nuvi 650 acting strange
Mon, 02/15/2010 - 10:02pm
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16 years
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my son has been using our 650. at start up, as its going thru the screens it will flash updating gps software and then moves on to the agree screen . it starts but it doesnt seem to be able to find the satellites anymore. i did do an update but still unable to find satellites.the update screen thing never happened before.
mike
Could be......
i did do an update but still unable to find satellites.the update screen thing never happened before.
Wild guess here but it looks like the update did NOT complete successfully. Doing the same update again from the very beginning might solve the problem.
Magellan Maestro 4250// MIO C310X
update
sorry i should have clarified . i did an update after the screen was flashing stange message. i tried a hard reset but still wont acquire satellite signal .
mike
solution
i found the answer to my problem i think . a out of warranty repair person says its the antenna on the 650 not connected anymore . 35.00 repair that guy . i found a post by another on the poi factory site who says 55.00 .
mike
Probably not related, but my StreetPilot c530 does same.
my son has been using our 650. at start up, as its going thru the screens it will flash updating gps software and then moves on to the agree screen . it starts but it doesnt seem to be able to find the satellites anymore. i did do an update but still unable to find satellites.the update screen thing never happened before.
mike
Not every time, but usually after some temperature change, when my c530 starts up, it will go into a routine where the screen says it is updating the software (percent countdown) and then finally starts up, with no satellite contact. The way to get it to start is to disconnect the power (unplug from the cigarette lighter) and then press the reset button. After that it works correctly. If I don't disconnect the power when I press the reset, it will not find satellites.
Since I am out of warranty, I just live with the problem. Probably happens about once a week or more.
Garmin StreetPilot c530, Mapsource