Mio P550 Power Issue

halesowenkid · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 29, 2007 Posts: 2

Hi,
This is all new to new so please have patience Confused

I have recently purchased a Mio P550 running TomTom 6 & I'm more than pleased with the device, but when I'm in the contacts program & running on battery power the device switches off after about 5 seconds Crying or Very sad

, but this does not happen when on mains power supply.
Yours thoughts to rectify this hiccup will be appreciated.
Thank you - Mike Smile

Border_Collie · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject:

Check Start - Settings -System - Power - Advanced

and check/change your settings.

halesowenkid · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 29, 2007 Posts: 2

Hi Lost Property,
Checked that & my settings are:
Battery Power turn off after 5 mins
External Power turn off after 15 mins
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Cheers - Mike

Border_Collie · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject:

I have mine set as
Battery Power turn off after 3 mins
External Power turn off (unticked)

It could be your backlight setting just switching the screen off. Both my settings are set to 1 minute.

All the above were/are the default settings.

Idea

When you say it turns off after 5 seconds, have you got the auto-lock mode operating?

The only other thing I can think of is, did you give your battery the full recommended charge before use? Maybe the battery is low (or faulty).

Dave-H · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 17, 2007 Posts: 23

Mine does this if the battery is getting low.

Another question, if i dont use mine for a few days, the battery is dead and it won't power up unless on charge for about 20 mins first.

Why does the battery drain when its supposed to be turned off?

Border_Collie · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject:

ActiveSync starts itself in the background for some reason, even if you haven't synchronised with PC, so.

Start your P350/P550.
Go to Start – Programs – Activesync.
Tap on Menu then Add Server Source’
Enter 1, 1, 1, 1 as the server.
User a
Password b
Domain c
Next uncheck the boxes
End.

Now go back to Menu – Schedule and use the two sliders to select each as Manual
OK

Now go to Activesync - Options, where you can delete the Server you’ve just added. It will now keep the Manual settings.

You will still be able to use Activesync in the normal way but you’ll find it no longer auto-starts when it’s left alone, thereby saving some battery power.

Mio recommend a ‘top-up’ at least once per week.

Border_Collie · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject:

Also go to the Mio site and select Support then P350 or P550 where you will see the battery warranty has been extended from 6 months to two years from date of purchase.

Next click on Downloads and get the Power patch.

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