RT3 GPS not conecting to sattelites

andrei1980 · 21st July 2008, 15:04

I've upgraded my RT3 to 6.63(from 6.52) and I have happily discovered that the radio-cd has become an mp3 player...the problem is that I think that's when I've lost GPS functionality

. Sattelites visible are now stuck to 0(location:bad), and before it could usually pick up about 8. Also, the: Asisstance call service downgraded started appearing everytime I start the engine/RT3 unit.
That is very unfortunate as I've just found navi cds with my region for sale in my country.

Help

Andrei

andrei1980 · 23rd July 2008, 13:34

I blame this on the sw upgrade or on the fact that the battery has been disconnected several times since I've seen it work. Maybe it doesn't "see" the gps antenna anymore...but why? I am going to Bulgaria in about 10 days and the navi would certainly come in handy

scicchi · 23rd July 2008, 16:16

How long did you wait the satellites? After a power failure (such as a disconnected battery) you have to wait as long as 20 minutes to get the GPS signal back.

andrei1980 · 24th July 2008, 14:56

It's been about a week since the last disconnect. Tried the DARK buton many times, disconnected from battery 2 times, downgraded then upgraded again(credit card trick). Don't know what else to do

andrei1980 · 28th August 2008, 12:19

This monday it started working. Always "sees" from 4 (between buildings) to 10 sattelites

The "Assistance call service downgraded" message also stoped showing at startup, so I think the 2 problems are related.
Considering I have no ideea what happened to make it work again, I am afraid of the next battery disconnect

derasterix · 28th August 2008, 16:13

might be a problem with the GPS antenna or it's connectors ? dont know if its integrated in the rt3 or external.

peladillas · 16th September 2008, 00:26

The GPS antenna in the 307 is external, into the same enclosure than the FM aerial. There is the GSM antenna too.
Regards

21st July 2008, 15:04	#1 (permalink)
andrei1980 Crawler Join Date: 17 Jul 2008 Location: Bd Age: 28 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Car: Peugeot 307 Country of origin:	RT3 GPS not conecting to sattelites I've upgraded my RT3 to 6.63(from 6.52) and I have happily discovered that the radio-cd has become an mp3 player...the problem is that I think that's when I've lost GPS functionality . Sattelites visible are now stuck to 0(location:bad), and before it could usually pick up about 8. Also, the: Asisstance call service downgraded started appearing everytime I start the engine/RT3 unit. That is very unfortunate as I've just found navi cds with my region for sale in my country. Help Andrei Last edited by andrei1980; 23rd July 2008 at 13:31.
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23rd July 2008, 13:34	#2 (permalink)
andrei1980 Crawler Join Date: 17 Jul 2008 Location: Bd Age: 28 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Car: Peugeot 307 Country of origin:	I blame this on the sw upgrade or on the fact that the battery has been disconnected several times since I've seen it work. Maybe it doesn't "see" the gps antenna anymore...but why? I am going to Bulgaria in about 10 days and the navi would certainly come in handy
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23rd July 2008, 16:16	#3 (permalink)
scicchi Greenhorn Join Date: 14 Oct 2007 Location: Rome Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Car: Lancia Phedra Country of origin:	How long did you wait the satellites? After a power failure (such as a disconnected battery) you have to wait as long as 20 minutes to get the GPS signal back.
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24th July 2008, 14:56	#4 (permalink)
andrei1980 Crawler Join Date: 17 Jul 2008 Location: Bd Age: 28 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Car: Peugeot 307 Country of origin:	It's been about a week since the last disconnect. Tried the DARK buton many times, disconnected from battery 2 times, downgraded then upgraded again(credit card trick). Don't know what else to do
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28th August 2008, 12:19	#5 (permalink)
andrei1980 Crawler Join Date: 17 Jul 2008 Location: Bd Age: 28 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Car: Peugeot 307 Country of origin:	This monday it started working. Always "sees" from 4 (between buildings) to 10 sattelites The "Assistance call service downgraded" message also stoped showing at startup, so I think the 2 problems are related. Considering I have no ideea what happened to make it work again, I am afraid of the next battery disconnect
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peladillas Crawler Join Date: 24 Jan 2007 Location: South Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Car: Peugeot 407 2.2 HDI SPORT PACK Country of origin:	The GPS antenna in the 307 is external, into the same enclosure than the FM aerial. There is the GSM antenna too. Regards
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