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  • Page 1: User Manual

    TomTom GPS User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Welcome What's new What's new in this release ..................6 Getting started Your watch About your watch ....................9 Wearing your watch ....................9 Cleaning your watch ..................... 10 The heart rate sensor ................... 10 Removing your watch from the strap ................ 11 Charging your watch using the desk dock ..............
  • Page 3 Music About music ....................... 33 Charging supplied headphones ................33 Pairing headphones to watch .................. 34 Changing earbuds ....................36 Wearing your headphones ..................36 Putting music on your watch .................. 37 Playing music ..................... 37 Backing up music on your watch ................39 About the voice coach ..................
  • Page 4 Cadence and Speed Sensor ..................65 TomTom MySports account TomTom MySports Connect TomTom MySports mobile app Sharing your activities Addendum Copyright notices...

  • Page 5: Welcome

    Welcome This User Manual explains everything you need to know about your new TomTom Runner 3, TomTom Spark 3 or TomTom Adventurer watch. If you want a quick read of the essentials, we recommend that you read the Getting started page.

  • Page 6: What's New

    Explore new terrain and upload trails to your watch. To learn more, go to Following a new trail this manual You can use MySports to preload a trail onto your TomTom GPS watch for use during an activity and to manage trails. To learn more, go to Manage trails with MySports.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    TomTom MySports app You can download the TomTom MySports app for free from your usual app store or by going to tomtom.com/app. To learn more, go to TomTom MySports mobile app in this guide.
  • Page 8 Pairing your watch with your phone To learn more, go to Phone in this guide.

  • Page 9: Your Watch

    Your watch About your watch When you use your watch, you start from the clock screen. This screen shows the time and date. The hour number is shown slightly dimmed and the minutes are shown brighter so you can see the precise time more clearly.

  • Page 10: Cleaning Your Watch

    Wear the watch in the normal way, with the watch face on top of your wrist and the bottom of  the watch touching your skin, away from the wrist bone. Do the strap up so that it is tight to your wrist without being uncomfortable. ...

  • Page 11: Removing Your Watch From The Strap

    To remove your watch from the wrist strap, do the following: 1. Press inwards on the TomTom logo whilst holding the watch strap. 2. Remove the watch from the strap. Charging your watch using the desk dock Important: You can also use any USB wall charger to charge your watch.

  • Page 12: Using The Bike Mount

    Important: When you place your watch in the dock, you may get one of three types of connec- tion: Charging using a wall socket or USB socket with no data capabili- ties. Full connection including access to MySports. 3. To remove your watch from the desk dock, pull the watch away from the dock, following the curve of the back of the watch.
  • Page 13 1. Slide the handlebar strap into the hook at the back of the watch holder. Choose the right length for the size of your handlebars. Tip: The strap has two holes so that it fits a range of different sizes of handlebars from 22 mm to 32 mm.
  • Page 14 2. Place the watch holder on your handlebar and wrap the strap around the bar. 3. Use the clip on the bottom of the holder to attach the handlebar strap. The strap should now be attached securely around the handlebar.
  • Page 15 4. Remove your watch from the wrist strap. Open the holder by pressing as shown below. Lift the cover. 5. Slide your watch into the holder as shown. 6. Make sure your watch clicks securely into place.

  • Page 16: Removing Your Watch From The Holder

    7. Close the holder over the top of the watch, ensuring that it clicks as you close it. You are now ready to go cycling! Removing your watch from the holder You may want to remove your watch from the holder in order to charge it or while attaching the bike mount to your handlebars.

  • Page 17: Using An O-Ring

    3. Slide the watch out towards you into the palm of your hand. Using an O-ring If you lose your bike mount strap, you can use a standard O-ring to mount your watch on your handlebars. To use an O-ring, do the following: 1.

  • Page 18: About Screen

    STORAGE - the amount of space used up on your watch.  If you are running out of space, connect your watch to your computer. TomTom MySports Connect transfers the workouts or activities to your computer. You can choose to have activities uploaded automatically to your account on the TomTom MySports website, or another website you have chosen.

