Tmc Confusion...

[JohnR]

Have just finished installing my Mio 269 in the centre box of the Gal. I also got a TMC receiver (spec'd for Mio 269+) on ebay. Now, mine is not a 269+, but I have flashed the firmware to Rev 21 and loaded up MioMap V2.

 

I have split off the car ariel signal to feed the TMC receiver, and there is now a good signal showing if you click the TMC icon and scan through various radio channels. The question is, I can find no documentation as to what to expect to get from this. At the moment, the TMC icon occasionally flashes white but so far (ok, its only been hooked in for 4 hours) it still indicates a zero.

 

Never having had such a thing, what can I expect from this? Is it all working and I just need to wait for an event....or what? There's a lot of confusion about what works in the UK and what does not. Having got this far, does it mean that mine is working but just has nothing to report at the mo??

 

Thanks for any input,

 

John

[Guest gooner52]

hi john dont know anything about your unit sorry dude

 

but the tmc on my pioneer avic800dvd starts picking up traffic information after about 2 mins

 

have you been out in the car,ie round the block,sometimes mine does not pick up anything,unless i go out in the gal :)

[Guest neil_wiles]

TMC is trafiic management them Blue boxes at the side of the road on sticks.

 

When you pass one it should update your system if you have paid the subscription with all the traffice flow details including roadworks etc

[JohnR]

TMC is trafiic management them Blue boxes at the side of the road on sticks.

 

When you pass one it should update your system if you have paid the subscription with all the traffice flow details including roadworks etc

 

I think you are talking about the Traffic Master system. This is not traffic master, it uses (I believe) channel 20 and messages are received from radio stations.

 

I used to ave an AA pyramid on the dash that used that....it was very good at telling you that you shoulda taken the last exit!

[Guest neil_wiles]

its similar to traffic master but tmc warns of the speed of traffic and conjestion not just accidents etc

[Guest gooner52]

my tmc on my avic system is free

 

as when it was on my go it was not

 

on the avic the unit has it own radio tuner bulit in and picks up its info from classic fm

 

;)

 

john go to

 

gps world

 

should find all your answers there m8 :)

[JohnR]

my tmc on my avic system is free

 

as when it was on my go it was not

 

on the avic the unit has it own radio tuner bulit in and picks up its info from classic fm

 

;)

 

john go to

 

gps world

 

should find all your answers there m8 :)

 

Already got an account ther....don't seem to be that many mio users there, and they don't talk much!

[Guest gooner52]

my tmc on my avic system is free

 

as when it was on my go it was not

 

on the avic the unit has it own radio tuner bulit in and picks up its info from classic fm

 

:)

 

john go to

 

gps world

 

should find all your answers there m8 ;)

 

Already got an account ther....don't seem to be that many mio users there, and they don't talk much!

 

 

there is a whole section on tmc on the web forum there,did you heck it out m8 :angry:

[JohnR]

my tmc on my avic system is free

 

as when it was on my go it was not

 

on the avic the unit has it own radio tuner bulit in and picks up its info from classic fm

 

:)

 

john go to

 

gps world

 

should find all your answers there m8 ;)

 

Already got an account ther....don't seem to be that many mio users there, and they don't talk much!

 

 

there is a whole section on tmc on the web forum there,did you heck it out m8 :angry:

 

yeah....I hecked it and checked it ;-)

Looks like I might be well and truly stuffed.....don't look like it decodes properly in the uk :-(