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Checked traffic icon tonight pressed icon it brought up 3 sub icons to play around with.
17th Mar 2011 10:31 pm
lad
Member Since: 17 May 2008
Location: Blackburn
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Mine hasn't shown today but just been local. What new icons have you found?
17th Mar 2011 10:33 pm
fat bloke
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: OXFORD
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One was to give you option of any major roads around country distance and traffic on them,one to change traffic map on your route plus one other which i can't remember what did.If you were out and about ythe icon should of shown up either it's faulty as your model next one up to mine i assume it should be there.Best check where you bought it from regarding is it faulty or not?...But i'm sure you can get the model with or without traffic.
17th Mar 2011 11:02 pm
lad
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Location: Blackburn
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Well been out and about today and guess what? The traffic icon showed!! Only for part of the journey I looked if it had activated in the menu but it still said it hadn't activated, until it receives a signal from traffic and sats at the same time. Must be too hilly around here where I live. Will have another faff with the aerial this weekend.
18th Mar 2011 7:12 pm
D4JWW
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Location: London, UK
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Slightly of topic but Lad have found away to connect a reversing camera to your garmin nuvi 1490tv?A few mods... and keeping it all running...Faultmate MSV2
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18th Mar 2011 8:53 pm
lad
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Location: Blackburn
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On the garmin 1490tv there is a line input. I have brought the cable from the rear to the satnav and connected it and it works. Its not 100%, but you can see whats what and where you are reversing, I think I need a better cable to keep signal better on it's travels from the back to the front. I'm waiting for a right angled connector to fit in the line input as there is not room for a straight connector. BUT at the moment when the camera is connected and you go to the TV it just shows the rear camera, I don't know if I am doing something wrong or missed a setting, but i am thinking of rewiring the cable some how so when reverse is selected it sends the signal to the satnav, and when it isn't in reverse it will allow the TV to show and not rear camera!
18th Mar 2011 9:21 pm
lad
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Location: Blackburn
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Here is a photo of the TV, Sorry about the dust, it needs cleaning Tried to get a close up to show text, the sun was bright and the back of the phone is white, I will take another when the sun as dropped in the sky, You can still watch it no problems, but trying to take a photo was murder.
19th Mar 2011 4:59 pm
fat bloke
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Looks very nice if your other half is like mine you watch tele while she shops how long would your battery last?.
19th Mar 2011 8:18 pm
D4JWW
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Location: London, UK
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Lad, which camera and cable+ connecter are you using? I would really like to do the same!A few mods... and keeping it all running...Faultmate MSV2
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19th Mar 2011 8:52 pm
lad
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Location: Blackburn
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The camera I'm using at the rear is a BlackVue, It has a line out and connected using a normal 3.5mm jack to the front. But I've still got to fit the right angled 3.5mm jack to the side of the satnav as there is not enough room to put a straight 3.5mm jack in the side of the satnav.
20th Mar 2011 10:32 am
lad
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Location: Blackburn
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Fat bloke, luckily doesn't do TV shopping but does enough looking and then buys in the shops themselves. So while shes on a long shopping trip, I can watch a bit of TV myself. Only thing is, it will be me running the battery flat as she will take ages.
20th Mar 2011 10:35 am
stephenp
Member Since: 26 May 2010
Location: barnsley south yorkshire
Posts: 37
just wondered which jack plug you are using as the one i have bought does not appear to work.(picture if poss) and where from.
ps know camera works as have plugged it in the telly.
thanks stephen
20th Mar 2011 2:45 pm
lad
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Location: Blackburn
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This is the jack I'm going to use, got to fit it yet,
I must admit when I did try it out, it didn't feel a snug fit when in the line input, and when it was showing a picture I couldn't find out a way to show the TV. ie, when you press TV on the screen it will either show TV or rear camera, no button option to see the TV or rear camera.
Oh and I got it of fleabay, from Nelson/Colne I think
20th Mar 2011 3:14 pm
stephenp
Member Since: 26 May 2010
Location: barnsley south yorkshire
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thanks a lot, I obviously bought the wrong one
stephen
20th Mar 2011 4:31 pm
D4JWW
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Thanks Lad, I was also thinking of using blackvue, any photos of where the camera is located and pointers to fitting and connecting the camera? A few mods... and keeping it all running...Faultmate MSV2
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I looked if it had activated in the menu but it still said it hadn't activated, until it receives a signal from traffic and sats at the same time. Must be too hilly around here where I live. Will have another faff with the aerial this weekend.
Tried to get a close up to show text, the sun was bright and the back of the phone is white, I will take another when the sun as dropped in the sky, You can still watch it no problems, but trying to take a photo was murder.
Lad, which camera and cable+ connecter are you using? I would really like to do the same!
Lad, I was also thinking of using blackvue, any photos of where the camera is located and pointers to fitting and connecting the camera? 