  • Page 19: Performing A Reset

    2. On your watch, press DOWN and keep the button pressed.* 3. Connect the dock to the computer, keep pressing the button until your watch shows tomtom.com/reset. 4. Release the button and wait for MySports Connect to show Update. 5. Click Update in MySports Connect.
  • Page 20 5. Keep your watch connected when the window for MySports Connect opens again. 6. Follow the instructions in MySports Connect to setup your watch.

  • Page 21: Route Exploration

    About viewing trails Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail running/Hiking (TomTom Adventurer) To view a trail while doing an activity, do the following : 1. Start an activity that uses a trail, for example, trail running.

  • Page 22: Following A New Trail

    Manage trails with MySports Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail running/Hiking (TomTom Adventurer) You use MySports to preload a trail onto your TomTom GPS Watch for use during an activity and to manage trails.

  • Page 23: Converting Activity To Trail

    Upload trails from MySports to your watch 15 trails can be stored on your watch. Any changes are automatically synced using the MySports Mobile app or the MySports website. Uploading a trail from a GPX file To upload a trail to your watch from a .GPX file do the following: 1.

  • Page 24: Using Breadcrumb Trails

    Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail running/Hiking (TomTom Adventurer) Your TomTom GPS Watch can draw a breadcrumb trail for all activities that use GPS. Breadcrumb trails allow you to see an overview of your route and understand the steps necessary to get back to your starting point.

  • Page 25: Using The Compass

    Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail running/Hiking (TomTom Adventurer) Your TomTom GPS Watch has a compass so that you can instantly see which direction you are going. This is particularly useful when you are not moving as the rotation of the watch indicates your direction.

  • Page 26: Calibrating The Compass

    The compass works best when the watch is kept level. If the compass doesn't show the correct direction, you need to calibrate the compass. Note: The compass may not work correctly when the watch is close to a magnetic object such as when it is mounted on the steel handlebars of a bicycle.
  • Page 27 b. One full rotation forwards. c. One full rotation with the screen facing you. Repeat steps a-c until the compass is calibrated. When calibrated the watch gives an alert and shows a tick. To see a video of how to calibrate your watch, go to https://youtu.be/6pnQResxJRU...

  • Page 28: Adventurer Activity Types

    This section of the manual covers features that are specific to the TomTom Adventurer watch. Trail running You can use your TomTom Adventurer Watch for trail running. During your run, you see the same metrics as for a run but with the addition of elevation information as follows: 3D distance ...

  • Page 29: Skiing And Snowboarding

    Note: Available on TomTom Adventurer watches only. You can use your TomTom Adventurer Watch for skiing and snowboarding. You can get an overview of your whole day on the mountain when using these activities. You see the same information when choosing skiing or snowboarding but if you do both sports in one day, you can keep your stats separate by choosing separate activities.

  • Page 30: Activity Tracking

    Activity tracking About activity tracking You can use your TomTom GPS Watch to track how active you are. Here are some of things you can  Track steps, time spent being physically active, calories burned and distance moved.  Set a daily goal for one of these metrics on your watch.

  • Page 31: Monitoring Your Activity

    Monitoring your activity To see how active you have been, do the following: 1. From the Clock screen, press LEFT to see how you are progressing towards your goal. 2. Press UP or DOWN to see distance, time, or calories, depending on the goals you have set. 3.

  • Page 32: Sleep Tracking

    Sleep tracking About sleep tracking You can track how much you sleep using your TomTom GPS Watch. Here are some of things you can Track your how long you are sleeping for each day, week, month or year.  You can upload your sleep tracking metrics to the...

  • Page 33: Music

    Music About music You can store and play music on your TomTom GPS Watch and listen to it during your activities. After you have paired your headset and started an activity, you see a music screen.  Pairing headphones to watch ...

