[gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!

  • From: John Gassman <johngassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,<gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:44:13 -0700

I'm using the 236 which has a new charge on it.
JohnAt 03:33 PM 10/6/2007, Kevin Chao wrote:
John,

Which receiver are you using? The GPSlim236 or M-1000? The battery life of
the 236 is only 8 hours.

Thanks,

Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gassman" <johngassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 2:30 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!


> Kevin,
> I could do that although after using it today, I'm not sure it was a
> battery issue.
>
> I signed in three people at disneyland this morning and since I was there
> I also rode the Matterhorn, space mountain, star Tours and Pirates Of the
> Caribbean. My mPower enjoyed it as well!!
>   I had no problems acquiring satelites while walking around and Jamie and
> Mike have done a great job in collecting Pois around the park. By the way,
> I added the taxi stand in front of the park and will send it in.
> In any event,  I tried acquiring satelites in the cab on the way over to
> disneyland and also in a truck on the way back home. In both cases, I got
> the messages indicating that no fix and eventually no satelites could be
> acquired.
> I had the receiver near the window so I don't understand why I could not
> get satelites inside the car and yet I could while outside walking around?
> This just started happening with a week or so.
> John
> At 11:33 AM 10/6/2007, you wrote:
>>John,
>>
>>What about just charging your receiver after a days of use? This should
>>resolve the battery issue. I tend to carry a spare battery in situations
>>like this.
>>
>>Kevin
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "John Gassman" <johngassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 4:57 AM
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
>>
>>
>> > The other day when I was on my way to Phoenix, I tried to turn my
>> > receiver
>> > on and no luck. I did everything mentioned in Kevin's message below and
>> > still no satelites. I came to the conclusion that my battery was dead
>> > in
>> > the Holux and that's what it must have been because when I got home and
>> > charged it I acquired my satelites right away.
>> > I wish there was a way to get a battery reading from the holux which
>> > could
>> > be seen with the braille display or spoken on the mPower.
>> > John
>> > At 09:24 PM 10/2/2007, Kevin Chao wrote:
>> >>Peggy,
>> >>
>> >>I am sure that many will benefit from this message, so I figure that
>> >>instead
>> >>of sending it privately that I send it to the list. This is probably
>> >>the
>> >>most critical thing to understand in getting up and running with GPS.
>> >>
>> >>I will outline what the various messages mean:
>> >>
>> >>no fix, acquiring satellites
>> >>-At the moment your reciever hasn't picked up any satellites, get in a
>> >>clear
>> >>open area and wait about  30 seconds.
>> >>
>> >>Receiver not detected press backspace with r to reconnect or v for
>> >>virtual.
>> >>-Here is where you would want to use the reconnect command. Another
>> >>situation where you might want to use the reconnect command is if you
>> >>are
>> >>exploring in virtual mode then decide to switch to GPS mode, you can
>> >>then
>> >>switch on the reciever, hit the backspace b command and you are now up
>> >>and
>> >>running.
>> >>
>> >>If upon entry you receive the message about turn on bluetooth receiver.
>> >>-Here you could turn on your receiver and press C to connect to your
>> >>receiver. If it still doesn't connect, make sure bluetooth is on within
>> >>KeySoft.
>> >>
>> >>If upon entry, you get the message about make sure your receiver is
>> >>active.
>> >>-Make sure that the reciever is paired and active within the KeySoft
>> >>bluetooth connectivity menu. Then you cna go back into the program and
>> >>press
>> >>the backspace b command.
>> >>
>> >>Sorry if this is a lot to absorb, but this is just one of the quirks of
>> >>bluetooth as it isn't the most stable thing on the BrailleNote.
>> >>
>> >>Kevin
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "Peggy Kern" <kernsac@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:47 PM
>> >>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > So if it looses a connection, do you just get the "no fix, acquiring
>> >> > satellites" thing?  I'll have to read more carefully about what to
>> >> > do
>> >> > after resets and stuff, just so I don't find myself out and about
>> >> > somewhere with a lost fix, panicking.  <grin>
>> >> >
>> >> > Peggy
>> >> > http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "Kevin Chao" <g.unit89@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:41 PM
>> >> > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Peggy,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Yeah, the M-1000 is quite something, especially at looking at how
>> >> >> fast
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> is able to acquire a fix and maintain a good one.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I never used the Serial EarthMate, but did use the Bluetooth
>> >> >> EarthMate
>> >> >> and from time to time I will just do a side-by-side comparison  and
>> >> >> am
>> >> >> still astonished at the results. The Earthmate will take quite
>> >> >> longer
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> pull in satellites and if it does it will only pull in 3 at the
>> >> >> most
>> >> >> while the M-1000 pulls in 10 easily within a matter of 30 or so
>> >> >> seconds.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It turns out that there is a one-handed keystroke for the
>> >> >> backsspace
>> >> >> with
>> >> >> r command and that is backspace with b. I find that I use this
>> >> >> command
>> >> >> quite frequentley because the bluetooth connection may drop for an
>> >> >> unknown reason. It is really nice to be able to hit this command
>> >> >> while
>> >> >> you are walking out the door and you are golden afterwards.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I think other than knowing that single command there isn't much
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> shouldn't figure out just from using it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Kevin
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> From: "Peggy Kern" <kernsac@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:30 PM
>> >> >> Subject: [gps-talkusers] I'm amazed!
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> Well, I still haven't left the house, but I just paired the
>> >> >>> receiver,
>> >> >>> and set my GPS program to use the Bluetooth receiver.  I'm sitting
>> >> >>> here
>> >> >>> inside my house, and as soon as I entered the program, I got an
>> >> >>> instant
>> >> >>> fix, with where I am, and a good fix!  It was amazing!  I looked
>> >> >>> in
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> documentation and committed backspace with r to memory, in case I
>> >> >>> lose a
>> >> >>> connection.  Is there anything else I should commit to memory, so
>> >> >>> I
>> >> >>> don't go into panic mode if I'm out and about and lose a
>> >> >>> connection?
>> >> >>> I'm sitting here in amazement!
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Peggy
>> >> >>> http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >                 John Gassman
>> > mailto:johngassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Recognition Of The Problem is 51% Of The Solution
>> >
>> >
>>
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>                 John Gassman
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