TomTom Go X50 Manual

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Planning a route in advance
You can use your GO to plan a route in advance, selecting your starting point 
and your destination.
Here are some more reasons to plan a route in advance:
• Find out how long a journey is going to take before you start.
You can also compare journey times for  the same route at different times of 
the day or on different days of the week. Your TomTom GO uses IQ Routes 
when planning a route. IQ Routes calculates routes based on the real aver-
age speeds measured on roads.
• Study the route of a journey you are planning.
• Check a route for someone who is coming to visit you and then explain the  route to them in detail.
To plan a route in advance, follow these steps:
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap the arrow button to move to the next menu screen and tap  Prepare 
route .
3. Select the starting point for your journey in the same way that you would  select your destination.
4. Set the destination for your journey.
5. Choose the type of route that should be planned.  •Fastest route  - the route which takes the least time.
• Eco route  - the most fuel-efficient route for your journey.
• Shortest route  - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This 
may not be the quickest route, especially if the shortest route is through 
a town or city.
• Avoid motorways  - a route which avoids motorways.
• Walking route  - a route designed for making the journey on foot.
• Bicycle route  - a route designed for making the journey on a bicycle.
• Limited speed  - a route for a vehicle which can only be driven at a limited 
speed. You have to specify the maximum speed.
6. Choose when you will make the journey you are planning. There are three  options:
•Now
• Specific date and time  - you will be asked to enter the date and time.
• No specific date and time
If you select either  Now or Specific date and time , your GO uses IQ Routes 
to work out the best possible route at that time, using the real average 
speeds measured on roads. In this way you can compare how long a jour-
ney takes at different times of day,  or on different days of the week.
7. Your TomTom GO plans the route betw een the two locations you selected.
More information about a route
You can access these options for the  route you last planned by tapping View 
route  in the Main Menu or the  Details button on the route summary screen.
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You can access these options for the route you last planned by tapping the 
Details button on the route summary screen.
You can then select from the following options:
Browse as  text
Tap this button for a list of all the turn instructions on the route.
This is very useful if you need to explain a route to someone else.
Browse as images
Tap this button to see each turn in the journey. Tap the right and left arrows 
to move forwards and backwards through the journey.
Tap the screen to turn off the 3D di splay and view the map from above.
Browse map 
of route
Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser.
Show route  demo
Tap this button to watch a demo of the journey. You can interrupt the demo 
at any time by tapping the screen.
Show route summary
Tap this button to open the route summary screen.
View route 
Tap this button to see your route. 
						

							Voice command and control5.
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Voice command and controlInstead of tapping the screen to control your TomTom GO, you can now give 
instructions to your GO using your voice.
For example, to increase the volume on  your GO, you can say, "Increase vol-
ume."
Important: To use command and control, you must have a computer voice 
installed on your TomTom GO. You can install computer voices using 
TomTom HOME.
To view the list of available commands, tap  Command and control in the Pref-
erences menu and then tap  What can I say?
Using voice command and control
Note: You must select a computer voice  in order to use voice command and 
control. To select a computer voice, tap  Voices in the Preferences menu, then 
tap Change voice . Select a computer voice.
In this example, you will use voice command and control to plan a journey to 
your Home address. 
1. Tap the microphone button in the Driving View.
Note : To add or remove this button from the Driving View, tap  Com-
mand and control  in the Preferences menu, then tap  Enable command and 
control or Disable command and control .
The microphone monitor is shown in colour, unless command and control 
is busy with another task. 
2. When you hear a beep, say, "Navigate to Home."
When you speak, the microphone monitor shows if you are talking too 
loudly or quietly:
A green bar means your voice is at the right level for your device 
to hear your commands.
A red bar means your voice is too loud.
A grey bar means your voice is too quiet.
For some phrases, your device repeats the command, then asks you if the 
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3. If the command is correct, say, "Yes."If the command is incorrect, say, "No" and when prompted, say the com-
mand again after the beep .
Your device plans a route from your current position to your Home address.
Tips
• The microphone switches off after a few seconds if you don’t say anything.
• You can stop your device from listening for commands either by tapping  the screen or by saying any of the following commands: Back, Cancel, Quit.
• To select an item from a list, tap the screen to select the item. Voice control 
cannot be used to select items from a list. 
Planning a journey using your voice
Important: You should always plan your journe y before you start driving. It is 
dangerous to plan a route while driving.
To plan a route to an address using speech, do the following:
1. Tap the voice control button in the Driving View. 
2. When you hear a beep, say, "Navigate to address."
When you speak, the voice control monitor shows if you are 
talking too loudly or quietly: 
A green bar means your voice is at the right level for your GO 
to hear your commands.
A red bar means your voice is too loud.
A grey bar means your voice is too quiet.
For some phrases, your GO will always repeat the command and then ask 
you if the command has been correctly recognised.
You can now enter an address using speech.
Alternatively, you can tap the screen to start planning a journey, then tap 
Spoken address (dialogue)  or Spoken address  to start entering an address 
by voice.
3. Say the city name. 
						