  • Page 34: Pairing Headphones To Watch

    Note: When the USB socket cover is open, be careful not to get dirt, sand or water etc. in the socket. Pairing headphones to watch Some TomTom GPS watches are supplied with their own headphones for listening to music. Alternatively you can use most Bluetooth headsets or speakers to listen to music played on your watch.
  • Page 35 You could also put one earbud in one ear so you can hear the audio feedback during pairing. 3. Press UP from the Clock screen. Your watch searches for headphones. 4. If only one set of headphones is found, pairing starts. Note: If more than one set of headphones are found, move at least 10m away from the other sets of headphones.

  • Page 36: Changing Earbuds

    Important: If pairing is not successful, switch OFF your headphones and try again. Changing earbuds Some TomTom GPS watches are supplied with their own headphones for listening to music. The supplied headphones come with either the medium or large earbuds fitted, and with other sizes in the box.

  • Page 37: Putting Music On Your Watch

    Putting music on your watch You can store and play music on your TomTom GPS Watch and listen to it during your activities. Your watch supports the following music file types:  Sample rate: 16KHz to 48KHz Bit rate: 8 kbps to 320 kbps ...
  • Page 38 2. Press the middle button for 3 seconds to switch off the headphones - the red light flashes twice. Using the headset controls To play music using the controls on the supplied headset, do the following: PLAY Press the middle button to play music. PAUSE Press the middle button to pause the music.

  • Page 39: Backing Up Music On Your Watch

    3. Press the Windows logo key. 4. Copy your backed up Music folder back into the MySports Connect folder on your watch. 5. Restart MySports Connect from All Programs > TomTom. 1. Connect your watch to your computer. 2. Open Finder.

  • Page 40: About The Voice Coach

    PROFILE. Headphones troubleshooting Some TomTom GPS watches are supplied with their own headphones for listening to music. If you experience gaps or clicks in the music, this may be due to your body blocking the Bluetooth signal between your watch and the headset controls.

  • Page 41: Activities

    Activities About activities In the activities menu, you can start one of the activities available on your watch: Cycle Swim Treadmill Freestyle Indoor cycling Stopwatch When you select RUN, CYCLE or FREESTYLE, your watch uses its internal GPS receiver to measure your speed, and to record the route you have taken.

  • Page 42: About Calorie Estimation

    About 24/7 heart rate monitoring Your TomTom GPS Watch allows you to monitor your heart rate during the day. It takes a reading every 10 minutes for 24/7 tracking versus every second for sports tracking.

  • Page 43: Starting An Activity

    2. Click All sports and select Activity tracking. 3. Click All and select Day. 4. At the bottom of the page, select Max Heart Rate. View your heart rate in the MySports mobile app Note: 24x7 heart rate information is only available in the daily view, day by day. 1.

  • Page 44: Pausing And Stopping An Activity

    Press RIGHT to start your activity. 1. When you are doing an activity, your watch shows information, such as the distance, time, pace and heart rate if you have a monitor. Press UP and DOWN to change the information that you see.
  • Page 45 Some examples of metrics available:  PACE - your current pace. For swimming, this is shown in minutes per 100m. AVG PACE - your average pace for the current activity.  HEART RATE - your heart rate. This metric is only available if you have a Heart Rate Sensor ...

  • Page 46: Settings For Running

    Settings for Swimming Note: TomTom GPS watches are water-resistant. You can swim with these watches. However, the built-in Heart Rate Monitor does not work under water. Before you start a swimming activity, you should check the POOL SIZE setting for the pool where...

  • Page 47: Settings For Treadmill

    You can do this in your TomTom MySports account or on your watch. As you run on a treadmill, your watch registers the number of times you swing your arm back and forward and how quickly.

  • Page 48: Settings For Gym Activities

    1. When prompted to calibrate your watch, pause the treadmill. To pause your watch, press LEFT during the activity. 2. On your watch, press DOWN to open the SETTINGS menu. 3. Select CALIBRATE then press RIGHT. 4. Change the distance to match the distance shown on the treadmill. 5.

