SatNav - but not the usual moan!
Discussion
Now, you'll be very surprised to hear this no doubt, but I actually thought the AM satnav in my V8V was pretty good! Mine had the updated discs so had full postcode search, decent lane warnings etc. However, it has now broken.
Currently, the satnav starts up ok, most of the time I can set a destination, it will calculate a route for me. However, within a short distance of driving the map will disappear completely, leaving the screen a blank grey. Weirdly, if I move the screen one notch in any direction, the map will reappear temporarily. Now though, it is lacking the routing information (i.e. it shows the roads, but not the yellow arrows showing my route), and if I try to recalculate the route it gives me an error message (something along the lines of 'unable to calculate your route, if you move your car, or your destination slightly this may help'). Further, it will only remain momentarily before going a blank grey again. All very odd, and not at all usable.
I have no idea what caused this (it was working fine a couple of months ago - it's simply taken me this long to get around to posting about it) and I would hope that I'd be able to fix it simply by resetting the system, if there is a way to do this. So - is there? Any suggestions for fixes? Try and save the one remaining driver of Astons that doesn't hate their sat nav!
All help appreciated, thanks in advance.
Ben
PS - I did search for this, but funnily enough every topic mentioning 'SatNav' I could find was just people complaining about it
Currently, the satnav starts up ok, most of the time I can set a destination, it will calculate a route for me. However, within a short distance of driving the map will disappear completely, leaving the screen a blank grey. Weirdly, if I move the screen one notch in any direction, the map will reappear temporarily. Now though, it is lacking the routing information (i.e. it shows the roads, but not the yellow arrows showing my route), and if I try to recalculate the route it gives me an error message (something along the lines of 'unable to calculate your route, if you move your car, or your destination slightly this may help'). Further, it will only remain momentarily before going a blank grey again. All very odd, and not at all usable.
I have no idea what caused this (it was working fine a couple of months ago - it's simply taken me this long to get around to posting about it) and I would hope that I'd be able to fix it simply by resetting the system, if there is a way to do this. So - is there? Any suggestions for fixes? Try and save the one remaining driver of Astons that doesn't hate their sat nav!
All help appreciated, thanks in advance.
Ben
PS - I did search for this, but funnily enough every topic mentioning 'SatNav' I could find was just people complaining about it
Mine does the same - will work for a while, then blank screen for the map - HOWEVER, when coming up to a junction, the directional small-scale map will appear and tell you where you need to go so you don't get lost technically. Also if switched off and then on again, works fine.
It's as if my MY2006 system isn't fully compatible with the 2010 discs..?
It's as if my MY2006 system isn't fully compatible with the 2010 discs..?
Off topic warning.
You should worry. We rented a Volvo a couple of years ago that had the same satnav in it.
1 mile from every direction it would bomb and then relocate itself to Sweden.... You had frequently passed the intended direction by the time you'd reset it to the UK. Strange how it seemed quite happy to continue to draw a map with you crossing rivers (without roads) when presumably it knew exectly where it was.
Although quite funny the 1st 5 times it got a bit tedious after!
You should worry. We rented a Volvo a couple of years ago that had the same satnav in it.
1 mile from every direction it would bomb and then relocate itself to Sweden.... You had frequently passed the intended direction by the time you'd reset it to the UK. Strange how it seemed quite happy to continue to draw a map with you crossing rivers (without roads) when presumably it knew exectly where it was.
Although quite funny the 1st 5 times it got a bit tedious after!
Mine does exactly the same with the update disc,it loads the destination and it runs for about an hour then screen goes grey.I have given up gone back to 5 figure post codes and take a map.What is odd is that when Mikey K gave me the disc it worked fine for about 6 months before starting playing up.
tonyhall38 said:
i have the 2008 disc in mine...no problems in 3 yrs.....as for the screen going blank then coming on again...means you have the screen saver turned on....go to options and turn off....will stay on all the time....
There is a screensaver on the sat nav, Tony ??You pulling my leg ??
Vergis said:
Got me thinking... if you could remove he screen and install the latest thin Tom Tom . Wire up the power you would be ready to go. You could have a switch discreetly in the cabin for on and off. If you needed to open the dash flap just select Sat nav as you would normally.
Just noticed that the TomTom Via with 12 months Live included is battering the Garmins under review.Surprising, as the Garmins are perceived as the superior of the 2
Vergis said:
Got me thinking... if you could remove he screen and install the latest thin Tom Tom . Wire up the power you would be ready to go. You could have a switch discreetly in the cabin for on and off. If you needed to open the dash flap just select Sat nav as you would normally.
Try reaching it 
mikey k said:
Vergis said:
Got me thinking... if you could remove he screen and install the latest thin Tom Tom . Wire up the power you would be ready to go. You could have a switch discreetly in the cabin for on and off. If you needed to open the dash flap just select Sat nav as you would normally.
Try reaching it 
Just a thought, off topic ish.
I have cracked the video interafce to enable the fitment of a parking camera system. It shouldn't be too much of a mission to add a Navigation computer, Alpine NVE-099 comes to mind, and then work this off a remote control. you would still need to operate the screen tilt as normal, but once up then you would have Alpine nav and poss camera input. I have a spare Alpine Nav unit now so will need to have a play.
Yes Tony, you are quite right. On the early DB9's there was a screen saver option. I found it by accident one day, when I thought I had broken it following the fitment of an Ipod kit. Spent hours fault finding on the fibre optic MOST system, only to get told 'oh, didn't you know it had a screen saver', by an old sage of a mechanic.
All the best,
James @ Paralight
ps I have now jumped ship and gone off to work for someone else, still got Astonitis, but now for www.trackaphone.com
I have cracked the video interafce to enable the fitment of a parking camera system. It shouldn't be too much of a mission to add a Navigation computer, Alpine NVE-099 comes to mind, and then work this off a remote control. you would still need to operate the screen tilt as normal, but once up then you would have Alpine nav and poss camera input. I have a spare Alpine Nav unit now so will need to have a play.
Yes Tony, you are quite right. On the early DB9's there was a screen saver option. I found it by accident one day, when I thought I had broken it following the fitment of an Ipod kit. Spent hours fault finding on the fibre optic MOST system, only to get told 'oh, didn't you know it had a screen saver', by an old sage of a mechanic.
All the best,
James @ Paralight
ps I have now jumped ship and gone off to work for someone else, still got Astonitis, but now for www.trackaphone.com
Vergis said:
Does the voice control actually work ok?
Does it not mis understand all the time?
Vergis - Correction wrong model number. My new Garmin is a Nuvi 3790 with Premium Traffic and Voice Activation, which works very well. Admittedly I tend to use the new unit for planning purposes only as I quite like the AM GPS updated with a 2010 Volvo Disc Does it not mis understand all the time?
I had problems getting a GPS lock on an iPhone nicely mounted on my V8VR fascia which drove me (a) wild when trying to get somewhere, and (b) to get updated discs for the inbuilt SatNav. Seemed to be much worse in wet weather, and I suspect the Aston windscreen is metallised, causing the GPS reception problem. I then discovered the Aston/Volvo SatNav was not nearly as bad as I had first thought.
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