TomTom ONE Car GPS Receiver manual

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    TomTom ONE[...]

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    What’s in the box 1. 2 What’s in the box a Your TomTom ONE (Maps for US & Canada are pre- loaded in internal memory) A Charging light B On/Off button C Reset button D Speaker E USB connector F RDS-TMC connector b Car charger c Documentation pack d Windshield Holder e USB cable f Adhesive disk for windscreen mount A B C D F E[...]

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    Before You Start... 2. 3 Before You Start. .. Switching on and off To switch your TomTom ONE on or off, press and hold the On/Off button for 2 second s. The firs t time yo u switch on , it may take a short while for your device to st art. Note : In rare cases, your ONE may not start correctly. If this happens, press the reset button, then switch on[...]

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    4 Windshield Holder Use the windshield holder to install your TomTom ONE inside your car . To attach the holder, press the suction cup firmly to the windshield in your car, in an area of the windshield where the glass is flat. Make sure that both the holder and your windshield are clean and dry before you attach the holder. Place the holder so that[...]

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    Driving View 3. 5 Driving View When your TomTom ONE starts, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current location. Tap the center of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. Note : The Driving View is shown in black and white until your ONE locates your current position. A Tap + and - to zoom in and out. B [...]

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    Making your first trip 4. 6 Making your first trip Planning a route with your TomTom ONE is easy. To plan your first route, follow the steps below. Important : You should always plan your journe y before you start driving. It is dangerous to plan a route while dr iving. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. Note : The buttons on your ONE are[...]

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    7 4. Tap Street and house number. Note : When planning a trip for the first ti me your ONE asks you to choose a state or country. Your choice is save d and used for all routes you plan. You can change this setting at any time by tapping the state symbol or country flag. 5. Start to type the name of the town where you want to go. As you type, the na[...]

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    8 Arrival times When you plan a route, your TomTom ONE asks you if you need to arrive at a particular time. Tap YES to enter a prefe rred arrival time. Your ONE calculates your arrival time and shows you whether you will arri ve on time. You can also use this information to work out when you need to le ave. If your ONE shows that you will arrive 30[...]

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    9 What are the other navigation options? When you tap Navigate to... , you can set your destination in many ways, not just by entering the address. The othe r options are listed below: Planning a route in advance You can also use your ONE to plan trips in advance by selecting both your starting point and your desti nation. Yo u coul d, for example,[...]

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    10 • Find out how long a trip is go ing to take before you start. • Check the route of a trip you are planning. • Check a route for someone who is coming to visit you so you can explain the route to them. 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 me[...]

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    11 Show route demo T ap this button to watch a demo of the trip. Y ou can interrupt the demo at any time by tapping the screen. Show route summary T ap this button to open the route summary screen.[...]

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    Finding alternative routes 5. 12 Finding alternative routes Once you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the route, without changing your destination. Why change the route? Maybe fo r one of these reasons: • You can see a roadbl ock or a line of traffic ahe ad. • You want to travel via a pa rticular location, to pick so[...]

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    13 Travel via... T ap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location, perhaps to pick someone up on the way . Y ou choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you choose a destination. So you can select from all the same options: for example, Address , Favorite , Point of Interest and Point on map . Y our ONE w[...]

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    Sounds and voices 6. 14 Sounds and voic es The sound on your TomTom ONE is used for features such as: • Spoken instructions • Warnings How do I change the volum e level? You can change the volume in three ways: • Tap the bottom left hand area of the Driving View. The last spoken instruction is repeated and the volume level is shown. Move the [...]

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    Help me! 7. 15 Help me! Help me! provides an easy way to navi gate to emergency services ce nters and other specialist services and contact them by phone. For example, if you are invol ved in a car accident, you could use Help me! to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location. How do I use Help me ! to call a local service? You can[...]

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    16 Options Phone for help Use your T omT om ONE to find the location of a service and the contact details. • Emergency services • Emergency breakdown services • Nearest police station • Nearest doctor • Nearest hospital • Nearest public transport • Nearest car repair services • Nearest dentist • Nearest pharmacy • Nearest vet No[...]

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    17 First Aid Guide T ap this button to read the Briti sh Red Cross F irst Ai d guide. Other guides T ap this button to read a selection of useful guides.[...]

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    Favorites 8. 18 Favorites What are Favorites? Favorites are places that you often visit. You can create Favorites so that you don’t have to enter the address ever y t ime you want to navigate there. They don’t have to be places you es pecially like, just useful addresses. How can I create a Favorite? From the Main Menu, tap Add Favorite . Note [...]

