TomTom ONE Car GPS Receiver User Manual

TomTom ONE

What’s in the box1.

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What’s in the box

a Your TomTom ONE

(Maps for US & Canada are pre­loaded in internal memory)

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B

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

e USB cable

Holder

f Adhesive disk for

windscreen mount

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Before You Start...2.

Before You Start...

Switching on and off

To switch your TomTom ONE on or off, press and hold the On/Off button for
2 seconds. The first time you switch on, it may take a short while for your
device to start.

Note: In rare cases, your ONE may not start correctly. If this happens, press
the reset button, then switch on the device again.

Setting up

To set up your TomTom ONE you need to answer a few questions by tapping
the screen.

Important: Take care to select the correct language, since the language you

choose will be used for all menus and written instructions.

Battery notes

For information on connecting your computer, see Using TomTom HOME
(43).

Note: Your TomTom ONE uses a small amount of battery power to remember
the last screen being shown when the device is switched off.

If you do not charge your ONE for a prolonged period of time, the next time
you start your ONE it will show the default starting screen. All other device
settings will still be maintained.

Improving reception

If your TomTom ONE takes longer than 5 minutes to find your current
position, make sure that the device is in an open space away from tall objects
such as buildings or trees.

When you connect your TomTom ONE to your computer, you can use
TomTom HOME to download information about GPS satellite positions during
the next 7 days. This helps your ONE to find your position faster.

Important: Some vehicles have heat reflective shielding in the windscreen.

This may prevent your ONE from locating your current position.

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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 it does not interfere with your
view of the road.

Take care of your TomTom ONE

Never leave your TomTom ONE or accessories in view when you leave the car
or they may become an easy target for thieves.

You can set a password for your TomTom ONE which must be entered every
time you start your ONE. For more information, see Using TomTom HOME
(43).

It is important to take care of your ONE.

• Your ONE is not designed for use in extreme temperatures and any such
exposure may cause permanent damage.

• Do not open the casing of your ONE under any circumstances. Doing so
may be dangerous and will invalidate the warranty.

• Wipe or dry the screen of your ONE using a soft cloth. Do not use any liquid
cleaners.

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Driving View3.

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 Your current position.

C The name of the next major road or road sign information, if applicable.

D Navigation instruction for the road ahead.

Tap this area to repeat the last spoken instruction and to change the
volume.

E The name of the street you are on.

F Information about your trip such as trip time, remaining distance and arrival

time.

To select what will be shown, tap Status bar preferences in the Preferences
menu.

G GPS signal strength.

H Traffic bar - requires an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver (available as an

accessory).

To set up Traffic information, tap the Traffic bar to open the Traffic menu or
tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu.

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Making your first trip4.

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 journey before you start driving. It is

dangerous to plan a route while driving.

1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.

Note: The buttons on your ONE are shown in full color unless a button is
currently unavailable. For example, the button named Find alternative... in
the Main Menu is not available until you have planned a route.

2. Tap Navigate to...

3. Tap Address.

When you enter an address, you can choose from the following options:

• City center - tap this button to set your destination as the center of a city

or town.

• Street and house number - tap this button to set an exact address as your

destination.

• ZIP code - tap this button to enter a ZIP code as your destination.

• Cross street or intersection - tap this button to set your destination as the

point where two streets meet.

For your first trip, we will enter an exact address.

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4. Tap Street and house number.

Note: When planning a trip for the first time your ONE asks you to choose a
state or country. Your choice is saved 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 names of the towns that match what you have typed are
shown. When your destination appears in the list, tap the name of the town
to set the destination.

6. Start to type the name of the street and select it when it is shown.

As with the name of the town, the names of the streets that match what you
have typed are shown. When your destination appears in the list, tap the
name of the street to set the destination.

7. Now enter the house number of your destination and then tap Done.

8. Your ONE asks if you need to arrive at a particular time. For this exercise,
tap NO.

The route is calculated by your ONE.

9. When the route has been calculated, tap Done.

Your ONE will immediately begin to guide you to your destination, using both
spoken instructions and on-screen directions.

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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 preferred arrival time.

Your ONE 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
ONE 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 trip. 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.

Status bar

preferences

You will arrive 19 minutes late.

If the estimated arrival time is later than the time you entered,
it is shown in red.

Ta p Status bar preferences in the Preferences menu, to enable or disable
arrival time notifications.

Select the required options on the first menu screen and then tap Done.

To enable arrival time notifications, select Show leeway to arrival time.

To disable arrival time notifications, unselect Show leeway to arrival time.

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What are the other navigation options?

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When you tap Navigate to..., you can set your destination in many ways, not
just by entering the address. The other options are listed below:

Tap this button to navigate to your Home location.

You will probably use this button more than any other.

Home

Favorite

Address

Recent

destination

Point of
Interest

For information about setting your Home location, see Change Home
location (28).

Tap this button to select a Favorite as your destination.

For more information about Favorites, see Favorites (18).

Tap this button to enter an address as your destination.

Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have
recently used as destinations.

