GPS ?

[SPIN DRY]

I have a Lowrance 520c. Worked great out in Green Bay, come home and put it back on the boat and the gps moduale won't responed.It still shows the map of Fox River.Of course it happens right before opener. Any Ideas before I have to send it back. The graph works fine. It's less then a year old. Thanks for any help.

[Charley]

Is it out in the open so you get a signal? You can restart it like it was brand new.

[snoozebutton]

My 334c did pretty much the same thing, it was positioned at the last place I fished and kept losing signal. I'd leave the cross hairs up and manually go to where I was. Kind of a pain but it was usable. Like Charley said, make sure you have a clear shot to the satelites and if all else fails, give Linda Colt a call at Lowrance.

Linda Colt

Customer Walk in Service Department

12000 East Skelly Drive

Tulsa Oklahoma 74128

1-800-324-1356 ext 8747

Direct Line 918-438-8747

[email protected]

[PerchJerker]

Pressing the exit button will bring the map to your current position.

If you're getting the message "GPS module not responsding" that means it's not getting power from your battery. Check your connections, fuses, switches etc to see why it's not getting power.

[Charley]

Perch--- His depth finder part is working. Wouldn't you have power? I don't combition unit so I don't know.

[gofishingtom]

i believe the gps module has its own power source and could be loose...possibly try a soft reset..when unit is off hold in the pages button and the power button at same time till units starts up and map of the usa appears..

[LMITOUT]

You could also try "initializing" the GPS. Make sure the GPS map is up on your graph and then hit the menu button. I don't recall exactly where this option is at in the menu structure but look for "Initialize GPS" and then follow the on-screen instructions. What you will do after selecting this option is move the cursor using the arrow buttons to your current location and then hit the enter button. This helps speed up the acquisition of your current location.

Typically when you turn the GPS on it will look for your last position where you shut the unit off which helps speeds up the process of acquiring a satellite signal. This is fine unless you travel a long distance away from your last spot where you had the GPS on and then it has to search for a while to find your new location.

If this isn't the solution, go to the satellite signal strength screen and look to see if the unit is locking on to any satellites. As PerchJerker said if you get the "GPS Module Not Responding" message then the GPS puck does not have power or the communication circuit is bad. Check the fuse and check the power to the puck. If both of these check out it's possible your puck is bad.

[PerchJerker]

Perch--- His depth finder part is working. Wouldn't you have power? I don't combition unit so I don't know.

For that Lowrance unit you need power to the display head, and power to the "network" ---- even if the network is only a GPS puck. If the message "GPS Module Not Responding" displays on the screen it means the network ie. gps puck is not getting power.

Spin Dry - if you have a master power switch try turning it off and on. I've seen it happen where the switch will get bumped and it's enough to shut off the electronics, even though the switch is still on. Flipping the switch off and on cured it ---- kind of a stupid / easy fix but go with it if it works.

[Ed Carlson]

I suspect the GPS power or the puck receiver connections. Start there.

If there is a added fuse link on the GPS power line, check the link for tension on the fuse and any corrosion, or a blown fuse. Light corrosion on fuse links often after extended storage may cause complications of low power, and unusual shutdowns of the electronics or low power causing programs to not function properly.

Fallow the power, check all connections.

[SPIN DRY]

It was the power. Of course it was under the floor. Had the dealer install. Thanks for the help.