TomTom Go 520 User Manual

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Contents
What's new 7
New in this release ................................................................................................ 7
Video workshops ................................................................................................... 8
Get going 9
Installing in your car .............................................................................................. 9
Positioning the device ............................................................................................ 9
Switching on and off .............................................................................................. 9
Safety Notice ..................................................................................................... 10
Setting up ......................................................................................................... 10
GPS reception .................................................................................................... 10
Sending information to TomTom .............................................................................. 10
Memory card slot ................................................................................................ 11
Device not starting .............................................................................................. 11
Charging your device ............................................................................................ 11
Caring for your GO ............................................................................................... 11
TomTom services 13
About TomTom services ........................................................................................ 13
Personal Area Networks ........................................................................................ 13
Connecting a smartphone 15
Why do I want to connect a smartphone to my device? .................................................. 15
Connecting a smartphone ...................................................................................... 15
Disconnecting a smartphone ................................................................................... 16
Reconnecting a smartphone ................................................................................... 16
Unable to get a connection .................................................................................... 17
What's on the screen 18
The map view..................................................................................................... 18
The guidance view ............................................................................................... 19
The route bar ..................................................................................................... 21
Distances and the route bar ............................................................................... 22
The quick menu .................................................................................................. 22
Navigation buttons............................................................................................... 23
Main Menu smaller buttons and symbols ..................................................................... 25
Volume control ................................................................................................... 26
Using gestures .................................................................................................... 27
Changing the text and button size ............................................................................ 27
Reordering the Main Menu buttons ........................................................................... 28
Traffic 29
About TomTom Traffic .......................................................................................... 29
About RDS-TMC ................................................................................................... 29
The route bar ..................................................................................................... 29
Looking at traffic on the map ................................................................................. 30
Looking at traffic on your route ............................................................................... 31
Traffic incidents ................................................................................................. 32

TomTom Go 520 Specifications

General

Outdoor (hiking, trekking)	Yes
Marine (chartplotters, sounders)	No
Internal memory	64 MB
Storage capacity	512 MB
Display resolution	480 x 272 pixels
Display size (HxV) (imperial)	4.3 \
Processor frequency	400 MHz
Battery life (max)	5 h

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	24 mm
Width	118 mm
Height	83 mm
Weight	220 g