gallet Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 (edited) I can't see that I'm doing anything wrong here so maybe it's another software bug. I set a waypoint to have a proximity alarm, plus an 'approaching proximity' alarm. I also have the 'proximity alarm' checkbox, checked. So everything seems set up. However when I set a waypoint to have a proximity alarm, neither of the two alarms sounded (both of them are quite distinctive), only a single 'beep' when I got to the correct spot. The dotted circle that indicates a proximity alarm was visible and the beep went off exactly at the right time. This appears to be a bug, I'm running 2.30 firmware. Can anyone confirm these results, or tell me what I'm doing wrong. Thanks. Edited September 18, 2007 by gallet Quote Link to comment
dogwalkers2 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 (edited) I can't see that I'm doing anything wrong here so maybe it's another software bug. I set a waypoint to have a proximity alarm, plus an 'approaching proximity' alarm. I also have the 'proximity alarm' checkbox, checked. So everything seems set up. However when I set a waypoint to have a proximity alarm, neither of the two alarms sounded (both of them are quite distinctive), only a single 'beep' when I got to the correct spot. The dotted circle that indicates a proximity alarm was visible and the beep went off exactly at the right time. This appears to be a bug, I'm running 2.30 firmware. Can anyone confirm these results, or tell me what I'm doing wrong. Thanks. Mine works fine on 2.30. When you say you get the beep at the correct spot, do you mean at the proximity distance or at the waypoint? The only thing I can think of is that the alarm tone is set to the beep, perhaps by a finger problem like I'm prone to have. I had thought there was something else in the proximity alarm setup, but I can't find it now, so I may be mistaken about that. Do the tones ring when you set them? If they don't maybe someting got corrupted. How did you set the proximity alarm: via POI loader or on the unit? I've only set mine on the unit thus far. Sorry about the freedom of consciousness troubleshooting. In short, I don't think it's a bug as mine works fine, but it might be a problem with your unit or you setup (although it seems that you have it right). Sorry I can't be of much more help than that right now. Edited September 18, 2007 by dogwalkers2 Quote Link to comment
gallet Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 OK, thanks at least I know it works on yours. It only beeped when I arrived at the waypoint with a number 7 beep no beep when approaching though. Although I had it set on 8 and 15. It beeps fine when I set it up. I set them manually through the unit. Quote Link to comment
gallet Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 Doh!, I've just discovered the problem. I was navigating to the proximity point. I didn't realise that they operate anyway. I suppose it's obvious now that I think about it. When I was navigating the beep I heard overrode the proximity beep. So it's sorted now. Quote Link to comment
dogwalkers2 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Glad you got it sorted...learn something new every day... Quote Link to comment
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