Clarkey Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Hi, Recieved a Road Angel on Friday. But having problems trying to get it to latch onto 3 of the Satelites. I've got it fitted on the dash board in clear view of the sky - but it keeps saying --- mph ... which according to the manual is an indication that it has not found any satelites. I've updated the s/w via the web - thinking that might be the cause but still no joy. I've had in operation in the car many times for maximum 35minutes. I've read somewhere here that the tinted windows could be a problem - does this mean I need a GPS Antenna ? Any ideas ? Cheers, Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Try it on the mains adaptor, on an extension lead with a clear view of the sky away from the car, it can take a while the first time it tries to lock on. I have used it in an old van with a near vertical wind screen and it was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Can take anything up to about 30mins of being on constantly to first aquire the sats. That should ony happen once, mine only took about 45secs so I guess I was lucky. Everytime I turn it on now it comes up straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted June 26, 2004 Author Share Posted June 26, 2004 Cheers guys! Will try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony2311 Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 got a road angel 2, it will work in my Audi A6 and my Mr2 turbo but it will not get a lock on in the Supra , does the supra have a funny windscreen ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Originally posted by tony2311 got a road angel 2, it will work in my Audi A6 and my Mr2 turbo but it will not get a lock on in the Supra , does the supra have a funny windscreen ? I think that the Supra's windscreen is normal. It's only ones with heaters that seem to cause problems. My Road Angel and Tomtom Go work fine in my '97 Supra but aren't so keen to get a decent signal in the motorhome, when sited in a convenient position, due to the angle of the windscreen. A re-radiating antenna sorted them out fine in that. Personally I'd take Terminator's advice and try it out in the garden on the mains adapter for up to 45 mins. If you still can't get a signal then its probably faulty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Try leaving it powered on inside with no view of any satelites overnight. This will charge up the memory battery fully so it retains the ones it finds better but will also remove all the current satelites in memory too. This is what I was told by RA when mine was taking a while to lock on, when they keep getting bit charges it sometimes begins to struggle. Then once you've done that, take it outside and it should take 15 mins max to locate the satelites and away you go again, whack it back in the car and jobs a good un. Repeat if you find it does the same a few weeks/months down the road. Mines 1 year 3 months old now and had to do it 2 or 3 times and it always works much better after....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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