TomTom Start 2 Manual
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2 Contents Welcome to navigation with TomTom 6 Whats new 7 New in this release .............................................................................................................................. 7 Video workshops ................................................................................................................................. 7 Get going 9 Installing in your car ............................................................................................................................ 9 Positioning the device ......................................................................................................................... 9 Switching on and off ............................................................................................................................ 9 Setting up ..........................................................................................................................................10 GPS reception ...................................................................................................................................10 Sending information to TomTom .......................................................................................................10 Memory card slot ...............................................................................................................................11 Device not starting .............................................................................................................................11 Charging your device ........................................................................................................................11 Caring for your START ......................................................................................................................11 Whats on the screen 12 The map view ....................................................................................................................................12 The guidance view ............................................................................................................................14 The route bar .....................................................................................................................................15 Distances and the route bar .........................................................................................................16 The quick menu .................................................................................................................................16 Navigation buttons .............................................................................................................................16 Main Menu smaller buttons and symbols ..........................................................................................18 Volume control...................................................................................................................................19 Using gestures...................................................................................................................................19 Changing the text and button size .....................................................................................................20 Reordering the Main Menu buttons ...................................................................................................20 Syncing using TomTom MyDrive 22 About TomTom MyDrive ...................................................................................................................22 Logging in to your TomTom account .................................................................................................22 Setting a destination using MyDrive ..................................................................................................22 Planning a route with stops using MyDrive .......................................................................................23 Showing a planned destination in My Drive ......................................................................................23 Clearing a MyDrive destination .........................................................................................................23 Deleting a MyDrive destination from My Places ................................................................................24 Finding and syncing locations using MyDrive ...................................................................................24 Syncing My Places locations with MyDrive .......................................................................................24 Importing a community POI list - MyDrive - NOT CONNECTED ......................................................24 Deleting a community POI list ...........................................................................................................25 Importing a track GPX file .................................................................................................................25 Deleting a track GPX file ...................................................................................................................25 Saving and restoring your personal navigation information ..............................................................26 Quick search 27 Choosing which search to use ..........................................................................................................27
3 Using quick search ............................................................................................................................28 About search ................................................................................................................................28 Entering search terms ..................................................................................................................28 Working with search results .........................................................................................................30 About postcodes ...........................................................................................................................31 About mapcodes ..........................................................................................................................32 List of POI type icons ...................................................................................................................32 Planning a route using quick search .................................................................................................36 Using destination prediction .........................................................................................................36 Planning a route to an address ....................................................................................................36 Planning a route to a city centre ...................................................................................................38 Planning a route to a POI .............................................................................................................40 Planning a route to a POI using online search .............................................................................42 Planning a route using the map ...................................................................................................44 Planning a route using My Places ................................................................................................45 Planning a route using coordinates ..............................................................................................46 Planning a route using a mapcode ...............................................................................................48 Planning a route in advance .........................................................................................................48 Finding a car park .........................................................................................................................50 Finding a petrol station .................................................................................................................52 Step by step search 54 Choosing which search to use ..........................................................................................................54 Using step by step search .................................................................................................................54 About search ................................................................................................................................54 Entering search terms ..................................................................................................................55 Working with search results .........................................................................................................56 About postcodes ...........................................................................................................................57 List of POI type icons ...................................................................................................................57 Planning a route using step by step search ......................................................................................61 Using destination prediction .........................................................................................................61 Planning a route to an address ....................................................................................................62 