H-E-L-P please

Sparky_Marky · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 13, 2003 Posts: 10

Hi Everyone

I've recently received my GPS bundle and am pleased as punch with it.

However, sometimes when driving the arrow in TTN2 will point in the wrong direction (east or west - as apposed to straight up (North)). This happened on the return of a journey last night. Getting there is was fine, the arrow was pointing in the correct position for the entire journey. But coming back it pointed East all the way, and kept giving me wrong instructions (i.e. take the next exit - then at round-a-bout take 3rd exit and go onto motorway, the same motorway it had previously told me to exit from!!).

I pulled over at services when i could and cleared the route from TomTom and re-entered my "navigate to", but the arrow insisted on pointing the wrong way still Crying or Very sad

What's causing this ?? How can I fix it, incase it happen again??

I was getting a fix of between 6-8 Sats most of the time. Lowest number was 4.

Thanks for help
Marc

Dave · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 5:46 pm Post subject:

This sounds like you either hit a map glitch, or your receiver is running in SiRF mode. Were you west of Meridian ?

Which bundle/package are you using ? If you can let us know which version of TomTom Navigator 2 you are using, e.g. 2.24/GPS 2.08 and also the GPS hardware you are running.

Sparky_Marky · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 13, 2003 Posts: 10

Hi Dave

Thanks for your help. In answer to your questions:

1) Not sure if running in SiRF Mode (GPS bundle was set-up by the guys at GPS who i bought the sytem off)

2) I was West of Meridian (educated guess but think I was) - Travelling from Birminham on M6, M42/A42 (North-East Towards Nottingham).

3) Bundle im using is: Ipaq2210, Haicom 204e GPS, TTN2 vers 2.24.2 (363), Full Map on 128MB CF Card.

GPS Screen shows: NMEA 0183v2 4800 - v2.08 291/378

Marc

Sparky_Marky · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 13, 2003 Posts: 10

Dave · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:53 am Post subject:

Marc, I think your problem may be slightly different, not necessarily as the initial SiRF problem I had thought, but you are running an EverMore chipset in the 204E. This does sometimes give lack lustre performance, and it may be this that's causing the problem. If there was a glitch by going over a map segment that threw the pointer the wrong way, then exiting and restarting TTN2 should resolve this.

Is it still pointing in the wrong direction ?

Sparky_Marky · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 13, 2003 Posts: 10

Hi Again Dave

Nope, the pointer is now pointing in the right direction. :D

It just occasionally happens. I did a similar journey the week before on the M6/A42(M42) heading the same way with no problem (although was from a different starting point).

Ive been leaving the 204E constantly plugged into the lighter socket, could this have anything to do with it ?

Marc

Dave · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:39 pm Post subject:

Leaving it plugged in is fine, you may want to check our sun damage article though and losen those screws!

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/haicom203edamage.php

I suspect in that case the problem you have experienced is down to a mapping issue.

Sparky_Marky · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 13, 2003 Posts: 10

Ok Thanks Dave

I'll keep you up-to-date and let you know if it happens again

thnx
marc

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