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kerwin Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 24, 2003 Posts: 18 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 2:10 pm Post subject: GPSSlim236 TTFF |
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Hi all,
been having a few long first fixes with my GPSSlim236.
It's been updated to the latest firmware (3.11) bust will just sit
showing 6-7 full sat signals but won't get a fix.
I have to force a cold start from my pocket pc.
Anyone else having this issue?
Is there a more up to date firmware ?
Thanks for any response,
regards, _________________ Kerwin
Hp Ipaq rx3715, 1 gig SD card, Holux GPSlim236 |
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eillo7 Regular Visitor
Joined: Aug 19, 2005 Posts: 199
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Kerwin,
Sorry to disappoint, but my 236 is a TTFF gazelle compared with my old Tomtom MkI - I have had no issues with it at all, thankfully.
Hope yours sorts itself out... |
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Retset Occasional Visitor
Joined: Dec 21, 2005 Posts: 11
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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The 236 takes 45 seconds if stationary with a good view of the sky. If you move it (especially at slow speed like walking) then it is slow to fix - if ever!
You can abuse the hell out of it (in shirt pocket/glovebox in car etc.) once locked on but treat it like an old school device for that 1st 45 seconds. _________________ iPhone 4S with TomTom WE & Cameralert |
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JM-HoluxUK Regular Visitor
Joined: Sep 28, 2005 Posts: 65
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
Sounds like you have the same issue as a few others that have been discussing this in another posting.
Holux Technology are investigating the problem of gaining a fix at low speeds. Hopefully I will be able to offer a solution shortly.
With regards it taking 45 seconds to gain a lock in a stationary situation, this may be because of the environment you have the receiver postioned in. In a warm start situation the receiver may take up to 5 minutes to gain a lock but is more likely to be under 1 minute.
Please feel free to call tech support if you would like to discuss your problem.
Regards,
Julie |
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kerwin Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 24, 2003 Posts: 18 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:59 am Post subject: Hiya |
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First of all, Happy New Year to everyone at Holux and everyone on the forum :-)
Thanks for the update Julie, Can you let me know when you have a fix for the sloww ttff problem, which I presume will be a firmware update.
best regards,
Kerwin. _________________ Kerwin
Hp Ipaq rx3715, 1 gig SD card, Holux GPSlim236 |
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JM-HoluxUK Regular Visitor
Joined: Sep 28, 2005 Posts: 65
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
We've spoken with SiRF this morning and will be getting a unit over to them for their investigation.
I'll let you know what their response is.
Cheers
Julie |
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cyberdude Occasional Visitor
Joined: Dec 30, 2005 Posts: 51
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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I've had my slim236 for about 18 hours now and went out into town to see how it performed. When I walked into a shop it lost the satelittes and didn't get a fix again for about an hour afterwards. GPS viewer was display 7 satellites with plenty of signal, I was in a square with open sky but it still wouldn't fix. Basically the same problem as what others have posted about here.
I eventually removed the battery and then stood still for 5 minutes until it fixed. This must be a issue with Holux rather than the SIRFIII as I've not read similar reports on the globalsat forums.
Any new of when a fix for this will be released? My s/n is 236-54302439 |
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JM-HoluxUK Regular Visitor
Joined: Sep 28, 2005 Posts: 65
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:53 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
Please see this post: 33464
reference walking with the 236.
Regards,
Julie |
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