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GPS

Yahoo Message Number: 14786
I am in need of help, we have 2003 Intrigue, it has a gps on board, I have yet to get it to work, Can anyone be of help, Garry

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Yahoo Message Number: 14799
Garry, Do you know what model or manufacture it is? Does it do anything?

Ron

Innovative CoachWorks Inc.

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Yahoo Message Number: 14821
Garry:

Our '04 Intrigue has the Pioneer 90AV unit. I would guess you have the same. You didn't offer much information, so I may insult your intelligence some......sorry.

The unit is controlled by the remote. Be sure the batteries are good in it first. The documentation is not really user friendly, so it will take a combination of reading and experimentation to get the hang of it.

We were traveling for 7,000 miles last summer and it took all of that to get fairly used to it.

I've been away from it now for nearly 4 months, so getting a bit rusty. You need to select the "navigation band" with the button on the radio unit. The one that allows you to select radio, CD, etc. As I recall, it's the "source" button.
Once you get into this mode, the rest of the setup is via the remote.
If you can get this far, let me know and will take another step.

Roger Uhlich

2004 Intrigue, 11699

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Yahoo Message Number: 16894
I use Microsoft Streets and Trips. Inexpensive, you can get it at Sam's. I find it more user friendly than Delorme. I didn't care for Delorme, it was a bit cumbersome for me. The new Streets and Trips did have a few problems with routing but easy to get around and may be fixed by now.
I have used the GPS on the laptop for years, but we now have a Garmin 2620 and I really like it. The Garmin software has a lot more points of interest than many of the programs. I like it because it has golf courses.

Linda

Intrigue 10678

GPS

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Yahoo Message Number: 16951
I am looking at getting a GPS unit for my coach, and wanted to see what the opinion of others is.

I want audio, so I don't have to watch the screen, and I want portability so I can move it to my toad (or carry it while hiking).

I am looking at the Garmin Streetpilot 2620, but I have gotten some input lately about the TomTom Go 300. It runs around $800, while the StreetPilot is over $1,000 with accesories. Is the StreetPilot worth the extra money? Has anyone else experience with the TomTom, and if so, what do you think of it? Or is there another brand that I should look at?
Al

2000 Intrigue 10979

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Yahoo Message Number: 16953
My dad has a Garmin 2610 and absolutely loves it. They are down to $500-$600 now. Check Ebay.

Mike

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Yahoo Message Number: 16954
I went with the Garmin 2620 about 6 months ago. I liked the display, but had a lot of problems with the unit. While heading west on I-90 I suddenly found myself in Taipai Taiwan ....... After turning south on I-79 I ended up in the Channel Islands. Later in the trip and about 30 miles from home on I-85 it kept trying to turn me around. I took the unit back and purchased a Cobra. The Cobra was rated very high and had a terrific display and was much easier to program than the 2620. About 6 weeks ago I drove to NY with the unit in my Intrigue.
As you know, an Intrigue has a pretty smooth ride .... but not smooth enough for the Cobra. The hard drive kept making a lot of noise and locking up. While in NY I took the unit back to "Best Buy" and received a replacement. The replacement lasted about 2 hours on the way back and locked up. When I got home I went back to "Best Buy' and was told they had been discontinued due to hard drive problems.
I replaced the Cobra with the new Garmin "Streetpilot C330" This thing is amazing. It has a 3D display on a touch screen, 5 million points of interest and programming even a total moron can handle. I have taken it on 2 trips and the thing has operated flawlessly. It is very small, and at first glance will make you wonder if you will be able to follow it while driving. I have had no problems so far. It does take a bit to get used to the 3D, because rather than your position tracking on the map, you are stationary and the map rolls into you.

Whatever you end up buying ..... Good luck. I wouldn't be without one.

Jay & Stephanie

04 Intrigue Ovation #11821

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Yahoo Message Number: 16955
Al,

you might also look at the unit Webasto sells it is fully portable and Audio only .
It is called the Voice Command. Retail about $1500. However some of us have better prices.

Ron

Innovative CoachWorks Inc.

GPS

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Yahoo Message Number: 16956
I presently have a Pioneer unit in my Intrigue. I wouldn't buy another one. It has several glitches: Wrong destinations plus an occasional command to leave the freeway when I know it's incorrect. Don't know what is happening. Secondary roads are almost non-existent.
In my Honda Accord is a terrific factory system. I don't know who's software they use. The greatest advantage in the Honda is the touch screen. It has lots of secondary roads also.
If you find a good unit with a touch screen, that would be a bonus in my estimation.

