AULRO Subscriber Offer - cheap on-road/off-road GPS units

**Ranga** · 26th December 2009, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by biggin

You wouldn't believe it. After a couple of days sitting in the box, I decided to get the GPS out and try one more time to get it up and running.
Nothing.
I plugged it into my computer.
Still nothing.
I left it plugged in over night and there was a glimmer of life. The battery charge light was blue.
That got me excited but it still would not run, so I decided to put it back in the box. When I disconnected the computer lead I accidentally pressed the power button again, and guess what? She booted up, good as gold, and has been perfect since.
Thanks guys we're back in business.

Just one question though, how do you get back the startup menu page after being in a GPS program. It seems to go to a new menu page where a big green battery is shown in the middle of the bottom line, with the date and time on the left of that, and a light bulb and speaker on the right?

Cheers,
biggin.

Awesome news!! Totally baffled what caused all this, but hopefully it won't happen again.

To get back to the main initial menu, the menu button is next to the power button - actually, they're the same button, except press on the left for power, and on the right for menu.

**biggin** · 30th December 2009, 08:07 AM

Now that this thread has slowed down a little recently, I have a couple of questions just to keep things going.

Has anyone managed to successfully incorporate a reversing camera into Ranga's GPS? I can't seem to find any camera on the market that uses the same AV connector as the GPS.
If it is possible, what settings and/or software changes are required to make it work.

On a different tack, do you calibrate new maps using the GPS's OziExplorer software, or by using other software on a PC. I am pretty sure I need to download some new OziExplorer software ito my PC, but not sure which one.

Cheers,
biggin

**DavidB** · 30th December 2009, 01:07 PM

Hi biggin,

I ordered the YP GPS unit and wireless revering camera at the same time.

It comes with its own cigarette lighter plug with a RCA jack plug incorporated. You do not need any change in software. The GPS unit becomes the camera screen as soon as you connect the RCA plug.

I have mounted it in the bumper bar of the Disco. I can now reverse to my camper trailer and it will take me right over the ball. I now get out and wind down the jockey wheel and its all done.
I only use it for this purpose. Saves any angst between my wife & I.

The only problem I have encounted is moisture inside the camera. Silicon fixed that.

Check out the following web page.

DealExtreme: $47.70 Car 2.4GHz Wireless Rear View Parking NTSC Night Vision Camera and Receiver Set (DC 12V)

Dave.

**rar110** · 30th December 2009, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by Ranga

Seeing as you're local (perhaps) let me know if you have any issues and I'll do it for you.

Thanks Ranga. I am on the other side of town - Wynnum. I still haven't looked to see how the maps are done. I think I might just send it over to you.

**Discovery300Tdi** · 2nd January 2010, 03:26 PM

G'day All,

great unit's i must say got my awhile ago and had no probs since until now...

i'm trying to put a map of blackwood onto my gps and have done just that.

i first converted the image using the Img2Ozf and it askd to be calibrated..what do you put in the calibration spots??? i have now..

..A Map file &
..A Ozfx3 file

which it says to place in the same folder otherwise Ozi wont be able to find it..Now which folder would be best to put it in???

have in the past put it under hema maps on the sd card but when in the area of blackwood and moving map is running it keeps loading the Vic state map instead of the blackwood one.

plz help been trying for a while.

cheers simon

**biggin** · 2nd January 2010, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by DavidB

Hi biggin,

I ordered the YP GPS unit and wireless revering camera at the same time.

It comes with its own cigarette lighter plug with a RCA jack plug incorporated. You do not need any change in software. The GPS unit becomes the camera screen as soon as you connect the RCA plug.

I have mounted it in the bumper bar of the Disco. I can now reverse to my camper trailer and it will take me right over the ball. I now get out and wind down the jockey wheel and its all done.
I only use it for this purpose. Saves any angst between my wife & I.

The only problem I have encounted is moisture inside the camera. Silicon fixed that.

Check out the following web page.

DealExtreme: $47.70 Car 2.4GHz Wireless Rear View Parking NTSC Night Vision Camera and Receiver Set (DC 12V)

Dave.

Hey Dave,

I'm trying to get my head around the wiring requirements for this camera system. Please let me know if the following assumptions are correct:

- The camera receiver is built-in to the cigarette lighter plug, and one of the three connectors coming out of it fits into the AV socket of Ranga's GPS.
- One of the other two connectors is a mini USB, and is used to power the GPS. The third connector is not used.
- The camera plugs into the teardrop shaped transmitter. The black wire of the transmitter is connected to earth, and the red wire to +12volts.
- It is NOT possible to have the AV plug connected all the time, and have the rear image come on automatically when reversing (this will be a bit of a pain to have to connect and disconnect each time while reversing).

How did I go?

Cheers,
biggin

**DavidB** · 2nd January 2010, 06:46 PM

Hi biggin,

In two words - spot on.

I only use the reversing camera when I need to use the trailer. So no problem for me.

Dave.

**JLo** · 3rd January 2010, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by **Joker**

G'day All,

great unit's i must say got my awhile ago and had no probs since until now...

i'm trying to put a map of blackwood onto my gps and have done just that.

i first converted the image using the Img2Ozf and it askd to be calibrated..what do you put in the calibration spots??? i have now..

..A Map file &
..A Ozfx3 file

which it says to place in the same folder otherwise Ozi wont be able to find it..Now which folder would be best to put it in???

have in the past put it under hema maps on the sd card but when in the area of blackwood and moving map is running it keeps loading the Vic state map instead of the blackwood one.

plz help been trying for a while.

cheers simon

When you calibrated it you should have placed co-ordinates in a box for each mark you made.

Easiest if you place map & ozf files in Ozi directory. Default for Ozi is on the SD card >>> OziExplorerCE\Maps. You can put them anywhere but you need to tell Ozi where to look for them and you do this through its menu.

With Ozi open, if you still have the bottom menu bar visible you will see an open folder icon/button. Click on it and it will take you to where Ozi is looking for maps

Hope this helps

Cheers
JLo

**biggin** · 4th January 2010, 01:56 PM

Hi Ranga,
I have just received another GPS for SWMBO. If I copy my upgraded SD card to the new GPS, will this reboot with the new menus etc. or is there something else that has to be done?
You kindly sent me the DVD with the instructions, unfortunately the DVD did not work.
cheers
biggin.

**Ranga** · 4th January 2010, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by biggin

Hi Ranga,
I have just received another GPS for SWMBO. If I copy my upgraded SD card to the new GPS, will this reboot with the new menus etc. or is there something else that has to be done?
You kindly sent me the DVD with the instructions, unfortunately the DVD did not work.
cheers
biggin.

I'll send you another DVD - you'll need it, as just copying the SD card files isn't enough to get it working properly.

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