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Stecha
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 Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:36 pm Post subject: My Go700 Struggling With Satellites |
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My trusty Go700 is increasingly struggling with a sat fix and or keeping a sat fix. It is all fully updated. I used to just use it on its own, but since the sat fix problem has occured i have put the remote sat reciver on and its still struggles at times. What can be wrong with it ? it is used in my truck mostly which is the same one I have had for over two years. I know it doesnt like to get hot in the sun so do try and protect it from that. If it does get too hot, it has crashed if i try and do a new route
Is it a processor problem ?
Can it be fixed ?
What can I replace it with ? I need my own cutsom POI's to get the sites I have to deliver to |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Is the battery fully charged?
And how long since you connected to Home for a new gpsquickfix file?
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Stecha
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| dhn wrote: | Is the battery fully charged?
And how long since you connected to Home for a new gpsquickfix file? |
Yes, battery fully charged
I connect to home for any updates quite regularly, anything from a week to three week at the most
The gpsquickfix file never shows unless it comes under map updates ? |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Can the old GOx00 models use GPSQuickfix dhn?
I can't remember myself....
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| Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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Nor do I, to tell you the truth.
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Stecha
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| Andy_P wrote: | Can the old GOx00 models use GPSQuickfix dhn?
I can't remember myself.... |
I am pretty sure they can't use it Andy
Still playing up, one minute its fine, then all of sudden it just loses all satellites and after a undermined amount of time it finds some or all of them again. Which is a right pain if your in the tricky bit of course  
I take it not many folks on here still have or are aware of the 700 then ?  |
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| Stecha wrote: | | Andy_P wrote: | Can the old GOx00 models use GPSQuickfix dhn?
I can't remember myself.... |
I am pretty sure they can't use it Andy
Still playing up, one minute its fine, then all of sudden it just loses all satellites and after a undermined amount of time it finds some or all of them again. Which is a right pain if your in the tricky bit of course
I take it not many folks on here still have or are aware of the 700 then ? |
2 very old but very reliable Go700s here .. one for me, one for SWTSMBO .. no problems with satellites at all on either.
Have you tried a hard reset ??? Don't know why but it seems to clean up any niggling problems that build up over time, seems to do more than a simple power off/power on cycle ?? |
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Stecha
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| Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, have tried and had to do a paperclip reset a few times, when she got a bit hot in the sun and crashed
Just had a thought, there was a flash cleaner thing once ? cant remember what it was called exactly, would that help perhaps ? |
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It wouldn't do any harm.
The Windows version is Here.
The Mac version is Here.
Run it several times, but be aware that nothing appears to happen (no progress graphic).
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Stecha
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| Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Oldboy
Umm, how do I use it
Do I insert into my main folder then run it from there ? |
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No, you download the application to the computer. Connect the unit to the computer. When you click on 'run' (or 'install', I forget which)for the Clear Flash application, it's actually doing its thing regarding the device.
So do the process 3 times.
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Thanks, I saved it to my downloads, then "run" it 3 times
Unforunately, Its seems the same atm
Not took it outside yet, but, it used to locate itself even indoors
I also did the twenty second paperclip reset then five second power button reset, but, it appears the same atm |
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