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omaruk Regular Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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does the red led come on, is it blinking or steady, if nothing on then send it back |
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Ron wales Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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I have to reset my PDA every time I use Tom Tom. It isn't recognised by my PC when I dock it without resetting. _________________ Ron |
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Bigdrinks Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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Ron
Another thought, Have you tried a 're-set' of your PDA ? You know how tempremental these things are ! |
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Dave Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 10, 2003 Posts: 6460 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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No, if you've got direct power to the GPS then it shouldn't be an issue. |
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Ron wales Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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Just a thought.
The GPS did work and has just stopped.
Could this be caused by loss of charge in the litheum battery? _________________ Ron |
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Dave Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 10, 2003 Posts: 6460 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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COM1 is the serial port at the bottom of your Pocket PC (and is the case for 99% of Pocket PC's), any cables connected to this port should be designated COM1 (or in TomTom's case Serial Cable on COM1). I believe Toshiba's are different though.
TomTom Navigator driver basically looks at COM1, but can and does use other specific features to fine tune it more towards a Leadtek 9531 which is what the TomTom Navigator GPS is. Haicom GPS and COM1 as Bigdrinks suggests, but if you're having a problem it's sometimes best to go back to basics and just try the NMEA driver as nothing fancy will be done with this. |
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Ron wales Occasional Visitor
Joined: 21/08/2003 19:58:18 Posts: 7 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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Dave,
Can you explain, I only have COM3, IRDA Connection, Serial Cable on COM1 or Serial on USB available?
Francois,
My GPS has about 6 feet of cable, it sits in a tidy net behind my seat at head height. _________________ Ron |
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Francois Occasional Visitor
Joined: 08/07/2003 13:29:32 Posts: 25 Location: France
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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By placing your receptor on a thermic windscreen prevents the receptor from functioning correctly even though you have your roof down. You have to place it outside the car (in this case, you will have to buy an extension). If you have your roof up, you can try placing your receptor against your passenger window. This may overcome the thermic problem _________________ Francois |
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Dave Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 10, 2003 Posts: 6460 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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You should really be using the NMEA 4800 COM1 driver. |
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Ron wales Occasional Visitor
Joined: 21/08/2003 19:58:18 Posts: 7 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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In answer to omaruk, I have an MX5, currently with the roof permanently down.
Bigdrinks, it is checked Tom Tom Navigator GPS and Serial Cable on COM1, is this correct? _________________ Ron |
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Bigdrinks Occasional Visitor
Joined: 26/07/2003 07:41:45 Posts: 10 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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Ron is your GPS screen 'checked' for 'Haicom gps' and 'COM1' on the dropdown menus ? |
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omaruk Regular Visitor
Joined: 18/07/2003 11:50:47 Posts: 81 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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Ron what car do you have? It may be the windscreen blocking the signal. Try moving the GPS unit out of the car, does the GPS get a better signal then? |
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Ron wales Occasional Visitor
Joined: 21/08/2003 19:58:18 Posts: 7 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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Darren,
My GPS status has nothing live, everything is greyed down.
Ron _________________ Ron |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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Can you swicth to the GPS Status App and tell us if it is receiving any data from the GPS? The first thing to check is if data is being received indicated by the line of black dots moving from left to right.
If this is working we then need to know if any satellites are being seen and the number indicated by the bars.
Let us know the results and we can take help further. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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Ron wales Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Tom Tom navigater with HI-203E GPS |
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Thanks, the GPS did work.
Now although the red light is on steady the PDA just states that it is unreliable _________________ Ron |
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