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Originally Posted by Barefoot
Question for VG
My Garmin used to find routes very quickly. Now I get an "acquiring signal" message for 5 or 10 minutes before the Garmin can find a route that previously was quickly found. It does eventually find the information. Do you have any idea why it is deteriorating?
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A couple of things can be happening depending on how often you use the unit. I know if I do not use my unit for a couple of months the first time I try and use it the acquiring a signal takes a long time. If on the other hand I use the unit daily or maybe every other day the acquiring is very fast.
As for routing it is done AFTER the signal is acquired so you have to first wait you get a solid signal and the GPS itself gathers all the necessary settings. At that time the unit will accept your request for a routing and do it's thing. If you try to do a route BEFORE the signal is acquired you will still have to wait for things to be processed by the computer in the proper order.
Using the unit more frequently will help speed things up. Another thing you may want to look at is the memory in your unit. Do you have the ability to add a SD memory card to the unit? The Garmin maps are getting larger and larger so I would add a 4 or even an 8 gig card and that should last a long time. If your unit does not allow for additional memory you may want to go in and delete some of the foreign language voices and help files that you will never use. That will free up some memory and allow things to be processed a little faster.
VG