Planning a route to a POI .............................................................................................................63 Planning a route to a city centre ...................................................................................................65 Planning a route to a POI using online search .............................................................................66 Planning a route using the map ...................................................................................................68 Planning a route using My Places ................................................................................................69 Planning a route using coordinates using step by step search ....................................................70 Planning a route in advance .........................................................................................................71 Finding a car park .........................................................................................................................73 Finding a petrol station .................................................................................................................75 Changing your route 77 The Current Route menu ...................................................................................................................77 Avoiding a blocked road ....................................................................................................................79 Avoiding part of a route .....................................................................................................................80 Finding an alternative route ...............................................................................................................80 Types of route....................................................................................................................................81 Avoiding features on a route .............................................................................................................81 Avoiding an incident or route feature using the route bar .................................................................82 Adding a stop to your route from the current route menu .................................................................82 Adding a stop to your route using the map .......................................................................................83 Deleting a stop from your route .........................................................................................................83 Skipping the next stop on your route .................................................................................................83 Reordering stops on a route ..............................................................................................................83
4 My Routes 84 About My Routes ...............................................................................................................................84 About GPX and ITN files ...................................................................................................................84 Saving a route ...................................................................................................................................85 Navigating using a saved route .........................................................................................................86 Navigating to a stop on a saved route ...............................................................................................86 Adding a stop to a saved route using the map ..................................................................................88 Recording a track ..............................................................................................................................89 Navigating using a track ....................................................................................................................89 Deleting a route or a track from My Routes ......................................................................................90 Exporting tracks to a memory card....................................................................................................90 Importing routes and tracks from a memory card .............................................................................91 Map Share 92 About Map Share ..............................................................................................................................92 Creating a map change report ...........................................................................................................92 Creating a map change report from a marked location .....................................................................93 Types of map change ........................................................................................................................94 Traffic 96 About RDS-TMC................................................................................................................................96 Looking at traffic on the map .............................................................................................................96 Looking at traffic on your route ..........................................................................................................97 Traffic incidents .................................................................................................................................97 Approaching a traffic jam warning .....................................................................................................98 Avoiding a traffic jam on your route ...................................................................................................99 Selecting a faster route .....................................................................................................................99 Advanced Lane Guidance ...............................................................................................................100 Time-dependent speed limits ..........................................................................................................100 Speed Cameras 102 About speed cameras .....................................................................................................................102 Crossing into another area or country .............................................................................................102 Speed camera warnings ..................................................................................................................102 Changing the way you are warned ..................................................................................................103 Updating locations for cameras and hazards ..................................................................................104 Danger Zones 105 About danger zones ........................................................................................................................105 Crossing into another area or country .............................................................................................105 Danger zone warnings ....................................................................................................................105 Changing the way you are warned ..................................................................................................106 Updating locations for danger zones ...............................................................................................106 My Places 107 About My Places..............................................................................................................................107 Setting your home or work location .................................................................................................107 Changing your home location ..........................................................................................................108 Adding a location from My Places ...................................................................................................109 Add a location to My Places from the map ......................................................................................109 Adding a location to My Places using search ..................................................................................109 Adding a location to My Places by marking ....................................................................................110
