sat nav question
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Also 2009 MY here. Original NAV software.
I do not use my NAV very much at all, but your photo of the screen looked familiar to me.
I have just been to look (any excuse to experience the wonderful leather smell).
When the NAV opened, the choice was one mode (called Basic I think) or Advanced.
I selected Advanced, and it then displayed exactly what your photo shows.
Possibly you are using the Basic mode, and then are seeing a different initial display.
I then wanted to start again to see what happens using the alternative Basic mode, but that choice was not offered the next time.
That is annoying. I will have to look in the handbook I suppose, to find out how to select Advanced or Basic. Not essential, but it now bugs me that I cannot do it.
If anyone can say, why I had the choice on the first occasion, but not the second time after shutting down and switching off the ignition, that would be helpful. Reading handbooks is so time consuming.
I run it in advanced mode, as the features are much better.
I haven't updated it and it something I intend to do, I did think it would just be roads updated, not the GUI too...
The update is a 2 disc update, and the manual says leave the disc in the DVD drive, I guess you leave disc 2 in?
I haven't updated it and it something I intend to do, I did think it would just be roads updated, not the GUI too...
The update is a 2 disc update, and the manual says leave the disc in the DVD drive, I guess you leave disc 2 in?
See other recent thread on this forum regards Sat Nav.
Just last month, I updated the original 2008 version to 2016 discs from ebay for £30.
They worked a treat and yes, you leave one of the discs in after the update. Took about 3 hours to upload/update.
Seems to be just the routes which are updated - no fancy new GUI, unfortunately.
Just last month, I updated the original 2008 version to 2016 discs from ebay for £30.
They worked a treat and yes, you leave one of the discs in after the update. Took about 3 hours to upload/update.
Seems to be just the routes which are updated - no fancy new GUI, unfortunately.
rovcallum said:
See other recent thread on this forum regards Sat Nav.
Just last month, I updated the original 2008 version to 2016 discs from ebay for £30.
They worked a treat and yes, you leave one of the discs in after the update. Took about 3 hours to upload/update.
Seems to be just the routes which are updated - no fancy new GUI, unfortunately.
Which is why I cant understand the difference in the GUIJust last month, I updated the original 2008 version to 2016 discs from ebay for £30.
They worked a treat and yes, you leave one of the discs in after the update. Took about 3 hours to upload/update.
Seems to be just the routes which are updated - no fancy new GUI, unfortunately.
There is indeed Basic and Advanced, as well as Full Screen or Split Screen view and you can choice a colour scheme, of which the Blue-ish one looks the most "modern" imho.
In some (not all!) of the upgrades, some of the nav sw itself is also "upgraded", but indeed mostly only the maps (for instance Zip code search was added in some of the upgrades). But the last few years only map upgrades, however, if you are currently running the 2009 version, you might see some extra features (like ZIP code search) apppear when you upgrade.
In some (not all!) of the upgrades, some of the nav sw itself is also "upgraded", but indeed mostly only the maps (for instance Zip code search was added in some of the upgrades). But the last few years only map upgrades, however, if you are currently running the 2009 version, you might see some extra features (like ZIP code search) apppear when you upgrade.
AWV12 said:
... if you are currently running the 2009 version, you might see some extra features (like ZIP code search) apppear when you upgrade.
No need to upgrade a 2009 version, just to navigate using ZIP (or as we call it Post) codes.
The only odd thing about that, is it is not very easy to find where to enter a postcode.
If I can remember, I think you first go to City, before entering the full postcode.
It does explain how in the handbook.
On the few occasions that I have used the NAV, it does generally work, but is certainly not intuitive.
Probably best not to use it if going to Wokingham. It sent me around the town in a circle, then it wanted to go around a second time, but I began recognising roads that I had seen 15 minutes earlier, so switched it off.
the post code thing is annoying until you get the hang of it, like has been said you actually input it when the word city comes up. One issue I have and not sure if this is standard but when you operate the small gearstick think will it only go one way, towards the right so you have to scroll through all the letters from the right?
Ant. said:
Taken a pic of the "about " details on my satnav....
It would be interesting to compare with someone who has the same GUI as the pic I posted..
It would be interesting to compare with someone who has the same GUI as the pic I posted..
Here you are Ant, as requested.
As previously mentioned, I get the screen that you show, when starting in Advanced Mode.
Car is model year 2009, built in 2008.
Hope it helps you to solve your mystery.
I have now operated my NAV more this week, than during the past few years!
Rappa said:
Dewi (David),
Good work:
A photo of a photo of a screen, uploaded to Pistonheads.
One day we will be able to just tell our Satnavs to send a picture of the current screen to someone.
Sean
Good work:
A photo of a photo of a screen, uploaded to Pistonheads.
One day we will be able to just tell our Satnavs to send a picture of the current screen to someone.
Sean
Thank you Sean. You caught me there.
Not sure whether my excuse is being short of time, or laziness.
We have not heard back from Ant (OP) yet.
Perhaps still trying to decipher the mystery.
Looking at the About screens posted, I presume part of the Map Version number is the date.
ie. Ant's Jan 2007, mine Jan 2008, and Sebastian Jan 2015.
However, the Map Version probably has no influence, on the first screen display (Advanced).
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