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> When I set the clock time manually it shows totally different time on the
> navigation screen. If I switch the unit off for a short period of time it
> then loses a portion of time (the set time) related to the time the unit
> has been off.
>
> I just set the time and turned it off for about 20mins and it lost 10mins!
> The longer it off the more time it loses.
> If I use sync time when the unit is satellite locked it still displays
> incorrectly on the navigation screen.
>
> Anyone have any answers/remedies? Ive read quite a few posts on the
> internet but none mention any way of resolving this problem other than a
> reset which for many does not cure. My 510 suffered this problem straight
> out of the box :(
>

> Welcome to the world of TomTom!
>
> My 910 has always done it. Have you done the latest update? It seems to be
> a lot better after that, not 100% though but better.
> HTH.
>

>
> Welcome to the world of TomTom!

>
> > Welcome to the world of TomTom!
>>
>> My 910 has always done it. Have you done the latest update? It seems to
>> be a lot better after that, not 100% though but better.
>> HTH.
>>
>
> Yes Ive done that. Just switched it on this morning (09:36) and it was a
> whopping 6 hrs out!!! after setting around 8:45 last night. The nav screen
> said 05:09 That does not look any better. :-(

> Greybeard wrote:
>>
>> Welcome to the world of TomTom!
>
> I cannot understand why it doesnt use the sync time to set its own clock,
> and either use the position to work out your time zone, or allow the user
> to set the time zone.

>
> John Rowland wrote in message
> news:eiktja$k6u$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
>> Greybeard wrote:
>>>
>>> Welcome to the world of TomTom!
>>
>> I cannot understand why it doesnt use the sync time to set its own clock,
>> and either use the position to work out your time zone, or allow the user
>> to set the time zone.
>
>
> Nor do I.
> Garmin units use the sat time synch, which is how the whole shebang works
> and is bloody accurate! Never set my Gamin SP3 clock once. just adjusted
> the time offset for my area.

> On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 18:08:01 +0000, Greybeard wrote
> (in article ):
>
>>
>> John Rowland wrote in message
>> news:eiktja$k6u$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
>>> Greybeard wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Welcome to the world of TomTom!
>>>
>>> I cannot understand why it doesnt use the sync time to set its own
>>> clock,
>>> and either use the position to work out your time zone, or allow the
>>> user
>>> to set the time zone.
>>
>>
>> Nor do I.
>> Garmin units use the sat time synch, which is how the whole shebang works
>> and is bloody accurate! Never set my Gamin SP3 clock once. just
>> adjusted
>> the time offset for my area.
>
> On the Garmin units I have owned you cant set the time manually.
> Theres no need to anyway, since as you say the time and date is always
> set whenever the unit locks onto the satellites.