Hi - hope someone can help

jean · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 05, 2005 Posts: 150

HI
I have today purchased the Mitac Mio 168 with the tom tom 3 navigation disc.

I have installed the software on to the pocket pc and the maps to a card... but
it will not receive a gps signal.
I think my problem is in the initial set up as when it asks what is the connection and shows pictures or bluetooth, I really do not know the answer so am not sure.
Which ever one I try it will not search for a signal at all. Have been out in the garden pointing at the sky Smile

Also, I am now a bit worried as I did a mater reset on the pc and loaded it all again to see if it would work and am now worried that it won't activate.
sorry to appear thick, but I am fairly pc literate but very new to gps navigation!
Also I am too impatient to wait and write to tom tom support and am hoping someone here can help tonight
thanks everyone - you knowledgeable lot!
Smile

jean · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 05, 2005 Posts: 150

sorry - that should read
master re-set
not learnt how to edit here yet!

Darren · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:00 pm Post subject:

Choose the 'Other GPS' option rather than the Bluetooth and then Set it for Serial on Com2 or just COM2 and 4800bps and you'll be sorted Smile

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Pocketgps · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:08 pm Post subject:

Hello Jean

The connection to look for on the mio168 should be Serial Cable on SP2, depending on the software you could find that on COM1 or COM2.

jean · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 05, 2005 Posts: 150

Thankyou I knew I could rely on you .
Just had another go and got it to pick up the signal fine.
Trouble is I am now not going out till tomorrow and I want to play with it! :D
I am sure there will be more questions from me - I have been following some of the posts for the last few weeks before I bought so am learning such a lot.

Read somewhere that if I want to get the USA maps I may have a problem with the 168.
As we are off to Florida in October it would be useful if we could get the USA maps. Anyone got them. I am sure I read a post on here where someone had got them and they worked.

Darren · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:31 pm Post subject:

jean · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 05, 2005 Posts: 150

Thanks, I did see a bit about tom tom 5 and was wondering whether to hold back before buying, but if I can upgrade then that will solve that problem. I will keep watching here for instructions on how to do it! :D

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