540 light sensor useless?

markmcrobie · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 50

Any else find the setting to auto turn on night mode useless? Mine's sometimes turns on night mode during broad daylight, and other times stays on day mode even though it's dark out.

Darren · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject:

Yes, its hopeless!
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markmcrobie · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 50

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject:

Often wondered why TT didn't implement the same method Garmin did. As the sat nav knows its longitude and latitude, the date and the time it can calculate dusk and dawn and just change when needed.....

Darren · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject:

That would be a much simpler and much more useful set-up.
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dbarfoot · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: 540 light sensor useless?

markmcrobie · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 50

mikealder · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject:

The light sensor will only "work" whith the unit in the car dock - Mike

mikero · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 84

Mine switched to the "night" setting the other day in broad daylight and I was unable to see it properly. I now switch between day and night manually, it is far less bother.

IanS100 · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:27 am Post subject:

My 520 goes to night view at the mere hint of a cloud in the sky. I think TomTom are under the impression that we walk round with our Sat Nav's held at arms length rather than having them installed in a vehicle.

Like mikero I've now reverted to changing it manually.

PhilDPerv · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 17, 2006 Posts: 11

Glad to see mines not the only unit with an issue with this feature , sometimes its switches to night vision when dark , sometimes it just dims the screen but stays on day colours , sometimes it does nothing at all , Okay it's not a major issue to manually switch , but still I would like the item to do what it says on the tin.

Still impressed with the purchase over all though

mcwarre · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 25, 2004 Posts: 157

Cool I thought that it was just mine! Manual is so Old Skool............

Mind you, Manuel was so Cool in Faulty Towers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

psyskiesman · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject:

Well my 720T works perfectly, even varying brightness levels depending upon just how dark/light it is outside the car. It is connected through the cigarette lighter socket, not a cradle of any sort.

exportman · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject:

Hi

I have a rider 2 and pretty much it works OK.

Cheers
Andrew

peterc10 · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject:

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