rover 75 sat nav?? - Page 3

Starman · 14th July 2010, 20:12

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Originally Posted by davidscottyman

hi there members can anyone tell me what you do to upload your satnav i have just bought a c.d from a member and i'am not sure what to do to upload it

Hi David. There are 2 types of disc for the satnav. The first and readily available map discs which you just eject the old one if there is one already in the drive, and pop the new one in.
The other is a firmware update disc which requires a certain level of knowledge to be able to use it.
Keith Alexander is a man that knows about such discs, and I watched him try to breathe life into my old satnav, but alas things had gone too far and it was brain dead. RIP...

Hope that helps somewhat.

davidscottyman · 14th July 2010, 21:19

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Originally Posted by Starman

Hi David. There are 2 types of disc for the satnav. The first and readily available map discs which you just eject the old one if there is one already in the drive, and pop the new one in.
The other is a firmware update disc which requires a certain level of knowledge to be able to use it.
Keith Alexander is a man that knows about such discs, and I watched him try to breathe life into my old satnav, but alas things had gone too far and it was brain dead. RIP...

Hope that helps somewhat.

hi starman yes thanks for that i have popped out the other disc and it looks like the original one cause it says general enquires on it 2003 which is the year of my car also it say navteq on it

dave

Starman · 14th July 2010, 21:48

That's right Dave. Navteq are the standard type of map discs.
There are a couple of others but I believe they have all now stopped supplying TMC codes. Not that would stop you using your satnav at all. You just don't get the traffic updates on the tv.

HarryM1BYT · 14th July 2010, 22:05

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Originally Posted by davidscottyman

hi there would just like to say that i'am pleased to be a part of the rover 75&zt O.C.F i just bought another rover tourer and the sat nav audio does not seem to work, so was wondering if any other members have had this problem the sat nav all works apart from the voice instrutions many thanks dave

The satnav volume system has rather odd method of operating, which has caught me out a few times....

There is a setting in the satnav to set the satnav's voice plus or minus (dB) the radio volume. Now if you set the radio volume well down, the satnav's volume will also decrease in level too. Turn the radio volume down to minimum and then turning the radio off, will mean the satnav voice will not be heard at all. So when you turn the radio off - make sure the volume level is at a normal listening level.

Another rather odd thing is that with the radio off, the only time you can adjust the volume of the satnav via the radio volume control, is when she is actually speaking.

HarryM1BYT · 14th July 2010, 22:13

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Originally Posted by Starman

That's right Dave. Navteq are the standard type of map discs.
There are a couple of others but I believe they have all now stopped supplying TMC codes. Not that would stop you using your satnav at all. You just don't get the traffic updates on the tv.

I read somewhere in the forum that someone had managed to add something (a file?) to the CD to get the TMC to work. Could who ever managed this possibly provide me with some clues as to how this was done please?

You mentioned a firmware update disk - where might I obtain one of these?

Starman · 14th July 2010, 22:24

Hi there....That sounds interesting Harry. I'd like to see that file addition too.
As for the update discs I've no idea how to obtain or even use one. Keith is an IT guru with his own T4 testing station. His work seems to spill on to his hobby. Fantastic chap indeed and ever so knowledgable and helpful.

Reebs · 14th July 2010, 23:22

Gents, take a look at this thread

TMC Chapter & Verse (Well Almost)

The MG Rover Mark III units, did have firmware update discs for a short time, but these were more for reloading corrupt data than upgrading features.

Unlike the BMW Mark III units, the MG Rover ones couldn't have their software upgraded, it was software locked.

Starman · 15th July 2010, 06:14

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Originally Posted by Reebs

Gents, take a look at this thread

TMC Chapter & Verse (Well Almost)

The MG Rover Mark III units, did have firmware update discs for a short time, but these were more for reloading corrupt data than upgrading features.

Unlike the BMW Mark III units, the MG Rover ones couldn't have their software upgraded, it was software locked.

As always Paul your "how to's" are top notch!
Thanks for the run down on the TMC.
Nifty thing to be sure.

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Starman Posted a thing or two 03 CDTi Tourer Conn SE auto Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Shrewsbury Posts: 1,405 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 4 Posts	Hi there....That sounds interesting Harry. I'd like to see that file addition too. As for the update discs I've no idea how to obtain or even use one. Keith is an IT guru with his own T4 testing station. His work seems to spill on to his hobby. Fantastic chap indeed and ever so knowledgable and helpful. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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