Please Help!

[LocktightT]

HI all



Thanks Phil for confirming that its gone faulty.



One week further on and all I have had from Expansys is an email saying that after 14days the warranty reverts to the manufacturer, I have asked them for UK contact details and am still waiting.



I think, looking at what others have said, I might have been better buing it from globalpositioningsystems.co.uk.



I will keep you all posted.



Locktight

[Gadjet]

LocktightT,

I had a similar problem with my EMTAC receiver, you said that the green LED is on permenantly, this was my problem and I sent it back to globalpositioningsystems.co.uk and they shipped me a replacement the next day.



If the green LED is on continuously then there is no GPS info. although mine would still connect via BT.



If you get a new GPS delete the old pairing before you pair the new one as I had loads of problems trying to use it before I did that.



Phil
_________________
www.gadjetsblog.blogspot.com

[LocktightT]

PS.



I tried connecting the Ipaq to the Socket device manually (selected it in BT manager) the connection came up as your screenshot above (ish) connected up Cruxview with Com8 etc., the program didn't crash or freeze and did appear to be talking to the GPS, I blipped a couple of times and flashed satelitte no 20? then it went off, I looked at the section where you can view the data and it seemed to be seeing a small bit of data over and over?



Locktight

[LocktightT]

Hi all



I looked on the Expansys site and it said that if the product was older than two weeks I should contact the manufacturer directly, I did this using the email link on expansys site "techsupport@socketcom.com" which their mail server retruned to me!





I went onto the socket site and found a support email of "support@socket.net" I have not yet had a reply?



Has anyone else had to return the Socket GPS? If so, who did you contact, is there a contact in the UK?



Any help appreciated.



Locktight (Who had to buy a new £12.99 roadmap today

)

[LocktightT]

Mike/Dave



Looks like my Socket GPS is faulty then! Whats the best way of dealing with it? I purchased it from Expansys, would it be best to contact them 1st or is there a quicker route to Socket?



Thanks for you help



Regards.



Locktight

[MikeB]

Locktight,



I have just looked at my setup. 5450 with the Emtac BT GPS. I know my GPS is slightly different to others but not vastly.



I assume that you are using the new BT Manager and looking at Active Connections?



Mine doesnt seem to show the same info yours does. From the sound of things it is your Receiver that is at fault. Especially if both Mapopolis and and TTNav are both not working, and now you cant get CRUX View to work.



You should only have a single outgoing connection. This is a bi-directional connection. The significance is that the PDA initiated the connection. If the Emtac initiated the connection then it would show in the incoming connection. So this is OK.
_________________
Mike Barrett

[Dave]

WinFast Navigator or CruxView will allow you to connect to the receiver and also change the configuration (I'm not sure if WinFast will do this on the Socket BT) certainly CruxView will.



It maybe that Mapopolis has changed the COM port assignment or switched it to SiRF which is causing a problem. I would use CruxView to switch back to NMEA (4800), COM 8.



You can do this in WinFast I believe by connecting on these settings, going into the COMMAND menu then NMEA tab and selecting 4800 and tapping OK, but I haven't tried it with WinFast so can't say for sure if it will work.

[LocktightT]

I have just tried the Crux View Program, with the settings on Com8 and 36K etc. When it tries to connect to the GPS I get the screen in the Bluetooth manager where you would normally select the Emtac device, the clock just keeps spinning as if it cannot see it? The device is visible in the bluetooth manager when not viewed through the Crux view program?



Can you advise me any further please?



Thanks



Locktight

[LocktightT]

Dave



I did try that too as I wasn't sure which one I had used before?



It still doesnt seem to work,i think something may be wrong with my Socket GPS as it stopped working with Mapopolis in the US.



When I go into the Bluetooth manager on my ipaq, with TomTom connected I can see an outgoing connection that says (EMTAC BTGPS 222222 15150E, Active Sync Serial Port) but nothing in the incomming section?



Is there anything that I can download to test the GPS, any util's etc?



thanks



Locktight

[Dave]

Use the Emtac Wireless driver, there does seem to be a bug in the Crux driver.

[aero]

Is this TTN2? In TTN2 I believe the Emtac Wireless driver on Com8 works best.

[LocktightT]

HI all



I got my Socket GPS just before the new year along with a 5450, I had everything set up okay including Tomtom which all worked great, went on holiday to the USA, used Mapopolis for a day or so then it stopped working.



As I couldn't get it all working in the US I forgot to charge my IPaq and I lost all my data. When I got back to the UK I did a hard reset and I have now installed TomTom back on to my 5450.



I cannot remember what I did originally but I have detected the Socket and paired this with my Ipaq using the 0183 key. In TomTom I ahve selected the GPS as Emtac Crux GPS and the Bluetooth Serial Port COM8 (although I have tried 5 too)



I don't get the normal sound to say that it's connected, the dots between the sat and the ipaq on the status screen stick at 3 or 4 and then dont move at all? The lights on my Socket GOS are Fixed green and flashing blue (it always did this before) the Blue light on my Ipaq is sort of fixed then it blips and then fixed again.



Can anyone advise what I might have done wrong please? I installed the original Tomtom and then the update before I tried to use the software, might this be the problem?



Any help appreciated.



Locktight

[Dave]

I would suggest contacting Expansys first.

[tedkay]

Hi

I'm waiting to hear back from Expansys because my Socket Bluetooth receiver has packed up. I did see their 'after 14 days if faulty then send it to the manufacturer' bit on their website, but I will ignore that. I have a contract with Expansys, not with the manufacturer. Having said that I have to add that I had an SD card from Expansys 8 months ago. The locking button fell off and I sent it back to them. They sent a replacement 2 days later without a quibble, so in that case at least they didn't attempt to fly in the face of English law and deny their responsibilities. It may be that they are trying to save time by asking us to deal direct with Socket, we'll see!

I can't help wondering though about the thinking behind their publishing something utterly illegal on their website - I mean it must put off a lot of customers (though I note that this disclaimer is not anywhere you might spot it before purchase!). Anyway - if they prove intransigient then a letter to The Office of Fair Trading might be in order - and certainly some harsh comments in 'Retailers to Buy From or Avoid' thread on this website!
Ted

[LocktightT]

Hi Ted

I replied to your other thread on this problem, I know you are right in what you say but the fastest solution (for me anyway) was to deal with Socket on a direct basis.

The thing that annoyed me most was the time wasted emailing the Socket contact details on the Expansys site which appear to be incorrect.

Let me know if you need more info.

Locktight

We see you’re using an ad-blocker. We’re fine with that and won’t stop you visiting the site.
Have you considered making a donation towards website running costs?.
Or you could disable your ad-blocker for this site. We think you’ll find our adverts are not overbearing!