  • Page 49: Using The Stopwatch

    To find the circumference of your rear wheel, you can either measure the wheel yourself using a tape measure, or look up the value in an online calculator. For example, on this site you can find the circumference using the diameter of the wheel and the thickness of the tyre: www.bikecalc.com/wheel_size_math For example, if your wheel size is 700c and the tyres are 25 mm thick, the circumference is 2111 mm.

  • Page 50: Training Programs

    Training programs About training programs For each type of activity, the following training programs are available: NONE   GOALS  INTERVALS LAPS  ZONES  RACE  From the clock screen, do the following to see the list of training programs: 1.

  • Page 51: Intervals

    This screen shows the percentage of your target you have reached and the remaining distance, time or number of calories. Tip: When running, you can head away from home until your progress reads 50% and then turn and come back again. Progress alerts When training to a goal, your watch alerts you at these stages: ...

  • Page 52: Laps

    During interval training, you see an alert for the next stage of interval training: You see the name of what you are doing, and how long this part of the set is in either time or distance. You are also warned with beeps and buzzes when you need to switch to the next stage in your interval training.

  • Page 53: Zones

    Zones How to get there: Activity screen > Press DOWN > TRAINING > ZONES > PACE, SPEED, HEART or CADENCE. Select this option to train within a target zone. You can select from the following training zones, depending on the activity: ...

  • Page 54: Heart Rate Zones

    Rate Sensor. Your watch uses heart rate zone boundaries based on your age. Using TomTom MySports, you can adapt these heart rate zone boundaries and they are then synchronised with your watch. To train using a heart rate zone, do the following : 1.
  • Page 55 4. Press RIGHT and choose ZONES. 5. Press RIGHT and choose HEART. 6. Press RIGHT and choose from the following heart rate zones: SPRINT - select this zone when using interval training.  SPEED - select this zone for high tempo training to improve your speed and fitness. ...

  • Page 56: Race

    After the first minute, during the resting plateau, the heart rate gradually decreases. Your TomTom GPS watch shows you the difference between the heart rate at the start and the end of the minute as well as a 'score' for your recovery.

  • Page 57: Activity History

    23 metres behind your previous activity and you have a remaining distance to race of 2.3 kilometres. Tip: To get information on adding previous activities to your watch, go to tomtom.com/support and read the FAQ. Activity history Whenever you train, your activity is logged by your watch for that type of activity.

  • Page 58: Exporting Your Activities To Other Websites And File Types

    Transferring your activities to TomTom MySports Connect your watch to your computer to transfer details of your activities to TomTom MySports or another sports website that you choose, using TomTom MySports Connect. You can also transfer details about the activity to your computer in several different file formats.

  • Page 59: Settings

    Settings About settings From the clock screen, press DOWN to open the SETTINGS menu. These settings determine the overall behaviour of your watch. For each activity, there are also settings related to that activity. The following settings are available for your watch: ...

  • Page 60: Tracker

    Tracker Switching off activity tracking From the Clock screen on your watch, press DOWN to open the SETTINGS menu, then select TRACKER. Activity tracking is ON by default so select OFF to switch off activity tracking. GOALS From the Clock screen on your watch, press DOWN to open the SETTINGS menu, then select TRACKER.

  • Page 61: Phone

    Phone For information as to why you should want to pair your watch with your phone or mobile device, see TomTom MySports app. To pair your watch with a phone or mobile device, do the following: 1.

  • Page 62: Airplane Mode

    Press DOWN, LEFT or RIGHT from the clock screen. Synchronising your activities You can automatically upload your activities to your TomTom MySports account by using this setting. From the Clock screen on your watch, press DOWN to open the SETTINGS screen, then select PHONE and press RIGHT.

  • Page 63: Profile

     To set the target heart rates for you in the heart rate training zones. The zones are worked out  by your TomTom MySports account. To work out your stride length if you are training on a treadmill. ...

