Help needed with Holux GPS!

Domo · 7 Dec 2006 at 11:49

Just received my Holux 240 GPS receiver and paired it with my Nokia N73 which is running Tom Tom v 6.010 (GPS driver v1.20).

Phone connects to GPS device but I get 'Waiting for a valid GPS signal'.

The bluetooth and Sat (I think its Sat, it's orange with swirling lines!) LEDs are lit on the receiver?

Any ideas?

Thanks

Cyrus · 7 Dec 2006 at 12:04

reset the n73 and try again

also wait a few mins for the thing to get the signal and lastly make sure you are outside

Domo · 7 Dec 2006 at 12:10

Thanks - perhaps I was a little impatient!
Checked the GPS status from within the app and 3 bars out of 20 had values, which I assume, suggests the receiver could 'see' 3 satellites?
I'll nip out again later and have another go.

I can't believe how small this GPS receiver is - I was beginning to feel I'd paid the price for such a tiny device, i.e. poor reception.

djcj · 7 Dec 2006 at 19:55

When the orange light is constant, it is searching for satelites. When the orange light is flashing, it has a lock on to some satelites. Best thing is to switch the gps receiver on until it starts flashing orange, then start up tomtom.

Domo · 8 Dec 2006 at 09:00

Thanks for the advice. Funnily enough I didn't realise this at first - I assumed the fact it was lit meant it had acquired a position from the sats.

The instruction manual which came with the device was useless! I went to the Holux web site and downloaded a pdf which contained much more detail inc. what the LEDs describe depending on status.

Once it's working it's very good. Tried it last night.