RNS lost position accuracy?

[Lyons]

My RNS has randomly lost position, it now shows my car to be about a mile off.

I haven't had the unit out in a few weeks and ive used it a couple of times since.

I tried resetting but made no difference.

Any ideas?

[stealthwolf]

Leave it out. The GPS needs 5 or 6 satellites to figure out where you are. You can see this on the GPS viewer.

[Lyons]

Leave what out?

How do you get the satellite views up?

[stealthwolf]

When viewing the map, press the Map button. You should get a window in the top left corner. Tap the title and you get a drop down of options like Overview, Route, etc. GPS Viewer is the one you want. It will display the number of satellites that the RNS510 can see.

And I mean leave the car out in the open with the RNS on. In fact, go for a drive if you want. Once it's found 5+ satellites, it'll get a proper lock. It occasionally happens to me but not so frequently as it once did.