Dim screen between instructions on 520

AlanH · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 06, 2004 Posts: 42

Since the last firmware update on my 520, the "Dim screen between instructions" no longer works. Consequently battery life is much reduced on a long journey. TomTom admitted this was a bug, and would be fixed in the next firmware release. I was wondering if others with a 520 had this problem, and if a new release is on the horizon - it seems like months since the last release. I'm running 8.351.

richard345 · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:55 pm Post subject:

AFAIK the 520 is supposed to be run with the power lead attached and current flowing, so this shouldn't be an issue.

With this setup, I don't have the Dim Screen' checked and have no problems.
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AlanH · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 06, 2004 Posts: 42

Before the latest FW update I could easily get 3 hours out of a full battery using the dim option - now I get barely half that. I just have an aversion to powerleads snaking across the dashboard Crying or Very sad

richard345 · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:53 pm Post subject:

Are you able to reload an older version of the firmware from a backup? If so, it would be possible to test the two versions and report to TT if the issue resolves with the previous setup.
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Ric - TomTom 520 DEAD - Passed to the great traffic jam in the sky. Now using Maps & Waze on Samsung Galaxy S4 + CamerAlert of course!

AlanH · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 06, 2004 Posts: 42

Unfortunately not as I've recently moved from a PC to a Mac and no longer have previous backups. TT did admit this was a bug (as per my original post) to be fixed in a future update. It seems strange that other 520 owners haven't reported this bug - perhaps I'm the only one who used the dim option!

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