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stellaartios
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 Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: GPS SIGNAL |
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Am i the only one who has a problem with getting a gps fix on my navman icn510  or is this a way of life? once i finally get a signal it behaves , just wondered if i have a fault with my machine or its just a way of life  |
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Tim Buxton
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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What sort of car are you using it in (do you have an athermic windscreen), and do you get a fix before moving off?
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stellaartios
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| Tim Buxton wrote: | | What sort of car are you using it in (do you have an athermic windscreen), and do you get a fix before moving off? |
Yes can get a signal if i put outside first and the signal stays , i have a clio but navman works fine in car , screen does not cause a problem , just initail start up can take ages before i get a gps fix |
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twynam2006
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| stellaartios wrote: | | Tim Buxton wrote: | | What sort of car are you using it in (do you have an athermic windscreen), and do you get a fix before moving off? |
Yes can get a signal if i put outside first and the signal stays , i have a clio but navman works fine in car , screen does not cause a problem , just initail start up can take ages before i get a gps fix |
I have the same problem with mine I have to hang it out the window for a bit but sometimes up to about 10 mins and then when I get a signal it is fine inside the car. |
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shughie
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I find this problem ONLY if I haven`t used the unit for a while, when in regular use it locks in pretty quickly.
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Skippy
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:40 am Post subject: |
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| stellaartios wrote: | | i have a clio but navman works fine in car , screen does not cause a problem |
Does it have the athermic winscreen with the bluish coating? If so then it definately does cause problems for many receivers. They may work OK once they have a fix but if you get an external aerial then then the fix is much more reliable.
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GPSinC3
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| Try loading or reloading the patch from Navman this seemed to help on one my daughter had, doesn't affect pois, history, favs etc, not 100% certain but was much better and then laoded new pois and went back to slow times again, so try it last. |
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