TomTom Go X50 Manual

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How can I use a Favourite?
You will normally use a Favourite as a way of navigating to a place without 
having to enter the address. To naviga te to a Favourite, do the following:
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu.
Point of  Interest
You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favourite. 
Does it make sense to do this?
If you visit a POI you particularly like,  for example a restaurant, you can add 
it as a Favourite.
To add a POI as a Favourite, tap this button, then do the following:
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2. Tap Navigate to...
3. Tap  Favourite .
4. Select a Favourite from the list.
Your GO calculates the route for you.
5. When the route is calculated, tap  Done. 
Your GO will immediately start guiding you to your destination with spoken 
instructions and visual instructions on the screen.
How can I change the  name of a Favourite?
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu.
2. Tap Change preferences  to open the Preferences menu.
3. Tap  Manage Favourites . 
4. Tap the Favourite you want to rename....

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MediaImportant: Only select media while you are stationary. It is dangerous to 
change settings, read documents or view photos while you are driving.
On your TomTom GO you can store and view photos and text documents. 
Photos must be saved as .jpg or .bmp and text files as .txt files.
Putting documents and photos on your GO
Transfer documents and photos from your computer to your TomTom GO, 
using TomTom HOME.
Looking at photos
1. Tap Media in the Main Menu.
2. Tap  Photo gallery .
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The Document reader starts, showing a list of all the documents on your 
GO.
3. Tap the icon of a document to open it.
4. Tap the PgUp, PgDn buttons and arrow keys to move around inside the doc- ument. 

Traffic information using RDS-TMC19.
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Traffic information using RDS-TMC
The Traffic Message Channel (TMC)
You can receive traffic information on your TomTom GO using the TomTom 
RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver. The TMC transmits traffic information as a radio 
signal.
Tip : The TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver  is included with some products 
and available as an acce ssory for others. Visit tomtom.com for more informa-
tion.
The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) is  not a TomTom Service. FM radio sta-
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To find the quickest route to your destination, do the following:
1. Tap the Traffic sidebar.
2. Tap Minimise traffic delays .
Your device looks for the quicke st route to your destination.
The new route may also include traffic delays, or may even be the same 
route as before.
3. Tap  Done.
Changing traffic preferences
1. Tap the  TomTom Traffic  button in the Main Menu on your device.
2. Tap  Change Traffic preferences .
You can change the following preferences:
• Beep when traffic situation on...

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Weather related symbols and their meaning are shown below:
Setting the radio frequency for RDS-TMC information
1. Tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View.
2. Tap Tune Manually .
3. Enter the frequency of the radio station.
4. Tap  Done.Road works
One or more lanes 
closed
Road closed
Traffic incident
Traffic jam
Fog
Rain
Wind
Ice
Snow
Note : The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that 
you avoid using TomTom Traffic .
Tune manually
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Your TomTom device looks for your radio station. If it doesn't find a radio sta-
tion at the frequency you set, it automa tically continues to search for the next 
available station.
Making commuting to work easier
The  Home to work or  Work to home buttons in the 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 checks the route for possible delays, and 
if it finds any, provides you with the possibility to avoid...

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Checking traffic incidents in your area
1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device.
2. Tap  Browse map .
The map browser screen is shown. 
3. Tap the blue compass image in the top right of the screen.
The map centres itself on you current  location, and any traffic incidents in 
the area are shown as small symbols.
4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. A second screen is shown that gives you detailed information about the 
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Show home-
work traffic
Checks the traffic along your Home to Work route.
Show traffic on  route
Tap this button to show areas of tr affic congestion along your current 
route.
Browse map
Shows an overview of traffic incidents on the map.
Change Traffic  preferences
Changes the settings for Traffic services.
Read aloud traffic info
Tap this button to read aloud all traffic incidents along your route.