TomTom Spark 3 User Guide

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About viewing trails 
Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail 
running/Hiking/Skiing/Snowboarding    (TomTom Adventurer)  
To view a trail while doing an activity, do the following : 
1. Start an activity that uses a trail, for example, trail running. 
2. To see your trail, press right and then press up from the Heart Rate Zone screen. 
Tip: If a trail has been pre-selected, you see it automatically.  
You see the full trail displayed as...

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Tip: A scale bar is shown at the bottom of the screen. 
Note: Trail orientation is controlled by a setting. Start an activity, press down from the please 
wait/get going screen and then select ROTATION. Choose ON to orientate the trail in the 
direction you are heading and OFF to orientate the trail to the North. 
 
Following a new trail 
Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail 
running/Hiking/Skiing/Snowboarding    (TomTom...

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Upload trails from Sports to your watch 
15 trails can be stored on your watch. Any changes are automatically synced using the Sports Mobile 
app or the Sports website. 
Uploading a trail from a GPX file 
To upload a trail to your watch from a .GPX file do the following: 
1. Download a GPX file from a third party website such as Strava.com, RidewithGPS.com, 
Mapmyrun.com etc. 
2. Log in to the Sports website. 
3. Click on the Planning tab. 
4. Click Upload trail. 
 
5. Double-click a GPX file...

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3. Click More in the top right hand corner of the screen. 
 
4. Click COPY TO TRAILS. 
The trail then appears in the trails list of the PLANNING section. 
5. Connect your watch to your computer. Your trail is automatically uploaded to your watch when a 
synchronisation is done.  
Using breadcrumb trails 
Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail 
running/Hiking/Skiing/Snowboarding    (TomTom Adventurer) 
Your TomTom GPS Watch can draw a...

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2. After starting your activity, press right to review your heart rate if you have a Cardio watch and 
youll automatically see the breadcrumb trail. 
 
For more information about what you see on the screen, see About viewing trails.  
Using the compass 
Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail 
running/Hiking/Skiing/Snowboarding    (TomTom Adventurer) 
Your TomTom GPS Watch has a compass so that you can instantly see which direction you...

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The compass works best when the watch is kept level. If the compass doesnt show the correct 
direction, you need to calibrate the compass. 
Note: The compass may not work correctly when the watch is close to a magnetic object such as 
when it is mounted on the steel handlebars of a bicycle. 
 
Calibrating the compass 
It is important to regularly calibrate your compass to maintain its accuracy. 
To calibrate your compass, follow these steps: 
1. From the Clock screen, press down to go to...

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b. One full rotation forwards. 
 
c. One full rotation with the screen facing you. 
 
Repeat steps a-c until the compass is calibrated. When calibrated the watch gives an alert and 
shows a tick.  
To see a video of how to calibrate your watch, go to https://youtu.be/6pnQResxJRU  

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This section of the manual covers features that are specific to the TomTom Adventurer watch.   
Trail running 
You can use your TomTom Adventurer Watch for trail running. During your run, you see the same 
metrics as for a run but with the addition of elevation information as follows: 
 3D distance 
 Gradient 
 Altitude 
 Altitude delta 
 Total ascent or climb. 
To run a trail, do the following : 
1. Wait for a GPS signal and then press right from the clock screen and then press up or down...

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Tip: If a trail has been pre-selected, you see it automatically.  
For more information about what you see on the screen, see About viewing trails. 
Note: It is important to regularly calibrate the compass to ensure its accuracy. 
Note: If your watch gets dirty or wet, clean the holes around the barometer so that it can measure 
pressure accurately.  
 
Skiing and snowboarding 
Note: Available on TomTom Adventurer watches only. 
You can use your TomTom Adventurer Watch for skiing and...

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About sleep tracking 
You can track how much you sleep using your TomTom GPS W atch. Here are some of things you can 
do: 
 Track your how long you are sleeping for each day, week, month or year. 
 You can upload your sleep tracking metrics to the TomTom Sports website and TomTom Sports 
mobile app. 
Your watch measures sleep based on motion and it makes an assumption that when you are not 
moving after a certain time in the afternoon, you are asleep.  
The day resets at 16:00 and your watch...