TomTom Go X50 Manual

							Finding alternative routes8.
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Finding alternative routesOnce you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the 
route, without changing your destination.
Why change the route?
Maybe for one of these reasons:
• You can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead.
• You want to travel via a particular location, to pick someone up, stop for 
lunch or fill up with petrol.
• You want to avoid a difficult j unction or a road you don’t like.
Find alterna-
tive...
Ta p   Find alternative...  in the Main Menu to change the route that is cur-
rently planned.
The  Find alternative...  button is also shown in the route summary screen 
after you plan a route.
Calculate 
alternative
Tap this button to calculate an alternative to the route already planned.
Your GO will look for another route fr om your current location to your des-
tination.
If you decide you would prefer to use the original route after all, tap  Recal-
culate original .
Why would I need to do this?
Apart from the roads near your position and near your destination, the new 
route will use totally different roads to reach your destination. This is an 
easy way of calculating a totally different route. 
Avoid 
roadblock
Tap this button if you can see a roadbloc k or a line of traffic ahead. You then 
have to choose how much of th e route ahead you want to avoid.
Choose from the different options:  100m, 500m, 2000m, 5000m. Your GO 
will recalculate your route avoiding the section of the route for the distance 
you selected.
Don’t forget that once a new route is calculated, you may have to turn off 
the road you are on very soon.
If the roadblock suddenly clears, tap  Recalculate original to return to your 
original route. 
						

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Travel via...
Tap this button to change your route so
 that it passes a particular location, 
perhaps to pick someone up on the way. When you do this, a marker is 
shown on the map for the location you choose the travel via.
You choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you choose a 
destination. So you can select from  all the same options: for example, 
Address , Favourite , Point of Interest  and Point on map .
Your GO will calculate a new route to your destination that passes the loca-
tion you chose. Unlike your final destination, your GO does not inform you 
when you pass by this location.
Using this button, you can only travel via one location. If you want to pass 
more than one, use an Itinerary.
Recalculate  original
Tap this button to return to the original route without deviations to avoid 
roadblocks or travelling via particular locations.
Avoid part of  route
Tap this button to avoid a part of the route. Use this button if you see that 
your route includes a road or junction you don’t like, or which is well-
known for traffic problems.
You then choose the road you want to av oid from a list of the roads on your 
route.
Minimise  delays
Tap this button to recalculate your rout e so that it avoids traffic problems as 
much as possible. Your GO will check if there are any traffic problems on 
your route and work out the best  route to avoid the problems.
Note: This button is only available with TomTom Traffic enabled. 
						

							Browse Map9.
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Browse MapTo look at the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper 
map, tap Browse map  in the Main Menu.
You can move around the map by dragging it using your finger on the screen.
1. The scale bar
2. Traffic - current traffic incidents. Us e the Options button to select whether 
traffic information is shown on the ma p. When traffic information is shown 
on the map, POIs and Favourites are not shown.
3. Marker
Markers point towards and show the dist ance to your current location, your 
home location and your destination.
Tap a marker to centre the map on the marked location.
To set your own marker, position the cu rsor on the required location on the 
map, tap the cursor button and then tap  Set marker position.
4. Options
5. The cursor
6. The Find button
Tap this button to find specific addresses.
7. The Cursor button
Tap this button to navigate to the curs or position, make a Favourite of the 
cursor position, or find a Point of  Interest near the cursor position.
8. The zoom bar
Zoom in and out by moving the slider. 
						

