TomTom Go 50 S User Guide

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About My Places 
My Places provides an easy way to select a location without the need to search for the location each 
time. You can use My Places to create a collection of useful or favourite addresses. 
Tip: The terms favourite and place mean the same thing - favourites are places that you go to 
often. 
The following items are always in My Places: 
 Home - Your home location can be your home address or somewhere you often visit. This 
feature provides an easy way to navigate there. 
 Work...

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 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the loca-
tion, then select the home or work location symbol. 
 
 Select the Search button and search for a location. Select a location to set as home or work. 
Select Set home location or Set work location. 
Setting your home or work location using the map 
1. In the Map View, move the map and zoom in until you can see your home or work location. 
2. Select the location by pressing and holding the screen for...

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1. Open the pop-up menu and select Add to My Places. 
2. In the name bar, enter the name Home. 
Note: Home must have a capital letter H. 
3. Select Add. 
Your home location is changed to the new location.  
Adding a location from My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Add a new place. 
3. To select a location, do one of the following: 
 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the loca-
tion, then select the add location symbol. 
...

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Adding a location to My Places using search 
1. In the Main Menu, select Search. 
2. Search for a location. 
3. Select the location then select Show on map. 
4. When the map view shows the location, select the pop-up menu button. 
 
5. Select Add to My Places. 
The name of the location appears in the edit screen. 
6. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognise it. 
7. Select Done to save your location in the My Places list.  
Adding a location to My Places by marking 
To mark a...

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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 
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Use this setting to control whether street names are read aloud as part of navigation instruc-
tions. For example, when street names are read aloud, you hear Turn left Graham Road to-
wards Hackney. 
 Read aloud foreign street names  
Use this setting to control whether foreign street names are read aloud as part of navigation 
instructions, such as Turn right Champs Élysées. For example, an English computer voice can 
read and pronounce French street names but pronunciation may not be...

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Route Planning 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Route Planning.  
 
Suggest destinations 
When no route is planned, your device can learn your daily driving habits to saved favourite Places 
and also predict destinations when you start the device from sleep mode, for example driving to 
Work in the morning.  
Switch on to receive destination suggestions or switch this feature off if you dont want destination 
suggestions.  
Note: You must switch on Keep journey history on this...