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BT338 (NOT 308), No green LED??

 
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mburton2
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:56 pm    Post subject: BT338 (NOT 308), No green LED?? Reply with quote

A mate has been having problems with his BT338...

!st time, he took the battery out, and all was well....

Now the Green LED is not lighting up at all (Should be Constant green whilst trying to get a fix, and flashing green once a Fix is obtained)

any ideas??.....has he got a duff unit?

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, the light is off when there's no fix. Constant green is not part of the signaling.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lbendlin wrote:
No, the light is off when there's no fix. Constant green is not part of the signaling.


Umm......you sure??? Question

I also have the 338.....I have a constant Green light when I first switch on, and it starts to flash when it gets a fix.

I have a constant Green light if I switch it on in the office (metal-clad building, no fix)......I can NEVER get a situation when I dont get some kind of green light....

I will take on board what you said, but will try to dig out the instructions when I get home Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Righty, my mate has his Installation CD from his 338 with him, and I just looked at the instructions....

GPS Status LED (Green)
Blinking---GPS position is fixed
Steady Light---- GPS position is not fixed


No mention of "no" green light Mr. Green

So, when he has no Green LED, does this mean its busted, and should get it repalced (Its less than 4 weeks old)??
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm.. Can't verify on my BT-338 (have it sent in for firmware upgrade) but will check when I have it back. Maybe it's just me getting older and more senile by the minute...
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lbendlin wrote:
Hmm.. Can't verify on my BT-338 (have it sent in for firmware upgrade) but will check when I have it back. Maybe it's just me getting older and more senile by the minute...


I couldn't possibly say anything negative, you guys have helped me out so much in the past few months!!........... Wink

Whats this Firmware upgrade about then??......If mines working OK, should I not bother??......Mines only about 5 weeks old.....what are the chances of it having the "latest" level firmware?
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have a look here

http://www.easydevices.co.uk/pp/Receivers/GLOBALSAT_BT338_FIRMWARE_UPDATE.html
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does the bluetooth light flash or is this also broken?..if the bt light isnt flashing then could be a duff battery or connection.
The green light should be either on solid or flashing.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cootuk wrote:
Does the bluetooth light flash or is this also broken?..if the bt light isnt flashing then could be a duff battery or connection.
The green light should be either on solid or flashing.


The Blue light Flashes......once every 3 seconds for a a few moments, untill it connects to the PPC, then once a second......so we know its powering up...

1st time it happened, he pulled out the battery, re-connected, and it was fine.....but thats not working now.

Thanks for the input....
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi, just to let you know that I had the exact same problem with mine, I contacted the manufacturer and explained the problem which they replied with "It is a hardware problem, please send it back for repair"

I sent it back and once returned worked perfectly

Hope this helps.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for that info, I'll pass the message on....
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