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rd57chad
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 Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 8:01 pm Post subject: Medion problems |
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| Been having trouble with my Medion ppc 250 . It occasionally 'freezes' whilst navigating . A soft reset usually sorts it . However the biggest problem is that it has now blown the 12v charger lead's fuse for the 2nd time . Does any one have the same problem or know how to resolve it . I am considering taking it back to Aldi & testing their no quibble guarantee... |
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rd57chad
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| Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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i assume no one has had any problems ? ( 297 views 0 replies !)
Ah well thanks for the help.........   |
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Dave
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| Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Playing devils advocate here and seeing that nobody else has replied, it would suggest that nobody else has had the problem, which really can only leave it down to one thing, if it's blowing whilst your driving, then your alternator is chucking out far too much current and it's spiking the cig socket.
Not heard of any hangs, but this is usually down to power issues, also SD card reading and lack of main memory (check your memory applet before running Navigon). Make sure you have around 10mb free in Program Memory (right hand side of the slider). |
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fergus
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:53 am Post subject: |
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No. Never had any problems, although it did occasionally hang when using TomTom 3. Now use Navigon 4 which seems very stable
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rd57chad
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Dave / furgus
Thanks for the replies . Could well be the alternator or rectifier on my VFR750 motorbike , theyre quite well known for being troublesome. I've used it a few times in my wifes car and never had a problem !
I always check theres plenty of free memory available so i dont think thats the problem . I did hear Warner POI can cause lock ups & general stability problems ? I am still considering taking it back as i ideally wanted it mainly for use on my motorcycle with the speed camera database enabled........ |
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rd57chad
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| Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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Update - Took medion back to Aldi today, tested their no quibble guarantee . I must admit i felt a bit guilty as i think my motorbikes 12v supply was the main problem . I havent been able to emulate the problem when using either mine or the wifes car....
Anyway Aldi gave me a full cash refund without any trouble at all :D . in the meantime I'm going back to the trusty old map book / autoroute ! |
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fergus
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Having said I had no problems must have jinxed me. I've had a few lock ups where it won't find the satellites. This happened after I downloaded mini4inis and played about with some skins. I had also set poiwarner to auto start.
I had copied my whole navigon folder to my memory card as a backup so I copied it back to restore as was. Also stopped poiwarner autostarting and has been fine again.
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