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Old 22-07-2008, 12:21 AM   #1
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hi, folks need help with a navman i bought recently from the states. Its brand new, but will not work. It powers up fine but wont acquire satellites. Has anyone had a similar problem? Is there an easy fix? Thank You.
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Old 22-07-2008, 09:38 AM   #2
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hi, folks need help with a navman i bought recently from the states. Its brand new, but will not work. It powers up fine but wont acquire satellites. Has anyone had a similar problem? Is there an easy fix? Thank You.
you could always buy mine for £350 6 months old

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There should be a reset system.

Typically the 'first fix' on a gps is an issue if you have never had a fix, or if you have moved more than about 500 miles. A ssytem reset forces the GPS to determine where in the world it actually is.
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My 5110 did this, 2 weeks after I used it last. I had to send it for repair, still awaiting it's return.
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what would you folks suggest,who should i send it to ,because it was purchased in the states that may be a new problem,
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try doing a master reset first, it's brand new so shouldn't be faulty.
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it was purchased in the states that may be a new problem,
5/6/years ago i purchased an Icom unit from the states and after the warranty run out it did the same thing, apparently there was a problem with the software/firmware that caused all of the same model to fail at midnight on a certain day, I thought at that point it was a throw away but sent it back anyway, Got it back 2 week later and they even paid the postage.

PS Internal or External aerial ? and also try a reset as Marc suggests first
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It has an external antenna which i plugged in to my friends navman; my antenna works fine with his navman so it has to be the a problem with the unit itself;anyone know how to do a reset,thanks guys.
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On the main menu menu (system,chart,gps,fuel,track,alarms,units,comms) you have the option GPS, brings a submenu ( Internal gps, dgsp, restart, static navigation,position, speed and course). Select RESTART GPS. This takes six minutes to reset and reaquire the GPS signal.

Only if this does not work do a factory reset:
On the main menu menu (system,chart,gps,fuel,track,alarms,units,comms) you have the option SYSTEM, brings a submenu (language,colours,beep factory reset) select FACTORY RESET
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Thanks alot guys will give that a go this evening and see how it goes,will keep you posted on how it goes,thanks again.
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hi; guys tried what verytricky suggested; and still no luck;any other suggestions????
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what about emailing navman direct?
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hi; guys tried what verytricky suggested; and still no luck;any other suggestions????
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I helped fit a Navman a couple of years ago, and it took the thing ages to get an initial fix on the satellites (about 6 hours!!!!), bute everything was fine after that
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hi;guys spoke with navman uk today; chap was most un helpful,he told me it was an old model and has not been sold by them for at least 3 years ;what he suggested was because it was bought outside the uk that i would have to chase it up with who i had purchased it from in usa;back to square one i guess
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hi;guys spoke with navman uk today; chap was most un helpful,he told me it was an old model and has not been sold by them for at least 3 years ;what he suggested was because it was bought outside the uk that i would have to chase it up with who i had purchased it from in usa;back to square one i guess
That is actually not correct. There is a law somewhere that prevents them from ignoring the problem *if* they are the same company. If they are just agents in the UK they can ignore you, but not if they are the same company.
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Try the following:

Factory reset, GPS reset, then leave running for 24 hours. You have nothing to loose for trying.
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will give it a try tomorrow guys;thanks again for the help.
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Hi folks;tried what verytricky sugessted but no joy;i will definately think twice about buying from the states again thats for sure;I emailed the guy i had it from but he did not reply either;I dont doubt navman uk could sort this but they dont want the hassle of it;shit happens;
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