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. 
Select the type of the Favourite by tapping one of the buttons described below: 
 
Home  
You can set your Home location as a Favourite. 
 
Favourite  
You cannot create a Favourite from another Favourite. This option 
will always be unavailable in this menu. 
To rename a Favourite, tap Favourites in the Settings menu. 
 
Address  
You can enter an address as a Favourite. 
 
Recent destination  
Create a new Favourite by selecting a location from a list of your 
recent destinations. 
 
Point of Interest  
If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you 
can add it as a Favourite. 
Favourites  
						

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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 a Favourite by saying the address. 
 
Position of last 
stop  
Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destina-
tion. 
Your device suggests a name for your new Favourite. To enter a new name, there is no need 
to delete the suggested name, you just start typing. 
Tip: It is a good idea to give your Favourite a name that is easy to remember. 
Tap OK. 
Your new favourite appears in the list. 
After you have added two or more Favourites, and Tips are switched on, you are asked whether 
you make regular trips to the same locations. If you tap YES, you can enter these destinations as 
your favourite destinations. Every time you switch on your device, you can immediately select one 
of these locations as your destination. To change these destinations or select a new destination, 
tap Start-up in the Settings menu, then select Ask for a destination.  
Using a Favourite 
You can use a Favourite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address. To 
navigate to a Favourite, do the following: 
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main menu. 
2. Tap Navigate to or Drive to. 
3. Tap Favourite. 
4. Select a Favourite from the list. 
Your TomTom device calculates the route for you. 
5. When the route is calculated, tap Done.  
						

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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 tap Done. 
7. Tap Done.  
Deleting a Favourite 
To delete 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 delete. 
Tip: Use the left and right arrows to choose another Favourite from your list. 
5. Tap Delete. 
6. Tap Yes to confirm the deletion. 
7. Tap Done.  
						

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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 
TMC services in your country, go to tomtom.com/5826. 
 
Using traffic information 
If you are using an RDS-TMC receiver to view TMC traffic information on your TomTom device, 
connect the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver to the USB connector on your device. 
The traffic sidebar is shown on the right side of the Driving View. The sidebar informs you about 
traffic delays while you drive, using glowing dots to show you where each traffic incident is 
located on your route. 
 
 
 
The top of the traffic sidebar represents your destination and shows the 
total time delay due to traffic jams and other incidents on your route. 
The central section of the traffic sidebar shows individual traffic incidents 
in the order they occur on your route. 
The bottom of the traffic sidebar represents your current location and 
shows the distance to the next incident on your route. 
To make the traffic sidebar more readable some incidents may not be shown. These incidents will 
always be of minor importance and only cause short delays. 
The colour of the pointers, as shown below, gives you an instant indication of the type of incident: 
 Unknown or undetermined situation. 
 Slow traffic. 
 Queueing traffic. 
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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 your destination, do the following: 
1. Tap the traffic sidebar. 
Tip: If you find that tapping the sidebar opens the Main menu instead of the traffic menu, try 
tapping the sidebar with your finger resting on the edge of the screen. 
A summary of traffic on your route is shown. 
2. Tap Options. 
3. Tap Minimise delays. 
Your device searches for the fastest route to your destination. 
The new route may include traffic delays. You can replan the route to avoid all traffic delays, 
but a route which avoids all delays will usually take longer than the fastest route. 
4. Tap Done.  
Minimising delays 
You can use TomTom Traffic to minimise the impact of traffic delays on your route. To minimise 
delays automatically, do the following: 
1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 
2. Tap Traffic. 
3. Tap Traffic settings. 
4. Choose between always taking the faster route automatically, being asked or never changing 
your route. 
5. Tap Next and then Done. 
6. Tap Minimise delays. 
Your device plans the quickest route to your destination. The new route may include traffic 
delays and may remain the same as the original route. 
You can re-plan the route to avoid all delays, but this route is unlikely to be the quickest possi-
ble route. 
7. Tap Done.  
Making commuting to work easier 
The Home to work or Work to home buttons in the Show home-work traffic menu lets you check 
your route to and from work with one tap of a button. 
When you use either of these buttons, your device plans a route between your home and work 
locations and checks the route for possible delays.  
						

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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 Home to work and Work to home buttons. 
Note: The home location you set here is not the same as the home location you can set in the 
Settings Menu. In addition, the locations you use here do not have to be your actual home and 
work locations. If there is another route that you often travel, you can set Work/Home to use 
these locations instead. 
 
For example, to check for delays on your route home before you leave the office, do 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. Tap Work to home. 
The Driving View is shown and a message is displayed telling you about traffic incidents on this 
route. The Traffic sidebar also shows any delays.  
Getting more information about an incident 
To check for delays on your route, tap Show traffic on route in the Traffic menu. Your navigation 
device shows a summary of the traffic delays on your route. 
The total includes any delays due to traffic incidents and those due to busy roads, with infor-
mation provided by IQ Routes.  
						

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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 the case of a traffic queue, the 
direction of the incident is from the icon towards the other end.  
Checking traffic incidents in your area 
Get an overview of the traffic situation in your area, using the map. To find local incidents and 
their details, do the following: 
1. Tap the traffic sidebar then tap Options to open the Traffic menu. 
2. Tap View map. 
The map overview screen is shown. 
3. If the map does not show your location, tap the marker to centre the map on your current 
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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 menu. 
2. Tap Traffic settings. 
 
3. If you are using an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver, you will be able to select the setting Tune 
manually by entering a frequency. If you select this option, the button Tune manually is 
shown in the Traffic menu. Tap Tune manually to enter the frequency of a particular radio sta-
tion you want to use for RDS-TMC traffic information 
4. If a faster route is found while you are driving, Traffic can replan your journey to use the faster 
route. Select one of the following options and then tap Done. 
 Always switch to that route 
 Ask me if I want that route 
 Never change my route  
Traffic incidents 
Traffic incidents and warnings are shown on the map, in the Driving View and on the Traffic 
sidebar. 
To find out more about an incident, tap View Map in the Main Menu. Tap on a traffic incident 
symbol on the map to see information about that incident. To display information about sur-
rounding incidents, use the left and right arrows at the bottom of the screen. 
There are two types of incident and warning signs: 
 Symbols shown in a red square are traffic incidents. Your navigation device can replan to 
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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 Driving View then tap Options, or tap 
Traffic in the Services menu. 
The following buttons are available: