Hi Guy's,
Last week I purchased two TomTom Via 180 units for both of my cars etc...
In both cases, I have come across the following problem where I will set up the unit with voices and alerts (POI & Safety alerts) and all works good. then all of a sudden I notice after the unit gets powered off (automatically via the battery saver setting) and manually powered back on, that the audible alerts disappear???... The visual indicators are still there however no sound any more... I have re-applied the settings many times and still the same deal.
I have searched other threads and what seems to solve a similar problem with other units is to perform a ?PIN Reset? however the only reset command that are applicable to the via 180?s is to hold the power button for 15 sec or more until it restarts (which I have performed) but still looses the audible sounds.
Another thing I have noticed is that when I switch the car ignition off, the battery saver mode kicks in and the unit will display the unit is shutting down and then counts down the 10 secs and then the shutdown picture displays. Sometime this display quite along time and sometimes short. When I then go to power it back up (by holding the power button for a few secs, the unit boots up where it left off literally, being the shut down image!!! I then have to try and power off and back on again to start up?
Now I know that some products have their ?lemons? however as I mentioned earlier, I have two of these brand new units and these problems are across the two of them?
Any help greatly appreciated!
Last week I purchased two TomTom Via 180 units for both of my cars etc...
In both cases, I have come across the following problem where I will set up the unit with voices and alerts (POI & Safety alerts) and all works good. then all of a sudden I notice after the unit gets powered off (automatically via the battery saver setting) and manually powered back on, that the audible alerts disappear???... The visual indicators are still there however no sound any more... I have re-applied the settings many times and still the same deal.
I have searched other threads and what seems to solve a similar problem with other units is to perform a ?PIN Reset? however the only reset command that are applicable to the via 180?s is to hold the power button for 15 sec or more until it restarts (which I have performed) but still looses the audible sounds.
Another thing I have noticed is that when I switch the car ignition off, the battery saver mode kicks in and the unit will display the unit is shutting down and then counts down the 10 secs and then the shutdown picture displays. Sometime this display quite along time and sometimes short. When I then go to power it back up (by holding the power button for a few secs, the unit boots up where it left off literally, being the shut down image!!! I then have to try and power off and back on again to start up?
Now I know that some products have their ?lemons? however as I mentioned earlier, I have two of these brand new units and these problems are across the two of them?
Any help greatly appreciated!