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No signal Hardly used one year old c330. It doesn't work and shows "Acquiring Satellites" with a question mark (?) in the center of screen. It worked perfectly fine until this happened although I use it rarely. I did pressed "re-set" button under front cover, but that has no effect.

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Try and replace the antenna

Posted on Aug 16, 2007

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I had the same problem: the C330 was working fine for about a month the it suddenly had great difficulty aquiring satellites. The software update was the correct fix. Follow this link to get the 5.70 update: http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=831

Posted on Sep 15, 2007

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Be sure to update I updated to 5.50 and had the same problem. Garmin has just released 5.70 to fix the sattelite aquisition problem.

Posted on Aug 25, 2007

My C330 acted the same way. I updated the software and pushed the reset twice and it once again came to life. Before it quit, I had updated the software previously, so I think the software may have had a clitch in it.

Posted on Aug 24, 2007

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Garmin c330 says trouble tracking satelites, not acquiring signal. what to do?
If your StreetPilot c300 or c500 series device is no longer acquiring satellites please read the article linked below to ensure that this is not being caused by something in your environment:

Why won't my unit acquire satellites?

If after reading the above article your unit is still having problems, please ensure that your unit's software is up to date. You can do this by using our WebUpdater® program.

If you have tried all of the above suggestions and your unit is still not acquiring satellites, you can perform a master reset by doing the following:

Note: A master reset will erase all waypoints or favorites and will restore your unit to the default factory settings.
  1. Start with the unit powered OFF and unplugged from power.
  2. Touch and hold the bottom right corner of the touchscreen.
  3. Power the unit ON and continue pressing the screen until a new message displays, "Do You Really Want To Erase All User Data?".
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Take the unit outside and let it set with a clear view of the sky for 3-5 minutes to acquire satellites. If the unit still does not acquire satellites after this, please contact Garmin Product Support.

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Hi,
use the web-updater at garmin
or update the firmware at garmin,
turn WAAS on

turn GPS signal off
go outside after the update
turn GPS signal back on ( takes upto 15 mins to locate satelites )

should be good

Regards
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after you re set your nuvi, and the "acquiring satellites" is showing on screen: place the unit while on, flat, outside - I placed mine on the outside deck with open skies above! leave the unit in this position for no less than 45 minutes. This is the time the unit needs in order to "acquire" the satellites.
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