MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: T6 SUR on March 29, 2014, 06:54:05 pm

Title: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: T6 SUR on March 29, 2014, 06:54:05 pm

Any ideas guys installed my p version rns 510 today and it doesn't locate my location and says satellites 0/0?

Just says im at the last stored location of where it was last.

Anything to do with the gps reciever?

Cheers

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: mrxbox360 on March 29, 2014, 06:55:23 pm

id try a factory reset  :wink:

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: monte on March 29, 2014, 07:14:05 pm

Where did you mount the GPS puck?

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: T6 SUR on March 29, 2014, 07:34:13 pm

I mounted it just just above where the unit sits in.

How would I factory reset it?

Cheers guys!

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: stealthwolf on March 29, 2014, 07:40:18 pm

I would move the puck to behind the clocks where there's less interference, although mine sits on the arm that moves up/down when the front vent dials are rotated.

Factory reset is like Ctrl-Alt-Del on PC, think it's < > and i or *

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: Viking on March 29, 2014, 07:41:29 pm

This sounds very familiar. Where did you get the RNS unit from? I bought one recently which had the same issue (0/0 satellites found) and it turned out it was buggered.

Resetting the unit made no difference to me, and the unit thought it was in the middle of a field near Newport in Wales. I guess that's where it was nicked from....

Anyway, to reset the unit ....

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: T6 SUR on March 29, 2014, 09:19:48 pm

I got it off a company selling them on eBay.

Comes with 6 months warranty too.

Cheers for the reset link  :happy2:

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: Viking on March 29, 2014, 09:29:35 pm

I've a spare GPS puck and RNS 510 here if you're near and wanna stop round to do a bit of testing.

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: T6 SUR on March 30, 2014, 02:45:53 pm

Master reset hasn't fixed the problem..any other ideas chaps

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: Viking on March 30, 2014, 03:09:43 pm

I think you'll find that's buggered mate. Best get hold of the seller and take it up with him.

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: J400uk on March 30, 2014, 09:03:53 pm

GPS antenna needs to be as high as possible in the dash, I found the signal directly on top of the unit was poor. Placing it just beneath the air output above the vents works or above the instrument cluster.

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: T6 SUR on March 30, 2014, 11:06:10 pm

Quote from: J400uk on March 30, 2014, 09:03:53 pm

GPS antenna needs to be as high as possible in the dash, I found the signal directly on top of the unit was poor. Placing it just beneath the air output above the vents works or above the instrument cluster.

Cheers I will give it ago tomo moving the antenna

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: T6 SUR on March 30, 2014, 11:07:07 pm

Quote from: Viking on March 29, 2014, 09:29:35 pm

I've a spare GPS puck and RNS 510 here if you're near and wanna stop round to do a bit of testing.

Thanks for the offer bud,im in Northampton  :happy2:

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: Viking on March 30, 2014, 11:37:16 pm

Miles away mate. North Yorks....  :drinking:

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: T6 SUR on March 31, 2014, 04:02:27 pm

so i moved the gps antenna and its found the satelittes now and works.

Can i ask if genuine vw gps receivers are better at getting signal and the one i have which i got free with the satnav looks like a flimsey bit of kit?

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: Viking on March 31, 2014, 04:33:29 pm

Result there. Must've been critical to where you had it positioned I guess.

Not had any comparison dealings with different antennas, as mine's factory fitted in the car. I have an after market one with the RNS I picked up the other day, but I've not compared them.

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: J400uk on March 31, 2014, 06:53:00 pm

We've got another car with a factory fitted RNS 315 that is currently having issues picking up a signal, whereas my DIY fit RNS 310 has been working fine. So no - the VW antennas aren't necessarily better  :happy2:

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: T6 SUR on March 31, 2014, 10:54:44 pm

Quote from: J400uk on March 31, 2014, 06:53:00 pm

We've got another car with a factory fitted RNS 315 that is currently having issues picking up a signal, whereas my DIY fit RNS 310 has been working fine. So no - the VW antennas aren't necessarily better  :happy2:

Thanks for confirming...plus I rang vw they quoted £56 for a genuine vw one

Title: Re: no satellites found after rns 510 install
Post by: JoeDarKa on April 01, 2014, 07:13:06 am

Iv got a £10 ebay one. Cheap enough to replace if they do break