Double Din - No GPS Found

[cusm]

Hi all
Need a bit of advice here please guys.

I have a Xtrons td716g, Had it installed for last 2 years without problems, but a few weeks ago I had to disconnect my battery, when i reconnected it my GPS didn't work.

Checked my GPS antenna, moved it, played with it. The system/configuration side works fine, it's just that i'm not getting any signal.

I think I may of fried my GPS Module/board, can anyone offer any help or advice about getting this fixed please.

[Radioguy]

Originally Posted by cusm

Hi all
Need a bit of advice here please guys.

I have a Xtrons td716g, Had it installed for last 2 years without problems, but a few weeks ago I had to disconnect my battery, when i reconnected it my GPS didn't work.

Checked my GPS antenna, moved it, played with it. The system/configuration side works fine, it's just that i'm not getting any signal.

I think I may of fried my GPS Module/board, can anyone offer any help or advice about getting this fixed please.

If everything is working then You probably have a Dead Antenna

Does your GPS Fire up at all?

[MGZTT190+]

You have done what I would have done and wiggled the antenna.
maybe try another antenna/Aerial maybe..

Just a thought, hope somebody else can help..

Regards Ian.

[MGZTT190+]

Blimey That was close posting..

[cusm]

Originally Posted by Radioguy

If everything is working then You probably have a Dead Antenna

Does your GPS Fire up at all?

I can get into the system menu and use all the options there. and it runs IGO no problem, just without the GPS Signal lol.

I can try a new antenna it will be cheaper than getting a new module to start off with.

Thank you.

[Radioguy]

Originally Posted by cusm

I can get into the system menu and use all the options there. and it runs IGO no problem, just without the GPS Signal lol.

I can try a new antenna it will be cheaper than getting a new module to start off with.

Thank you.

You may want to try the antenna outside of the car to see if it willg et a Signal but that Would be my guess

[cusm]

Tried the antenna on the roof/outside of car But still no joy.

[Unclefista]

Did you ever solve this ?
I have the same unit with the same problem

Tony

[HarryM1BYT]

Originally Posted by Unclefista

Did you ever solve this ?
I have the same unit with the same problem

Tony

Is the comport and baud correct in the sys.txt?

[Unclefista]

It's running IGO8 and there's no mention of any settings in the sys file

"[interface]
skin="ui_igo8"
resolution_dir="480_234"
vga=1
[rawdisplay]
class="landscape"
screen_x=480
screen_y=234
[debug]
skip_eula=1
enable_roadshadow=1
[map]
auto_nightmode=1
[msnd]
msnd.start=0"

I bought the head unit 2nd hand, but with no antenna.
I bought an antenna from ebay but I've had no luck getting any signal, the auto-detect function doesn't find anything either.
The bloke I bought it from has been very helpful, he's bought another head unit from the same manufacturer and left his antenna in place, he's going to send me the one he got with his new stereo once he's fitted it.
He's also offered to send me a DVD with the software on so I can work out whether it's the software at fault.

I've spent ages sorting it out, getting the steering controls working and welding up a frame to install it, I'm off to Maplin tomorrow to pick up a capacitor and diode to try stop the power drop on starting which causes the radio presets to reset.

Just the GPS problem to sort out and I can hopefully leave the thing in the dash for longer than a few hours