Acer P630 co-pilot navigation system does not start up/ launch when button pressed etc.. All else works fine. Battery seems ok when charged and holds power for several days, green light shows etc

Hello reeceman1,
The Acer Launch Manager needs to be running for the 'e' key to work. To run the Acer Launch manager, do these 3 steps:
* Click the windows start button (bottom left-hand corner) * Click All Programs * Click 'Launch Manager'
When the Launch manager window displays on the screen, click OK. Now Press the 'e' button and it will launch the Acer Empowering Technology
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Have a great day, martyshaw152

The cable shoudl be fine. This is goignt o be a software issue. The cable more than most will nto just stop workign without prior truama. Put the system back together and uninstall then reinstallyour software for the buttons. reboot and allow the software to boot witht he OS.

If this does nto work you will need to look at other software first then replacing the cable etc.

Sorry. It seems that your battery is dead.
If your laptop is working fine on AC power only (with the battery disconnected), then your battery will need to be replaced.

That would indicate your battery is toast. You didn't say where you are so I can't give you any local links however you have a couple of ways to get a new battery.

One is going to www.acer.com going to support and calling the local acer support number. They will likely want you to send in the complete unit. The other option is to send it to a third party or do it yourself. It's not a big job or a hard one. You only need the right size of screw driver and a few minutes. Other than making sure you get any seals back in place it is a very simple job. Anyway to find the battery or a place to send it o just do a search on your favorite search engine ie google or bing for ACER P630 REPLACEMENT BATTERY and your country.

Then just find one that is close or cheap. Usually the battery or store will have some instructions but they are not usually needed.

As far as cost The battery should be in the $40-$60 range. Usually they are $15-$25 but the few prices I found were clsoer to $60.

i never owned a nextar susan, but since no one else has helped you yet, ill give it a whirl since they are all basicly the same. charge the battery for a few hours. then turn it on, then press and hold the power button for about 15 seconds, this is to make sure its completly turned off. now press and hold the power button until it starts, up to 15 seconds. after it reboots, take it outside in view of the clear and open sky and let it there for up to 30 minutes.

if that fails, go in to your system and enter your location manually then let it sit outside again to aquire the satellites.

hopefully this works, because there doesnt seem to be any updates for the M3-04

bill

You configure the keys from the Acer Launch Manager. If you go to Start, All Programs,  Acer System you will find the manual telling you exactly how to configure it.

Reset the device when it is not functioning properly. If the device is not functioning properly or to clear memory, reset it.

1. On the operator panel, press and hold the <ON/OFF> button for one second. (The display will go blank.)
   Note: It may be necessary to unplug the power cord if pressing the ON/OFF button does not shut off the printer.
   
2. Wait approximately ten seconds and then press the <ON/OFF> button again.
   
3. Wait until the device has completed its cycling process before submitting another job request.

Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel
You can specify a response resulting from pressing the <Color Start> or <Black Start> button on the machine. Setting the response with MP Navigator allows you to scan documents easily.
Important:
With network connection, only MP Navigator can be launched. Configure the settings accordingly.
With USB connection, with Windows XP, the program selection dialog box will be displayed the first time you press the <Color Start> or <Black Start> button on the machine, as shown below. Select 'MP Navigator', select the 'Always use this program for this action' checkbox, and then click 'OK'. By specifying this setting, selecting any scan mode launches MP Navigator, and the selected action will be performed.


1. Click the Windows 'Start' button, then click 'Control Panel' (Non-Windows XP: click the 'Start' button, then click 'Settings' -> 'Control Panel').

2. In the resulting window, click 'Printers and Other Hardware', then click (or double-click) 'Scanners and Cameras'.

3. Right-click the scanner icon for the machine, then click 'Properties'.

4. On the 'Events' tab, in 'Actions', specify the setting to launch MP Navigator. Specify 'MP Navigator Ver2.1' for 'Select an event' and for all events. (Windows 98/Windows 2000: Select an event in 'Scanner events' and specify 'MP Navigator Ver2.1' for 'Send to this application'.) If the settings are already configured to launch MP Navigator, click 'Cancel' to exit.

Important:
If MP Navigator is not set as the program to launch, you will need to select an application to launch each time you press the <Color Start>/<Black Start> button.

5. Click 'OK'. Windows 2000 only: Restart your computer.

Setting actions for the <Color Start> and <Black Start> buttons with MP Navigator

MP Navigator enables you to specify the response resulting from pressing the <Color Start> or <Black Start> button on the machine. You can specify the response individually for each event.

1. On the Windows desktop, double-click 'MP Navigator 2.1'. Alternatively, click '(All) Programs' from the <Start> button on the Windows taskbar, point to 'Canon Utilities', then 'MP Navigator 2.1'. Then click 'MP Navigator 2.1'.
MP Navigator opens

2. Click 'Preferences', and specify settings in the Color Button and Black Button tabs to determine the response resulting from pressing the <Color Start> or <Black Start> button on the machine.

3. Select 'Event', and configure the settings in 'Actions'.

4. Click 'OK'. The operation will be performed according to the scan mode settings when you press the <Color Start> or <Black Start> button on the machine

Color Button/Black Button Tabs

The Color Button and Black Button tabs allow you to configure the following settings. Click 'Color Button' or 'Black Button' to open the corresponding tab. Setting items are identical in both tabs.


The following scan modes are available from the operation panel on the machine:
Save to PC Save the captured image data on your computer. Save as PDF file Save the captured image data as PDF files on your computer. Attach to E-mail Attach the captured image data to e-mail. Open with application Open the captured image data with the selected application
Action:

The setting items vary by event.

I hope it helps!!!

When your NAVI system comes up, press ok and then the 1, 2 and 4 buttons from the top. Do this in order and hold each button until all three buttons are held down. After 5 seconds this will take you into a diagnostic mode. I'm not sure which menu it is (I think it is the ECU diagnostic), but there is a menu where you can force a download to your old dvd.

If a soft reset does not fix it,
Try a full hard reset:
Soft reset: Use the stylus to lightly press and hold the RESET button on the bottom of your device.
Hard reset: Press and hold the Left SOFT KEY and Right SOFT KEY, and at the same time, use the stylus to press the RESET button at the bottom of your device. You will be presented with a menu saying 'press R to reset, X to exit', if you press R Your device will be set back to factory default settings.
(The L/R soft keys are the "- -" keys just above the start and OK buttons)
Another Option if one of the SOFT KEY's is bad: START/SETTINGS/SYSTEM (tab)/CLEAR STORAGE.

The problem is the battery as mentioned before. Disabling "Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Battery Method" should solve the problem of the keybord and the mouse, this is, because the driver dosen't work properly with a bad battery. I think it fires a lot of hard interruptions that are blocking the keybord and the mouse interruption to the system (each time a key is pressed an interruption is send to the processor... if the battery driver sends a lot of interruptions, the key interruptions don't have time to be processed in time - that explains the fact that the system responds to a key press is that bad)