Larry
Intrigue
10762

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Yahoo Message Number: 16964
I also have a Pioneer that came with the coach, new last fall. In my opinion it's not very good. It gets lost and routes you on u turns.
Basically, if you put in a waypoint along the way, the unit just circles you around until it can find it's way out again rather than routing you back to your route. It also only gives you .7 miles notice for turns. That's not enough to make many lane changes in a coach with toad. I've contacted Pioneer's customer support, who couldn't seem to care less, and all they do is refer you to tech support, who aren't much better. After three calls to them about similiar problems, they finally agreed to "let" me send them the problems for reference....that was nice wasn't it...????...I also talked to the Pioneer guys at the Moultrie rally and personally about all that they gave was a bunch of lip service about how the unit wasn't a Garmin and that it was designed for cars. ??? I guess it's ok for cars to get lost and make u-turn and make quick lane changes etc....

I've also notified Country Coach about the Pioneer problems with similiar results....oh well....

I do have a Garmin 2620 that does a nice job and for me has yet to get lost, although it sometimes can be frustrating to get it programmed like I want it...It is portable and we use it in the toad as well....good unit overall.

Ray and Rue
05 Allure 31176

GPS

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Yahoo Message Number: 16975
Al,

I have the Garmin 2610 and it is great. I also have an older Magellan handheld, not as many features but works on direction and major highways.
You mentioned portable to carry with you, the Garmin 2610 or 2620 is not handheld portable. Go someplace like Bass Pro shop and look at the GPS there, they have the best display of GPS. If you want to carry it, it must work off batteries so that is something you would want to check. If it has a color screen the batteries will not last as long as a mono screen. So think about your actual use and time when on batteries.
I was so used to having it handheld that when I was shopping for a new one it was hard. I decided that using in the auto was most important and went with the Garmin 2610. Garmin does have the IQUE that is GPS in a Palm Pilot, it is really nice.
I can tell you that Garmin and Magellan are both wonderful if you call them and ask questions or if you have problems. Calling the tech lines and telling them what you want to do might be good. That is what I did with Garmin when I was trying to decide on the 2610 or 2620.

Linda

Intrique 10678

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Yahoo Message Number: 16979
Altho I use the built-in Pioneer GPS Nav unit constantly in our '03 Magna, I can't recommend Pioneer either. First of all, they offer poor technical service. Second, the newer units available from other Mfrs like Garmin have more storage, cost less, and can be moved to your toad. Hopefully, their map data can be updated at less cost than the $400 it costs for an updated disc from Pioneer.
Ours recently started to fail losing the current position. This made it re-compute and give invalid directions. Pioneeer tech support wasn't much help. The GPS display showed that it had contact with enough satellites, but the signals were too poor (regardless of type of terrain, weather, etc) to navigate . Tech support advised returning the unit for diagnosis & repair. They shipped it back charging an hour of labor, found nothing wrong, and provided no more info/suggestions. Calling Tech support always reaches a low-level tech who might be able to help a novice learn to use the unit, but not diagnose any problems. The Pioneer tech contact provided me by Country Coach was unreachable.

12v power was OK, so I figured the only other thing that could have failed was the antenna. I ordered a new one and it fixed the problem.
I figure the coax cable from the unit to the roof antenna must have been pinched or compromised in some way.

Paul Thomas
'03 Magna #6239

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Yahoo Message Number: 16981
Al, I have the Garmin 2610 and just love it. The 2620 has the built in hard drive with the entire map included. The 2610 requires a compact flash card that you load up. Considering that the 2610 may be cheaper and someone indicated that there have been problems with the hard drive I would be inclined to look at the 2610 if you can find one. As for where to get it you might try www.gpscity.com. They were inexpensive and extremely efficient - they 2-day fedex everything. I was very impressed.

Jim 2004 Ovation 11719

In dash Panasonic

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Yahoo Message Number: 16982
List Members:

Our in dash Panasonic (CQ-VA707WEUC) cd/radio/lcd monitor seems to be on the blink. The radio/cd player works fine but the LCD display will not extend. Pushing the extend button results in getting the three warning beeps but the display just does not come out (no motor sounds at all). Having to replace this unit seems like it would open a real can of worms.

Has this happened to anyone on the list? If so were you able to find a Panasonic service center to fix it?

Thanks,

JimC

2002 Intrigue #11446
www.al7rv.net

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Yahoo Message Number: 16984
I agree with almost all of the assesments so far. I would just caution you about the updates for any of the Garmin products. I have been using Garmin (Streetpilot) for about 5 years, everytime I plan a long trip I like the most up to date info avail. Map updating for Garmin and probably every system is expensive and lags significantly behind the real world. You will find yourself driving across and open field (according to the GPS of your choice) but there will actually be a 4 or 6 lane highway before you. The updates for Garmin maps runs about $180.00, which I do about every two years. The upgarde for the progam software is free. The other method I use is to do the route planning and then check with AAA or other organizations that have current info and plan from there. Garmin is still the best GPS for MH and Toads, I have come across. Greatest bang for the buck and I believe that Bass Pro has them on sale for about $700.00. Good luck.

