TomTom Go 2000 Series Reference Guide

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ware application installed on your device.  
Route planning 
 
Route planning 
 
 
Tap the Route planning button to set the way your TomTom calculates 
the routes that you plan.  
Tap the button for each option to change the settings. 
Route types 
Set the type of route you want your TomTom to calculate.  
Tap IQ Routes to set if you want the device to use IQ Routes information to help find the best 
route. 
Toll roads, Ferries, Carpool lanes and Unpaved roads settings 
Set how your TomTom...

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Speaker 
 
Speaker 
 
 
Tap this button to select the loudspeaker or loudspeaker connection that 
is used by your device. 
 
Start up 
 
Start up 
 
 
Tap this button to set what happens when your device starts. 
 
Status bar 
 
Status bar 
 
 
Tap this button to select the information you want to see on the status 
bar: 
 Horizontal - show the status bar at the bottom of the Driving view. 
 Vertical - show the status bar on the right-hand side of the Driving 
view. 
 Maximum speed...

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Turn off voice guidance / Turn on voice guidance 
 
Turn off Voice 
guidance  
Tap this button to switch off voice guidance. You will no longer hear 
spoken route instructions but you will still hear information such as traffic 
information and warnings. 
Voice guidance is also switched off if you tap Turn off sound in the 
Settings menu. 
Note: If you change the voice on your device, then voice guidance is 
automatically switched on for the new voice. 
 
Turn on Voice 
guidance  
Tap this...

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To set up your vehicle, or change between vehicles, tap Vehicle and route types. 
You can then select your vehicle type and set up your device for your vehicle. 
Route types 
Set the type of route you want your TomTom to calculate.  
Tap IQ Routes to set if you want the device to use IQ Routes information to help find the best 
route. 
Toll roads, Ferries, Carpool lanes and Unpaved roads settings 
Set how your TomTom should manage each of these road features when the device calculates a 
route....

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Enable voice 
control  
Tap this button to enable voice control. 
 
What to say  
Tap this button to see a list of commands you can say when using voice 
control. 
 
Volume 
 
Volume 
 
 
Tap this button to set the volume level for your device. Move the slider to 
change the volume.  

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About Points of Interest 
Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map.  
Here are some examples: 
 Restaurants 
 Hotels 
 Museums 
 Parking garages 
 Gas stations  
Creating POIs 
Tip: For help on managing third party POIs, search for Third party POIs at: 
tomtom.com/support. 
1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu. 
2. Tap Settings. 
3. Tap Manage POIs. 
4. If there are no POI categories or the one you want to use does not exist, tap Add POI category 
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Favorite  
Tap this button to create a POI from a Favorite. 
You might want to create a POI from a Favorite because you can only 
create a limited number of Favorites. If you want to create more Favorites 
you need to delete some Favorites. To avoid losing a Favorite, save the 
location as a POI before you delete the Favorite. 
 
Address  
Tap this button to enter an address as a new POI. 
When you enter an address, you can choose from four options. 
 City center 
 Street and house number...

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Using POIs to plan a route 
When you plan a route, you can use a POI for the destination. 
The following example shows how to plan a route to a parking lot in a city: 
1. Tap Navigate to or Drive to in the Main menu. 
2. Tap Point of Interest. 
3. Tap POI in a city. 
Tip: The last POI you viewed on your TomTom device is also shown in the menu. 
4. Enter the name of the town or city and select it when it is shown in the list. 
5. Tap the arrow button to expand the list of POI categories. 
Tip:...

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For example, you can search for a movie theater, call to book a ticket and plan a route to the 
theater, and all using your TomTom device. 
1. Tap the phone button in the Driving View. 
If the button is not visible in the Driving View, tap Make your own menu in the Settings menu 
and select Call... to display the button in the Driving View. 
2. Tap Point of Interest. 
3. Select how you want to search for the POI. 
For example, if you want to search for a POI on your route, tap POI along route....

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Tap the following buttons to create and maintain your own POIs: 
 Add POI - tap this button to add a location to one of your own POI categories. 
 Warn when near POI - tap this button to set your device to warn you when you are near 
selected POIs. 
 Delete POI - tap this button to delete one of your own POI categories. 
 Edit POI - tap this button to edit one of your own POIs. 
 Add POI category - tap this button to create a new POI category. 
 Delete POI category - tap this button to...