TomTom Start 50 User Manual

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About My Routes 
My Routes provides an easy way to save and retrieve routes and tracks. 
You may want to use My Routes in one or more of the following situations: 
 While working - Your job involves driving several routes with multiple stops on a daily basis. 
Your routes can change and you need to be flexible and be able to change the order of your 
stops or change the planned route.  
 While on holiday - You are going on holiday and want to plan and save a route. Your route 
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 Use a tool such as Tyre Pro to view your track file.  
 Export to a memory card or directly to your computer, then use your computer to view the file 
using software such as Google Earth.  
Note: While viewing your recording, you may notice that the recorded GPS locations do not 
always correspond with the roads. This can happen for several reasons. Firstly, your device 
tries to keep the files small and this can cause a slight loss of data precision. Secondly, your 
device records the...

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7. Select Add to save your route in the My Routes list. 
Tip: You can also save a route using the Add to My Routes button in the Current Route menu. 
 
Navigating using a saved route 
To navigate using a previously saved route, do the following: 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select a route from your list. 
The route is shown on the map view. 
 
3. To navigate to the start of the saved route, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you 
are using. 
The starting point of the...

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Note: Your original route in My Routes is not changed. If you want to see the whole route, select 
the route again in My Routes. 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select a route from your list. 
The route is shown on the map view. 
 
3. Select the stop that you want to use as your starting point, then select the pop-up menu button 
to open the menu. 
 
4. Select Start Route From Here. 
Your route is calculated from the new starting point. 
 
5. Select Drive/Ride.  

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The starting point of your route is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned 
from your current location. Guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
 
Tip: There are two other ways to navigate using a saved route: 
Select the starting point of the route. When the pop-up menu opens, select Change to a Stop. 
Alternatively, select Drive to Route or Ride to Route in the Current Route menu. 
 
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Tip: To update the saved route in your My Routes list with the changes, select the route om 
the map then select Save Changes to Route in the pop-up menu. 
 
Recording a track 
You can record a track while you drive, with or without a route planned. After recording, you can 
then export your track so that you can share it with others or view it using tools such as Tyre Pro. 
To record a track, do the following: 
1. In the Main Menu, select Start Recording. 
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3. Select the track, then select the pop-up menu. 
 
4. Select Drive to Starting Point. 
The starting point of the track is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned. 
Guidance to your destination begins from your current location. As soon as you start driving, the 
guidance view is shown automatically. 
Note: You see two different colours on the map for your route and track. You see one colour 
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5. When you see a message that your tracks have been exported successfully, remove your memory 
card to share your tracks with other users. 
Note: Each exported route is saved as a GPX file in the TomTom Routes folder on your 
memory card. 
 
Importing routes and tracks from a memory card 
You can import two types of files from a memory card: 
 GPX files - these become tracks after import. 
 ITN files - these become routes after import. 
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About Map Share 
You can report map changes using Map Share. These map changes are then shared with other 
TomTom device users when they receive a map update. 
There are two ways to report a map change: 
 Select a location on the map and create the change report immediately. 
 Mark a location and create the change report later. 
To send your map change reports to TomTom, you must connect your START to your computer and 
use MyDrive Connect. 
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Note: If you want to report a map change of a type not shown in the menu, use the Map Share 
Reporter at tomtom.com. 
 
5. Follow the instructions for your chosen type of map change. 
6. Select Report. 
7. Connect your START to MyDrive Connect to send your map change report to TomTom and 
receive map changes from other TomTom users.  
Creating a map change report from a marked location 
If you see a map inconsistency while you are driving, you can mark the location so you can report 
the change...