2011 SatNav

[Toon]

What is the most up to date version of the DVD folks?

I see various editions for sale on ebay between £40 and £100............ V6.1 seems to be the most recent? Some ship from Uk and some ship from Holland. Is that because the mapping is from a Dutch company - TeleAtlas?

I have the RNS510 setup and would assume the DVD over-writes the mapping that's already on the hard drive so you don't need to leave the DVD in - is that right?

Would this V6.1 have the full postcode entry facility or just newer road mapping?

What should I buy? And is there any way of checking the firmware version on my headunit or does that need dealer diagnostic equipment?
Thanks

[branchespark]

@Toon:

• 7.0 (2010) or 7.1 (2011) have the full post codes.
• Press and hold the SETUP button and you should find the model info

Post your model and map version here.

[branchespark]

pm me

[Toon]

@Toon:

• 7.0 (2010) or 7.1 (2011) have the full post codes.
• Press and hold the SETUP button and you should find the model info

Post your model and map version here.

Tried pressing and holding setup and no version / model info obvious - takes me to FM/AM set up mode. Doesn't give version.
System on, system off?
Map Mode?

[branchespark]

keep holding for about 30 secs. sorry!

[p3asa]

Tried pressing and holding setup and no version / model info obvious - takes me to FM/AM set up mode. Doesn't give version.
System on, system off?
Map Mode?

I thought this was disabled in newer firmware?
I don't think it worked in mine when I tried it a while back but maybe never gave it the full 30seconds!

It will definitely show the icon on the screen - as with any normal POI.

There is in the firmware the provision for direction, road speed and alert type. Once I know more, I will post. I would hope that even if you are not in Nav mode, it will do something!

Mines alerted me the other day that there was slow moving traffic ahead. I didn't have the NAV on and was merrily listening to my SD card.

I wasn't aware it had this facility.  I was mightily impressed.

[branchespark]

Long press still gives you info, just not as much!

If you are being guided (route planned), then I would expect it to let you know about traffic. I'd want it to let me know there was a camera ahead if I was just tootling about. 

[p3asa]

Long press still gives you info, just not as much!

If you are being guided (route planned), then I would expect it to let you know about traffic. I'd want it to let me know there was a camera ahead if I was just tootling about. 

I'll try the long press next time I'm out.

No I wasn't being guided.

I hadn't touched the NAV at all. Just got in the car for my normal drive to work and after 5 mins of driving it came over the music that was playing that there was congestion ahead.  I actually thought I had imagined it but it repeated it again.

Right enough when I put the map on I could see the line of cars appear on the screen.

[WILLS]

  Thats expensive just for a map update, it would be cheaper to buy a tom tom every year.

[Buck]

Thats expensive just for a map update, it would be cheaper to buy a tom tom every year.

Ah but it wouldn't look as nice would it!?

I still can't beleive how much OEM sat nav costs from the unit to the updates - how can Tom Tom and Garmin etc. make theirs so cheap in comparison or is it a case of mass volume on smaller margins = bigger ££££s