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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: nick v6 on 06 March 2009, 18:56:57
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ive got my sat nav for the mig today
and got it wired up with a little help from tb
nice one tb
got it all working was now just a case of installing it
ive installed the screen and ran the wire for the control stick
ive changed the speaker as me and tb found the speaker was knackered (and he was not even here)
all the wire's are put in the right place ive fitted the gps receiver
so nearly all done
ive ran out of light now so will put the all the trim back in place first thing in the morning and it will all be sorted
then it will be just a case of putting a route in and trying it out :y
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ideal :y
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We`ll put a few pubs postcodes in and try em out..... :y
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We`ll put a few pubs postcodes in and try em out..... :y
worth a try
not sure how to work it right yet
looks like us all sat in the car with a cuppa and scratching our heads for an hour ;D
hang on i got an idea
[size=24]tb help[/size]
can you give me a quick run through on the sat nav please
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carin cant do postcodes!
only does Road Junctions and limited door numbers :y
from memory to input a route its power on then Guidance>Destination Input.Select Country UK at bottom of list>Then input the town.Then road.then junction/ door number
its a little slow sometimes but gets there !
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carin cant do postcodes!
only does Road Junctions and limited door numbers :y
thats fine for me ;D ;D
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Ah but does it do pub names?????? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Ah but does it do pub names?????? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
no but only gotta stick street name in a the pub will be there
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it knows some pubs/restraunts it knows where my Local Beefeater & Pizza Hut are and a few other arty farty restraunts in the town are they live in the POI menu which is found on the destination input menu :y
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That will do for me.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
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That will do for me.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
and me :y
only gotta find out how to work the ruddy thing :-/
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carin cant do postcodes!
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Depends how old your disc is. :y Mine does partial - kind of.
But I can't discuss my disc here. :-X :-X :-X ;)
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carin cant do postcodes!
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Depends how old your disc is. :y Mine does partial - kind of.
But I can't discuss my disc here. :-X :-X :-X ;)
Mine does too Andy :y
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carin cant do postcodes!
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Depends how old your disc is. :y Mine does partial - kind of.
But I can't discuss my disc here. :-X :-X :-X ;)
Mine does too Andy :y
mine too
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mine dont and it has the latest Navteq CD in it i think!
doesnt know any LD postcodes anyway!
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carin cant do postcodes!
only does Road Junctions and limited door numbers :y
from memory to input a route its power on then Guidance>Destination Input.Select Country UK at bottom of list>Then input the town.Then road.then junction/ door number
its a little slow sometimes but gets there !
If you have a later UK / IRL disc it'll likely do 5 digit post codes.... If you have a European disc, it'll likely not.... that seems to be the general idea I've found.. :y
Sad I know, but, I use my Carin and a Navman at the same time, it's a pi55er listening to them argue...
DC ;D ;D ;D ;D
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i can't get it to find any satalites :(
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Nick on fleebay there is a BNIB disc 2007/2008 up for grabs
Paul :y
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Right.
Carin Postcodes. It can't. If you have the later firmware, it can do 5 digit postcodes (ie select general area rather than street) - which like the pre V4 tomtoms, as much use as a used johnny.
Other thing with carin, is the gps is secondary, its primary fix is via speed pulses. So you need to tell it where it is (CAR LOCATION in setup menu). If you haven't wired up the speed pulse signal, it will never move.
if its showing not sats visible after about 10mins, either you need to reposition gps receiver, or its knackered (they are delicate). fortunately, £6 from egay should you need a new one.
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TB, what syatem would you recommend for the sat nav? Carin or Siemens? Which is easier to install? I ask this as I am thinking about installing one in my car and just wondered if the seimens one would be more or less plug and play?
Paul :y
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in a nutshell, the siemens is the better system. Not quite plug and play, and a damn sight more expensive than the carin.
carin is vertually plug and play, just some awkward connections to make in passenger kick panel unless you have a late 1998 or 1999 car.
I'm saying siemens is better based on the fact it uses the MID (carin is quite low by radio), and its much, much faster. if you have a colour screen, the siemens can show basic maps as well, and intersection pop-ups, though it can be slow to draw at times.
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Thats the only problem jamie, I would need to buy the colour screen. Would it firt in my car 3.0ltr Elite 1997 P, first reg 30/01/1997?
Paul :y
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Thats the only problem jamie, I would need to buy the colour screen. Would it firt in my car 3.0ltr Elite 1997 P, first reg 30/01/1997?
Paul :y
either would fit 1997 P car.
for carin, you'd need to move TC switch, and also do that awkward wiring in passenger kick panel.
for siemens, security coding aside (thats a whole other heap of trouble you can get in to with siemens), all the dash based wiring mods can be done on a trafficmaster loom, except a jumper wire on back of new display. A bit of tweaking around the wiring on the replacement cd changer, and then find a way to mount the new cd changer.
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Carin it is then :y
Thanks Tb for the info
Paul :y
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Carin it is then :y
Thanks Tb for the info
Paul :y
if ever you pass this way, i can show you both in operation - both my cars have both types fitted.
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i need a gps reciver for this sat nav
this one is knackered
anyone know where i can get one :-[
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i need a gps reciver for this sat nav
this one is knackered
anyone know where i can get one :-[
eGay. £6 from the company I have bought 4 from before.
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have you got an item number i cant find the right one
or have you got one for sale
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Try this BIN
260374589370
I have used 2 of these successfully with my 2 CARiNs. The lead is only 2m, so needs to be mounted close to CD unit - mine is just about the metal parcel shelf, but under carpet bit
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thanks
ordered one very similar last night ;D
sorry never popped over i forgot the satnav unit on the way to vx1 :y
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Any one else needing a carin satnav receiver, the one above is the one to go for, and at £6 + £2.5 P&P, about the cheapest going.
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i paid £7 and with free postage bnib but can't find any others on there the same