Bluetooth pairing/serial port setting on ipaq 1940

scoobysi · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 11, 2003 Posts: 7

Hi there,

I've a new 1940 and TomTom software and GPS bluetooth kit, and i'm having problems getting the GPS to connect with the ipaq.

I've done the pairing, seen the bluetooth light go constant blue on the GPS arial, tried to change the serial port to COM5 as instructed on tomtom.com - but it won't let me tick the checkbox - only on COM8.

basically, i can't get the ipaq's gps to operate; please help!!! Crying or Very sad

many thanks Thumbs Up

si

Darren · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 11:36 pm Post subject:

Not sure why the TomTom are telling you to use COM5, the BT COM port is invariably COM8, try it on this and see if you get communication with the GPS?
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scoobysi · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 11, 2003 Posts: 7

i think i'm having problems because the beam is switched on to recieve - just can't seem to turn it off, though Rolling Eyes

any ideas?

cheers

si

Darren · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 9:01 am Post subject:

Start | Settings | Connections | Beam - Untick receive all incoming beams?
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scoobysi · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 11, 2003 Posts: 7

there's no tick box against 'receive all incoming beams' - can't change it - take it there should be something there to change this setting?

its just a white screen with a single line near the top underneath the black line below beam....

now, has it screwed up?

si

scoobysi · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 11, 2003 Posts: 7

ok now the beam is turned off - don't know how, just reset the ipaq (tried this before but didn't work) and its stopped the beam connection, and now gps is turned on... but still not picking up Sad

scoobysi · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 11, 2003 Posts: 7

think the software is screwed up - the check boxes keep apearing and disapearing, and now the beam is turned on again Rolling Eyes

back to dixons....

vanstmic · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 10, 2003 Posts: 25

scoopy, did you get anywhere with this? i think i am having the same problem??

scoobysi · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 11, 2003 Posts: 7

global reset mate - did the trick. press the reset button on the side AND hold down the power button at the top - it resets the pda to factory settings, and the check boxes should all be ok. of course, you loose everything thats on there, but it solves the problem and the tomtom navigation works a treat now.

cheers

si

vanstmic · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 10, 2003 Posts: 25

so was the problem linked to the beam??

scoobysi · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 11, 2003 Posts: 7

dunno, overall software problem that was solved by resetting the thing - the main problem was the absence of the check boxes, mainly not being able to turn off the beam and select com 5 for the gps

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