GPS Help!!
OK guys I need your help.
I have a Lowrance LCX-27c fish finder & mapping GPS on a bass boat I puchased last week. The seller was a good guy and took very good care of everything. The day I bought the boat we tested the GPS and got the "GPS module not responding" notice. The sonar works great and I could see the trails and way points on the screen showing that the GPS was working before. We checked everything but could not figure it out. I bought the boat anyways and took it home. A friend has the LCX-28c and we tested my cables and receiver on his and it worked fine.
It appears that the unit it not communticating with the receiver or not sending it power when connected in my boat. all the fuses are good, power is coming out of the unit, cables and receiver work on friend's unit, what could it be?? I have a Humingbird 947c unit on the bow and it works great. I NEED HELP. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Tom
damo6230
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for starters
were you outside?
the GPS needs to pick up the satelites and being indoors or under a cover will restrict the signal. you should be able to scroll through the menu and display the satelites aquasition mode which indicates the numder of satelites it is attempting to track.
check the terminals to see if they are clean.
Wojo
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Yes I was outside. I will
Yes I was outside. I will check into that. My friends unit worked right away and since I bought it I have not been able to get it to work.
Thanks
just dhu it
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GPS SIGNAL
wojo , my mate had the same problem , i assume the gps has a built in antenna and this need s to have a clear view to the sky to recieve GPS signals, my freind antenna was directly under the windscreen hand rail and would drop in and out , if this is the case manually move the unit clear of metal work and try,
Wojo
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I have been in the open
I have been in the open everytime and same results! Very frustrating!!!
Thanks for the info. I am hoping experienced guys like yourself will be able to help before I have to pay someone to help me : (
Tom
Bodie
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ok so the receiver is in the
ok so the receiver is in the unit, or on the roof of your boat?
oops read your post correctly this time.
Maybe its power related? is your battery of sufficient size?
mullows
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Mate I have the same unit
Mate I have the same unit and had exactly the same drama with it. All you need to do to fix the problem is log onto their website, download the software upgrade onto a sd card and put it in your unit. It updates it and problem gone.
The Older I get the better I was :-)
just dhu it
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GPS SIGNAL
wojo if your in the northern suburbs drop in with the unit to All boats wangara and show Bruno the unit he should be able to upload the software for you, otherwise if your mates worked on your boat try your unit on his wiring to prove where the fault lays
mullows
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Here is the link with the
Here is the link with the instructions to help. It will fix it guaranteed!!
http://www.lowrance.com.au/en-au/Products/Marine/Large-Screen-SonarGPS-Chartplotter-Combos/LCX-27C/Downloads/LCX-27C-Software-Update/
The Older I get the better I was :-)
Andy Mac
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Agree Mullows
I had a similar experience when I was installing my LCX-37c.
Cheers
Andy Mac (Fishwrecked Reeltime Editor & Forum Moderator)
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Wojo
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You guys are great I will
You guys are great I will try the downloads today!! Thank you very much and I will let you know what happens!!
Take care guys and thanks again.
Tom
Wojo
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GPS help!!!!
Mullows you are the man!!!!! I did what you recommended and it worked right away! In fact I was able to acquire a position from inside my garage. Thank you very much for your help.
Cheers, Tom
Paul G
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I had the same problem but
I had the same problem but mine was I hadn't wire the module up to power .had wired up the sounder gps but the module had to have separate power this fixed the problem.
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mullows
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Pleasure mate!
Pleasure mate!
The Older I get the better I was :-)