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TomTom GO 520 Satellite Navigation System With UK & Ireland Mapping

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Binding : Electronics
EAN : 0636926017022
Manufacturer : TomTom
Model : 1N00560
Product Group : CE
Release Date : 2007-06-11
UPC : 636926017022

ASIN : B000RW2WU2

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Manufacturer's Description

Elegant, slim, pocketable design.
Fits perfectly in your car and in your pocket. TomTom Go Series

TomTom announces a new era in car navigation: the GO 520 & 720. It takes everything that has made TomTom the world leader in portable navigation and builds on it. Perfectly engineered, and with a range of enhancements to every aspect of your navigation experience:

• TomTom’s legendary ease of use, made even easier
• A navigation performance that sets new industry standards with best-in-class GPS reception, best maps, unique TomTom Map Share™ updates and much more
• A focus throughout on s! afety
• Smart and fun extras

The smartest navigator is also the easiest TomTom Go

TomTom has a reputation for the most user-friendly and efficient navigators. And the GO 520 & 720 are no exception.

A range of useful and also fun new features all benefit from the latest version of an award-winning intuitive user interface that makes the smartest TomTom technology easy to use.

• Easier on the eye: a 4.3" widescreen improves your view of
where you are, and makes entering instructions easier and
quicker.
• Better communicator: text-to-speech means your device can
announce street names, as well as sms and traffic messages.
Giving you easier guidance and allowing you to focus better
on the road ahead.
• Better listener: speech recognition le! ts you tell your device
where to go, instead of typing it on the screen.
• Better view day and night: light sensor gives automatic
brightness control.

Instant map updates via
TomTom Map Share™

TomTom Map Share™ is technology unique to TomTom which enables you to add to, update and personalise
your maps instantly. It also lets you share and benefit from fellow users’ changes - daily, automatically and easily
via TomTom HOME. And even better, TomTom has the world’s largest satellite navigation community that can
contribute and exchange all their changes amongst each other. Making the best maps available for all of them.

TomTom Map Share™ means TomTom drivers can always have the most up-to-d! ate maps at their fingertips. Choose the changes you want - for example, choose only those submitted by many users, or only those checked and approved by TomTom. Have the inside local knowledge, wherever you go.

Easy voice address input.

Speech Recognition:
Speaking an address, to tell your device where to take you, is much easier than typing. TomTom GO 520 & 720 understand the pronunciation of city and street names. You can also answer questions while driving, so you can keep
your eyes on the road with the combination of text-to-speech and speech recognition technology.

For example:
Your GO 520 or 720 asks:
• "Traffic delay now 12 minutes; shall I try to optimize?"
• "A new text message was received; shall ! I read it aloud?"
and you just reply "! Yes" or "No".

Best Navigation

At the heart of the TomTom GO 520 & 720 is its navigation performance:
• High sensitivity GPS chipset gives you the best positioning.
• Industry-leading route calculation takes you there the best possible way.
• Should you deviate from your planned route, fast route re-calculation adjusts to your new location instantly.
• And when you first turn on, TomTom QuickGPSfix™ technology is best at finding the GPS satellites, to give you even quicker start-up.

Points of Interest that tell you more.

The GO 520 & 720 give you access to literally thousands of Points of Interest - fuel stations, parking, restaurant! s, cash machines and lots more. Many now come ready for Rich Content - extra information on your destination or stop, such as overview maps, pictures, descriptions and phone numbers.
Now you can find a restaurant you like while you’re still on the open road. (And with hands-free calling - you can even phone to reserve a table.)

Safe & efficient driving

Efficient traffic avoidance

Improve your routefinding with live traffic info. TomTom GO 520/720will calculate the effect of traffic and suggest alternative routes:
• Choose automatic or on-demand traffic updates.
• Choice of alternative routes to suit: Quickest route, Avoid any traffic congestion, Stay on same route, etc.
• Pre-program a regular route, such as "Home-Work", for a quick-&a! mp;-easy traffic check each time.
• A clear overview of t! he entir e traffic situation, integrated seamlessly into your navigation view via the improved traffic bar.

TomTom offers two options for receiving traffic information:
1. The TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver receives standard "TMC"
traffic updates (RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver is an optional extra on standard 520 and 720 models). These are broadcast at regular intervals "over the
air", rather like the traffic reports you hear on your car radio. The 520T & 720T models come with this Traffic Receiver as standard.

2. TomTom’s Traffic service*. combines traffic information from several top quality providers. TomTom uses the most reliable,
accurate and real-time traffic information available. It sends this information to your TomTom device, via your Bluetooth® mobile
phone, whenever you want. TomTom GO will even give you notice of adverse weather conditions for the route ahead
* N ot available in! all countries. A data-enabled Bluetooth® mobile phone is required. Check your network operator for any data charges.

