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

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Mark Kling, Apr 16, 2010.

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  1. k7tkr

    k7tkr Medium Load Member

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    I am not even sure that is possible. I think the best one is likely to see is a probability of hazardous conditions, not that such conditions actually exist. I wonder if Rand can get MyWeather to add watch and/or warning boxes ( I have mentioned this before) to that overlay. Like for the Buffalo area and lake effect snow events, high wind warnings- advisories etc. I think I agree Don, it's a neat idea, just not sure if it is doable. For me anyway, the actual weather overlays provide a better hint of hazardous situations- one can see what one is getting into.

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    uploadfromtaptalk1342063035738.jpg

    What your area is showing at the moment Mark, under the Traffic Impact overlay- also showing showers- light to moderate. Is this fairly close to reality at the moment?

    Mark

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  4. Kamkor

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    Hey Mark,

    If you get the traffic adapter, will the GPS unit (720) suggest different routing depending on changing traffic conditions, A la the "Competition" unit does? Just curious as it will make me decide if I get the adapter or not. And man why cant it download the real time traffic over the wifi connection? I know, I know, bandwith, but it would be nice to at least be given the OPTION to do it. Like Google Maps.
     
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    I got a sun visor for the 720 last week that I had ordered several weeks ago before I heard about the redesign. It seems to fit fine but is there any way to tell if it is the new model or the old one? Thanks
     
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    If you click on the weather Icon, on the frame showing current weather any alerts will be shown here.

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  8. Mark Kling

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    It was overcast last night..

    FYI, Main Screen/preferences/General/Screen Snapshot Button - turn on.

    On any screen in the upper left you will see a camera icon. If you press it, it takes a snapshot of the screen.

    To see these screen snapshots, connect the 720 to the computer and view as an external drive. Under the folder RM/User/Screen Snapshots you will find them. They are .png files and we found out that they do not upload well to TTR. You would have to convert them to a .jpg via a paint program.

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  9. Mark Kling

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    I have not seen the redesign yet. I will try to get a pic of one.

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    View attachment 33096 If you have the traffic receiver attached, click on the traffic icon on the map screen.
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    View attachment 33098 Clicking on these will take you to the location on the map.
    View attachment 33099 Clicking on the traffic icon (barrier) will show the next picture.
    View attachment 33100

    Hope this answers the question.

    As far a Traffic on Wi-Fi, this might be a future feature.

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  11. k7tkr

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    Okay. However, took that with my phone's camera and uploaded via my Tapatalk app. It's become my primary link to this and other forums. Too convenient.

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