TT 730 powering down

MedsteadMan · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject: TT 730 powering down

I'm not sure whether this is a 'feature' or a 'problem'.

I set the battery preferences to 'Never Power off' and uncheck the 'switch off when external power is lost' but it still decides to turn itself off after a few minutes while its sitting in its desktop cradle and playing music.

Does anyone have any ideas?

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mikealder · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject:

If it is sat in the cradle connected to the PC it is designed to switch off after a few minutes, this isn't an error it is working as intended - Mike

MedsteadMan · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject:

Mike
Much appreciated... I don't suppose I can do anything about that then?
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Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject:

All I can think of is to tap the screen every few minutes.
Not a great solution, I know....

mikealder · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject:

There is post on this forum that details how to disable this feature, the question is one of finding it Laughing

- perhaps we can have a race to locate the thread by using the search facility Wink

- Mike

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject:

GerryC · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject:

If the docking station is powered but not connected to the PC, it will play and charge at the same time. Either connect it to a powered hub that isn't connected or use a mains charger with a USB socket.

I guess TomTom were expecting you to play MP3s on your computer while you are sat at it and not directly off the TT.

EDIT: last sentence removed because I didn't preview first. Embarassed

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Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject:

Now THAT'S the obvious answer! First

GPS_fan · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject:

Has anyone actually looked at the link Oldboy posted earlier, it contains the answer to the problem - Mike

GPS_fan · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:36 pm Post subject:

Yes, I looked at it.

However, I'm not sure that it would be the solution for everybody all of the time.

For example, my 720 went through a phase of deleting all POI warnings each time I'd connected it to my PC, so I've taken to checking the warnings after each connect/disconnect. If I get sidetracked by the forum or checking e-mail etc, the device may have turned itself off before I get around to checking those warnings and on these occasions, the auto power off is a nuisance. When I check the POI warnings immediately, I'm able to then leave the device to power off of its own accord in a beneficial way.

Perhaps I'm just confusing matters.
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Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:44 pm Post subject:

And Anita (who certainly knows what she is doing) couldn't get it to work until she moved her W&CE maps to SD card and put the new v7.20 UK & RoI maps in the internal memory, which all seems pretty odd...

Anita · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:20 am Post subject:

MedsteadMan · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject:

I'm a very happy bunny now Laughing

Thanks everyone...
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Gmonkey · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject:

Did you guys submit this to TomTom? They're usually very open with these types of things, and they would probably offer a fix or an option in a future update.

Recently they corrected a glitch in the ONE 130S text to speech function that was something people in a forum found a fix for.

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