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Tatsfield
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 Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:36 pm Post subject: Go530 - Auto starting when powered |
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I had an old Go300 for years and it when installed in my car and plugged into the car's electrical system, it would start when I turned on the ignition and the power socket went live. Now I have a Go530 which is a very capable machine but although I have selected that it should turn it self off when the power source is removed, and it does, it will not turn it self on when I turn on the ignition as my faithful old Go300 did. What am I doing wrong?  |
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Graham-P
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: Go530 - Auto starting when powered |
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| Tatsfield wrote: | | I had an old Go300 for years and it when installed in my car and plugged into the car's electrical system, it would start when I turned on the ignition and the power socket went live. Now I have a Go530 which is a very capable machine but although I have selected that it should turn it self off when the power source is removed, and it does, it will not turn it self on when I turn on the ignition as my faithful old Go300 did. What am I doing wrong? |
Not surprised, as I have a device which usually does auto start and auto close most of the time. However, I have noticed that if the battery is getting low, it sometimes fails to react. Also, I have found that after rebooting* the device, it brings back this function. 
*hold down power button for about 20 secs until you get the drum roll. |
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dhn
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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The 530 does not have auto on functionality.
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Tatsfield
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| dhn wrote: | | The 530 does not have auto on functionality. |
Who makes these decisions! |
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M8TJT
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Tatsfield wrote: | | Who makes these decisions! |
That'll be TomTom who know about what's best for the user  |
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