How long does it take to acquire a signal?? Does anyone have any experience with their 250W taking a long time to acquire a signal??
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My 250W has on occasion taken 5 to 10 minutes, or even long to acquire a signal. On one occasion, I was walking outdoors in an open unobstructed area (no hills, valleys, or foliage to obstruct the signal) and it took around 15 minutes. Yesterday, it took a good 5 minutes to lock on, while driving at 60 MPH. It seems to take longer to acquire lock when driving (in motion). However, most of the time, the unit gets locking in a minute or so, especially if it has not been turned off for very long. In a previous reply, Lawrence Bulk suggested calling Garmin. I did, shortly after getting my unit. The CSR was unssympathetic, and told me that lock times of 10-15 minutes are entirely normal and not an indication of a defective unit. Note that the GPS technology is quite sophisticated. There is more to acquiring 'lock' than just getting a good radio signal from a satellite. GPS devices require signals from (preferably) three or more satellites to accurately determine position. Further, they require that a data file known as an almanac get downloaded from the sky. The almanac contains information about the earth orbits of the satellites in your area. When you turn your unit on, it will acquire lock if the data in the almanac file is reasonable current, as it 'knows' approximately where the satellites are. However, if the almanac is stale (i.e. if the GPS unit has been turned off for a few days), the GPS has to download the almanac from the first bird it acquires. That is part of the reason for longer, and variable, acquisition times.
1463617
I have not used that one but using channel master I am getting signals as far as 70 or more miles with also using signal amp. hope this helps.
921301
Hi Tom. For any card to work you need a couple of things: an available slot on your system board of the correct type and drivers that will allow the card to interface with your operating system. If you have these two things it "should" work. I don't know what mean by a "250 watt PCI card".
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If you are trying to get signal from inside of your home then it takes time sometime. In open space it is quite quick to get signal or recalculate route. Mio tech site has some FAQ which might answer most of your questions. However reading of manual will be quite helpful You can read the latest user manaul online from their site.
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It will take longer buddy. Make sure you have the right adapter and plug it directly to an outlet in the wall.
579048
I ran it for 100' without apparent signal loss. I would try without amplifier and if signal is low than install a amplifier. Living in an obstructed viewing area (Satellite) placement was more important than distance for signal strength.
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I ran it for 100' without apparent signal loss. I would try without amplifier and if signal is low than install a amplifier.Living in an obstructed viewing area (Satellite) placement was more important than distance for signal strength.
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It automatically sense the signal ( there is a delay though approximately 20 - 30 sec, some times more than that, less than a min), but it comes up automatically. In case it is not responding, switched off (remove the power supply) and re-connected, it worked ( I came across the situation, once). Hope it answers your queries.
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i wish i could help...my unit stopped working 3 weeks after purchase and has not worked for the past ~month. i will most likely throw it in the trash can. the manufacturer said they would send me a power adapter. i never recieved it. i am thinking twice about ordering anything from amazon as they appear to not care at all for their customers. it maybe time to revisit the brick and mortor stores. sorry for the venting. i wish could have helped
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Thank you!I was worried because I saw those SD card maps on Garmin's web site are quite expensive.In fact, I had been checking Costco web site for 650 for the past few days, but it is always out of stock .....I will come back and purchase 250W is the 650 is really unavailble to meThank you
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I have a 255w some times it goes crazy taking you to a different place then you plugged in. The map update is close to $100.So I'm Locking for a GPS that advertises when there product maps were installed.
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Apologies. Your question is more technical than I can answer. I just hooked the thing up and it worked (well). I run nothing more on the coax in my house than the antenna signal. I should add add that the signal strength has degraded somewhat (fewer channels) since I installed the amplifier in January, but the decrease in performance could be attributable to something other than the amp. Will investigate before winter.
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i got mine and the first time i turned it on it took about 10-15 minutes to get a signal...if that doesn't work reboot it by holding power button for about 20-30 seconds and wait a few minutes and try again.....and that just saved you a 20 minute conversation with the tech support line.....
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Id love to help but I just got it and haven't even had the time to hook it up yet. Once I do I'll try to remember to get back on here and let you know. Since it's such a cheap item just buy it and find out not like it's bloody expensive :-)
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I have the 1000 watts system and it sounds great. I don't know about the 250 watt. You might want to upgrade .
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Thank you for the response! Absolutely correct, feed it a wireless signal and you are good to go!
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I have only installed to 500 watts or more. Probably not enough power from PSU!