NEW Acer N35 PDA & Integrated GPS - no GPS signal

carolwat

I have bought the above and bought a 1gig SD card and installed tomtom5 onto it. For some reason when i try to use it says there is no GPS signal. How can I get this thing to work. Its driving me mad. It just searches for a signal and thats it. Any advice greaty appreciated before I throw it out the window and go back to route planner

Thanks
Carol

billy_the_kid_2

Does tomtom know where your GPS reciever is??

Go into 'change preferences'
'show GPS status'
'configure'
and select your onboard gps reciever from there.

Hope this helps

carolwat

im totally new to using this. where do i find change preferences please.

thanks for your help

Jon_01

Tap the main map screen, which should bring up the main menu, scroll left or right until you see 'change preferences' then follow the info above...

Also, check the manule the gps may have to be powered on, it could be set to off to save battery power...

Omertron

Try to see if you get a GPS connection outside your car. If you can, it might be because you have a windscreen with a reflective coating that blocks GPS signals. In that case you'll need to purchase an external GPS antenna for your GPS receiver.

carolwat

i havnt even got as far as the car yet. ive only tried it in the house. i havnt had chance to check the other advice yet as ive got to go out and just refreshed this page to see if i had any replies.

will give the advice a try later and let you know how i get on.

thanks again
carol

Jon_01

You have tried it by a window if you in the house, haven't you ? The gps signel isn't that strong and you'll, normally, only get a lock if your near a window...

superscaper

You're probably even better standing outside just to make absolutely sure it's not the GPS signal itself. As Jon 01 said, the satellite signals aren't all that strong and of course the satellites are in continuous motion so best to be in an open space.

Omertron

Add to the fact that it can take up to 1-2 minutes for the GPS receiver to get a fix from cold start (having no previous GPS fix)

aminchom

Mine wont work in the house at all, but works fine in the car. I have a medion. You really need to try it outdoors and it can take several minutes to find a signal (on one occasion half an hour) but it has always got there in the end.

carolwat

billy_the_kid wrote:

Does tomtom know where your GPS reciever is??

Go into 'change preferences'
'show GPS status'
'configure'
and select your onboard gps reciever from there.

Hope this helps

ok managed to find this but not sure which device to select. options are

tomtom cable gps
other bluetooth gps
other cable nmea gps
tomtom wireless gps


any help appreciated again.