TT Mobile 4 with SVP C500, GPS transmitter issues?

[SSR]

Hi folks,

I got an SVP C500 with generic GPS transmitter from eBay (the two came together, but the transmitter looks identical to the one in this auction http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4668&item=5775791109&rd=1).

Initially the two didn't work together, then worked for a split second, then failed to work again and haven't worked since.

I've followed the various similar guides about disabling the COM ports, deleting the Bluetooth device, re-enabling the COM ports, then adding it. But it hasn't worked. Tom-Tom still gives a lost GPS signal message (I get the same message with the transmitter turned off). When Tom-Tom starts the transmitter shows a pulsing light that is supposed to mean a connection.

I tried using the transmitter with a Logitech Bluetooth system (with mouse and keyboard) and it didn't discover it which seemed a bit odd, although again I noticed the pulsing light when I was in range.

Do you think the GPS transmitter might be faulty? Or could it be something else?

Any help greatly appreciated, as this is driving me crazy.

Thanks

[SSR]

Oops, auction link merged with bracket. Here it is again http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4668&item=5775791109&rd=1

[deleste]

Have you applied the SPV C500 patch? If so, activate TomTom traffic, and that should start the gps working. It worked with me, anyway.

[SSR]

Sorry, I forgot to follow up on this.

It was a simple solution, partly a problem with the GPS manual and user error. The GPS simply hadn't got a signal, yet the manual said a red light meant it does have a signal. What I needed though was a *flashing* red light, which means it has a signal. A solid red light is no signal.

[spookoverload]

Hiya

Can u post me ur setup as we have just bought one of these for our existing tomtom mobile 4 & cannot for the life of us get it to work. It worked fine with our older TomTom GPS but that has decided to die & stop transmitting/receiving bluetooth.

Has urs got the TomTom Traffic patch installed, if so what is the file structure/layout on ur memory card as this is puzzling me as well.

many thanks

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