I have dificulty getting the pda to locate satellites and sigmals
Thanks
Colin
If you are having a problem with satellite acquisition, thats relatively normal for this unit, the antenna is buried in the thing instead of being exposed. if it is picking up satellites at all, then at least the gps chip and interface is functional. i would recommend buying an external antenna for times when you really need it.
if in the u.k., you can pick one up here
otherwise, do a search on ebay for "loox 520 gps antenna" or "loox 5xx antenna"
just to clarify, my solution is aimed at the "loox N520 and all 5xx series", the internal antenna is next to useless much of the time, it is the main reason they included an external jack. to save space and come up with a more appealing case design the antenna was integrated in a relatively nonstandard way and is blocked by the circuitry and the display. an external antenna will fix the issue as long as the software and gps reciever themselves are in working order.
hope this helps,
trin
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Hey man i have the same prob i'll fix it . if u work acc to me and forget other wat they r saying so listen carefully our first step is testing
1. Be sure to disable conflicting
software such as Targus Stowaway Keyboard software and any other
software which takes over the Today Screen on your Pocket PC.
2. Perform a soft-reset on your Pocket PC.
If you have TeleType GPS Software continue with step 3, if you
do not use TeleType software skip to number 4.
3. Activate TeleType GPS software, select Tools>GPS status>Status.
Check that the button appears with the word "Close" (that
actually indicates that the port is Open, to close the port you would
click on the button labeled "Close"). To test whether the
port is locked, attempt to toggle from Open to Close and vice versa.
If you are unable to toggle the port from Open to Close, you need
to soft reset and possibly hard reset your Pocket PC.
4. If you still cannot establish a connection, check to see whether
your Pocket PC recognizes the GPS receiver.after doing this
1. Activate the TeleType GPS program
2. Select Tools>GPS Status>Status.
3. Look closely at the GPS output that is displayed in the View Status
menu. Data should be flowing even when the GPS receiver has not locked
in the position.
The data string that begins:
GPGSV... is "bad data" because the receiver has not locked
into the satellites.
Whereas:
GPGSA... is "good data" indicating that the receiver has
locked into the satellites. Remember - "A-Okay"
4. Once the data is flowing, go outside away from buildings, select
the Satellites tab (Tools>GPS Status>Satellites), and watch
the satellite signal strength improve until your position is locked
in.
and most mean best must seeeeeeeeeeeee
http://www.teletype.com/pages/support/fa...
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Most GPS systems require a first time boot-up where they scan all registered satellites to determine where in the world they are and what satellites to concentrate their navigational efforts on. Try charging the GPS up entirely, and then doing a hard reset of the system (either by navigating to the hard reset in software or by pressing the tiny reset button usually located on GPS units), and then taking the system out under the open sky and letting it run for half an hour or so, making sure it is running in navigation mode (as opposed to setup or media mode). Once it locks properly onto a small subset of satellites, it should not have much difficulty.
If you continue having problems, check to be certain you are running the latest software on the device which can make a big difference. The latest software for the 520 is here:
http://www.navman.com/Navman/Templates/standardcontent____4407.aspx
Good luck...
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I am sorry as usual I did not explain my correctly. The M/C is a Fujitsu Seimens N 520 Tom Tom 6. this will make difference to your answer
Thaks
Colin
all answers relate to ICN520 Navman Mine is a Fujitsu Seimens PDA N520 with inbuilt GPS,
so regretably they did not help!!
Colin
Please the information I require is on the Fujitsu Seimens N520 not the Navman cn520!!
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