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. Smokin

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    53' trailers are not legal in NYC or 4 of the 5 bouroghs. The only legal route is 95 from Westchester/Bronx to 695 to 295 over Throgs Neck to 495.
     
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  3. Mark Kling

    Mark Kling Technology Contributor

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    http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/truckrouting.shtml

    http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/trucks.shtml#map

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    Thanks,
    mark
     
  4. Smokin

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    Truck route map does not mean 53 footers are legal. Look at size and weight restrictions.
     
  5. Mark Kling

    Mark Kling Technology Contributor

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    I know that, but I posted the information up so everybody can get the latest NYC info. 53' are allowed in certain area's and the posted links show that on the maps.

    Thanks,
    Mark
     
  6. ghostrunner59

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    Mark have the 720 and has worked pretty good since got it last year. But recently have had problem with acquiring satellites. Especially in the southern states. Seems this started after doing the last updates. Maybe this is just a matter of timing don't know. It sometimes takes as long as a hundred miles to find them.

    It will show seeing them but only uses maybe one or two. It is sitting the same place since got it. On the dash. I have tried holding outside and completely away from truck. No matter where I put it takes forever to locate signal. Nothing as changed in truck since I purchased the unit.

    I have since problem started placed a cheap GPS along side of it and it acquires signal within seconds. It seems if I don't turn unit off at night works ok. But when driving thru MS, LA, AL it will loose it for a while then come back later.

    Garry

    might add just to cover all bases I did order an external antenna for it but haven't gotten home to get it yet.
     
  7. Mark Kling

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    This is mostly firmware and hardware. The one file that does control a part of it is only for port/baud rate. If those are not right you will get nothing.

    Southern states should be a better signal in relationship to the satellites.

    Make sure you did not put something new on the dash such as a wireless receiver that you can buy to connect to the radio. This will interfere sometimes with the GPS receiver.

    Holding outside should take it away from all that. Next time, hit the reset button, then power off/on and see what happens. It could be the hardware GPS receiver is weak and you may need an RMA to replace it.

    thanks,
    Mark
     
  8. k7tkr

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    Interesting issue.... the 720 apparently inserts route changes at the spur of the moment. Example, routed Indianapolis to Dallas via Little Rock. At Little Rock, the route ran I40-I30. However, as I approched I440, the device inserted I440 into the route and posted a segment change onto I440. This segment was not part of tbe orginal routing calculation. I've seen this before but really didn't take much notice of it except in passing.

    Mark
     
  9. Balakov100

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    I disabled the Hills and Sharp Curve warnings.
    But I am still getting Curve Warnings.
    Wouldn't be bad if they were actuallyvSharp Curves
     
  10. Mark Kling

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    What version?

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  11. Mark Kling

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    Preferences/Routing/Fast Recalc - on or off?

    If on, it knows the general route, but will give you faster routing for x miles. With it off, it will calculate the entire route.

    Or you could have routed somehow towards I-440 causing a recalc.

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