Grandcheapskate
Veteran Member
Hi Guys,
I almost never use my TomTom GPS unit but when I did pull it out the other day I found the clock was at 12 AM no matter when it was turned on and I had no way to set the time. It would always return to 12AM even if you reset it. In searching the net, I found a Youtube video which explained that as of April 2019 older TomToms lost the ability to update the time via satillite. Luckily the video had a link to software which was written by a user and it updated the TomTom software to correct the problem.
Editorial comment: Why is his fix not produced by TomTom other than saying "Buy a newer device"?
I actually have two units. I applied the fix to the first unit which is a TomTom Start. This unit had a selection on the menu to set the time. Once I set the time, the time remained correct. So one unit fixed.
Today I applied the fix to a TomTom XL. However, this model does not have a Set Time on its menu so I cannot set the time. The time is being incremented but it is the wrong time, about 40 minutes ahead. It looks like every document on the TomTom site assumes there is a Set Clock option on the menu. It appears I need to download software which is no longer available.
Anyone have a TomTom with this issue and maybe the software to set the time?
Thanks...Joe
I almost never use my TomTom GPS unit but when I did pull it out the other day I found the clock was at 12 AM no matter when it was turned on and I had no way to set the time. It would always return to 12AM even if you reset it. In searching the net, I found a Youtube video which explained that as of April 2019 older TomToms lost the ability to update the time via satillite. Luckily the video had a link to software which was written by a user and it updated the TomTom software to correct the problem.
Editorial comment: Why is his fix not produced by TomTom other than saying "Buy a newer device"?
I actually have two units. I applied the fix to the first unit which is a TomTom Start. This unit had a selection on the menu to set the time. Once I set the time, the time remained correct. So one unit fixed.
Today I applied the fix to a TomTom XL. However, this model does not have a Set Time on its menu so I cannot set the time. The time is being incremented but it is the wrong time, about 40 minutes ahead. It looks like every document on the TomTom site assumes there is a Set Clock option on the menu. It appears I need to download software which is no longer available.
Anyone have a TomTom with this issue and maybe the software to set the time?
Thanks...Joe