Should a RDS-TMC Receiver work with new v8.15 Map on 710

daveg247 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2008 Posts: 59

Hi,

I've updated my dads tomtom 710 with the latest map western Europe map (v8.15), but now the RDS-TMC Receiver not working it connects to the tomtom but can't find a signal.

We've removed the memory card and tried the old one which came with the tomtom and the RDS-TMC Receiver works fine. It worked on the new memory card we have until I installed the new map.

Can anyone help?

Cheers

mikealder · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:48 pm Post subject:

The updated Navcore software messes up a file needed for the RDS-TMC to work, connect the device to the PC and use Windows Explorer to view the contents of the memory card.

In the root of the card will be a file named "mctx.dat" right click this and choose "Open With" then select NotePad.

The contents if messed up will look like:
TX01C°óöÌVÎµ .•P°Q'Î¾VNÖ÷$éÁ˜ìdyáädGãz~z

You need to delete all that rubbish and put "22220" (without the quotes) in, save the file and your unit should now work with the RDS receiver - Mike

mz500r · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 23, 2006 Posts: 33

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mikealder · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:01 pm Post subject:

BUT the OP is asking about an x10 device and the Navcore update applicable to his unit is known to mess up the file which prevents reception. Putting the contents of the file right will cure the problem.

@mz500r - are you having reception issues with your 720? - Mike

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daveg247 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2008 Posts: 59

Cheers for the help mikealder. I'll give that a go.

Thanks

DennisN · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:

For information Mike, my 920T works fine RDS-TMC wise. The mctx.dat file is garbled, but I also have a mctx.txt file which contains ...

mikealder · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:27 pm Post subject:

daveg247 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2008 Posts: 59

mike working fine now.

Only thing i notice was the mctx file is listed as a video cd movie and not a .dat

thanks for you help

mikealder · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject:

That will probably be down to your PC's file association settings, at least you have fixed it, but remember this one for the next update to the x10 because if TomTom don't resolve the issue at their end any new update will probably disable the RDS-MC again - Mike

Calomax · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:56 pm Post subject:

Mike, my 720 has an mctx.dat file that says

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:07 am Post subject:

dhn · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:47 pm Post subject:

Andy, strangely in the Forum I'm a SuperMod for, I've had one or two posters claim they couldn't find the sample mp3 files to delete. Turns out, for whatever reason, they were set to 'hidden'!
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andy-c1 · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:

ok so i've got a 720 with "TX01C°óöÌVÎµ .•P°Q'Îw^';mµ#ó5»‡OÏºïp<#ÕÿHpçƒT ×±wù"
so do i too have to use 22220 as some posts are confusing

thanks
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mikealder · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject:

If you read the OP you will see this is a problem relating to an x10 device, so any prescribed solution is ONLY applicable to the x10 devices which are running different software to the x20/ x30 units - Mike

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