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Offline Kev Murphy

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How annoying!... GPS failure
« on: September 04, 2015, 08:40:53 PM »
GPS died today. After returning home from a shopping trip to Warrnambool, I discovered that according to my TomTom Via 225, I am still at the western set of lights at Warrnambool! Most confuzzelating! Looks like Tri state meet will be a 'jump on and go, guess-where-to-turn' trip.
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2015, 08:44:56 PM »
Isn't that the most fun way to do it (sometimes)?!
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2015, 09:38:41 PM »
Going back to touring for several years during the 70's when there was no such beast as a GPS, every new town was an adventure. I don't think I will have any problems.
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2015, 10:03:50 PM »
Kev, it may just need resetting . . Back to factory settings then updating again?
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2015, 10:12:49 PM »
It is still on factory settings, Terry... it just cannot receive any sat connection... just blindly searching.
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2015, 10:19:39 PM »
Battery out reboot?
Works for lots of things...
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2015, 10:31:22 PM »
Might try that one, Bill.... hadn't thought of it. Will do it in the morning, too cold outside now.
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2015, 10:54:30 PM »
Hmmm ... on inspection its a sealed unit, cannot remove battery. So, I will let the battery go flat overnight, and recharge in the morning.  More than one way to skin a cat, hey! :grin
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2015, 05:51:55 AM »
According to the manual this is how to do a reset . . .

Device not starting In rare cases, your  TomTom Via  navigation  device may not start correctly or may stop responding  to  your  taps. First, check  that the battery is  properly charged.  To  charge  the battery,  connect  your device  to the car  charger. It can take  up  to 2  hours to  fully charge the battery.

If this does not solve the problem, you can reset the device. To do this, press and hold  the On/Off button for 15 seconds and release the  button when  your device begins  to restart.

Charging your device The battery in your TomTom  Via navigation device charges when you connect it to the car charger or to your  computer.

Manual available here . .

http://download.tomtom.com/open/manuals/via/refman/TomTom-Via-en-GB.pdf
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2015, 07:39:26 AM »
Thanks Terry... its operating correctly again. You're a Legend, mate!
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2015, 02:12:20 PM »
Slightly off topic, but many of these units with internal batteries can have the batteries replaced when they won't hold a charge, with a little bit of patience and the replacement battery from evilbay!
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2015, 02:40:35 PM »
Hi Andrew, battery doesn't need replacing, it's only 2 years old and holds charge ok, it was just a fritz in the operating system at the time... I did a reset as per Stroppys post and its now working perfectly again.
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2015, 03:28:51 PM »
Yep I saw that. Like most devices with an OS, they occasionally have a "Fritz" - a great saying too, by the way!

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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2015, 10:31:21 PM »
Many years ago I was advised to never turn the device off whilst its talking (especially if it's a female voice)  ++
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2015, 10:38:04 PM »
Quote from: Totgas on September 05, 2015, 10:31:21 PM
Many years ago I was advised to never turn the device off whilst its talking (especially if it's a female voice)  ++
And this was before GPS's Andrew?  :grin
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2015, 11:48:18 PM »
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #16 on: September 06, 2015, 12:12:32 AM »
Funniest thing about "THE VOICE!" that I encountered in my travels....Jan 2012.... heading east on the Capricorn Highway in Qld from Barcaldine, turned left at Emerald for Townsville, and "THE VOICE!" announced "Turn left, 602 Km!"

Well.... TYVM!.... nothing like them there advanced warnings about intersections ahead!  ;-*
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #17 on: September 06, 2015, 10:02:02 AM »
Quote from: Kev Murphy on September 06, 2015, 12:12:32 AM
Funniest thing about "THE VOICE!" that I encountered in my travels....Jan 2012.... heading east on the Capricorn Highway in Qld from Barcaldine, turned left at Emerald for Townsville, and "THE VOICE!" announced "Turn left, 602 Km!"

Well.... TYVM!.... nothing like them there advanced warnings about intersections ahead!  ;-*
I thought 56 km was a bit much on advanced warning.
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Re: How annoying!... GPS failure
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2015, 06:28:51 PM »
Quote from: Kev Murphy on September 04, 2015, 08:40:53 PM
GPS died today. After returning home from a shopping trip to Warrnambool, I discovered that according to my TomTom Via 225, I am still at the western set of lights at Warrnambool! Most confuzzelating! Looks like Tri state meet will be a 'jump on and go, guess-where-to-turn' trip.


 Sorry Kev but really!
Your settling on a guess?
Its Warnabool back to your own home.
Last visit down my way was a few weeks ago and the signs are still up.
A guess? no your smarter than that.

sad though your TomTom has s&1t the route but man warnambool to SE sa is only a few inches by a paper map :p
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