guidance view or map view, see Whats on 
the screen. 
 
Route Information 
You can choose to see any of the following in the route bar:  
 Parking 
Select this setting to see parking lots and parking. 
 Gas stations 
Select this setting to see gas stations on your route. 
 Stops 
Select this setting to see stops on your route. 
 Rest areas 
Select this setting to see rest areas on your route.  
Guidance view 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance.  
 
 Show current street name 
This setting displays the name of the street you driving along on the guidance view. 
 Guidance view style 
Select this setting to choose from 3D or 2D versions of the guidance view. Both the 2D and 3D 
guidance views move in your direction of travel.  
Automatic Zoom 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance. 
  
						

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Select Automatic zoom to change settings for the automatic zoom in Guidance view when you 
approach a turn or a junction. Zooming in can make the turn or junction easier to drive. 
 Zoom in to next turn 
All the turns and junctions on your route are shown zoomed in to the maximum level. 
 Based on road type 
The turns and junctions on your route are shown zoomed in to the standard level for the type of 
road you are on.  
 None 
None of the turns and junctions on your route are shown zoomed in.  
Voices 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Voices.  
 
Choosing a voice 
Select Choose a voice to change the voice that gives spoken directions and other route instructions. 
A wide range of voices are available. There are computer voices which can read street names and 
other information directly from the map and there are recorded voices which have been recorded 
by actors. 
Note: Computer voices are not available in all languages. 
If you need a computer voice and your language is unavailable, then you are asked to choose from 
a list of installed computer voices available for the country you are in. 
Instruction settings 
 Read early instructions out loud 
For example, if you turn on this setting, you could hear early instructions such as After 2 mi 
take the exit right or Ahead, turn left. 
Note: When a recorded voice is chosen, you see only this setting because recorded voices 
cannot read out road numbers, road signs, etc. 
 Read road numbers out loud 
Use this setting to control whether road numbers are read out loud as part of navigation in-
structions. For example, when road numbers are read out loud, you hear Turn left onto A100. 
 Read road sign information out loud 
 Use this setting to control whether road sign information is read out loud as part of navigation 
instructions. For example, Turn left onto A302 Bridge Street towards Islington. 
 Read street names out loud 
Use this setting to control whether street names are read out loud as part of navigation instruc-
tions. For example, when street names are read out loud, you hear Turn left Graham Road 
towards Hackney. 
  Read foreign street names out loud 
Use this setting to control whether foreign street names are read out loud as part of navigation 
instructions, such as Turn right Champs Élysées. For example, an English computer voice can 
read and pronounce French street names but pronunciation may not be completely accurate.