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Setting Tom tom up but not finding gps device??

 
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audiS4
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:37 pm    Post subject: Setting Tom tom up but not finding gps device?? Reply with quote

Right fellas bear with me as i am a bit slow when i come to any techy things Rolling Eyes have a Compact 3 and and have installed tom tom 6 but the problem i am having is tom tom is not finding the gps device ..I have played about with the ports and still no joy ..I am running it threw com port 4 4800 baud rate cant think of anything else to do any ideas??

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to the forum, please make sure the GPS setting within the control panel section of your C-III gas not been altered from default, messing with this can cause the problem you are having, it should be set:

Programs Tab
GPS Program Port COM4

Hardware Tab
None and 9600

Access Tab
Manage GPS automatically should be selected.

Start TomTom up and got to Change Preferences/ Show GPS Status, tap "Configure" and go through the various pages, the best one to use is "Built in GPS receiver" as it is the most simple setting only versions 6,020 and 6,030 have this facility. If you are using some other version go for "Other NMEA GPS Receiver", Baud Rate 9600, and select COM4:

Take the device outside and wait for a while for it to find the signal - Mike
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right i have installed tom tom in again as there was a install fault.....have gone through what you have posted but at the end you get shown gps is connected to
Serial on USB
com9:
GPS Port
com:
com2:
Serial port

There is no way to change port setting on the page i have tried to highlight but just goes to main page and tells me no gps device
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If the unit doesn't offer COM4 there is a fault, where did you get the TomTom software from? - Mike
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

should i change the port to 2 instead of 4 ?
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You should not be messing around with the GPS applet on the device as this is probably your problem, set it up as I stated this morning and then try the TomTom set-up for GPS again - Mike
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

have set to what you adviced i obtained the software from a friend
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i have on the gps status :no gps device(using other NMEA GPS reciever)
if i try to use tomtom bluetooth gps reciever it just has connecting to gps device on and on and no joy
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

just loaded again and it gave me comport 4 and it is working now thank you very much
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