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    19 Recent destination Select a F avorite location from a list of places you have recently us ed as destinations. Point of Interest Y ou can add a P oint of Interest (POI) as a F avorite. Does it make sense to do this? If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, y ou can add it as a Favorite. T o add a POI as a Favorite, tap [...]

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    20 How can I use a Favorite? You will normally use a Favorite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address. To navigate to a Favorite, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap Navigate to... 3. Tap Favorite . 4. Se lect a Favor ite from the list. Your ONE calculates the route for you. 5. When th[...]

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    Browse map 9. 21 Browse map To look at the map in the sam e way as you might look at a tradit ional paper map, tap Browse ma p in the Main Menu. You can move the map by touching the screen and moving your finger across the screen. A The scale bar B Your current position. C GPS button Tap this button to center the map on your current position. D Opt[...]

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    22 Tap the cursor button then tap one of the following buttons: Navigate there T ap this button to navigate to the cursor position. Y our ONE will calculate the route. Center on map T ap this button to bring the location currently highlighted by the cursor to the center of the screen when lo oking at the map. Add as Favorite T ap this button to cre[...]

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    Points of Interest 10. 23 Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples: • Restaurants •H o t e l s •M u s e u m s • Parking garages • Gas stations Showing POIs on the map 1. Tap Show POIs on map in the Preferences me nu. 2. Select the POI categories to display on the map. Tap Find to s[...]

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    24 You can select from a list of POIs which ar e along your route or close to your destination. Choose from one of these options: • POI along route • POI near destination 6. Type the name of the town you want to visit and select the town when it appears in the list. 7. Tap Parking garage . 8. Select the category of POI: Tap Any POI category to [...]

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    25 4. Tap Warn when near PO I . 5. Select the category of POI you want to be warned about. Select the category from the list or st art to t ype the n ame of the c ategory and select it when it is shown in the lis t. 6. Set how close the POI should be when you receive a warning. 7. Choose the warning sound for the category of POI you selected. Warn [...]

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    Preferences 11. 26 Preferences You can change the way your TomTom ONE looks and behaves. Tap Change preferences in the Main Menu. Use night colors / Use day colors Show POI on map Use night colors T ap this b utton to reduce the bright ness of the screen and show darker colors on the map. When should I use this? When it’s dark, it is easier to se[...]

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    27 Safety preferences What happens when I use the Turn off map display option? When you turn off the map display, inst ead of seeing your position on a map in the Driving View, you will only see information about the next i nstruction. Tap the button and select an option for when the map should be turned off. These are the options: • Always - The[...]

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    28 Volume preferences Manage Favorites TomTom Safety Cameras Change voice Warn when near POI Change Home location Do I need to use my actual home address for the Home location? Volume preferences T ap th is button to ch ange the volume for spoken inst ructions. Manage Favorites T ap this button to rename or delete Favorites. T o find a Favorite qui[...]

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    29 No. Your Home location can be a place yo u go often, for example, your office. It can be your actual home address, bu t it can also be any address you like. Why should I set a Home l ocation? Having a Home location means that you have a quick and easy way to navigate there, by tapping the Home button in the Navigate to... menu Manage maps Change[...]

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    30 Compass preferences Change map colors Brightness preferences Compass preferences T ap this button to configure the compass. The following options are available: • None - the compass is not shown. • One with arrow pointing north - the arrow always points towards north and the direction you ar e moving is shown at the top of the compass. • O[...]

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    31 Status bar preferences Guided tours Set units Status bar preferences T ap this button to select the information shown on the stat us bar: • Remaining time - the estimated time left until you re ach your destination. • Remaining distance - the distance left until you reach your destination. • Current time • Arrival time - your e stimated [...]

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    32 Operate left-handed / Operate right-handed Keyboard preferences Planning preferences Operate left- handed T ap this button to move important buttons, for example, the Done and Cancel buttons as well as the zoom bar , to the left ha nd side of the screen. This makes it easier to tap the buttons with your left hand without blocking the screen. T o[...]

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    33 Set owner Change language Set clock Set owner T ap this button to enter your name and address as the owner of your ONE and to change or d elete a 4-digit passwor d for your ON E. Note : You can only change or delete a 4-digit password on your TomTom ONE. Y ou can create a 4-digit password for your ONE usin g T omT om HOME : 1. Connect your ONE t[...]

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    34 Reset factory settings Reset factory settings T ap this button to restore the factory settings to your T omT om ONE. All your settings, includi ng F avorites, your Home location, warnings for POIs and any Itineraries you hav e create d, as well as recent destinations and recent calls and call ers, will be deleted.[...]

