TomTom Go 16 4 User Manual

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If you have a phone connected you see the Bluetooth Setting screen.  
3. Select your phone name. 
4. Slide the toggle for Smartphone messages to turn messages on or off.  
Talking to Siri or Google Now™ 
About Siri 
Siri is the Apple personal assistant available on the IPhone. 
About Google NowTM 
Google Now has the ability to be a voice-activated personal assistant. 
Talking to Siri or Google Now using your GO 
1. Say Hello TomTom to wake up voice control then say Activate phone, or select...

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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 junction as you drive. 
 Automatic map view switching 
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 Night brightness 
Move the slider to adjust the brightness level of the screen during the night.  
Select Switch to night colours when dark to automatically switch to night colours when it gets 
dark. 
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...

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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...

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Automatic Zoom 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance. 
 
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...

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Note: Winding routes are only available for TomTom Rider navigation devices. 
 Avoid motorways - this type of route avoids all motorways. 
Avoid on every route 
You can choose to avoid ferries and car shuttle trains, toll roads, carpool lanes, and unpaved roads. 
Set how your GO should manage each of these road features when the device calculates a route.  
Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (HOV) and are not present in 
every country. To travel on these lanes,...

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If you have not already paired your device with a phone, you are given instructions about how to 
connect a phone. 
If you have paired at least one phone, you see the Bluetooth settings screen with the following 
information: 
 Bluetooth friendly name for your device 
For example Now discoverable as TomTom GO 5200. 
 Your phones name 
For example, Claires phone. 
 Data, Calls, Messages 
This shows the connection status of your phone and which features your device is using. Select 
the phone...

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Advanced options 
If you select the Advanced options button, you can change a range of settings including network 
security, proxy and IP settings. 
Network security 
Depending on the type of Wi-Fi network, you may see just password, proxy and IP settings. A more 
secure network however has extra security settings such as: 
 Network name or SSID. 
 EAP method, for example, PEAP, TLS, TTLs etc. 
 Phase 2 authentication, for example, PAP, MSCHAP etc. 
 CA certificate 
 Identity 
Important:...

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Note: If Wi-Fi is not available or is not stable, you see instructions on how to get updates using a 
USB connection to your computer. 
Tip: Your device warns you if you are likely to run out of battery during an update. 
 
Log in to your TomTom account when asked to do so. 
Tip: Logging in to use Updates and New Items also logs you in ready for using TomTom MyDrive. 
Required updates 
A Required update is a software update for the device itself. You see an explanation about why the 
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MyDrive 
MyDrive gives you control of your device and with it you can do the following: 
 Select a destination on your computer, tablet or phone and send it to your device. 
 Sync your places and routes with all your devices. 
 Backup your Places. 
Tip: For more information, go to mydrive.tomtom.com 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select MyDrive.  
 
If you have no internet connection already, you have three options for connecting your device to 
the internet: 
 Connect to your...