bsacks05
Well Known Member
I don't know what to do.
A few months ago I bought a GDL 39 and used it successfully bluetoothed with my tablet running GPilot. At OSH this year I bought a slightly used Garmin 796. The unit had about 20hrs showing in the log and works flawlessly so far.
When I returned from OSH, I installed the 796 in the center of my panel. I successfully paired the 796 and GDL39 but less than a minute later the '39 shut off, power and bluetooth, dark no matter what I tried. I swapped '39s with my hangar neighbor to eliminate a power issue.
I called Garmin, explained the problem and they exchanged mine for a new one. I also changed the way I wired the power cable to eliminate any possible interference there. However, I experienced the exact same results...good power, good bluetooth pairing, then the GDL39 goes dead after less than a minute.
One more time with Garmin...I can tell they are getting irritated with me....they made another exchange. It arrived yesterday, surely it wouldn't happen again, but it did.![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
It is something about the bluetooth because all is well until the pairing happens. The 796, GDL39, and the XM smart antenna (for music) are all within about 6 inches of each other.
I will call Garmin again. I don't expect or even want them to send me another one. I really need to know what is going on. I can't be the only one who has experienced this. Anyone else?
After I call Garmin I will call XM to start up my WX subscription since the Smart Antenna is already there. I hate to do that because the ADS-B is the reason I gave up XM/WX to begin with.
Any suggestions?
A few months ago I bought a GDL 39 and used it successfully bluetoothed with my tablet running GPilot. At OSH this year I bought a slightly used Garmin 796. The unit had about 20hrs showing in the log and works flawlessly so far.
When I returned from OSH, I installed the 796 in the center of my panel. I successfully paired the 796 and GDL39 but less than a minute later the '39 shut off, power and bluetooth, dark no matter what I tried. I swapped '39s with my hangar neighbor to eliminate a power issue.
I called Garmin, explained the problem and they exchanged mine for a new one. I also changed the way I wired the power cable to eliminate any possible interference there. However, I experienced the exact same results...good power, good bluetooth pairing, then the GDL39 goes dead after less than a minute.
One more time with Garmin...I can tell they are getting irritated with me....they made another exchange. It arrived yesterday, surely it wouldn't happen again, but it did.
It is something about the bluetooth because all is well until the pairing happens. The 796, GDL39, and the XM smart antenna (for music) are all within about 6 inches of each other.
I will call Garmin again. I don't expect or even want them to send me another one. I really need to know what is going on. I can't be the only one who has experienced this. Anyone else?
After I call Garmin I will call XM to start up my WX subscription since the Smart Antenna is already there. I hate to do that because the ADS-B is the reason I gave up XM/WX to begin with.
Any suggestions?
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