gps not working
Submitted: Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 16:32
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shreder
hi, any clever people out there able to help me i have a magellan explorist xl gps . the thing will not turn on i have replaced the batteries but still no success i have a topigraphal maps card ,but nothing works appreciate any help. thanks
Reply By: River Swaggie - Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 16:41
Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 16:41
Does it turn on without the card....????
Try it using cigarette lighter connection...(maybe batts)
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Follow Up By: River Swaggie - Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 16:45
Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 16:45
Check you have latest firmware 9.1.55 from magellan if you get it going...
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Reply By: Batman69 - Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 17:03
Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 17:03
Shreder,
I had a similar thing happen with
mine, changed batteries, tried it on mains power then I finally took out the SD card pressed the start button, then it fired up no worries. Try it it might work.
Steve.
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Reply By: Bob of KAOS - Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 23:33
Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 23:33
Check direction of battery insertion. I know on some of the earlier models you can be tricked by the requirement to insert batteries in a different direction into the same clips ie the clip does not give the clue as to the direction of battery insertion.
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Reply By: Member - Brian R (WA) - Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 23:33
Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 23:33
HI shreder
I have a little cheapy from Laser ???? may be nothing like what you have, all the same it stopped working so I searched out the instructions looked under trouble shooting ...and found it has a reset button on the back.I connected to power pressd this button with the end of a pen and problem solved ...hope this is all that is wrong with yours
Brian
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Follow Up By: River Swaggie - Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 23:45
Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 at 23:45
No reset button Brian..To do a restart you need to get into the menu function...
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian R (WA) - Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 00:33
Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 00:33
....and if you can't switch it on, you can't get into the menu function....sorry mate but it was worth a go
Brian
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Follow Up By: Member - Tony S (WA) - Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 00:47
Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 00:47
Bin it !
Plenty of better ones around. VMS, Hema etc.
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Follow Up By: River Swaggie - Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 14:07
Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 14:07
**Bin it ! **
What terrible advice,Magellan have one of the BEST Topo maps going arourd...Do you BIN Garmin GPS's because the Garmin Aus Topo is crud...????
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Follow Up By: River Swaggie - Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 14:08
Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 14:08
**....and if you can't switch it on, you can't get into the menu function....sorry mate but it was worth a go
Brian***
Yep Brian no worries ~(*--)
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Reply By: oz doc - Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 14:28
Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 14:28
Hi Shreder, is it possible that is its turning on but the screen is dead? For instance could you 'turn it on' and plug it into your computer and see if you can access it via the computer?doc.
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Reply By: shreder - Saturday, Nov 07, 2009 at 12:36
Saturday, Nov 07, 2009 at 12:36
thanks to all that tried to help , but no success will keep trying. thanks again shreder
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