DR500 GPS not found

[wozzzzza]

my camera has just gone back for repair. will most likely be on ebay shortly when i find a replacement for it.

 

[jokiin]

my camera has just gone back for repair. will most likely be on ebay shortly when i find a replacement for it.

best idea I think

 

[swarga]

The GPS on mine hasn't worked since Day One - which is why it's going back to the vendor for a refund.

 

[Mio]

we have found a solution problems gps.
need to do reset GPS module. Unsolder the the battery for a short time

 

[wozzzzza]

ah crap, wish someone told me this before I sent it back last week. but oh well, hopefully I will get it back working.
thanks for the info though for next time it happens.

 

[Dscheng]

we have found a solution problems gps.
need to do reset GPS module. Unsolder the the battery for a short time

Wow. My gps chip is not burnt. Strangely I remove my cam n I accident drop my cam. I fix back and the gps is working !! Haha. Maybe I lucky.

 

[minaaom]

we have found a solution problems gps.
need to do reset GPS module. Unsolder the the battery for a short time

Thank u very much. My gps didn't work since overheat when parking mode. Then I unplug the wire to GPS module like yours, now it work again. :mrgreen:

 

[Dscheng]

we have found a solution problems gps.
need to do reset GPS module. Unsolder the the battery for a short time

Thank u very much. My gps didn't work since overheat when parking mode. Then I unplug the wire to GPS module like yours, now it work again. :mrgreen:

Hi minnaom,

How you unplug the wire? I never see any wire from the picture. Or you unsolder it? If possible, please share with some picture how you unplug the wire?

 

[minaaom]

How you unplug the wire? I never see any wire from the picture. Or you unsolder it? If possible, please share with some picture how you unplug the wire?

I cannot detach the battery because it fixed with glue, so I just unplug as in Picture and it work.

 

[Dscheng]

How you unplug the wire? I never see any wire from the picture. Or you unsolder it? If possible, please share with some picture how you unplug the wire?

I cannot detach the battery because it fixed with glue, so I just unplug as in Picture and it work.

Hi, i cant see your picture.

 

[wozzzzza]

yeah we cant see them pictures.
but my 500g is on the way back to me fixed I hope. should have it next week.

 

[Dscheng]

Finally my GPS signal is ok. I am not sure what happen too. It actually lost signal for a month. When i suddenly fix back the camera, it detected the signal. Hopefully, it will stay on forever haha. *Cross my finger*

Welcome back GPS !!

 

[Not a Good Idea]

Lost my gps signal. Contacted pittasoft and they basically told me im out of luck. I will not be buying another bv500. Took bv500 apart. De soldered the battery for a while.. soddered back on and still does not work. Bought a lk7900ace

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[minaaom]

Sorry, I don't know why others cannot see picture in my public photo dropbox. Try again !!

I cannot detach the battery because it fixed with glue, so I just unplug as in Picture and it work.

 

[brianman]

Another GPS failure victim. Mine fell off the glass about 3 feet to the center console area of the car.

I wish I could figure out how to open the casing to check the plug, as it's not clear to me how to do that from any of the discussions or pictures.

 

[FSC830]

Another GPS failure victim. Mine fell off the glass about 3 feet to the center console area of the car.

I wish I could figure out how to open the casing to check the plug, as it's not clear to me how to do that from any of the discussions or pictures.

Have you seen this here?

There is a disassembly section.

Regards

 

[Not a Good Idea]

Another GPS failure victim. Mine fell off the glass about 3 feet to the center console area of the car.

I wish I could figure out how to open the casing to check the plug, as it's not clear to me how to do that from any of the discussions or pictures.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 2

Look at the end where the power pkugs in. There is a small notch on the side. Take a small flat head screw driver and push this down/inward. The round cap comes off. Its tight so be careful. Next the 2 sides come together at the seams. There are 8 clips in total work your way from the cap to the wifi area with the same small flat head seperating the 2 halves. The portion without the lense has to slide upwards and towards the power output area. Good luck.

 

[wozzzzza]

just got my dr500gw back today after warranty, they sent me a brand new camera, wonder if its English or not, will find out later when I get it going.

 

[camMO]

So my DR500 lost GPS recently too. I bought mine from dreamseller on ebay, no warranty

I disassembled the camera, and after removing the GPS chip i found that removing the small watch battery from the GPS board, and leaving it off also brings the GPS back to life. the GPS may be a little longer to get a location at power up without the small battery, but i leave my camera on all the time with a powermagic, so not an issue for me. It's really small so soldering off/on was not do-able for me. just remove the battery by flexing it back and forth a few times, and toss it. Worked for me!

 

[wozzzzza]

So my DR500 lost GPS recently too. I bought mine from dreamseller on ebay, no warranty

that's where I got mine from as well, he's about the only seller on there who provides warranty and also the best price.