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Note that it doesn't necessarily have to be your

physical home. Set it to the location that is most

central in your travels, perhaps your office.

5.16 Set metric units

You will have set your preferred units of measure-

ment when TomTom GO was first set up, but you

can change them at any time by tapping on 'Set

units'

. Three questions are then displayed,

one a time, for distances, longitude/latitude and

times. Simply tap on the format you prefer for each

of the units and tap 'Select'.

5.17 Left-handed lay-out / Right-handed lay-out

If you are left-handed, you will probably want to

tap on 'Left-handed lay-out'

scroll buttons, the map zoom control and 'Done'

and 'Cancel' buttons on the left side of the screen

where possible. As a result, you will be able to tap

on them more conveniently without your left hand

obscuring the screen. To revert to the original button

placement, tap on 'Right-handed lay-out'

5.18 Set schematic speed

For reasons of both safety and convenience, you

can set TomTom GO to hide its maps when you

drive faster than a certain speed. Instead of the

map, the much simpler, schematic design is used

to display driving instructions. This can be taken in

'at-a-glance', bringing your eyes back to the road

more quickly. You can change the schematic

speed by tapping on 'Set schematic speed'

Enter a speed in your chosen units and press

'Done'.

Note that if you don't enter a speed, or if you set

the speed extremely high, you effectively disable

this feature.

If you find you prefer the schematic view, even at

low speeds, see section 5.3.

5.19 Change voice

When TomTom GO was set up, you chose a partic-

ular voice (language and gender). You can change

it at any time by tapping on 'Change voice'

Tap on the

different voices and languages, tapping on 'Test'

to hear a sample in each one. Tap on 'Select'

when you're happy with the voice that's selected.

. This places

Note that not all languages feature more than one

possible voice. To change the volume of the voice

instructions, see section 5.6.

5.20 Switch Language

When TomTom GO was set up, you chose a

particular language, used to display all on-screen

text, instructions and menu options. You can

change this language at any time by tapping on

'Switch language'

want.

TomTom GO will also give you the opportunity to

select an appropriate voice in the chosen language,

just as in section 5.19.

5.21 Set clock

You will have set TomTom GO's clock when you

first started the unit up, but you can adjust it at

any time by tapping on 'Set Clock'

choosing to use either a '24-hour' or '12-hour

(am/pm)' clock, tap on the

adjust the hours and minutes shown. If you've

selected the '12-hour' clock, you can also tap on

the 'AM' or 'PM' symbol to switch between

morning and afternoon/evening hours.

If TomTom GO is outdoors, with a good view of the

sky, you can tap on the 'Sync' button to set the

clock's time automatically, from the GPS satellites.

Note that you clock will be set to UTC time, this

means you will still need to adjust the hours for

and

buttons to cycle through the

. Just tap on the one you

. After

and

buttons to

your correct time zone. E.g. most of Europe is UTC

+1 hour.

5.22 Turn screen upside down

If your positioning of TomTom GO dictates it, you

can tap on 'Turn screen upside down'

invert the display. Tap again on the same

Preferences option to invert it back (to the original

display orientation).

5.23 Change brightness

Tap on 'Change brightness'

brightness of TomTom GO's backlit screen. To save

you adjusting the brightness several times each

day, there are two preferences sliders, one each

for the daytime and nighttime colour schemes. For

example, you'll probably have the day colour

brightness set quite high and the night version set

quite low.

To adjust the settings, tap anywhere on the slider

scales or drag a slider with your finger.

to adjust the