Holux GR 230 Bluetooth problems

sidtheparrot · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:44 pm Post subject: Holux GR 230 Bluetooth problems

Hi,

Just a quick question, is it normal for the GR 230 to loose its bluetooth connection with the pda on a regular basis, as mine appears to do this at least once on every journey.
I am using a HP2210, Tom tom 3, the 2210 has the latest ROM update. I have tried NMEA Bluetooth on com port 8 and also NMEA 9600 on com port 8.
I have also tried using BT Reg Tweak as posted on this site, I have even removed any other bluetooth connections from my pocket pc i.e. active sync.
It seems a bit pointless having bluetooth and then using a cable (fortuna GPSmart cable seems to do the job and are under £20 delivered) to connect the gps to the pda, but thats what I've had to do. On the plus side the Holux is the best GPS I've used so far, it knocks spots of the Fortuna GPS I had before.
This is the link for the site that supply the GPSmart cables http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/accessories_detail.php?product_id=252&category_id=&accessory_id=767

I would always recommend using official Holux cables if you can get hold of them.

Take Care

Chris Confused

:D

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:15 pm Post subject:

Are you sure it's the BT receiver's fault? We heard a lot of complaints about the combination of TomTom 3 and the 2210. Do you also see the dropouts when you use other GPS programs continuously?
_________________
Lutz

Report Map Errors here:
TomTom/TeleAtlas NAVTEQ

sidtheparrot · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:18 pm Post subject:

Hi,
Thats a good question, a friend of mine uses Destinator, I'll let him test the Holux unit for me.

Cheers

Chris Smile

PS Could I use any of the older tomtom gps programs with TT3 and if so can anyone recommend the best.

Darren · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:35 pm Post subject:

I'm running tests on TTNav3 at the moment and have used the latest GPS driver (v3.01) with the application version off the CD rather than the service release off the website and so far it's nice and stable albeit much much slower to initially load up than v2 was.

2210 & TomTom BT GPS.
_________________
Darren Griffin

sidtheparrot

Hi All,

Thanks for the advice with the Holux and the 2210, I think that I may have sorted the BT drops.

This is what I've tried,

1) I have wiped my 2210 clean by doing an hard reset

2) I have removed any trace of Tom tom from my PC

3) I have done a fresh install from the Tom tom 3.0 cd, including maps (not putting the 3.1 update on as the 2210 doesn't like it)

4) I am using Tom tom GPS 2.09.

5) I also downloaded BT TWEAKER this seems to help as you can bypass the bluetooth manager (a soft reset must be done after changing the settings)
http://www.handango.com/servlet/d/btregtweak14setup.exe?s=1&p=96903&secw=6fde417a

I hope this helps someone else who's had the same problems as me.

Take Care

Chris Thumbs Up

sidtheparrot · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 10:23 pm Post subject:

Hi all,

My problems with Holux GPS are over!!! (the last fix was good but not perfect)
I have downloaded the 2210 friendly upate from Tom tom www.tomtom.com/updates/ttnupg.zip . This fixes all the BT drops and BT manager problems, now all I need do is turn on the GPS and start up Tom tom. A connection is established within a few seconds (without the BT manager). What an absolute joy to use!
The Tom tom software is now working great and the Holux is fantastic getting 10ish sats in the car and 6 in the middle of the house.
Thankyou Holux for making such top equipement!!!

Take Care

Chris

P.S. Hope this post helps some other long suffering TT3/HP2210 User

mjolnir · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 29, 2004 Posts: 14

chris - i have exactly the same setup as you, but i have followed ur instructions to the letter yet still have the same problem. now within tomtom gps, i noticed the section where u select the gps receiver only has 3 holux GM listed. i was wondering which of these you have selected? i'm understandably at wit's end trying to solve this!

sidtheparrot · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 11:46 pm Post subject:

lbendlin · Posted: Sun May 02, 2004 3:40 am Post subject:

glad to hear that it works. Just a quick note - the default speed for BT receivers is 38400. But the other speeds may work as well - the BT receivers are supposed to adapt to whatever you specify.
_________________
Lutz

Report Map Errors here:
TomTom/TeleAtlas NAVTEQ

	PocketGPS
	Web