John Bicknas 97 Magana 5416

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Yahoo Message Number: 16985
I'd like to thank everyone that provided me with input. I have decided to go with the Garmin StreetPilot 2610. In addition to the positive feedback on this product, it has the ability to specify road preference, which the TomTom does not. Also, Garmin appears the leader, and more likely to be supported in the future.

Thanks again to all.
Al

2000 Intrigue 10979

Re: In dash Panasonic

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Yahoo Message Number: 16987
We had the same problem with our Panasonic a year ago. We were in Eugene and went to Junction to solve the problem. They were too busy to remove it, so we pulled the unit out and brought it to them. They gave us an address in Illinois to send it for repairs. We told them that was not satisfactory. They went looking and found one that they had sent in for repairs. Paid them $300 and exchanged the rebuilt one for ours. Installed it and the unit has worked fine since, but we no longer retract the unit into the dash. There are limit switches that are either out of adjustment or have failed on your unit. Calling the factory for the repair facility is the cheapest route unless you are in a hurry. You might find one on ebay. Good luck!

John 2002 Allure
#30702

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Yahoo Message Number: 16995

I'd like to say thankyou also. I'v been thinking of getting a gps and the info that has come from this thread has really been so helpful. thanks again. buzz and trouble on the road.

Re: In dash Panasonic

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Yahoo Message Number: 16996
We have different unit (AVIC-N1) but it had an issue a while back where it acted similarly. It would not eject the CD. Since our is always powered on, I pulled the fuse, waited a few seconds, and then reinserted the fuse. It worked fine after that. This may not work for yours but what have you got to lose.

Bob

'05 Intrigue LE #11872

Re: In dash Panasonic

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Yahoo Message Number: 17000
Bob, I have the same Pioneer unit on my Allure 05. I talked to Country Coach about it running all the time and they supposely have engineering working on a solution. However, that's been five months, and frankly, I got tired of waiting, so I added an "under dash" switch, between the fuse and the unit to turn it off when not in use.
It's not difficult to do if you chose to add it.
There are two 12v power sources to the unit. One is "always on power" to keep the memory working and such. If you remove that power source, then the unit has to be reprogrammed upon start up. The other 12v power source, however, can be switched on and off thus shutting down the lites and motors without any ill effects.
CCI chose to leave power on both sources for some reason that I can't figure out. I guess because of the back up camera????...

Anyway, just a thought for your info....

Ray and Rue
05 Allure 31176

GPS

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Yahoo Message Number: 17345
We had a thread here recently over my request for opinions on a good GPS unit for my coach. As a result of that discussion, I elected to buy a Garmin Street Pilot 2610. I now have it and it works great!
I put a 1.0 GB flash card in it, there was one post earlier that said the 1.0 GB card did not work, but it works fine for me. It will not, however, hold the entire US map. Unfortunately, you do not find that out until it spends an hour and a half indexing the maps, after which you get a message that there is not enough memory to do what your are trying to do. I ended up removing every single major metropoliton area (plus some areas I figured I would never go) from the US map, then I was able to load it, it took about three hours. I figure if I want to head into a city, I will use the 256 KB flash card that came with the Street Finder to load that city's map.

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Yahoo Message Number: 17355
I have a 2620, which has all the maps built in, but I still load data from the Metro Guide program that I have ... better rural road data.
The fact that Garmin uses USB 1.1 and not the newer and faster 2.x really cranks me.

This is really dumb. It takes forever. When you spend that much money, you should at least get the latest, fastest, data transfer protocal.

Great unit however. You will be suprised how much you use the remote control. I thought that was kind of silly until I used it. Your copilot can use it too for searching for places without having to reach up and touch the unit.

Good choice in my humble opinion ...

John and Terry

2005 Affinity #6453

In Motion Satellite

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Yahoo Message Number: 19218
We are the proud owners an '06 Inspire. We picked it up last Saturday at our dealer. Is it possible to get satellite in the bedroom without getting another receiver for the bedroom? or do we have to get another receiver for the bedroom? Any help would be appreciated.

Re: In Motion Satellite

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Yahoo Message Number: 19227
You should be able to direct the sat tv signal to the bedroom with the redirection box switches. We do it all the time.

Kary

05 Inspire 36'
#51499