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:
1. Narrow your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is. 
You can select one of these options:
•POI near you  - to search from a list of POIs near your current position.
• POI in city  - to choose a POI in a particular town or city. You have to 
specify a town or city.
• POI near Home -  to search from a list of  POIs near your Home loca-
tion.
If you are currently navigating to a destination, you can also select from 
a list of POIs which are on your route or near your destination. Choose 
one of these options:
• POI along route
• POI near destination
2. Select the ca tegory of POI.
Tap the category of POI if it is shown or tap the arro w to choose from 
the complete list.
Tap  Any POI category  to search for a POI by name. 
My location
Tap this button to add your current position as a Favourite.
For example, if you stop somewhere interesting, while you are there you 
can tap this button to create the Favourite.
Point on map
Tap this button to create a Favourite using the map browser.
Select the location of the Favourite using the cursor, then tap  Done.
Latitude 
Longitude
Tap this button to create a Favourite by entering latitude and longitude val-
ues. 
Position of  last stop
Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. 
						

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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.
5. Tap  Rename .
How can I delete 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 delete.
5. Tap  Delete. 
						

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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 .
The Photo gallery starts, showing small versions (thumbnails) of all the pho-
tos on your GO.
Tap the arrows to move up an d down the page of thumbnails.
Tap  Slideshow  to start a slideshow.
Tap the thumbnail of a photo to view a large version of that photo.
A Buttons to zoom in and zoom out on the photo.
B Buttons to move to the next and the previous photo.
C Tap  Slideshow  to start a slideshow.
D Tap  Delete  to delete a photo.
Reading documents
1. Tap  Media in the Main Menu.
2. Tap  Document reader . 
						

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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. 
						

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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-
tions in several countries broadcast TMC information as part of their program-
ming. TMC is also known as  RDS-TMC traffic information.
Your TomTom navigation device uses this information to warn you about traf-
fic delays along your route and how you can avoid them.
Note : TomTom is not responsible for the availability or quality of traffic infor-
mation provided by TMC.
TMC is not available in all countries or regions. Visit  tomtom.com to check if 
it is available in your country or region.
Using traffic information
To start using TMC, connect the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver to the 
USB connector on your device.
Note : The RDS-TMC receiver does not wo rk if the Car Charger is not con-
nected.
As soon as you start receiving tra ffic information, the traffic sidebar 
is shown on the right side of th e Driving View. The traffic sidebar 
warns you about any traffic incidents on your route.
In this example, there is a traffic jam on your route 9 kilometres 
ahead that will cause an expected delay of 38 minutes.
These symbols are shown at the top of the traffic sidebar:
Your GO has the latest RD S-TMC traffic information.
Your GO is waiting to download the latest RDS-TMC traffic information 
as soon as it is available. 
Your GO is searching for a radio st ation that carries RDS-TMC traffic 
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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 route changes  - if you select this option 
your device beeps when a new traffic incident occurs on your current 
route.
• Tune manually by entering a frequency  - if you select this option, the but-
ton  Tune manually  is shown in the Traffic menu. Tap  Tune manually to 
enter the frequency of a particular radio station you want to use for RDS-
TMC traffic information.
3. Select or clear the check box next to each preference you want to change.
4. Tap  Done.
5. Select what should happen if the traffic situation changes when you are  driving and a faster route is found. You can choose from these options:
•Always switch to that route   - your route will automatically be updated 
to the faster route.
• Ask me if I want that route  - you are asked if you want to stay on your 
current route or switch to the faster route.
• Never change my route  - your route is not changed and you are not 
asked if you want to change your route.
6. Tap  Done.
Traffic incidents
Traffic incidents are displayed both on the Driving View and also on the Traffic 
sidebar as small symbols. There are two type of symbols:
• Symbols shown in a red square are traffic incidents. Your navigation device 
can replan to avoid them.
• Symbols shown in a red rectangle are  weather related. Your device does 
not replan to avoid these warnings.
 Traffic incident symbols and their meaning are shown below:
Change Traffic  preferences
Use the  Change Traffic preferences  button to choose how traffic informa-
tion works on your device.
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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
If you know the frequency of a particul ar radio station you want to use for 
RDS-TMC traffic information, do the  following to set the frequency manu-
ally:
To activate this feature, you must first enable manual tuning. To do this, tap 
the Traffic bar in the Driving View, then tap  Change Traffic preferences. 
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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 them.
The first time you use  Home to work, you must set your home and work loca-
tions for this feature by doing the following:
Note : The home location you set here is not the same as your Home location 
that you set in the Preferences menu and is shown in the  Navigate to menu.
You can now use the  Home to work and Work to home  buttons of the Show 
home-work traffic menu.
For example, to check for delays on your route home, do the following:
1. Tap  TomTom Traffic  in the Main Menu on your device.
2. Tap  Show home-work traffic .
3. Tap  Work to home .
The Driving view is shown.
To see if there is a quicker way home, tap  Find alternative and then tap Mini-
mise delays .
Show traffic on route
To check for delays on your route, tap  Show traffic on route in the Traffic 
menu. Your navigation device shows a summary of the traffic delays on your 
route.
The total includes any delays due to tr affic incidents and those due to busy 
roads, with information provided by IQ Routes.
Tap  Minimise delays  to check if you can reduce the delay.
Change home-
work
1. Tap the  TomTom Traffic  button in the Main Menu on your device.
2. Tap  Show home-work traffic .
3. Tap  Change home-work
4. Set your home location
5. Set your work location. 
						

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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 
incident you chose. To display information about surrounding incidents use 
the left and right arrows at the bottom of this second screen.
Traffic menu
Tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View to open the Traffic menu. The fol-
lowing buttons are available:
Browse map
Get an overview of the traffic situation  in your area, using the map. To find 
local incidents and their details, do the following:
Minimise  delays
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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.