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TomTom's GPS devices provide consumers with portable navigation solutions. Download maps, view turn by turn updates and listen to spoken directions on trips across town or across the country. TomTom has a variety of GPS products, but basic use and inputting destination information are almost identical across the board. If you're just taking your TomTom out of the box, you'll need to perform a few extra steps to complete set up. I am listing the 7 steps to use TomTom below;

1. Ensure your TomTom unit is fully charged. A full charge requires approximately two hours. Power the unit by pressing and holding the "On/Off" button for approximately two seconds. Make sure you are in an unobstructed area. Wait for the Tom Tom to power up and acquire a satellite signal.


2. Answer the on-screen questions to set up your device. The questions only appear if this is the first time you've used your Tom Tom. Otherwise, the driving view and your current location will be displayed.

3. Tap the center of the screen to open the main menu. Tap "Navigate To" and then tap "Address."

4. Choose the option that describes how you wish to enter the address you are navigating to. You may tap "City Center," "Street and House Number," "Zip Code" or "Cross Street or Intersection." To enter an exact address, choose the "Street and House Number" option.

5. Type in the requested information by tapping the letters or numbers on the screen. As you type, matching town and street names will appear in a list format. Choose the correct option from the list when it is displayed by tapping it. If prompted, enter the house number by tapping the corresponding numbers on the screen. When you are finished, tap "Done".

6. Select "Yes" or "No" when asked if you need to arrive at a particular time. If "Yes" is chosen, follow the instructions to enter in the desired arrival time.
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Finally, follow the on screen and spoken directions to reach your destination.

Is it possible that you have the Acer screen saver on and need to adjust it !! Or did you buy this as ex display model from a store and it has not been properly wiped, check with store if so, but otherwise it is not an advert, just a screen saver extolling the virtues of your unit.

I dislike adverts and so use an internet browser called Opera. With the AdBlock, Ghostery and ContentBlockHelper addons installed I can visit most websites and receive very little in the way of adverts.
I believe Firefox offers similar adblocking addons if you prefer a choice.

Tap on: the main screen. Tap on: Change Preference. Tap on: Arrow Keep tapping on the arrow till you reach Preferences 6 of 6 Page. Here you will find Battery saving preference. Tap on it. Tap on: Never dim screen. (I think you selection would be dim screen between instructions at present.). Tap done. On the next screen select : Device stays on when external power is lost. (A green tick mark should appear to verify it is selected.) Tap done.

This is an option that you UNTICK

On the regular display touch the map area once

Select the spanner / wrench icon once

now select Safety Preferences

Untick Hide most menu items
Suggest Driving Breaks (unless you are a trucker)
Show Safety Reminders

Press Done until you reach the Warn me which side of the road option and select Never.

Press Done until you reach Turn off Map display and select Never

Press Right arrow until you see Show Tips and also turn that off too.

You should now be good to go.

mt tom tom keeps turning off

Well I finally figured it out for those who might run across this problem.

It seems that when it got hot and expanded the grey bezel around the screen would touch the screen just enough to activate it. I gently pried the bezel up just a bit and it seems to have solved the problem.

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I think you can modify the setup setting to just show the screen you want and don't come back to Nav screen

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