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Steven0161 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 26, 2006 Posts: 48
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:28 pm Post subject: 540 brightness preference |
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I have got a new tom-tom 540 today and very happy with it until I noticed that it is not switching to night view when dark and visa versa I have enable the brightness preference and it has made no difference.
I have been able to compare it with my old 520 and it switched straight away...
any ideas if this is a software fault of hardware my version is 8.310 I will be sooooo mad if I have to take it back as I have spent most of the afternoon customising it |
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zzr1200 Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2005 Posts: 205 Location: Gloucestershire
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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Go to 'Brightness' in the preferences section and tick the box to automatically change to night view. |
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Steven0161 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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zzr1200 wrote: | Go to 'Brightness' in the preferences section and tick the box to automatically change to night view. |
sorry I thought my message was clear..... the box is checked in "Switch to night view when dark" and makes no difference at all |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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Best of luck if you are going to mess around with auto settings - use the screen brightness in manual mode for something that is usable - auto mode is a total waste of time, if it were a joke I would find it funny - sadly its a fault that cannot be fixed with current software - Mike |
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Steven0161 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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mikealder wrote: | Best of luck if you are going to mess around with auto settings - use the screen brightness in manual mode for something that is usable - auto mode is a total waste of time, if it were a joke I would find it funny - sadly its a fault that cannot be fixed with current software - Mike |
thanks for the quick reply part of me is pleased that its not a faulty unit but the x40 range is not the cheapest and you would of thought that tom-tom would get it right..
I searched the forums but not find much on this topic I would of expected a loads of posting on this subject so to be clear the software the fault and not the sensor ?? having one of those days |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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I think it might be easier to use a software update to fix a hardware issue to be honest (its not just your device BTW) - Mike |
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Steven0161 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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mikealder wrote: | I think it might be easier to use a software update to fix a hardware issue to be honest (its not just your device BTW) - Mike |
thanks I will wait for a update from TT as I am running version is 8.310 but as usual I wont hold my breath |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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Whilst i had a 740 i found it worked suprisingly well if you untick the "Turn brightness down when dark" option and tick the "Switch to Night View when dark". However i only used it a few days and so didn't give it a fair go. |
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ratman633 Lifetime Member
Joined: Aug 03, 2006 Posts: 84 Location: Essex
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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I also had the same problem with my 540, but after some experimentation I've found it works ok if I switch the unit on, then connect it to the windscreen dock and then start the car. I've no idea why, but it works for me.
Keith |
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Seamaster Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jun 05, 2006 Posts: 331
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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:33 am Post subject: |
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Garmin's implementation of this was much better on my old i3. It switched mode based on the time of day, rather than the ambient light.
I leave it on manual on my 740. I can't be doing with the change to night and back to day again every time I drive through an underpass. |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmm... I use "dim when dark" rather then "switch to night colours when dark" and it seems to work ok on my 940.
It does have to be on the windscreen mount for theis function to work, if you hadn't realised, Steven0161. |
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