Suppport Thread for the TND 500, TND 700 or future Rand McNally products.

hello all (sorry caps)

i did my upgrade with no problems, an did it in less than an hr, only because i just got my (2nd) tnd 700 yesterday so it had all/most of the new maps in it,,,, there are some neat new things on new version, if u choose the rocket trk it will fishtail when u go around a bend,(not sure about other vehicels). You can change color of vehicel u choose, has warning for steep grades,sharp curves an on screen warning for construction, scales,state lines etc,,,,,, i am very happy with my unit,,, just a couple things i need to ask mark

1. What is considered a steep grade for warning to go off?
2. What is considered a sharp curve for warning to go off?

now i updated unit in carslie pa at the petro, then i had to go to montgomrey ny (on 84) when i got to mm 59 on 81 (IN PA) it did not warn me of construction from mm 61 to mm 69,
then when i got to montgomrey ny (exit 5) it shows a striaght off ramp on tnd but it is now a cloverleaf ramp,
other than those couple of things, i love my tnd 700.

thnx mark for all your help! Hosss1987 (mike)

 

*misses the altitude option*

 

I love my TND. I came up I57 in IL today and it was off tracking by about 400 feet though. Had me out in a field for about 20 miles south of I80. Also it still shows the truck speed limit as 55 all the way up I57.

 

Mark,

Is there a way to see all the "avoids" that are set in the TND? I once set an avoid on a bridge that was really backed up with traffic, and now I can't seem to remove that avoid. No matter what I try, it will not route me across that bridge. It routes way out of the way, and I would like it to route across the bridge.

Additionally, if I set an "avoid" on a route, how can I force a recalculate of the route without first canceling the route, and then re-entering the destination.

 

I believe that "avoids" are permanent, while a detour is only temporary for the current route. In any event my unit is not recalculating after I set an "avoid". I have to force it by canceling the route and then re-inputting the destination. Try it and let me know if you can reproduce it. Additionally see if when you remove the "avoid" it will re-route through the the previously "avoided" segment.

 

Ok, I need some help. Every time I turn on my unit it says "end of driving day" and "end of driving time". How can I stop it from saying this every time? Help! I think it must be a setting I'm missing.