Mio & TMC

the_pts · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 24, 2006 Posts: 25

Hi

Thanks

both units work OK with postcodes on v3.2

the_pts · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 24, 2006 Posts: 25

Guess What

Just had an email from Easy Devices saying they are out of stock

Peter

darthpaul · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject:

Great links guys, thanks.

Apart from external appearance, I wonder what the actual internal difference is between these two adaptors.

I mean, they both must ahere to some standards - and it'd be pretty vacuous of Mio to be selling one that didn't work to the standards of the TMC library in the C210/C510/C710's software..

MioC210user · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:03 pm Post subject:

Apparently, the receiver for the C210 is still undergoing development and/or testing...

...I hope they test it a bit better than the job they seem to have done on MioMap v3.2

bigrids · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 29

Ultrax,

Hi,

I am the other C510 user who ordered and now have the TMC adapter from easydevices. I have just been up the M6 and back from Plymouth to Stafford and it rerouted me twice around traffic jams both successfully.

I must admit though it doesn't always find an FM station right away but when it does it works great.

Bigrids

Ultrax · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 03, 2006 Posts: 55

Hi bigrids,

damn good to read your post as i was truly starting to feel like the thin red line trying to convince people that i actually had a TMC adaptor that works with the C510. I knew someone else had ordered from Easy devices and went through the same b-ll--ks that i did to get their hands on this wondrous piece of kit. I must admit that it took about 10 minutes to find a station yesterday, after i left Weymouth to drive back to London, but i thought this probably was down to the fact i was in the middle of nowhere. Earlier today, it started receiving traffic info within a couple of seconds of switching on, even beating the satellite signal. But work it most certainly does! I have just noticed that Sallyann has worked out a fix for the V3.2 postcode problem, so i shall give it a go over the weekend. Clever girl old Sal.

Cheers

bigrids · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 29

Hi Ultrax,

I find that when my adapter doesn't work (ie doesn't find a station) I have to switch it off and then back on again. This seems to start the search for a station and my two little cars icon. My only disappointment is most of my regular runs are up the M6 to Stafford and in the Birmingham area where most of the traffic jams are thats where I seem to lose my signal. I would have expected Birmingham to have a couple of commercial radio sations at least.

But hey it works!!!

Bigrids

Peasemold · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 03, 2006 Posts: 83

Sorry people, I didn't spot this thread so, if you don't mind, I'll repost my recent request for info on the C510 and TMC.

Quote:

I bought a Mio TMC adaptor for C510 (amongst others) from:

http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/search.php?search=p61963&x=11&y=10

and I am having difficulty ascertaining whether it works correctly or not.

The TMC icon appears on the satellite page as expected, but I have yet to see any TMC information on the page accessed by pressing said icon.

When I go the settings page, it appears to be scanning through the FM frequences, and stopping at the local frequences for the various radio stations. Sometimes it says it "Testing", sometimes it says No TMC, at other times it say TMC connected. Occasionally the signal bar is all orange, though mainly it is grey or just shows a small bit of orange.

At no time over the last day have I seen a station or any TMC information.

Am I just unlucky and there has been no information transmitted or am I not operating it correctly? Could it be some other problem? Have I got a duff unit?

Peasemold

Unquote.

Could I have an non-updated adaptor? If so, why are globalpositioningsystems.co.uk still selling them at £80 (presumably including the lifetime membership to Traffic Master) , and saying they are suitable for a C510?

Peasemold

ticklepin · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:53 am Post subject: 510 / 710 TMC function faulty?

Hi Peasmold,(any relation to my disgusting old uncle J.P. Gruntfuttock?)

For what it is worth:
in my drive the TMC function on my 710 was as similarly depressingly inert as your unit.
However when taken for a 15 minute trial run (in Banbury area), with the aerial suitably deployed, my ‘Traffic Events’ list soon became populated.
My vehicle does not have a heat reflecting windscreen. If yours does, then I think this opens a whole new can of worms.

However I did find the TMC aerial draped across the windscreen to be unacceptable, and consequently went to some trouble to connect it into my car radio antenna.

The TMC functions admirably even after(despite?) the 3.2 update and, used with a little personal input, will happily reroute you round trouble spots.
If your 510 does not function in this way then I would assume it to be faulty.
Hope this helps.

FuzzyDuck

ticklepin · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:15 am Post subject: 510 / 710 TMC function faulty?

Hi Fuzzyduck.
Put the wire cutters away for the moment; I would rather avoid that!

Basically what you need to establish is access to the aerial input of your car radio which may be easy, or almost impossible. Consultation with your service agent should help.
Alternatively the aerial feed may have a conveniently accessible junction in it, in which case, be grateful.
( My ’06 Forester has an aerial junction beneath the port side transmission trim.)

I then made a lash up ‘piggy back’ connector to the TMC aerial from bits and pieces which is inserted between the two parts of the joint or aerial connector on the radio.
The ‘bits and pieces’ is the important thing, and the Maplin catalogue is a start, but the help of a radio electronics enthusiast would be better.
Whatever you do make sure that no filaments of the coaxial aerial screen are in contact with the central conductor.
Also be aware that some car aerials are ‘active’, i.e. they do not receive until the radio, or at least the ignition, is turned on.

If all else fails this might help:

http://www.nexxia.co.uk/Car_Stereo_fitting_kits/antenna_adaptors.htm

Item PC5-105 should do the trick.
Let us know how you get on.
Good luck!
Ticklepin

the_pts · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 24, 2006 Posts: 25

Hi

My TMC arrived from Easy Devices today

Still does not work with C210

I get full signal, but it will not lock onto a channel to recieve the TMC info it says TMC present but no information comes though.

Have not been able to test it on C510 yet

Pete

MioC210user · Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:03 pm Post subject:

As far as I know, Mio are still 'testing' a TMC receiver for the UK.

The receiver I had (which I returned) was picking up a signal but not decoding the traffic info.

It's this decoding part which Mio are 'testing' because their units don't work with the FREE TMC service in the UK - only the subscription service, which they haven't sorted out yet.

There's one thing worse than technology and that's technology that DOESN'T work!!

Peasemold · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 03, 2006 Posts: 83

griffoid · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 21, 2006 Posts: 7

Having seen the various postings I am still confused. Does TMC work on the C210 - ie has someone actually used it?

Some postings have indicated that they get a signal, others say even so, it still does not work.

Mio do not have one fo the C210 for sale on their site yet - better to buy locally though I think.

Anyone fully working yet ????

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