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/ >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>__________ NOD32 2571 (20071004) Information __________ >> >> >> >>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> >>http://www.eset.com >> > >> > John Gassman >> > mailto:johngassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > Recognition Of The Problem is 51% Of The Solution >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>__________ NOD32 2575 (20071006) Information __________ >> >>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>http://www.eset.com > > John Gassman > mailto:johngassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Recognition Of The Problem is 51% Of The Solution > __________ NOD32 2575 (20071006) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
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