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    Traffic information using RDS-TMC 12. 35 Traffic infor mation using RDS-TMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) is not a TomTom Service. FM radio stations in several countries broadcast TMC information as part of their programming. TMC is also kno wn as RDS-TMC traffic informa tion. Your TomTom device uses this infor[...]

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    36 The following symbols are shown at the top of the Traffic sidebar: Tip : The yellow circle is shown at the top of the Traffic s idebar if your device cannot find a suitable radio stat ion. You can make your device try agai n to find a suitable station by tapping Tune automatically in the traffic menu. If you know the FM frequency of a statio n t[...]

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    37 Using RDS-TMC traffic information Changing traffic preferences Use the Change Traffic preferences button to choos e how traffic informa tion works on your device. Y our device receives traffic infor mation when it is broadcasted. If there are any incidents on your route the T raffic sidebar on the right side of the Driving View warns you. An exa[...]

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    38 Making commuting to work easier The Home to work or Work to home buttons in the Traffic menu le ts you check your route to and from work with one tap of a button. When you use either of these buttons, your device checks the route for possibl e delays, and if it finds any, provides you with the possibility to avoid them. The first time you use Ho[...]

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    39 Note : It is p ossible that the alternative rout e could be longer than your original one (even with its delays). If this is the case, you could always try using the Find alternative button again. Setting the radio frequenc y for RDS-TMC information If you know the frequency of a particular radio station you want to use for RDS- TMC traffic info[...]

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    40 In the example, the Traffic sidebar sh ows you that there are two incidents ahead. Bo th incidents are traffic jam s, the first is 15 mi les ahead and is expected to delay you by at least 51 minutes. To re-plan your route to avoid these inci dents, tap the Traff ic sidebar to ope n the TomTom traffic menu, th en use Minimize traffic delays . For[...]

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    41 Traffic menu Tap the Traffic si debar in the Driving Vi ew to open the Traffi c menu. The following buttons are available: Minimize traffic delays T ap this button to re -plan your route based on the latest traffic information. Tune automa ti- cally T ap this button to get your device to automatically search for a radio frequency that carries RD[...]

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    How Does Navigation Work? 13. 42 How Does Navig ation Work? Global Positioning System (GPS) In order to navigate you to your d e stination, your TomTom ONE must know where you are now. To find your current p osition, your ONE uses the Global Positioning System (GPS). GP S is availa ble for free and without s ubscription. GPS uses satellites to tran[...]

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    Using TomTom HOME 14. 43 Using TomTo m HOME TomTom HOME is a free soft ware program for your computer th at enables you to: • Manage maps, vo ices, POIs and more. • Buy TomTom services and manage your subscriptions. • Update your TomTom with the latest software and services automatically. • Make and restore backups. • Set a password to re[...]

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    TomTom Limited Warranty 15. 44 TomTom Limited Warrant y WARRANTOR U.S. and Canadian Purchases: If you ha ve made your purchase in the United States or Canada, this Limited Warranty is granted by and this Limitation of Liability is stipulated for the benefi t of TomTom Inc., 150 Baker Avenue Extension, Concord Massachusetts 01742 (United States of A[...]

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    45 YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS 4) This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state and jurisdiction to jurisdict ion. 5) If any part of this Li mited Warranty is held to be invalid or unenforceabl e, the remainder of the Limited Warranty shall nonethel ess remain in full force and effect[...]

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    Addendum 16. 46 Addendum Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Po sitioning System The Global Positioning Syst em (GPS) is a satelli te-based system that provides location and timing information around the globe. GPS is op erated and controlled under the sole responsibil ity of the Government of the United States of America which is responsi[...]

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    47 SPECIAL NO TE REGARDING DRIVING I N CALIFORNIA AN D MINNESOTA California Vehicle Code Section 26708 (a) (1) provides that “No persons shall drive any motor vehicle with an obj ect or materia l placed, displaye d, installed, affixed or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.” Drivers in California should not use a suction mount o[...]

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    48 Important This equipment was tested for FCC compliance under conditions that included the use of shielded cables and conne ctors between it and the perip herals. It is important that you use shielded cable and connectors to reduce the possibility of causing radio and television interfere nce. Shielded cables, suitable for the product range, can [...]

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    49 TomTom ONE: 4N01.000, 4N01.001, 4N01. 002, 4N01.003[...]

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    Copyright notices 17. 50 Copyright notices © 2007 TomTom International B.V., The Netherlands. Patents Pending. A ll rights reserved. TomTom and the TomTom logo are re gistered trademarks of TomTom International B.V., The Netherlands. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Our end user license agreement and a limited warr[...]