5 Deleting a recent destination from My Places .................................................................................110 Deleting a location from My Places .................................................................................................110 Using community POI lists ..............................................................................................................110 Settings 112 Appearance .....................................................................................................................................112 Display ........................................................................................................................................112 Route Bar ...................................................................................................................................113 Guidance view ............................................................................................................................114 Automatic Zoom .........................................................................................................................114 Motorway exit previews ..............................................................................................................115 Voices ..............................................................................................................................................115 Maps ................................................................................................................................................116 Route Planning ................................................................................................................................116 Sounds and Warnings .....................................................................................................................117 Language and Units ........................................................................................................................118 System .............................................................................................................................................118 Help .................................................................................................................................................119 Getting Help 121 Help .................................................................................................................................................121 Product certification 122 Finding product certification information on your device .................................................................122 Updating using MyDrive Connect 123 About MyDrive Connect ..................................................................................................................123 TomTom account.............................................................................................................................123 Setting up MyDrive Connect ............................................................................................................123 Addendum 125 Copyright notices 130
6 This User Manual explains all you need to know about your new TomTom START navigation device. To learn about getting started with your device and installing it in your vehicle, we recommend that you read the Get going chapter. After that, you will probably want to learn about Quick Search and you can read all about that in the Using Quick Search chapter. For information about what you see on the device itself, go to Whats on the screen. To plan your first route, go to Planning a route. Tip: There are also frequently asked questions (FAQs) at tomtom.com/support. Select your product model from the list or enter a search term. We hope you enjoy reading about and, most importantly, using your new navigation device! Welcome to navigation with TomTom
7 New in this release Version 17.1 Advanced Lane Guidance in a split screen As you approach motorway exits and junctions you can now view map guidance and lane guidance side-by-side in a split screen. To learn more go to Advanced Lane Guidance in this User Manual. Quick search and Step by step search You can now choose between two different ways of searching for an address or a POI. To learn more go to Choosing which search to use in this User Manual. Read aloud traffic messages Your device now reads aloud traffic messages about traffic events on your route. To learn more go to Sounds and Warnings in Settings in this User Manual. Using community POI lists You can now show your imported community POI lists permanently on the map. To learn more go to Using community POI lists in this User Manual. Other bug fixes and improvements Various performance improvements and bug fixes have been implemented. Video workshops You can find many videos on our YouTube channel to help you learn about your new TomTom START and other TomTom products. Visit www.youtube.com/user/TomTomOfficial/videos to find out more! Tip: Look on the TomTom YouTube Channel for videos in your own language. Here are links to some videos that you might find interesting: TomTom GO - playlist of English videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSoQAVympWk79NpmQgjFgigup-UgowFxE Using MyDrive UK English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIs5tGFhQIA French (France): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYpPDxxXSwk Spanish (Spain): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZqdD5MkHI German: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skg6PW MbRxI Italian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AybGRzpgu1s Whats new
8 TomTom Sports products https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSoQAVympWk4DPx3_yMxwHP7cqa17iW6H
9 Installing in your car Use the supplied mount to install your TomTom START in your vehicle. Read the instructions about positioning your device before you install your START. To install your START, do the following: 1. Connect the supplied USB cable to the mount. If the mount is integrated into your START, connect the USB cable to the device. Note: Use ONLY the USB cable supplied with your START. Other USB cables may not work. 2. Connect the USB cable to the USB car charger and plug this into the power supply on your dashboard. 3. Choose the best smooth location, on your windscreen or side window, to mount your TomTom START. Tip: If the mount is integrated into your START, you can easily change the rotation of your device. Push the button on the back of the device to release the mount, then slide the mount out. Insert it back into the other side of the device. 4. Make sure that both the suction cup on the mount and your windscreen are clean and dry. 5. Press the suction cup of the mount firmly against your windscreen. 6. Turn the rubber grip near the base of the mount in a clockwise direction until you feel it lock. 7. If your mount is not integrated into your START, place your START in the mount, making sure that it clicks into place. Dashboard adhesive disks are available as part of a range of accessories for your START. For more information, go to tomtom.com/accessories. Positioning the device Be careful where you install your START. The START shouldnt block or interfere with any of the following: Your view of the road. The controls in your vehicle. Your rear-view mirrors. The airbags. You should be able to reach your START easily without leaning or stretching. In a car, you can attach your START to the windscreen or side window or you can use a Dashboard Mount Disk to attach the mount to your dashboard. Switching on and off Switching your device on Press the On/Off button until your device starts. If the device was off you see the map view. If your device was sleeping you see the last screen you were looking at. Sending your device to sleep To send your navigation device to sleep, press the On/Off button and then release it. Get going
10 You can also press the On/Off button for more than 2 seconds until you see the Sleep and Turn Off buttons. Select Sleep to make the device sleep. Tip: To send your navigation device to sleep when the USB cable is unplugged or whenever it is removed from the mount, go to Battery settings in the Settings menu. Switching your device off completely To switch off your navigation device completely, you can do one of the following: Press and hold the On/Off button for more than 2 seconds until you see the Sleep and Turn Off buttons. Select Turn Off to switch off the device. Select the back button if you dont want to switch your device off. Press and hold the On/Off button for more than 5 seconds until the device switches off. Setting up Note: The language you choose will be used for all text on the screen. You can always change the language later in Language and Units in the Settings menu. When you first switch on your TomTom START, you have to answer a few questions to set it up. Answer the questions by touching the screen. GPS reception When you first start your TomTom START, it may need a few minutes to determine your position. In future, your position will be found much faster. To ensure good satellite reception, use your START outdoors and keep it upright. Large objects such as tall buildings can sometimes interfere with reception. Important: QuickGPSfix contains information about satellite positions which helps your START find your position faster. QuickGPSfix information is sent to Always Connected devices in real time and to Smartphone Connected devices when connected to TomTom services using your smartphone. You can also update QuickGPSfix using MyDrive. Sending information to TomTom When you first start navigating or you have reset your START, your START asks for permission to collect some information about your use of the navigation device. The information is stored on your START until we retrieve it. We use it anonymously to improve our products and services. If you use our services, we will also use your location information to deliver the services to you. You can change whether you send this information with us at any time by doing the following: 1. In the Main Menu, select the Settings button. 2. Select System. 3. Select Your information & privacy. 4. Select the button to turn sending of information on or off. Note: If you choose not to send location information to us, you will no longer receive our services. This is because services need to send the location of your device to TomTom in order to receive the traffic information related to where you are. The end date of your subscription remains the same, even if you do not send this information to us. You can find current and more detailed information at tomtom.com/privacy.