TomTom Start 50 User Manual

 
 
 
TomTom START 
User Manual 
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Contents 
Welcome to navigation with TomTom 6 
Whats new 7 
New in this release ................................................................................................ 7 
TomTom videos .................................................................................................... 7 
Get going 9 
Installing in your car .............................................................................................. 9 
Positioning the device...

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Using Quick Search 27 
About search ...................................................................................................... 27 
Planning a route to a POI using search ....................................................................... 27 
Entering search terms ........................................................................................... 30 
Working with search results ................................................................................... 31 
About...

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Types of map change ............................................................................................ 71 
Traffic 73 
About RDS-TMC ................................................................................................... 73 
The route bar ..................................................................................................... 73 
Looking at traffic on the map ................................................................................. 74 
Looking at...

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Screen touch sounds ......................................................................................... 94 
Language and Units .............................................................................................. 95 
System ............................................................................................................. 95 
Help ................................................................................................................ 96 
Getting Help 97 
Help...

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This Reference Guide 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...

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New in this release 
Version 16.1 
 
GO 40, GO 50, GO 51, GO 60, GO 61, GO 400, GO 500, GO 510, GO 600, GO 610, GO 5000, GO 
5100, GO 6000, GO 6100 
 
START 40, START 50, START 60 
 
Record and export tracks, and import tracks and routes 
You can now record a track while you drive, with or without a route planned. The track is saved in 
My Routes. 
You can export tracks as GPX files and save them on a memory card for sharing with other users. 
You can import track GPX and route ITN files from a...

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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=Skg6PWMbRxI 
Italian:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AybGRzpgu1s 
USA ONLY - Getting traffic on a smartphone-connected device 
https://us.support.tomtom.com/app/content/name/Connect/page/3  
New products 
TomTom Bandit (English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DXXwRcWyI 
 
  

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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...

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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...