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When you say the city name, you are then shown a list of six names that  
match what you said.
Your GO tells you the name at the top of the list. If the name you hear is cor-
rect, then say, "Done" or "OK" or  "Yes" or "One" or tap on the name.
If the city name you hear is not correct, but the name appears in the list, then 
say the number next to the correct name or tap on the correct name.
For example, if the correct name is Rotterdam and this name is number two 
in the list, you could say, "Two " or tap on the name, Rotterdam. 
If the city name is not shown in the list, then say "Back" or "No" or tap the 
Back  button to return to the previous screen. Then say the city name again.
Note : You need to say numbers in the sa me language that is used for menu 
buttons.
4. Say the street name.
Your GO states the name shown at the top of the list. If the name you hear 
is correct, then say, "Done" or "OK"  or "Yes" or "One" or tap on the name.
Note: Different locations may have similar names, such as a road that has 
multiple postcode locations. In such ca ses, all of these locations are shown in 
the list and you need to look at the screen and select the correct location.
If the name you hear is incorrect but the correct name is shown in the list, 
then say the number next to the correct name or tap on the streetname.
If the streetname is not shown in the list, say "Back" or "No" or tap the  Back 
button to return to the previous screen. Then say the street name again.
5. Say the house number.
Numbers should be pronounced normally. For example, you would say the 
number 357 as one continuous sentence, "Three hundred and fifty seven."
If the number is shown incorrectly, say,  "Back" or "No" or tap the Backspace 
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Tip: If you say, "Back" when there are no numbers shown on the screen, then 
your GO will return you to the previous screen.
When the number is shown correctly say, "Done" or "OK." Alternatively, 
enter the number by tapping the screen.
To select a crossroads as the location,  say, "Crossing".
Note : You need to say numbers in the sa me language that is used for menu 
buttons.
6. Your GO asks if you need to arrive at  a particular time. For this exercise, tap 
NO .
The route is calculated by your GO.
7. When the route has been calculated, tap  Done. 
Voice address input
Important: You should always plan your journe y before you start driving. It is 
dangerous to plan a route while driving.
If you don’t use voice control to start planning a journey, you can still enter an 
address using speech. 
To start planning a journey, tap  Navigate to... in the Main Menu, then tap 
Address .
To enter your destination using your voice, tap one of these buttons:
Spoken 
address 
(dialogue)
Tap this button to enter an address using only speech. Using this option, 
your GO can recognise the following:
• Commands:  Yes, No , Back , Done , OK, Crossing .
• Street names.
•Place names.
• Numbers: Numbers should be prono unced as individual numerals. For 
example, to say the number 35, say, "Three" and then say, "Five."
Using  Spoken address (dialogue) , you can enter information without tap-
ping the screen.
Spoken 
address
Tap this button to enter an address using both speech and by tapping the 
screen. Using this option your GO can recognise the following:
• Street names.
•Place names.
Using  Spoken address is typically faster than using  Spoken address (dia-
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Your GO recognises place and street names spoken using the local language 
and pronunciation.
It is not possible to use voice address input to say place and street names in 
all countries.You can use speech to enter destinations wherever you see this button.
You can use speech to enter these types of destination:
• City centre  - to say the centre of a city or town, tap the speech button at 
the bottom of the keyboard.
• Street and house number  - to say an address, tap the speech button at 
the bottom of the keyboard.
• Crossing or intersection  - to say the point where two streets meet, tap 
the speech button at the bottom of the keyboard.
When this button is shown in grey, you cannot use speech to enter an 
address.
Note : Postcode address entry is not possible using speech. 
						

							Driving View6.
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Driving ViewWhen your TomTom GO device starts, you are shown the Driving View along 
with detailed information about your current position.
Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu.
Note: The Driving View is shown in black and white until your device locates 
your current position.
ATap + and - to zoom in and out.
B Quick menu - you can enable the quick menu in the Preferences menu.
C Your current position.
D Road sign information or the next street name.
E Traffic sidebar.
F Battery level indicator.
G Microphone button for voice command and control. 
H The time, your current speed and the speed limit, if known.
Tap this part of the status bar to change the volume and hear the next spo-
ken instruction. 
I The name of the street you are on.
J Navigation instruction for the road ahead.
Tap this part of the status bar to ch ange between 2D and 3D views of the 
Driving View. 
K The remaining journey time, the remaining distance and your estimated 
arrival time. 
Tap this part of the status bar to open the route summary screen. 
						

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To change the information shown in the status bar, tap Status bar preferences 
in the Preferences menu.
Driving View symbols
The following symbols are shown in the Driving View:
EPT - this symbol is shown when your device is using EPT to estimate your 
current location. EPT is only used when you have no GPS reception.
Note : EPT is not supported on all devices.
Mobile phone not connected - this symbol is shown when the selected 
mobile phone is not connected to your device. You must have already 
established a connection to this phone.
Sound off - this symbol is shown when the sound is switched off.
To switch on the sound, open the preferences menu and tap  Turn on 
sound .
Battery - this symbol shows the battery  level. When the battery is low and 
requires charging, the battery symbol  is empty. You should charge your 
navigation device as soon as possible.
Compass - the compass is shown when the compass is enabled.
To enable or disable the compass, adjust the setting in the status bar 
preferences.
Arrival - this symbol is shown when you arrive at your destination. 
						

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Advanced Lane Guidance
Advanced Lane Guidance
Your TomTom GO helps you prepare for motorway exits and junctions by 
showing you which lane you should be in.
Note: This information is not available for all junctions or in all countries.
For some exits and junctions, an image shows the lane you should be in. To 
turn the images off, tap  Hide lane images in the Preferences menu.
For other exits and junctions, your GO shows the lane you should take in the 
status bar. To turn this guidance off, tap  Change preferences in the Main 
Menu, then tap  Status bar preferences . Clear the checkbox for  Show lane 
guidance .