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Options
Tap the Options button to set the information shown on the map. You can 
choose to show the following information:
• Points of interest. Tap  POI below the list of options to select which POIs are 
shown.
• Favourites
• Traffic  - when traffic information is shown on the map, POIs and Favourites 
are not shown. 
Tap  Advanced  to show or hide the following information:
• Names
• Markers  - markers point to your current  location, your home location and 
your destination. The marker shows the distance to the location. Markers 
are shown when the location they point to are off the screen.
Tap a marker to centre the map on the location pointed to by the marker.
You can also set your own marker. Tap the cursor button, then tap  Set 
marker position  to place a marker at the cursor position.
• Coordinates 
						

							TomTom Map ShareTM10.
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TomTom Map ShareTMWith TomTom Map Share, you can correct errors on your map and share 
those corrections with other people in the TomTom Map Share community, 
as well as receiving corrections made by others.
Note: TomTom Map Share is not available in all regions. For more informa-
tion, go to  tomtom.com/mapshare .
Map corrections
There are two types of map correction:
• Corrections that are immediately shown on the map. These include, chang-
ing the traffic flow of a street, blocking or renaming a street and adding or 
editing POIs.
This type of change is immediately shown on your own map. You can hide 
these corrections at any time in the Map Share preferences menu.
• Corrections that are reported to TomTom but not shown immediately on  your map. These include, missing streets, errors in motorway entrances 
and exits and missing roundabouts.
This type of correction is investigated by TomTom and once verified, is 
included in the next map release. Thes e corrections are therefore not shared 
with the Map Share community.
Making a map correction
Important: For safety reasons, you should only mark a location when you are 
driving. Do not enter the full details of an error while you are driving.
Correct a map  error
1. Tap  Map corrections  in the Main Menu.
2. Tap  Correct a map error .
A list of possible map corrections is shown.
3. Select the type of correction you want to report.
Note : If you tap Add missing POI  or Report other error  you will be asked for 
some additional informatio n before the next step.
4. Select the method you want to use  for selecting the location of the cor-
rection.
5. When you have found the location, tap  Done.
6. Enter correction or confirmation of correction now. 
						

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Receiving the latest map updates
When you connect your TomTom GO to your computer, TomTom HOME 
automatically downloads any available map corrections and sends any 
changes you have made, to the Map Share community.
There are several types of correction s which can be set in the Correction 
preferences menu.
Marking a map error while on the move
Important: For safety reasons, you should only mark a location when you are 
driving. Do not enter the full details of an error while you are driving.
If you notice an item on your map that  needs attention, you can mark the loca-
tion using the  Report button and then enter the details when you are no longer 
driving.
To show the  Report button in the Driving View or in the quick menu, do the 
following:
1. Tap  Map corrections  in the Main Menu.
2. Tap  Correction preferences .
3. Tap  Done and then tap  Done again.
4. Select  Show report button , then tap Done.
The  Report  button is shown on the left-hand side of the Driving View. After 
you mark a location, you can add more  information about the change when 
you open the  Map corrections  menu.
For example, you are driving to a friend 's house and you notice that the name 
of the street you are on is different from  the one on your map. To report the 
change, tap the  Report button and your GO will save your current location. 
You can then send the correction to  TomTom Map Share when you have fin-
ished your journey.
TomTom Map Share community
To join the Map Share community, do the following:
1. Tap  Map corrections  in the Main Menu.
2. Tap  Download corrections made by others .
3. Tap  Join.
When you connect your GO to your computer, TomTom HOME downloads 
new corrections and sends your corrections to the Map Share community.
Important: Connect your device to your computer regularly and use TomTom 
HOME to check for new updates.
Correction preferences
The correction preferences set the way TomTom Map Share works on your 
device.
You can set the following preferences:
• Use the trust level slider to choose the types corrections from the Map  Share community you want to use on your maps. 
						

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• Decide if you want to share your corrections with others.
• Show or hide the report button in the Driving View.
To set your preferences, Map corrections in the Main Menu.
Tip: If you later decide you want to re move corrections from the map, clear 
the checkbox next to the types of correc tion you want to remove. If you clear 
all the checkboxes, your map returns to the original state before the first cor-
rection.
Accepting map corrections
You can set the type of ma p corrections you want added to your map. To do 
this, tap  Correction preferences  in the Map corrections menu.
There are four levels of corrections that you can choose. The level changes 
when you move the slider:
• TomTom  - only accept changes made by TomTom.
• Trusted sources  - accept changes made by  TomTom and by trusted users 
who have been verified by TomTom.
• Many users - accept changes made by TomTom, by trusted users who have 
been verified by TomTom and chan ges made by a high number of Map 
Share community members.
• Some users  - accept changes made by  TomTom, by trusted users who 
have been verified by TomTom and a ll changes that have been made by 
Map Share community members.
Types of map correction
There are several types of correcti on that you can make to a map.  
						

