I'm using a Cingular 8125 and a BT-338 bluetooth GPS.  I've been able to set up and use several other GPS apps.  Backcountry navigator does not find/detect the GPS.  I have it set up on com 6.  Is there any way I can manually configure?

The new version works great!

OK, here come the dumb questions.
#1 - How do I make the GPS get a position fix?

Done so far - I got my new Pharos 535 in the mail and I got the basic PDA stuff working. I got the BCN software installed, both on the device and on my desktop, and I successfully downloaded maps for my present location and I've been able to move around and zoom in and out on them.

However, I can't get a GPS signal so far. I'm guessing it might have to do with the settings covered in this topic. On the device, under Settings, I've got "Programs" set to COM4 (which was the default value) "Hardware" set to COM6 and 9600 baud, and "Access" set to "manage GPS automatically".

Within BCN, on the GPS tab, one option box is set to "shared GPS device" (the only option available) and the other two boxes are "COM6" and "9600" baud, apparently reflecting my choices on the device under the Hardware tab.

I've looked through all of my documentation and the various "specifications" lists there and on Pharos' web site, and I see no mention of baud rate in any context, nor mention of which port my GPS resides in.

Possibly part of the problem is I've never used the GPS on this device so don't know what it takes to connect or what it looks like. When I say I can't connect, what I mean is I click on the "Detect" button and watch the two satellite counters on the GPS tab of BCN for 15-20 seconds, and both stay at 0. Most of the time I am working inside my house, but I go outside for these detect experiments to a place where my Garmin 310 is able to get a fix. In addition to the above settings, I have tried random variations on the port/baudrate combos, although obviously I haven't tried all possible combinations.

Also, I have tried leaving the device in a certain window sill of my house, powered up, for several hours. In this location my Garmin 310 is generally able to get a fix, although it can't do so elsewhere inside the house.

I'm continuing to try different things and looking for info on the web, but I seem to be a little hung up here so any suggestions would be appreciated. (Pharos help is closed until Monday morning.)

Thanks! The software looks great, and I'm getting excited just seeing the detailed topos on the screen.

The Program port seems to be what they reccommend. Of course, the hardware port is more important, and they don't seem to sepcify that in the documentation. If BCN finds a shared Program port, but the hardware port settings are incorrect.

Pharos does suggest to turn off incoming beam; why that makes a difference I don't know.

Were the COM6 and 9600 baud the settings that it came with? 57600 baud is suggested as the baud; I don't know what they want for the hardware port. After detect finds something, push connect. 

When connected, are you seeing the GPS Time update or any satellites in the picture? Anything to indicate it is connected but still looking for a fix?

 

I'm new to this PDA thing but I'm trying to get squared away.  I've read this post and I've tried most everything here.  I have a x51v with a Dell Bluetooth GPS.  It works great with the Dell navigation software.  BCN loads and then I try the Detect and Connect.  It detects the GPS very quickly and then I try to connect.  About thirty seconds later BCN tells me it isn't receiving any data through the port.  I exit BCN and go to Dell Nav and it is receiving data.  What do I do now???