Tap this button to navigate to a Point of Interest (POI).

For more information about POIs and navigating to a POI, see Points of
Interest (23).

Tap this button to select your GPS position, as your destination.

For more information about GPS, see Global Positioning System (GPS)
(42).

GPS position

Tap this button to select a point on the map as your destination using the
map browser.

Point on map

Latitude

Longitude

Position of

last stop

For more information about the map browser, see Driving View (5).

Tap this button to enter a destination using latitude and longitude values.

Tap this button to select your last recorded position, as your destination.

For more information about the GPS, see Global Positioning System (GPS)
(42).

Planning a route in advance

You can also use your ONE to plan trips in advance by selecting both your
starting point and your destination. You could, for example, do the following:

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Prepare route

• Find out how long a trip is going 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 menu screen and tap Prepare
route.

3. Select the starting point for your trip in the same way that you would select
your destination.

4. Set the destination for your trip.

5. Choose the type of route that should be planned.

• Fastest route - the route which takes the least time.

• 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 freeways - a route which avoids freeways.

• Walking route - a route designed for making the trip on foot.

• Bicycle route - a route designed for making the trip on a bicycle.

• Limited speed - a route for a vehicle which can only be driven at a limited

speed. You have to specify the maximum speed.

6. Your TomTom ONE plans the route between the two locations you
selected.

More information about a route

To find out about your route in detail, tap the Details button on the route
summary screen.

You can then select from the following options:

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.

Browse as

text

Tap this button to see each turn in the trip. Tap the right and left arrows to
move forwards and backwards through the trip.

Browse as

images

Browse map

of route

Tap the screen to turn off the 3D display and view the map from above.

Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser.

For more information about the map browser, see Driving View (5).

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Show route

demo

Show route

summary

Tap this button to watch a demo of the trip. You can interrupt the demo at
any time by tapping the screen.

Tap this button to open the route summary screen.

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Finding alternative routes5.

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 for one of these reasons:

• You can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead.

• You want to travel via a particular location, to pick someone up, stop for
lunch or fill up with gas.

• You want to avoid a difficult intersection or a road you don’t like.

Ta p Find alternative... in the Main Menu to change the route that is
currently planned.

Find alterna-

tive...

Calculate

alternative

Then tap one of the options below.

Tap this button to calculate an alternative to the route already planned.

Your ONE will look for another route from your current location to your
destination.

If you decide you would prefer to use the original route after all, tap

Recalculate original.

Avoid

roadblock

Why would I need to do this?

Apart from the roads near your position and near your destination, the new
route will use totally different roads to reach your destination. This is an
easy way of calculating a totally different route.

Tap this button if you can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead. You then
have to choose how much of the route ahead you want to avoid.

Choose from the different options: 100m, 500m, 2000m, 5000m. Your ONE
will recalculate your route avoiding the section of the route for the distance
you selected.

Don’t forget that once a new route is calculated, you may have to turn off
the road you are on very soon.

If the roadblock suddenly clears, tap Recalculate original to return to your
original route.

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Tap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location,
perhaps to pick someone up on the way.

Travel via...

Recalculate

original

Avoid part of

route

Minimize

traffic delays

You 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.

Your ONE will calculate a new route to your destination that passes the
location you chose.

Tap this button to return to the original route without deviations to avoid
roadblocks or traveling via particular locations.

Tap this button to avoid a part of the route. Use this button if you see that
your route includes a road or junction you don’t like, or which is well­known for traffic problems.

You then choose the road you want to avoid from a list of the roads on your
route.

Tap this button to recalculate your route so that it avoids traffic problems as
much as possible. Your ONE will check if there are any traffic problems on
your route and work out the best route to avoid the problems.

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Sounds and voices6.

Sounds and voices

The sound on your TomTom ONE is used for features such as:

• Spoken instructions

• Warnings

How do I change the volume 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 volume slider to adjust the volume.

• In the Main Menu, tap Change preferences, then tap Volume preferences.

Tap Test to check your changes.

Changing the volume automatically

Your TomTom ONE can change the volume automatically.

1. In the Main Menu, tap Change preferences.

Volume

preferences

2. Tap Volume preferences.

3. Select Link volume to car speed.

4. Tap Done.

Selecting a voice

To change the voice being used by your TomTom ONE, tap Change voice in
the Preferences menu and select a voice from the list.

Change voice

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Help me!7.

Help me!

Help me! provides an easy way to navigate to emergency services centers and
other specialist services and contact them by phone.

For example, if you are involved 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 use Help me! to find and make contact with a service center.

When you select a service center, your current location and the phone number
of the POI are shown.

To use Help me! to locate a service center, contact the center by phone and
navigate from your current location to the center, do the following:

1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.

2. Tap Help me!

3. Select the type of service you require, for example, Nearest hospital.

4. Select a center from the list; the nearest is shown at the top of the list.

Your ONE shows the location of the service center on the map and the
contact details.

5. To navigate your way to the center on foot, tap Walk there.

Your ONE starts guiding you to your destination.

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