  • Page 64: Adding Sensors

    2. Attach the strap around your chest, so the monitor sits just above the base of your chest bone. Make sure the monitor is the right way up so that the word TomTom is the right way up for someone standing in front of you.

  • Page 65: Cadence And Speed Sensor

    3. Chainstay sensor 4. Cable ties To use the TomTom Cadence & Speed Sensor with your watch, do the following: 1. Attach the chainstay sensor to the chainstay on your bike, using three of the cable ties provided. Use two ties for the main body of the sensor and one tie for the smaller part of the sensor.
  • Page 66 Important: The smaller part of the sensor needs to face the crankarms and should not be attached to the top of the chainstay. You may have to tilt the main body of the sensor towards the wheel depending on your bike. You should make this adjustment after you have attached the spoke magnet.
  • Page 67 4. Attach the crankarm magnet to one of the crankarms on your bike. The magnet should face the chainstay where you attached the chainstay sensor. Tip: Make sure the different parts of the Cadence & Speed Sensor are lined up correctly on your bike.
  • Page 68 When you have connected to your sensor once, your watch always reconnects to your sensor. When the chainring icon has stopped flashing, your watch is ready to measure your speed and cadence. You can start cycling with no GPS fix but for proper GPS tracking, wait until the GPS icon has also stopped flashing before you start your cycling activity.

  • Page 69: Tomtom Mysports Account

    Your TomTom MySports account is a central storage location for all your training and fitness information. To create an account, click the button in TomTom MySports Connect, or go directly to the website: mysports.tomtom.com As you can see from the diagram below, you can transfer your activities to your MySports account using either TomTom MySports Connect or the TomTom MySports app.

  • Page 70: Tomtom Mysports Connect

     that you choose. We can currently transfer activity information to Endomondo, Strava, Map- MyFitness, RunKeeper, Jawbone and Nike+. TomTom MySports Connect can also transfer activity information to your computer in a number of file formats. See: Exporting your activities to other websites and file types Transfers any settings you make on TomTom MySports to your watch.

  • Page 71: Tomtom Mysports Mobile App

    After this update you need to pair your watch with your smartphone again. Before using the TomTom MySports app You can download the TomTom MySports app for free from your usual app store or by going to tomtom.com/app.

  • Page 72: Sharing Your Activities

    Sharing your activities You can share MySports activities using the Social Sharing feature of your MySports account. To start sharing, do the following: 1. Log in to MySports. 2. Select an activity from your MySports dashboard. 3. Click the Share button in the top-right corner. 4.

  • Page 73: Addendum

    Data shown can vary per device used or per person and may be dependent on their height, weight, age, build, and activity level. The TomTom GPS watch cannot be relied on or used as a replacement for medical advice. We recommend that you consult your physician before starting a new exercise or fitness plan.
  • Page 74 Operating temperatures: -20°C (-4°F) to 60°C (140°F). Do not expose to temperatures beyond this. R&TTE directive Hereby, TomTom declares that TomTom products and accessories are in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the EU Directive 1999/5/EC. The declaration of conformity can be found here: tomtom.com/legal.
  • Page 75 The transmitters within this device must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Responsible party in North America TomTom, Inc., 2400 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803 Tel: 866 486-6866 option 1 (1-866-4-TomTom) Emissions information for Canada Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause interference.
  • Page 76 Headphones supplied with some models  Model names TomTom GPS: TomTom GPS Watch: 4REM TomTom GPS Cardio Watch: 4RFM TomTom GPS Watch Cable: 4R00 TomTom GPS Watch: 4REM, TomTom GPS Cardio Watch: 4RFM, TomTom GPS Watch Cable: 4R00, TomTom Bluetooth Sports Headset: 4R0M...

  • Page 77: Copyright Notices

    Copyright notices © 2014 - 2016 TomTom. All rights reserved. TomTom and the "two hands" logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TomTom N.V. or one of its subsidiaries. Please see tomtom.com/legal limited warranty and end user licence agreements applying to this product.

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