Nuvi 360 now has lag in aquiring satellites

 

I recently installed the 2009 maps and did all the software updates at the same time on my Nuvi 360. Now when I start my car in the morning and drive off it takes forever to aquire the satellites. It did not used to. During the rest of the day its fine, just the initial first time.

Anyone else experience this or know the reason why?

I don't have a 360....

But I read that with a new gps you should let it acquire satellites for 20 mins outside and it will then function better and acquire satellites quicker... It may be an urban myth but... if not Mercury will be out of retrograde June 18…. wink Unless the earth tilts on it's axis again... rolleyes

I also read on I believe it was a 660 the problem seemed to correct itself....

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livnaway wrote:

I recently ...did all the software updates ...on my Nuvi 360. Now ... it takes forever to aquire the satellites. It did not use to.
Anyone else experience this or know the reason why?

My virtually identical Nüvi 310 did this after installing the Sirf V3.00 upgrade. (My StreetPilot C510 using the same software/hardware did not).

The 310 seems to have righted itself as time has gone by (though I don't believe it's any better than before the update.

Try going into the diagnostics screen (by holding the 'time' for 6 seconds) and then power cycling. This seems to clear out the 'learnt' satellite information, to some extent - and may help.

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Definitely not a urban myth

livnaway wrote:

I recently installed the 2009 maps and did all the software updates at the same time on my Nuvi 360. Now when I start my car in the morning and drive off it takes forever to aquire the satellites. It did not used to. During the rest of the day its fine, just the initial first time.

Anyone else experience this or know the reason why?

Garmin's signal strength bars: What they mean AND..
The meaning of WARM START, COLD START, AutoLocate, and "Search the Sky"

The meaning of the hollow and solid bars on the SV signal strength graph and the meaning of "warm start" and "cold start", "AutoLocate" and "Search the Sky" on Garmin's G-12XL et al seem to be misunderstood by many. Here is how they work.

First, here is how Garmin defines their FOUR startup modes.

Search the sky - Time, position, almanac, and ephemeris data all unknown.
AutoLocate - Time, position, and ephemeris unknown, almanac known or partially known.
Cold Start - Time and position known to within some limits, almanac known, ephemeris unknown
Warm start - Time and position known to within some limits, almanac known, at least 3 SVs Ephemeris are known from previous operation.

Read more here:
http://gpsinformation.net/main/warmcold.htm

Bob

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Bob, thanks for all that

Bob,

thanks for all that info. But I have to admit, it all went totally over my head.

I'm just a simply country boy from S. Cal wink

Once in awhile I got the same problem with my 360

I think it is normal.