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To make a correction to your map, tap Map corrections in the Main Menu then 
tap  Correct a map error . The following types of corrections are shown.
(Un)block 
street
Tap this button to block or unblock a  street. You can block or unblock the 
street in one or both directions.
For example, to correct a street near to your current location, do the follow-
ing:
1. Tap  (Un)block street .
2. Tap  Near you  to select a street near your current location. You can select 
a street by name, a street near your Home location or a street on the 
map.
3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping it  on the map. 
The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name of 
the street.
4. Tap  Done.
Your device shows the street and whether the traffic is blocked or 
allowed in each direction.
5. Tap one of the direction buttons to block or unblock the flow of traffic in  that direction.
6. Tap  Done.
The next time you connect your device to TomTom HOME, your correc-
tions are shared with the  TomTom Map Share community.
Reverse traffic 
direction
Tap this button to correct the traffic direction of a one-way street, where the 
direction of traffic is different to the direction shown on your map.
Note : Reverse traffic direction only works  for one-way streets. If you select 
a two-way street you will be given th e chance to block/unblock the street 
rather than changing the direction. 
						

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Edit street 
name
Tap this button to change the name of a street on your map.
For example, to rename a street near to your current location:
1. Tap  Edit street name.
2. Tap  Near you .
3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping it  on the map.
The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name of 
the street.
4. Tap  Done.
5. Type the correct street name.
6. Tap  Done.
Change turn 
restrictions
Tap this button to change and report incorrect road turn directions.
Change road  speed
Tap this button to change and report the road speed limit.
Add or 
remove 
roundabout
Tap this button to add or remove a roundabout.
Add missing  POI
Tap this button to add a new Point of Interest (POI).
For example to add a new restaurant near to your current location:
1. Tap  Add missing POI .
2. Tap  Restaurant  in the list of POI categories.
3. Tap  Near you .
4. Select the location of the missing restaurant.
You can select the location by enteri ng the address or by selecting the 
location on the map. Select  Near you or Near home  to open the map at 
your current location or  at your Home location.
5. Tap  Done.
6. Type the name of the restaurant then tap  OK.
7. If you know the telephone number of the restaurant you can type it, then  tap  OK.
If you don’t know the number, just tap  OK without typing a number. 
						

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Edit POI
Tap this button to edit an existing POI.
You can use this button to make the following changes to a POI:
• Delete the POI.
• Rename the POI.
• Change the telephone number of the POI.
• Change the category that a POI belongs to.
• Move the POI on the map.
Existing street
Tap this button to edit an existing street. Once you have selected the street, 
you can select an error to report. You can select more than one type of 
error for a street.
Missing street
Tap this button to report a missing street. You have to select the start and 
end points of the missing street.
City
Tap this button to report an error about a city. You can report the following 
types of error:• City is missing
• Wrong city name
• Alternative city name
•Other
Comment on  POI
Tap this button to send a comment about a POI. You must select the POI, 
and then you can enter your comment.
Motorway 
entrance/exit
Tap this button to report an error about a motorway entrance or exit.
Postcode
Tap this button to report an error about a postcode.
Other
Tap this button to report other types of corrections.
These corrections are not immediately applied to your map. Your 
TomTom GO sends a special report to TomTom Map Share.
You can report missing streets, errors in motorway entrances and exits and 
missing roundabouts. If the correction yo u want to report is not covered by 
any of these report types, enter a general description then tap Other.