Destinator 6 TMC

Beep · Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject: Destinator 6 TMC

Hi,

Recently bought Destinator 6 to replace Navigon Vn4 and am happy with the GPS side of things, however I have not been able to set up TMC (free version) to show any reports. Auto detect does not detect any channels but manual allows selection of a number of stations. Navigon uses Classic (ITIS) to receive broadcast but I suspect that Destinator uses Trafficmaster/RAC so in Central Scotland I suspect that is (Chrysalis) XFM Scotland. Anybody had any luck with TMC on Destinator 6?

Beep

Petekk · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 06, 2004 Posts: 137

Destinator 6 does not support TMC in the UK. This is because there is no "free TMC", as both ITIS and Trafficmaster are Pay-TMC systems.

The only way you can get, TMC with Destinator 6, is to use the Trafficsam version.

Beep · Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject:

Thanks Petekk. If this is the case then the advertising material on the Destinator site and the information on the packaging of Destinator 6 and the Support Line is misleading since all show "free" TMC to be available in the UK. The only clue I have had that this might be the case was in an e-mail from support

"The TMC service is a free service in the most countrys in europe. It is dependently to the Radio stations which offer a free TMC service which are at least not existing in the UK. You have to contact www.trafficmaster.co.uk to get a TMC Service in UK."

Beep

PS Sorry for the confusion of double posting some elements of this discussion are at http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=41207 . Happy for Moderator to close this thread and move missing parts to Destinator Forum if appropriate.

Alsone1 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 11, 2006 Posts: 33

Alsone1 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 11, 2006 Posts: 33

Should have said this is a review of the Evesham BM (Blue Media) 6300-TMC. Maybe the seperate PDA software doesn't include the subscription - anyone know if thats he difference?

chippie_w · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 21

Hi
I received Navigator 6 yesterday and installed it on my Eten G500 which has inbuilt GPS & TMC receiver.

Went into the setup and set both GPS & TMC to receive on port 4 speed 38400. TMC set to autoscan

GPS locked on but TMC scanning FM channels but no input.
Then i remember reading somewhere that you have to plug your earphones in to act as an aerial.
Voila starting receiving Traffic reports.
These will be the same as you receive via RDS, not as many or updated live like Traffic Master, but its better than nothing and free!!

Regards

Chippy

swing · Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:11 pm Post subject:

chippie_w · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 21

I have standard destinator 6 not destinator with trafficsam as i was told by their support that i coud not get an upgrade i had to buy the full product again with trafficsam, what aq bummer !!
im getting info by normal rds in uk

Beep · Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:28 am Post subject:

So chippie_w, my original question related to normal RDS/TMC and how to receive it.

You said in an earlier post you had tried a scan for TMC and it hadn't worked. Did you then have to select a station manually and how are you able to tell you are receiving TMC? I am currently running with XFM_Scotland RAC as the manually selected station with TMC receiver on COM 4 and the baud rate of 38400 but have never seen any traffic reports in 3 weeks of use and cannot believe that there have been no reports in a 160 Km radius (figure provided by Destinator) of Central Scotland! I have set reroute to manual just in case I was receiving info and just not seeing the messages.

I wrote to Destinator, Trafficmaster at Destinator suggestion and the supplier I bought the software from to ask the same questions but to date have not had a reply.

chippie_w · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 21

sma2sr · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 15, 2006 Posts: 1

Hi

In search of TMC events ....

I have Destinator 6 loaded on a Dell Axim with a GNS 5483 GPS/TMC reciever and been experiencing similar issues to those posted. I've just had some info from Destinator support in response to my question to them:

I remember reading that you had an arrangement with Trafficmaster for Destinator to be able to pick up Trafficmaster TMC information in the UK. Is this correct, and if so what radio station is broadcasting this information?

Response from Destinator There are two broadcasters in the UK these are , Gcap Media Plc and Chrysalis. These are the only two broadcasters in the uk which offer a free TMC service.

I'm now investigating info from traffic master from here ... http://www.trafficmaster.co.uk/page.cfm?key=RDS_TMC

Anyone else been down this track?

Beep · Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:02 pm Post subject:

Thanks chippie-w.

At least I now know that TMC works within Destinator although I am running it on a PDA with seperate RDS/TMC module which has a connection to the car aerial. More "investigation" of my RDS receiver required!! Smile

swing · Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:07 pm Post subject:

chippie_w · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 21

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Beep · Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject:

Thanks chippy_w. For here it looks like either Classic FM or XFM Scotland will be the stations but currently I can only have them "recognised" by doing a manual scan. Am going to try reverting to "old" software to try to eliminate hardware as the problem. Again thanks for the info you have provided which has helped in the process of trying to find my problem.

Beep

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