TomTom Go 1000 Series Reference Guide

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Call  
Tap this button to make a phone call. 
 
Change home 
number  
Tap this button to change your home phone number. 
 
Delete  
Tap this button to select information you want to delete. You can delete 
the list of recent callers and the list of recently dialled numbers. 
 
Auto-answer 
settings  
Tap this button to change the auto-answer settings. 
Important: Not all phones are supported or compatible with all features.  

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About Favourites 
Favourites provide an easy way to select a location without the need to enter the address. They do 
not need to be favourite places, they can simply be seen as a collection of useful addresses. 
Tip: If you have set-up any frequent destinations, they are shown in your list of Favourites. 
 
Creating a Favourite 
To create a Favourite, do the following: 
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main menu. 
2. Tap Settings to open the Settings menu. 
3. Tap Favourites. 
4. Tap Add....

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My location  
Tap this button to add your current location as a Favourite. 
For example, if you stop somewhere interesting, while you are there 
you can tap this button to create the Favourite. 
 
Point on map  
Tap this button to create a Favourite using the Map Browser. 
Select the location of the Favourite using the cursor, then tap Done. 
 
Latitude Longitude  
Tap this button to create a Favourite by entering latitude and longi-
tude values. 
 
Spoken address  
Tap this button to create...

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Your device immediately starts guiding you to your destination with spoken instructions and visual 
instructions on the screen.  
Changing the name of a Favourite 
To change the name of a Favourite, do the following: 
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main menu. 
2. Tap Settings to open the Settings menu. 
3. Tap Favourites. 
4. Tap the Favourite you want to rename. 
Tip: Use the left and right arrows to choose another Favourite from your list. 
5. Tap Rename. 
6. Type in the new name and then...

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About RDS-TMC 
The Traffic Message Channel (TMC), also known as RDS-TMC, transmits traffic information as a 
radio signal and is available free of charge in many countries. 
TMC is not a TomTom Service, but is available when using the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiv-
er. 
Note: TomTom is not responsible for the availability or quality of traffic information provided by 
the Traffic Message Channel. 
The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) is not available in all countries. To check the availability of...

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 Stationary traffic or road closure. 
 
Taking the fastest route 
Your TomTom device regularly looks for a faster route to your destination. If the traffic situation 
changes and a faster route is found, your device offers to replan your journey so you can use the 
faster route. 
You can also set your device to automatically replan your journey whenever a faster route is 
found. To apply this setting, tap Traffic settings in the Traffic menu. 
To manually find and replan the fastest route to...

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The first time you use Home to work, you must set your traffic home and work locations by doing 
the following: 
1. Tap the traffic sidebar to open the Traffic menu. 
Note: If you already have a route planned, a summary of traffic incidents on your route is 
shown. Tap Options to open the Traffic menu. 
2. Tap Show home-work traffic. 
3. Set your home location and your work location. 
If you have already set the locations and want to change them, tap Change home-work. 
 
You can now use the...

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Tap Minimise delays to check if you can reduce the delay. 
 
Tap the left and right arrow buttons to move through each incident in turn, viewing the details of 
each one. This includes the type of incident, for example road works, and the length of delay 
caused by this incident. 
 
You can also access the details about individual incidents by tapping View map in the Main Menu 
and then tapping on the traffic incident symbol. 
When shown on the map, a traffic incident starts with an icon. In...

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The map shows traffic incidents in the area. 
 
4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. 
A screen is shown that gives you detailed information about the incident you chose. To dis-
play information about surrounding incidents use the left and right arrows at the bottom of this 
screen.  
Changing traffic settings 
Use the Traffic settings button to choose how traffic information works on your navigation device. 
1. Tap the traffic sidebar then tap Options to open the Traffic...

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 Symbols shown in a red triangle are weather related. Your device does not replan to avoid 
these warnings. 
Traffic incident symbols: 
 
Accident 
 
Road works 
 
One or more lanes closed 
 
Road closed 
 
Traffic incident 
 
Traffic jam 
Weather related symbols: 
 
Fog 
 
Rain 
 
Wind 
 
Ice 
 
Snow 
 
 
 
Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident 
that you avoid using a traffic service. 
 
Traffic menu 
To open the Traffic menu, tap the Traffic sidebar in the...