Troubleshooting your bt77 bluetooth gps receiver

The goal here is really to find out if your bt77 bluetooth gps receiver is faulty, because if it is there isn’t much you can do than to send it back to the manufacturer or retailer if it is still under warranty. It is a very simple process, all you have to do is to make sure that the receiver is where it has a good view of the sky and wait for the red light to start blinking.  when it blinks it means it has acquired a fix, if after a while it doesn’t blink then it means the gps receiver is most likely faulty.

In some cases the gps receiver could be blinking and your navigation software still can’t see any satellites. If you are using tomtom, what works for me is this. Restart tomtom and let it find the gps receiver by itself and prompt you to pair it.

Another thing to check is the pairing , check to see if you can pair the gps receiver with your pda, this is rare but if you can’t pair them then there isn’t much you can do. It meas the receiver could be faulty if your pda or phone can pair with other devices, your best bet is to return the gps receiver.

In summary, you are looking for two things, the bluetooth pairing and the satellite locking, first check if both devices are paired if they are then check if the bluetooth gps receiver is locking to any satellites. Make sure the gps receiver has a fairly good view of the sky, remember the initial fix can take up to 10-15 minutes. If it is fixed to any satellites then the red light should be blinking.