Acer n35 HELP!!!

[karen10_2k2]

Hiya i am looking for anyone to help me i have just bought an acer n35 sat navigation system and i can not recieve a signal, it tells me to constantly check my antena but my antena is up i am also confused by peolpe saying they have downloaded tom tom software on to there computer, as you can tell i am not very good with things like this but i would be so grateful for anyones help?

[getsurfers]

Ok, where are you trying to use it, and what settings are you using with the software so far?

[karen10_2k2]

Originally Posted by karen10_2k2

Hiya i am looking for anyone to help me i have just bought an acer n35 sat navigation system and i can not recieve a signal, it tells me to constantly check my antena but my antena is up i am also confused by peolpe saying they have downloaded tom tom software on to there computer, as you can tell i am not very good with things like this but i would be so grateful for anyones help?

Hiya thank you for your quick reply i do not think i am using any software on it just the cds that came with it? sorry i am really not the best with these things also i am located in the west of scotland and i am trying to use it in my car lol please email back asap thank you so much! x

[simotech]

Have you installed the software on to the PDA, from the CD's ? I have found if it fails to find the Sat's then leave it running and push the on/off switch off and then on again it helps (Sometimes). Have a great new year.

[steveg]

Originally Posted by simotech

Have you installed the software on to the PDA, from the CD's ? I have found if it fails to find the Sat's then leave it running and push the on/off switch off and then on again it helps (Sometimes). Have a great new year.

I have the same problems on my n35 sometimes not finding GPS receiver, I switch off then on as suggested,which normally sorts it , also noticed that if you close and reopen external ariel does the same trick
Happy New Year
Cheers Steve

[Neil MacG]

Karen,

I also bought one of these recently. I also had problems getting a signal using the Destinator software it came with. I eventually got hold of the PDF manual and in there it tells you to set the GPS Settings as follows:

COM Port: COM8

Baud rate: 9600 bps

After I did this (rather than allowing it to find the GPS itself) I had no problems with the signal.

Just a bit of a shame I dropped it in some water a week later and not surprisingly it doesn't work so well now (everything works apart from the GPS bit!)

Neil