Discovery 2017

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  • pdes
    Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
    Location: Cambridge
    Posts: 233
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Santorini Black

    jimbg wrote:
    Do you have them in the black spotted area by the rear view mirror?


    No, the dashcam is slightly below and behind the mirror. It's where it was on the D4. Ditto with the Aguri. Bottom right of the screen.

    D5 HSE SDi6, 2019, Santorini Black, privacy glass, HUD, loads of gizmos!! 😃😃😃
    Series 1, 1953, 86"
  • Jacko
    Member Since: 22 Mar 2017
    Location: Melbourne
    Posts: 168
    Australia 

    I believe the Infared windscreen is used for the Heads Up display.
  • SiliconFed
    Member Since: 17 Mar 2017
    Location: Hertfordshire
    Posts: 12
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 First Edition Silicon Silver

    in the nav menu it wouldn't let me activate the camera alerts in France.
  • fisherman
    Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
    Location: Hornchurch
    Posts: 94
    United Kingdom 

    I heard that Tom Tom had been in discussions with the French authorities about accident black spots rather than speed cams. With a ABS the notification is ok for an area and not the camera itself. My Tom Tom alerts me with a sound and a ! On the screen. This stays in place for about a mile or two. The camera is within this area but not specifically marked.
  • ashields
    Member Since: 25 Feb 2017
    Location: nottinghamshire
    Posts: 46
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Corris Grey

    On BMW's the HUD requires a specially shaped windscreen - if by chance the muppets at autoglass fit the wrong one it's seriously out of focus Whistle .

    Maybe JLR wants to cut down on the number of different types of windscreen so bundle the shape required for HUD focus with the infra red reflective.

    However according to some articles from 2014 JLR started using HUD's that where laser diode based. A lot of laser diodes operate in the red or infra red end of the spectrum so that may also have something to do with it.
  • pdes
    Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
    Location: Cambridge
    Posts: 233
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Santorini Black

    This has gone a bit off topic!

    Here's an update .......

    Using a GPS testing app on my phone I proved categorically that the internal of the car is shielded greatly from GPS signals. Neither the dashcam or radar detector would lock on to the GPS. So I bought an external GPS re-radiator and tried to set it up so that the receiver was located on one of the shelves on the back window as I assumed that only the windscreen would be a problem. There was no improvement in the signal so I had to abandon a completely internal installation.

    I moved the receiver to the roof and fixed it next to the antenna fin. Success! a massive increase in signal in the cabin and everything locked-on. So, I fixed it all in permanently and am delighted. All you see is a tiny one inch square receiver on the roof and three inches of very thin cable. Then everything else is lost in the car trims with the radiating antenna concealed beneath the front door rubber and all electrical connections behind the glove box.

    Hope this helps others who want to use GPS-dependent devices.

    Cheers

    D5 HSE SDi6, 2019, Santorini Black, privacy glass, HUD, loads of gizmos!! 😃😃😃
    Series 1, 1953, 86"
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