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Topic: TomTom GO 750 - Compass Oddity |
gobstopper
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:15 pm Subject: TomTom GO 750 - Compass Oddity |
Thanks Andy - Much appreciated. |
Topic: TomTom GO 750 - Compass Oddity |
gobstopper
Replies: 26
Views: 10809
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:05 pm Subject: TomTom GO 750 - Compass Oddity |
Thanks Darren - After 4 early morning starts, I just need to sanity check that what Andy_P is saying is that the point of the arrow on the compass will always point to North?
I think I've got it... ... |
Topic: TomTom GO 750 - Compass Oddity |
gobstopper
Replies: 26
Views: 10809
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:49 pm Subject: TomTom GO 750 - Compass Oddity |
I've had my GO 750 unit for just over a week and, on the whole I am very pleased with it's performance.
However, I've discovered something which I can only put into the "strange" category. Just out ... |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:18 pm Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
Thanks again Mike - your help has been invaluable.
I'm all in favour of forums and spend a lot of time participating on ones relating to my profession (corporate internet security) but I'm ... |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:19 pm Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
I'm beginning to think v9.058 has been quietly "vanished".
Its interesting that no one seems to have found a direct download link for v9.058 for the Go550 or 750.
I also think that v9.053 definit ... |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:10 pm Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
Are the contents of the map folder the only difference between a 550 and a 750?
Have to confess that I'm not certain, but that is how I understand it.
According to the manual the 950 has the EP ... |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:22 pm Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
With the card inserted I have just powered up the device - Status & Information - Version Information and it shows the following:-
App 9.053.520930.1, OS 515773
(1023, 19/4/2010)
64 MB RA ... |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:15 am Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
Thanks Anita, I've realised that I didn't quite read Mike's recommendations correctly. Having taken the card out, inserted it into the TomTom, booted the device & switched it off again. Removing t ... |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:32 am Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
I re-formatted the card and re-copied the original windows explorer backup. Launching Home, it recognised the card as a device and prompted me to update. I proceeded, but found once the update had fin ... |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:39 pm Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. Much appreciated
I ran the update to the GO software and QuickGPSfix. When it finished I was prompted to restart the navigation device manually be ... |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:21 pm Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
Switch the TomTom off and pop the MicroSD card in to a card reader and use TomTom Home to update the maps as per the following step, Note it should be possible to use Home to update the map with the ... |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:20 pm Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
Switch the TomTom off and pop the MicroSD card in to a card reader and use TomTom Home to update the maps as per the following step, Note it should be possible to use Home to update the map with the ... |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:09 pm Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
Play discribes this as a Samsung 4GB SD / SDHC Plus Extreme Speed Memory Card / Class 6
It's OK Ian, I guessed that it was the Samsung one, given that it was the result I got back from Google aga ... |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:41 pm Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
Mike - Excellent! Thank you - that was the kind of thing I was hoping for.
Ian - Thanks for your link, but alas it does not work. It only takes me to the Play.com home page. |
Topic: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
gobstopper
Replies: 40
Views: 9019
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:55 pm Subject: Advice/Pointers for a first time owner |
I am about to replace an ageing copy of TT Navigator (on an even more aged PocketPC) with a stand-alone device.
Having used the TT Navigator version I am happy to stay with TT in general and based ... |
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