magellan gps pioneer

[Alan18]

I have bought one of the above (yes I know it's old but hopefully it will do what I want) Everything looks fine apart from when It comes to getting a fix the most it will pick up is one satellite. It shows up to eight but will only track one. I'm confidant that I have set it up correctly so have any of you knowledgeable people a solution.
Thanks in advance,
Alan

[philpugh]

Make sure you are outside with clear views of the horizon for 360 degs.

Turn on the unit and leave it alone for a while (could be as much as 45 mins)

This is quite normal behaviour for a GPS unit that has been off a very long time or has been moved a very long way around the world whilst off.
If it still hasn't got a lock - it may not be working correctly.

Don't move it while it is getting a lock - this tends to increase the lock time.

Once it has gone through this procedure - if you use it reasonably often - it should only take from seconds to la couple of mins to get fix depending on how long it's been off and if it has moved some distance whilst being off.
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Phil

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