20 Most Recent Mitac Mio P550 GPS Receiver Questions & Answers

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Had the same issue with my Mio P550's using an Airlink680W Wireless N Router and security mode WPA-PSK, TKIP & Password. I had to disable "Block WAN Ping" on the firewall and life is good.

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on/off switch in "off" position for at least 30 seconds, then turn it in "on " position, power on and "reset". You'll lose all your data and all the installed programs.
Alternative: using the screen options, go to "system info", and choose "hard reset".
Beware: pushing the joystick down while doing a reset will get you a boot menu with memory-formatting options. Choose "exit".
Otherwise look into xdadevelopers forum (Google it or go to, say,
Mio P550 / P350 ROM upload [Archive] - xda-developers
)
A good idea would be to backup your data in the first place- just a hint.
Enjoy.

First try a reset... then try turning off the little power switch next to the reset, then turn it back on. If none of this works, your firmware is likely corrupted... then: You either need to return it to Mitac or locate (Google) & flash the firmware file into the unit as follows:

Connect the mio p550 to PC
1.put the Button of the PDA in ON position
2. hold the joystick downward and press the reset button
3.choose "Image Upgrade tools"
4.choose "0=Image by USB"
5.intall the usb driver (PC require the drivers). The driver in the
folder "USB driver" that comes with the firmware file.
6.open the software "dnw5.0e" (also comes with the firmware package).
7.(if you want to make a test of connection USB, click the "USB
port/Status". If all is ok go to step 8
8. click "USB port/transmitted" and to show the way of the file
"MioP550 - Osc260A R05_P09.nb0"
9.press the reset button to restart the mio p550.

You'll need to find the firmware (ROM) image file (Google) and then: Connect the mio p550 to PC
1.put the Button of the PDA in ON position
2. hold the joystick downward and press the reset button
3.choose "Image Upgrade tools"
4.choose "0=Image by USB"
5.intall the usb driver (PC require the drivers). The driver in the
folder "USB driver"
6.open the software "dnw5.0e"
7.(if you want to make a test of connection USB, click the" USB
port/Statute". If all is ok go to step 8
8. click "USB port/transmitted" and to show the way of the file
"MioP550 - Osc260A R05_P09.nb0"
9.press the reset button to restart the mio p550.

Good luck!

Hi Dave,

First off, go to your GPS settings. Make the GPR Program Port: COM4. In the Hardware tab, make the GPS Hardware Port COM2 and the Baud Rate 4800. In Access, have the Manage GPS Automatically checked.

Download the VisualGPSce freeware program from this site install and run it. Make sure you're outside (sorry), you should see the to bars filling and after a while the red light in the bottom corner will turn green meaning you have a lock.

Hopefully now when you turn TomTom on, you will have your position shown. I always need to start VisualGPSce before kciking TomTom off.

If you GPS is at the point of needing windows CE installed then it is in a bad way. This is not done in the normal way on the Mitac Mio. It is setup using and SD cardspecific keys assigned by mitac to perform only a minimum of functions for its GPS hardware.LikeRESET +POWER then selecting different options specific to the GPS

Then getting maps on it is also different from a straight install. I suggest you contact MIO and have them reinstall Win CE and the maps for you before you compromise it totally so that it cannot be undone

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The important thing is the ampage. If you have your old car charger check the ampage output. A higher amp rating charger will be ok as the p550 will only draw the current it needs. The voltage you listed sounds like a house charger not a portable car charger. cars run at 12v and the output should be something like 5v dc - 1amp (normally anyway).

most likely the operating system of the GPS is corrupted, you don'tr say why u reset but bet it was due to a lock up, contact Mio customer support and see if you can download the operating system.

You can try to replace the gps antenna ( if the gps module is not faulty)

hi
i think you must know the difference between hard and soft reset.

soft reset is the small hole you put the edge of your stylus to reset the device without erasing anything. (software restart)

hard reset (hardware restore) is:

switch the on/off slider button to OFF. keep the joystik pushed UP and without leaving the joystick slide the from OFF to ON and wait about 30 seconds.

do all that while connected to the power charge. I'd prefer you do that with a wall charger, and not with a USB cable connected to your computer (we dont like this charging state from USB ports)

let me know what happened after that. if possible, upload a video showing us what you did.

thanks
Gery

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