TomTom Start 606 Manual

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Planning a route 
Important: In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving. 
To plan a route on your TomTom navigation device, do the following: 
1. Tap the screen to open the Main Menu. 
 
2. Tap Navigate to or Drive to. 
3. Tap Address. 
You can change the country or state setting by tapping the flag before you select a city. 
4. Enter the town or city name, or the postcode. 
Tip: Instead of typing the address, tap the microphone button to enter the address by speaking 
to your TomTom device. 
Towns with similar names are shown in the list while you type. 
When the correct city or town appears in the list, tap the name to select the destination. 
 
5. Enter the street name. 
Streets with similar names are shown in the list while you type. 
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When the correct street name appears in the list, tap the name to select the destination. 
 
6. Enter the house number, then tap Done. 
 
7. The location is shown on the map. Tap Select to continue or tap Back to enter another address. 
Tip: If you want your final destination to be a car park, tap Car park and select a location 
from the list of car parks close to your general destination. 
 
8. When the new route is shown, tap Done. 
For more information about the route, tap Details.  
						

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To change your route, for example, to travel via a particular location or to select a new desti-
nation, tap Change route. 
 
Your device starts to guide you to your destination, using spoken instructions and on-screen 
directions.  
Route summary 
The route summary shows an overview of your route, the remaining distance to your destination and 
the remaining estimated journey time. 
To view the route summary, tap the right-hand panel on the status bar in the Driving view or tap 
View route in the Main Menu and then tap Show route summary. 
If you have TomTom Traffic or an RDS-TMC receiver, the route summary also shows traffic 
information about delays on your route. 
Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a receiver. 
Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit 
tomtom.com/services. 
 
  
						

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Selecting a route type 
Every time you plan a route, you can choose to be asked about the type of route you want to plan. 
To do this, tap Settings then tap Route planning. Select Route types and then tap Ask me every 
time I plan. 
 
The types of route you can choose from are as follows: 
 Fastest route - the route which takes the least time. 
 Eco route - the most fuel-efficient route for your journey. 
 Shortest route - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This may not be the 
quickest route, especially if the shortest route is through a town or city. 
 Avoid motorways - a route which avoids motorways. 
 Walking route - a route designed for making the journey on foot. 
 Bicycle route - a route designed for making the journey on a bicycle.  
Frequent destinations 
If you often make trips to the same destinations, you can set your    TomTom device to ask if you 
want to plan a route to one of these locations every time the device starts. This is faster than 
planning a route in the normal way. 
To select a new destination, tap Start-up in the Settings menu and select Ask for a destination. 
Select a button to use for this destination and answer the questions about the destination. 
 
 
Show my frequent destinations 
You can set your TomTom device to ask if you want to plan a route to one of your frequently visited 
destinations every time the device starts. 
To change this setting, do the following:  
						

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1. Tap Start-up in the Settings menu and then select Ask for a destination. 
2. Tap Yes, then tap Yes again to begin entering information about the destination. 
3. Select a symbol for the destination and tap Done to set the symbol, then tap Yes. 
Tip: To add new destinations, select one of the numbered symbols and enter a name for the 
new destination button. 
4. Tap Yes and if required enter a new name, then tap Done. 
5. Enter the address details in the same way you enter an address when planning a route, then tap 
Done. 
6. If you want to set more destinations, repeat the steps above. Otherwise, tap Done. 
7. You are asked if you want to be asked the information sharing question each time you start the 
device. 
Every time your device starts, you are asked if you want to plan a route. If you tap Cancel, you are 
shown the Driving View.  
Using arrival times 
You can set your TomTom device to ask you if you need to arrive at a particular time when you plan 
a route. 
 
Status bar 
 
 
Tap Status bar in the Settings menu, to enable or disable arrival time 
notifications. 
To enable arrival time notifications, select Leeway. 
After planning a route, tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time. 
Your device calculates your arrival time and shows you whether you will arrive on time. 
You can also use this information to work out when you need to leave. If your device shows that you 
will arrive 30 minutes early, you can wait and leave in 30 minutes time, rather than arrive early. 
Your arrival time is constantly recalculated during your journey. The status bar shows whether you 
will arrive on time or if you are going to be late, as shown below: 
  
You will arrive 55 minutes before the arrival time you entered. 
If the estimated arrival time is more than five minutes before the time 
you entered, it is shown in green. 
  
You will arrive 3 minutes before the arrival time you entered. 
If the estimated arrival time is less than 5 minutes before the time you 
entered, it is shown in yellow. 
  
You will arrive 19 minutes late. 
If the estimated arrival time is later than the time you entered, it is 
shown in red.  
Navigation menu options 
When you tap Navigate to or Drive to, you can set your destination in many ways, not just by 
entering the address. The other options are listed below: 
 
Home  
Tap this button to navigate to your Home location. 
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Favourite  
Tap this button to select a Favourite as your destination. 
 
