Bluetooth GPS receiver question

zerocover · 07-05-2009, 02:19 PM

For those of you with Bluetooth Gps receivers, Do you have to physically push the on button to have the receiver turn on? Or does just applying power to it turn the unit on?

If I had to reach over and turn it on that would be a deal breaker, for my application.

nigwhyrito · 07-05-2009, 03:16 PM

I have this gps reciever http://cgi.ebay.com/Mini-USB-Bluetoo...3A1%7C294%3A50 |and once its paired the first time all i do is select iguidance. and it automatically connects. same thing after hibernation. click on IG in RR and after 3 seconds its connected and pulling 10 sats

zerocover · 07-05-2009, 08:45 PM

I was thinking about getting one of these.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260426684226

BT-359

My concern is this part

Quote:

Automatically enters Turn-Off When there is no active Bluetooth connection 10 minutes
Charge Connector Mini USB
OFF to ON Press the ON-OFF button for approximately 1s causes the unit to turn ON
ON to OFF Press the ON-OFF button for approximately 1s causes the unit to turn OFF

If this thing auto turns off or requires me to push the button to turn it on that would be bad. I intend to just leave it plugged into a cigarette lighter basically. So it gets power when the car does.

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