TomTom Bridge 16 6 User Manual

 
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About connecting the TomTom Bridge 
The TomTom Bridge connects to the Internet so you can use the installed apps and access TomTom 
services. 
The TomTom Bridge is connected in one of the following ways: 
 With a permanent connection directly from the TomTom Bridge. The device is always connected 
- you dont have to do anything. 
 With a connection via your smartphone. You must create a Personal Area Network to connect 
your smartphone to your TomTom Bridge. 
Note: To update the TomTom Bridge...

 
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11. Switch on Bluetooth. 
12. Select Bluetooth, then select SEARCH FOR DEVICES. 
The TomTom Bridge searches for your phone and shows it as an available device. 
Tip: If your TomTom Bridge cannot find your phone, make sure your phone is still discoverable 
or visible for other Bluetooth devices. 
13. Select your phone from the list of available devices. 
14. After you have connected your TomTom Bridge to your smartphone, you need to check the box 
in the Bluetooth profile on the TomTom Bridge to...

 
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The TomTom Bridge uses the Android operating system. TomTom and the device owner have 
changed the operating system in the following ways: 
 Certain Android features have been disabled, either by TomTom or by the device owner. This 
makes the device safer and easier to use while driving. 
 Some new features and apps have been added, both by TomTom and by the device owner. 
These additions customise the device so it is relevant for the functions it will be used for. 
The features added by TomTom...

 
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Note: You cannot use the mount to connect your device to your computer. 
Note: You should plug the USB cable directly into a USB port on your computer and not into a 
USB hub or USB port on a keyboard or monitor. 
2. On your computer, open a file manager program. 
Your Bridge appears in your computers files system as TomTom Bridge. 
3. Open the Bridge Internal Storage folder. 
4. Copy files from your computer to a folder on your Bridge, or from your Bridge to your computer. 
Tip: To keep the...

 
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To update the software on the device, do the following: 
1. Select the Home button. 
2. Select the Settings app. 
3. In Wireless and networks, select Wi-Fi. 
Select and connect to a Wi-Fi network. 
4. Select the Home button. 
5. Select the Software update app. 
Your device automatically downloads and installs the software update. 
Note: You may have to restart the device to install the software update. 
 
Moving and resizing apps and widgets 
You can move apps and widgets to different places on...

 
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Tip: You can only move an app or widget to an empty space. 
 
Resizing apps and widgets 
To resize an app or widget, do the following: 
Note: Some widgets and apps have a size limit in one or more directions. 
1. Select and hold the app or widget that you want to resize for 2 seconds, then release. 
The app or widget changes colour and you see a waste bin icon and four resize spots. 
 
2. Select and drag a resize spot to make the app or widget larger or smaller. 
Tip: The shape you choose for the...

 
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1. Select and hold the app or widget that you want to delete for 2 seconds, then release. 
The app or widget changes colour and you see a waste bin icon and four resize spots.. 
2. Select the waste bin icon. 
The app or widget is removed from the home or app screen and placed in the All apps location. 
Tip: If you deleted the app or widget by mistake, open All apps and move it back again. 
 
Sending information to TomTom 
When you first start the TomTom Bridge or you have reset the TomTom Bridge,...

 
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 To prevent a customer from speeding. 
 To increase safety by minimising driver distraction. 
 To prevent device theft. 
When you select a locked item in the home screen, you see a message. The message may say 
Screen locked for safety or something else because it can be customised by the device owner. 
Even when an item is locked, you can still do the following: 
 Use home, back and volume buttons. 
 Select the screen lock message to make it disappear. 
 Respond to, for example, a low...

 
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The language used on the TomTom Bridge is also used on the apps installed on the device.  
To change the device language, do the following: 
1. Select the Home button. 
2. Select the Settings app. 
3. Select Language & input, then select Language. 
4. Select the language you want, then select OK. 
Your device language changes.  
Language  

 
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Use only the supplied dock and vehicle mount to hold the TomTom Bridge when you are using it in 
your vehicle.  
Installing in your vehicle