Hands-free calling. Safer and simpler

Hands-free calling, via Bluetooth®, lets you take a call with just a tap of the screen, or with speech recognition HandsFree just by saying "yes". So you can
keep hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. With optimized acoustic design, enhanced noise reduction, echo cancellation technology and the
new high performance speaker the GO 520 & 720 give you the best hands-free calling experience, comparable with Bluetooth® hands free car kits.

We take your safety as seriously as you do
Technological innovation and smart design combine to make TomTom ! GO 520 & 720 best in class for driver safety. Of cours! e, clear visual and spoken instructions in your chosen language mean that following navigation directions is a calm and relaxing experience. Plus, a range of features make it easier to concentrate on the road ahead:

Choose which options you want to help you drive safely:
• display of current speed limit
• speeding warnings
• recommended driving breaks
• warnings of schools or places of worship
• unpaved road warnings and more.

Smart & Fun Extras

Driving’s only half the fun
Your GO 520/720 has an MP3 Player on board with up to 2GB of memory* and transmits to your FM radio, via the FM Transmitter**, so you can play your digital music over the car audio system. It’ll even go quiet as you hear navigation instructions and
hand! s-free phone calls there as well. You can personalise it too:
• Record the navigation instructions in your own voice, or a
friend’s (hear your special someone say "Turn right, sweetie!")
• Choose the icon that shows where you are on the map,
or even create your own.
• Download your own ringtones or map colour schemes,
and more, through the "TomTom HOME" software

* Available via an optional SD card
** The use of the FM radio frequencies by short range devices is governed by local laws and
regulations which may vary from country to country

TomTom is powered by Tele Atlas Quality Maps.
Tele Atlas is a leading worldwide map data provider for personal navigation solutions. In a rapidly expanding industry and changing world, Tele Atlas continuously produces rich, fresh and accurate quality maps. Tele Atlas brand promise: find more, reflects how we see a world where people do not just want to move from A to B, but want to find interesting things and places on the way: restaurants, hotels, petrol stations, museums and so on. It's not about just guiding users to destinations but also helping them easily find the people, places and products that interest them the most.

Reviews
Perfectly engineered; New TomTom GO 720, the ultimate car navigator. Elegant, slim, pocketable design - perfect fit for your car and your pocket. GO 720 takes everything that has made TomTom the world leader in portable navigation and builds on it. Perfectly engineered, and with a range of enhancements to every aspect of your navigation experience. Speech Recognition: Speaking an address, to tell your device where to take you, is much easier than typing. TomTom GO 720 understands the pronunciation of city and street names. You can also answer questions while driving, so you can keep your eyes on the road with the combination of text-to-speech and speech recognition technology. For example: Your GO 720 asks: "Traffic delay now 12 minutes; shall I try to optimize?" "A new text message was received; shall I read it aloud?" and you just reply "Yes" or "No" Best Navigation At the heart of the TomTom GO 720 is its navigation performance: High sensitivity GPS chipset gives you the best positioning Industry-leading route calculation takes you there the best possible way Should you deviate from your planned route, fast route re-calculation adjusts to your new location instantly And when you first turn on, TomTom QuickGPSfix technology is best at finding the GPS satellites, to give you even quicker start-up Navigation innovations include: See where you are: Building footprints, for a more realistic representation of your surroundings Hear where you are: text-to-speech means your device announces street names, for even easier identification of your turn Today's best maps. And tomorrow's. TomTom GO 720 come with the latest and most complete maps pre-installed on 2GB internal memory, for accurate, door-to-door navigation throughout Western Europe. Coverage includes Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic

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Box Contents

Windscreen mount Car charger CD-rom Desk dock Documentation

Customer Reviews

Poor Design Feature (2008-08-22)

