TomTom Go 50 Manual

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1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Select Search. 
 
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing. 
3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the place you want to plan a route to. 
Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if 
they are available. For example, press and hold the letter e to access characters 3 e è é ê ë 
and more. 
 
You can search for an address, town, city, postcode or mapcode. 
Tip: To search for...

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5. Select an address suggestion. 
 
6. Enter the house number if you have one and havent entered it already. 
 
Tip: If you enter a house number that is not found, then the number appears red. The nearest 
house number that is found is shown in the Drive button. You can enter a new house number, 
or you can select Drive to drive to the nearest house number. 
7. Select Drive. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is...

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2. Select Search. 
 
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing. 
3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the city or town you want to plan a route to. 
 
You can search for a town, city, or postcode. 
Tip: To search for a specific city you can use the citys postcode or the country. For example, 
searching for Essen will return many results. If you search for Essen 2910 or Essen Belgium then 
that city will be at the top of the results. You can then search in the city. 
Tip: When...

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The city name is shown in the right side of the search input box, and the city centre POI is 
shown below in the right-hand column. 
 
6. Select the city centre POI. 
The city centre location is shown on the map. 
 
7. Select Drive. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and 
the time difference in hours...

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2. Select Search. 
 
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing. 
3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the place you want to plan a route to. 
Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if 
they are available. For example, press and hold the letter e to access characters 3 e è é ê ë 
and more. 
 
You can search for a POI (Point of Interest) type, such as a restaurant or tourist attraction. 
Alternatively, you can search for a specific...

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Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the 
list/map button:  
 
5. Select a POI type or an individual POI. If you selected a POI type, select a POI. 
The location is shown on the map. 
6. To see more information about the POI, select the POI on the map and then select the pop-up 
menu button. Select More Information on the pop-up menu.  
 
You see more information about the POI such as the phone number, full address and email.  
7. To plan a route...

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The search results are shown in two columns. 
 
2. Select Search Places Online. 
3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the POI you want to find, then press the Search button 
on the keyboard. 
Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if 
they are available. For example, press and hold the letter e to access characters 3 e è é ê ë 
and more. 
You can search for a POI (Point of Interest) type, such as a restaurant or tourist attraction....

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5. To see more information about the POI, select the POI on the map and then select the pop-up 
menu button. Select More Information on the pop-up menu.  
 
You see more information about the POI such as the phone number, full address and email.  
6. To plan a route to this destination, select the drive button: 
 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
Tip: If your destination is in a different...

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2. When you have found your destination on the map, select it by pressing and holding the screen 
for about one second.  
A pop-up menu shows the nearest address. 
 
3. To plan a route to this destination, select the drive button: 
 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
Tip: You can use the location you selected in other ways, such as adding it to My Places, by 
selecting the pop-up menu...

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2. Select My Places. 
 
A list of all your Places opens. 
 
3. Select the Place you want to navigate to, for example Home. 
Your chosen Place is shown on the map with a pop-up menu. 
 
4. To plan a route to this Place, select the drive button: 
 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and 
the time...