Brand new I3 not working!!

Countdown · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 07, 2005 Posts: 10

I just got this out of this box there.

I keeps saying locating satellites, but it ever does. And appears to have no signal strength.

I'm guessing its broke. Unless i'm doing something daft.

Any suggestions? Its going straight back to comet tomorrow.

Thanks in advance

Ross

cantgetlost · Frequent Visitor Joined: Nov 14, 2005 Posts: 291

Does the unit have clear access to the sky? If you are indoors you will have a long wait!

Countdown · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 07, 2005 Posts: 10

Yeah i've been out standing in my street with it, tried it in the car, and left it stuck to my living room window for 20 mins. But still no joy.

I'll let you know tomorrow if the new one works ok.

MaFt · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:44 am Post subject:

patience my friend! stand with it outside, it could well take quite a long time to get it's first fix. it has a lot of space to check for the satellites!!

on first use i think mine took about 15 minutes to get a signal...

MaFt

cantgetlost · Frequent Visitor Joined: Nov 14, 2005 Posts: 291

Put mine in the windsceen as I got to the car with it, Plugged in followed the on screen push wheel instructions and was away in a few minutes so it goed sound Dodgy!

Countdown · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 07, 2005 Posts: 10

Ok, i've phoned the free helpline number.
They told me it takes about 1 hr to lock onto the satellites, so its stuck onto my living room window for now.

They told me this just for the first time using it. The map currently says TAIWAN. Rolling Eyes

I'll let you know how i get on with it.

Thanks

Mr_Gonzales · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:53 pm Post subject:

Mine took ages - kept trying when out walking, on the train, at work... hour after hour for the first few days. It wasn't until I stood out in the garden one evening for 5 minutes that it finally got a proper lock, and ever since then it's got a lock (when it can see the sats_ within a minute or so... Persevere!

zogman · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:05 pm Post subject:

Countdown · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 07, 2005 Posts: 10

Countdown · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 07, 2005 Posts: 10

:D Thats it working, it took over an hour to locate the satellites.

Thanks for the help.

zogman · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:28 pm Post subject:

well done m8...now you have the almanac on the i3 it will aquire sats within minutes of startup from now on...
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