I brought the 520 because of it's many features. Without a doubt it's a very good navigation system, unfortunately many of it's features proved to be of little use. For a start the auto display dimming feature did not work properly. This was because the location of the sensor had been poorly designed. They should have mounted it on the rear of the unit so it was facing out towards the light, not on the front facing towards the dark interior of the car. The result being that it always thinks it's getting dark and the display will remain dim even in bright daylight. The FM transmitter was something else I could not get to work. I don't know about other car radios but mine has auto tuning. You press a button and it searches till it finds a signal. What it will not do is search for a frequency not being used. Which is what you need in order to use the 520 through the car radio. Not being able to use this feature, there seemed little point in trying to use the 520 as an MP3 player.Although many people advised me that no Tom Tom tells you to turn round when you miss a turning, the 520 does. One of the features I really like.Once or twice I found the voice instructions to be way out of sync with the map display, telling me to leave the motorway in 800 yards after I had already passed the exit ramp. Pitty because I was hoping I could drive without having to keep looking at the display. But the majority of the time, the instructions came perfectly timed for each turning.Mounting the unit on the windscreen can be difficult. If you have set unit to navigate you to where you want go, before mounting it on the windscreen, you will need to turn the unit off, because you are sure to touch the screen which will change the display, and like me you could easily find you have accidently changed the settings to take you back home instead.One of the features I did like a lot was the ability to correct the map whenever you found it to be wrong, and you will. But mapshare? I really can't see any advantage to having this feature. For one year only, you can download corrections made by others, the majority of which would have been made on roads your never likely to travel on.The multiple menu system can be a litte complicated at first too. For instance, you would think that in Manage Favourite Places, you would be able to both add or delete any of your favourite places. Not so, you need to go elsewhere if you want to add a favourite place.The over the speed limit warning feature was one of the main features that convinced me to get the 520. Thinking this would make the unit a useful tool for everyday use, rather than just something you only use when going on holiday. I was very disappointed. It does not warn you every time your travelling over the speed limit on all roads. You can only set it up to warn you if you exceed a fixed speed limit that you specify, or you can have it warn you if you exceed the national speed limit of 70 MPH.

TomTom 520 (2008-08-22)

Got this TomTom today without any knowledge previously of Sat Nav. Just amazing piece of electronics. This thing recognises my voice and I just tell it where I want to go. Linked to my phone it brings me Bluetooth handsfree. My phone ( Nokia 6300 ) was not a named phone on the website to link with my Sat Nav ...... but it did !I deliberately travelled a wrong route .... it simply re routed me!Apparently it can come through my car speakers, it will play downloaded tunes, There are points of interest which you can add too and share with other TomTom users. The mobile link shows my caller as they phone and the phonebook shows anyone there I decide to call .... I just tap the name ......... and what about this .........IF SOMEONE TEXTS ME ... It can be read outloud, as it arrives, by the speaking voice .........how cools that !!!!!It has a reset to factory button if you just want to ....strart again ...( wish you could do that on a PC ) and most of all ..........it stops my Mrs doing my head in ... shes just hopeless at navigating ... has it saved our marriage ....... ?lol ...... I think I'll take it back .............very impressed

I love this device! (2008-05-06)

This is my first ever satnav - and I am really happy with it!.The main thing is that if you should deviate from the route given, it will very quickly pick up on this, and recalculate the route, getting you back on track. Very useful if you are in an unfamiliar area.The spoken voice is certainly loud enough to hear out of the speaker on the satnav when on the motorway, although you can tune it in to your stereo and have it come out of your car speakers (or via an audio cable if you have an auxiliary socket in your car).It bleeps at you if you're driving too fast on a particular road (should you select it to) and warns you of upcoming speed cameras (again, should you select it to).Every time you connect it to your computer, you can update the information on it, so it is as up to date as you want it to be. If you notice an error on the TomTom map, you can even report and correct this with TomTom - including adding any missing points of interest that you feel should be on there.It is certainly worth taking the time to get to know this machine before you use it, as it will do an awful lot of stuff (including being used as an MP3 player or allowing you to make and receive calls on your mobile via bluetooth whilst driving).The battery life isn't so great so you will have to charge it quite soon after using it on a journey of a couple of hours, but it does come with a car charger so no real problems with this.I am really happy with my TomTom and, despite all the stories I have heard about inaccuracies of directions, it has been spot-on for me so far.

Don't buy if you have a Mac (2008-04-22)

Do not buy this product if you have a Mac as the support team only have Windows tools to fix problems. I bought a new map but after installing it the device is "unable to store settings: file access error". The only solution from TomTom is to plug the device into a Windows PC and run a Windows exe. So I'm stuck with a device that either won't work or works with an out-of-date map. AVOID.

Does exactly what I want (2008-04-10)

My TomTom bluetooth receiver stopped working a while ago and I debated whether to replace it or use the money to get a hands-free set for my phone. The 520 gives me the hands-free capability as well as play mp3s and it acts as an FM transmitter so that I can play the MP3s through the car radio.I spent a while searching for information on how to play MP3s off the SD card. I eventually tried putting an "mp3" folder on the SD card and it worked. You can have sub folders inside the mp3 folder (for artists, album, etc.) and the TomTom will find them and display them.The unit has fallen off the windscreen twice since I have had it, both times because I attached it in a hurry. I find that if I moisten the sucker sufficiently and press firmly enough it stays on.Attaching the unit to the mount with one hand is tricky. Likewise, connecting the charging cable with one hand when the unit is attached to the windscreen. I have got into the habit of plugging the charging cable in, attaching the unit to the mount and sticking it to the windscreen before I do anything else. That way there is no temptation to mess about with it while driving.I haven't had any problems with navigation. Overall it does exactly what I want.

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