Sorry guys, but either I'm being thick (likely) or it won't work


Do I have to connect to the device before I plan a route? (if so, how?????)

Because if I plan a route it says waiting for valid GPS signal, and never gets it, just keeps searching


Any ideas?

 

you need to pair the phone (or whatever it is) and gps together first.. turn on bluetooth and do a search it should pick up the gps receiver..

also are you using the gps outside it wont work inside.. you need line of sight of the satalites

 

OK Cheers mate, paired the decvices now


I'll take it outside later see what I get

Cheers Andy, and thanks for the voices I got them in the end via your PM!

Cheers mate

 

no worries..

everyone makes the mistake of trying to get a signal indoors as well

 

Probs cos like me, they wonna do it as soon as they get it, as soon as it's on charge


I'll wait till its fully charged to start it off with a good charge cycle

 

so does that mean you have to position it on the dash then?

my dads tomtom works inside the house

?

 

my gps receiver gets a signal inside at work

and yes you put the receiver on your dash or back window etc, anywhere where it can see the sky

also in tom tom 5 there something called advanced planning where you can pre do a route without a signal but it takes it as given that you are at your pre designated home address when it does it

hope this helps

matt

 

Right, planned a route, paired the GPS reciever with my phone, went outside and it can't find a valid GPS signal


Any ideas?????????????

 

how long did you give it, some GPS units take several minutes to cold start and some wont register until you are moving.

 

as chip. my tom tom on first go when ive not used it for ages can take upto 10minutes to lock to 4 or more satalites which is required.. and when you start moving around as well makes it take even longer

 

Fook


Will that eventually get better or will it always be that bad from cold start?

 

cold start means it doesnt know where it is.

if you park it up with it running, turn it off, then come back, its far quicker as i think it stores in solid state its last location.

 

The reciever smidsys got should work slightly indoors and from a cold start get a lock under 20seconds, as its got the latest chipset in it, i think your havent paired it from what you say.

 

Fil, just the man I was hoping would reply


On my 6630, I go to the bluetooth menu, then select paired devices. I have a few already like my PC ect. I go to add new device, select the GPS reciever, enter the passcode (says in the box), and then allow it (authenticicate it) to do things with the phone without asking me.

I done all this thismorning, and it still is listed in my paired devices!!

 

Taken from the specification:

Acquisition time:
Reacquisition: < 0.1 seconds.
Warm start: < 38 seconds.
Cold start: < 42 seconds.
Hot start: < 8seconds.

So what have I done wrong do you think?

 

it should be listed in paired devices if its paired

 

tried to use technology

sorry mate couldnt resist

 

It is listed in my paired devices mate, has been since this morning

 

Hi guys, I went to GPS Status in the TomTom and had to pair/select my reciever there as well, works VERY well


From cold start it locked on within 6 seconds!!