New location without reset?

[drdr]

Someone just came back from a distant location and said that he needed to wait a long time for the GPSr to find the satellites after he went and came back. Is there a way to configure your 'course' location in the GPSr, without doing a full reset of the device, so that it starts from scratch? What's lost if a full reset is done?

Thanks

 

[dhn]

If you turn on the unit some distance from the last noted location when it was shut off then it may take a few minutes with the unit in an open area to capture the gps signal again.

Getting new gpsquickfix files on a regular basis sometimes helps the time capture. Resetting the unit may help. If you do a pin reset (if your model has a dedicated reset hole) or holding the power button for about 10 seconds (if your unit doesn't have the reset hole) will normally cause no loss of data except maybe for setting the time again.

I am NOT referring to 'restore to factory default'. You will lose all custom settings and that won't speed up gps capture time anyway.

 

[finder216]

I had the same problem and saw an earlier post...if fixed my problem. If your not getting your GPS Quick Fixes when you hookup to "HOME", which I wasn't, it was taking my XL 340.s about 2-3 minutes to find the satellites. DHN posted a fix and it took care of my problem...here the fix:
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Delete the contents of the ephem folder on your unit using Explorer. Also delete the subfolders in the ephemeris folder on your computer found here:
C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\My Documents\TomTom\HOME\Downloads\complete\ephemeris

Now, connect to Home and try the update again.
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Good luck!