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no satellites found after rns 510 install
« on: March 29, 2014, 06:54:05 pm »
Any ideas guys installed my p version rns 510 today and it doesn't locate my location and says satellites 0/0?

Just says im at the last stored location of where it was last.

Anything to do with the gps reciever?

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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2014, 06:55:23 pm »
id try a factory reset  :wink:
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2014, 07:14:05 pm »
Where did you mount the GPS puck?
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2014, 07:34:13 pm »
I mounted it just just above where the unit sits in.

How would I factory reset it?

Cheers guys!
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2014, 07:40:18 pm »
I would move the puck to behind the clocks where there's less interference, although mine sits on the arm that moves up/down when the front vent dials are rotated.

Factory reset is like Ctrl-Alt-Del on PC, think it's < > and i or *
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2014, 07:41:29 pm »
This sounds very familiar. Where did you get the RNS unit from? I bought one recently which had the same issue (0/0 satellites found) and it turned out it was buggered.

Resetting the unit made no difference to me, and the unit thought it was in the middle of a field near Newport in Wales. I guess that's where it was nicked from....

Anyway, to reset the unit ....

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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2014, 09:19:48 pm »
I got it off a company selling them on eBay.

Comes with 6 months warranty too.

Cheers for the reset link  :happy2:
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2014, 09:29:35 pm »
I've a spare GPS puck and RNS 510 here if you're near and wanna stop round to do a bit of testing.
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2014, 02:45:53 pm »
Master reset hasn't fixed the problem..any other ideas chaps
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2014, 03:09:43 pm »
I think you'll find that's buggered mate. Best get hold of the seller and take it up with him.
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2014, 09:03:53 pm »
GPS antenna needs to be as high as possible in the dash, I found the signal directly on top of the unit was poor. Placing it just beneath the air output above the vents works or above the instrument cluster.
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2014, 11:06:10 pm »
Quote from: J400uk on March 30, 2014, 09:03:53 pm
GPS antenna needs to be as high as possible in the dash, I found the signal directly on top of the unit was poor. Placing it just beneath the air output above the vents works or above the instrument cluster.

Cheers I will give it ago tomo moving the antenna
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2014, 11:07:07 pm »
Quote from: Viking on March 29, 2014, 09:29:35 pm
I've a spare GPS puck and RNS 510 here if you're near and wanna stop round to do a bit of testing.

Thanks for the offer bud,im in Northampton  :happy2:
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2014, 11:37:16 pm »
Miles away mate. North Yorks....  :drinking:
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Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2014, 04:02:27 pm »
so i moved the gps antenna and its found the satelittes now and works.

Can i ask if genuine vw gps receivers are better at getting signal and the one i have which i got free with the satnav looks like a flimsey bit of kit?
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