Address  
Tap this button to enter an address or postcode as your destination. 
In some countries, the postcode can be used to identify the place and 
street. In other countries, the postcode only identifies the place, so you 
need to enter the street name separately. 
 
Recent destination  
Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have 
recently used as destinations. 
 
Point of Interest  
Tap this button to navigate to a Point of Interest (POI). 
 
Spoken address  
On some devices you can enter an address using speech. See Voice 
control. 
 
Point on map  
Tap this button to select a point on the map as your destination using the 
map browser. 
 
Latitude Longitude  
Tap this button to enter a destination using latitude and longitude values. 
 
Position of last 
stop  
Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. 
 
Planning a route in advance 
You can use your    TomTom device to plan a route in advance, selecting your starting point and your 
destination. 
Here are some more reasons to plan a route in advance: 
 Find out how long a journey is going to take before you start. 
 You can also compare journey times for the same route at different times of the day or on 
different days of the week. Your device uses IQ Routes when planning a route. IQ Routes calcu-
lates routes based on the real average speeds measured on roads. 
 Study the route of a journey you are planning.  
						

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 Check a route for someone who is coming to visit you and then explain the route to them in 
detail. 
To plan a route in advance, follow these steps: 
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main menu. 
2. Tap the arrow button to move to the next menu screen and tap Plan route. 
 
This button is shown while there is no planned route on your TomTom device. 
3. Select the starting point for your journey in the same way that you would select your 
destination. 
4. Set the destination for your journey. 
5. If Route planning settings are set to Ask me every time I plan, select the type of route you 
want to plan: 
 Fastest route - the route which takes the least time. 
 Eco route - the most fuel-efficient route for your journey. 
 Shortest route - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This may not be the 
quickest route, especially if the shortest route is through a town or city. 
 Avoid motorways - a route which avoids motorways. 
 Walking route - a route designed for making the journey on foot. 
 Bicycle route - a route designed for making the journey on a bicycle. 
6. Choose the date and time that you will make the journey you are planning. 
Your device uses IQ Routes to work out the best possible route at that time. This is useful to see 
how long a journey takes at different times of the day or on different days of the week. 
Your navigation device plans the route between the two locations you selected.  
Viewing route information 
You can access these options for the route you last planned by tapping View route in the Main Menu 
or the Details button on the route summary screen. 
You can then select from the following options: 
 
Show instructions  
Tap this button for a list of all the turn instructions on the route. 
This is very useful if you need to explain a route to someone else. 
 
Show map of route  
Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser. 
 
Show route demo  
Tap this button to watch a demo of the journey. You can interrupt the 
demo at any time by tapping the screen.  
						

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Show route 
summary  
Tap this button to open the route summary screen. 
 
Show destination  
Tap this button to see a preview of your destination. 
You can navigate to a car park near your destination, and view any 
available information about your destination, for example, the phone 
number. 
 
Show traffic on 
route  
Tap this button to see all the traffic incidents on your route. 
Note: This button is only shown if your device has either a traffic 
subscription or an RDS-TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not 
available in all countries or regions. For more information about 
TomTom traffic information services, go to tomtom.com/services.  
						

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About the Driving View 
When your TomTom navigation device starts for the first time, you are shown the Driving View along 
with detailed information about your current position. 
Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. 
You can choose the screen shown when you switch on your device by tapping Settings in the Main 
Menu, then tapping Start up.  
The Driving View 
 
1. Zoom button - tap the magnifying glass to show buttons for zooming in and out. 
2. Quick menu - to enable the quick menu, tap Make your own menu in the Settings menu. 
3. Your current position. 
4. Road sign information or the next street name. 
5. Traffic sidebar. Tap the sidebar to open the Traffic menu. 
The traffic sidebar is only shown if your device has either a traffic subscription or an RDS-TMC 
Receiver connected. Traffic information is not available in all countries or regions. 
6. Battery level indicator. 
7. The time, your current speed and the speed limit, if known. To see the difference between your 
preferred arrival time and your estimated arrival time, check the Leeway checkbox in the 
Status bar settings. 
Tap this part of the status bar to switch between a 3D map and a 2D map. 
8. The name of the street you are on. 
9. Navigation instruction for the road ahead and the distance to next instruction. If the second 
instruction is less that 150m after the first instruction, you see it shown immediately instead of 
the distance. 
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Tap this part of the status bar to repeat the last voice instruction and to change the volume. 
You can also tap here to mute the sound. 
10. The remaining journey time, the remaining distance and your estimated arrival time.  
Tap this part of the status bar to open the Route Summary screen. 
To change the information shown in the status bar, tap Status bar in the Settings menu.  
Driving View Symbols 
  
Sound muted - this symbol is shown when the sound has been muted. To 
turn the sound back on, tap the middle panel in the status bar. 
  
Battery - this symbol is shown when the battery level is low. When you see 
this symbol, you should charge your navigation device immediately. 
  
Connected to computer - this symbol is shown when your navigation 
device is connected to your computer.