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Garmin 1450LMT stuck on "Acquiring (or) Locating Satellites"

 
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 11:11pm

I press & hold on the signal bars on the home screen, and I can see that the unit finds 3 or 4 satellites, but it just stays at "Acquiring Satelites" for more than a few minutes, and only changes to "Locating Satellites" when I tell it to continue looking for satellites.

I tried a master reset, but it didn't change anything. Is there anything else I can do, or is this unit toast?

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Tue, 01/02/2024 - 11:51am

Give it 30 minutes or more.

If these older Garmins haven't been used for a while, it can take 30 minutes or longer for them to lock into the satellites. Plug it into a wall charger so the batteries don't run down, place it near a window where it can "see" the satellites and leave it powered on for a while. It should eventually lock in.

Incidentally, welcome to POI Factory. Check out the FAQs. A lot of information about Garmin devices is contained there.

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Alan - Android Auto, DriveLuxe 51LMT-S, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, Nuvi 3597LMTHD, Oregon 550T, Nuvi 855, Nuvi 755T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bosch Nyon
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 1:13pm

More on what alanb says

see https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=YyCZrQHhuf6PO6qTKdvvr9

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John from PA
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 1:47pm

Thanks for the welcome & the

Thanks for the welcome & the suggestion, Alan, I'll give it a try.

Tue, 01/02/2024 - 1:47pm

Thank you John! I'll check

Thank you John! I'll check out your link.

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 10:44am

Thanks Alandb & john, after

Thanks Alandb & john, after leaving it out for about an hour, it locked on to the satellites!

Wed, 01/10/2024 - 3:38pm

Great!

Thanks for reporting back with the results.

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Alan - Android Auto, DriveLuxe 51LMT-S, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, Nuvi 3597LMTHD, Oregon 550T, Nuvi 855, Nuvi 755T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bosch Nyon