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dununda Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jan 29, 2005 Posts: 56 Location: STRAYA
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:11 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Ian, just what I wanted to know. I have left mine in my Citroen Berlingo tuned on for the past week or so now and all seems fine. So I plan to leave it like this from now on. An added benefit of this arrangement is that it invariably has a fix when I get in the car and turn my Palm T3 on and fire up Navman SmartSt. Saves waiting for it to acquire a first fix which can someitme take few couple of minutes.
iancjc wrote: | dununda wrote: | Can anyone give me an idea if leaving the BT77 on and connected to my new Citroens Berlingos 12v power supply overnight is likely to drain the battery signifigantly? The auxilary 12v outlets in my Berlingo are always powered even with the ignition off and because of their location in the overhead lockers it is a pain to unplug them. So I thought I would just leave the plug in and the BT77 on all the time and charging overnight. My gut feeling is the current drain would be low and would take a few days to drain the car battery. Anyone got any thoughts on this. |
I leave mine permanently powered via the rear power sockets (I forget to power it off most of the time) of my citroen c8 - no sign of the battery running down over a period of 4 days. As the little battery it comes with lasts 16 hours I guess the power drain is very low.
Previously I left a haicom bt unit plugged in for 5 months (removed the internal battery) - and had no problems at all. I use my car every day and drive 500 miles+ a week so the battery is always topped up - which may help.
I wouldn't leave anything plugged in if the car is being left for a period just common sense I guess.
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Jw_2000_Uk Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 18, 2005 Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:27 pm Post subject: FOUND MY PROBLEM |
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I was running the BT on a ipaq 2210.
Was dropping out and freezing every time within 2 mins.Kept doing it no matter what i did.tryed Sd cards,And CF Cards.
The PROBLEM was.
I was using checkpoint or POI and voice warnings.With this software ON and voice warnings ON.it would freeze 100% of the time.
With voice OFF and just the POI selected ON it was fine.
Wasnt a install issue as ive installed it the dame way on 5 pda's to date.
So basically my fix for now,although its a shame,is not having Checkpoint voice warnings on. |
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iancjc Frequent Visitor
Joined: 10/02/2003 14:19:44 Posts: 749 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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for the record
I'm running the bt77 on a 2110 with ttn3 and checkpoint v2 with poi and voice warnings on with no problems!
looks like a single problem has no clear answer!
Ian _________________ -----------------------------------------------------------
TyTn II (WM6.1) / tomtom one v2
TTN6.03 tomtom 7.xx (one) |
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CapFusion Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 13, 2005 Posts: 1
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:34 am Post subject: |
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Check to see if there anything running while TomTom is using. When there too many software running, it may cause BT drop and or freeze / hang your PDA. So stop any program are running and try TT to see if it make any differences. |
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markrfc Regular Visitor
Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 129 Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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Hi all just took the plunge and bought one off ebay for £53 plus postage has to be a bargain compared to my last tomtom bt gps costing £96.
Does any one know which model of nokia battery the receiver uses??.
Cheers Mark |
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markrfc Regular Visitor
Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 129 Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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The ebay seller i bought it from quotes the settings for tomtom mobile below..
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it work with nokia 6600? Yes it does work with nokias like 6600 and other nokias with route 66 and TomTom mobile, for TomTom mobile , some files might need to be replaced on the phone
Does it work with windows smartphones like Orange spv c500 and e200? Again yes it does, if you are using with tomtom mobile, you need to install the TomTom Mobile traffic update first, enable the com ports, make sure both are ticked, pair with the Gps and rename to "TomTom Wireless GPS" (case sensitive)
Which pda's does it work with? It works with all bluetooth enabled pdas like IPAQ, XDas and whole lot others, when using with tomtom, select NMEA v2 4800 and use your outgoing bluetooth serial com port, an example is shown below |
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iancjc Frequent Visitor
Joined: 10/02/2003 14:19:44 Posts: 749 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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battery is a BL-5c - as found in a nokia 6230
Ian _________________ -----------------------------------------------------------
TyTn II (WM6.1) / tomtom one v2
TTN6.03 tomtom 7.xx (one) |
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markrfc Regular Visitor
Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 129 Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Great i'll buy a spare off ebay are they quick change or a screw driver job??. |
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iancjc Frequent Visitor
Joined: 10/02/2003 14:19:44 Posts: 749 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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base of unit just opens - just like a normal battery compartment.
I got a "nokia" battery from ebay for 5 quid a month back
Ian _________________ -----------------------------------------------------------
TyTn II (WM6.1) / tomtom one v2
TTN6.03 tomtom 7.xx (one) |
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Melismobile Regular Visitor
Joined: Apr 14, 2005 Posts: 77
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="markrfc"]The ebay seller i bought it from quotes the settings for tomtom mobile below..
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it work with nokia 6600? Yes it does work with nokias like 6600 and other nokias with route 66 and TomTom mobile, for TomTom mobile , some files might need to be replaced on the phone
Does it work with windows smartphones like Orange spv c500 and e200? Again yes it does, if you are using with tomtom mobile, you need to install the TomTom Mobile traffic update first, enable the com ports, make sure both are ticked, pair with the Gps and rename to "TomTom Wireless GPS" (case sensitive)
Where can I find out what files need changing ?
What is the TomTom Mobile traffic update and where do I get that ?
Thanks
Mel |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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You need to register with TomTom Traffic to get the update. (Don't need to pay the actual traffic fees)
No files need to be renamed - the renaming happens when you pair the BT receiver with the mobile.
One word on the 16 channel claim. It doesn't say it will lock on to 16 satellites, it just says it will use 16 channels. This seems to imply that similiar to the SiRF III chipset the Nemerix chipset can use bounced and multipath signals from the same satellite (like in urban canyon environments) to increase the probability of getting/keeping a fix. _________________ Lutz
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slamhogg Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 28, 2005 Posts: 3
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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anyone have any experience w/this BT and a SMT 5600? |
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markrfc Regular Visitor
Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 129 Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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Been using this for a week now and have to say it has been faultless, running alongside my ipaq rx 3715 and seidio mount. |
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netsmithuk Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 03, 2005 Posts: 1
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 11:22 am Post subject: Pocket Streets Problem. |
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Hi there,
I have one of these BT77 bluetooth adaptors and it worked first time with TomTom running on my Imate Jam (windows mobile 2003) No complaints at all.
My problem is that MS Pocket Streets just refuses to see it at all. I read in some places that it might be TomTom so de installed that but still no difference. With windows Mobile 2003, the only blue setting I can see is one which allows to you set the bluetooth up as a serial port (hard coded to Com4 inbound and Com5 Outbound) I turn both of these on but when I go to pocket streets to activate the GPS, it says it can the port but no GPS data. (I've read about setting baud rates etc - buy my pocketPC does not not seem to have these options. The only option in BlueTooth settinns is turning on the Serial Port settings for Inbound and Outbound both of which I've done.
The other pocket pc screen in connections/bluetooth just allows me to turn on bluetooth (which I've done obviously) and then find the device, which it does no problem.
Any ideas, I know the receiever is fine as it works with TomTom, its just Pocket Streets that has a problem? |
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adamforman Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 24, 2005 Posts: 6
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 1:56 pm Post subject: Issues with MDA III and TomTom Navigator 3 |
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I have just got the BT77 GPS Unit its working fine with the application on the CD that connects via Bluetooth via my PC
But on the Pocket PC I cant seem to connect the unit - The Software will NOT allow me to select Bluetooth GPS in the TOMTOM GPS Software, I am able to select COM Ports but none seem to work.
Any suggestions please
I have the MDA III and TomTom Navigator 3
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