Getting GPS unit to work with TT5

Bazza · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 10

I've just bought one of these and I can't get it working with my HP 4700 and TomTom 5.

I have set it up as "Other Bluetooth GPS" and when it asks "GPS is connected to:" I select "Bluetooth Serial Port COM 5:" The manual on CD falls a long way short of helping the user to set it up properly but I would have thought it was straight forward. I just can't see what's wrong in the settings. I have a Bluetooth shortcut setup in Bluetooth manager on my PDA under My Shortcuts and it's listed as FTECH-SPP SPP Slave. I hold my pointer down over it and select connect and I get the two green arrows.

The GPS unit appears to be working ok and it's LED's are fashing as expected but I can't pick up anything. I've had it outside for over 30 minutes now and not a hint of a satellite.

What am I doing wrong?
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7andy · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 74

I seem to remember other folks using non Tom Tom BT GPS's having to set TT to 'Other cabled NMEA GPS' and point to the BT port from there.

hogbreath · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:37 pm Post subject:

Bazza

Did you try the Bluetooth set & assuming you did and got no response:-

Setup as "Other Cable NMEA GPS" > Bluetooth Serial Port COM8 is listed for hx4700, this should hopefully work....as link below on the tt site.

Pete Smile

http://www.tomtom.com/support/rightnow.php?p_prods=&p_pv=&p_search_type=answers.search_fnl&p_new_search=1&p_prod_lvl1=%7Eany%7E&p_search_type=&p_search_text=com+port+settings

hogbreath · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:38 pm Post subject:

Zandy, looks like you beat me to the ans...Cheers

Bazza · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 10

That seems to have done it. Thanks guys, I owe you.
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TomTom GO 720

hogbreath · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:32 pm Post subject:

Bazza

would be very interested in number of sats you get showing on tt5 and general comment on performance, build quality etc...

Pete

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