With this capacitor model, I lose date stamp when ignition shut off. Is this unit designed to be left on CONTINUALLY so as not to manually reset it?
153896
I never shut mine off when I used it and never had a problem. My truck never idled and it was fine.
1586437
I have found that the unit will automatically restart, but it will not save your settings. You will need to re-program F/C and the temperature after a power interruption. I have been pretty happy with our unit thus far. -DA
787697
No, but on my car (E85) it resets every time the key is out of the ignition. This means I had to unplug and reset every time I got in. "Had" past tense, since the soldering is SO flimsy the connections came loose. Resoldered a few times before trashing. STAY AWAY! You've been warned. I hear Blitz works, but I'm still licking my wounds.
476278
Yes, the unit will remember the settings without power. Mine has been unplugged for 3 months and it remembered the settings I last used for the set point temp and the differential range all in the proper units.
1478537
My outlet stays on when my vehicle is turned off. Most outlets are not powered when ignition is off in which case the lights would not work.
2212731
The manual is no help. The menus are fairly intuitive...that being said, don't bother setting the date or time because it resets all by itself every now and then. Keep am eye on it sometimes it doesn't start when you turn on your car and won't record. Just remember ...you get what you pay for. Don't expect much from this unit.
1341155
Yes, the battery appears to be working now and I am seeing the goodbye image when I shut off my ignition. It looks like the same unit I sent back. How did you fix it?
1753901
It automatically resets to zero each day but, to reset to zero for all day, After reading the instruction again, zeroing the unit out is not addressed. I believe you have to remove batteries and redo the entire process. I've never done it since I like tracking my progress on a weekly basis
1584997
If its while in operation and then it stops, I suppose its O.K. If it is steady all time, then you might have a problem with the setting and/or the solenoid.
465855
No. It's not necessary to remove it. The ignition resistor wire (or actual resistor in some older cars) reduces the voltage to the points while running through the "on" position to increase their life. No more points and that resistance isn't necessary, but this unit works great without you having to make that change.
2103693
I would unplug it and replug it in, and go through each step again. When I first started using it, I would forget and set the temperature first instead of last. Look for the blinking dot next to the temperature.
476277
I have unplugged my freezer which the Ranco controls the temperature. I do not reset the unit it stays on settings until they are manually changed.
1856426
The car does NOT need to be on, and the key DOES NOT need to be in the ignition to work. Most OBD ports are powered even when the vehicle is off, and thus so is the tracker. It does not routinely send position updates when the ignition is off. However, there is a feature where you can have it send you an alert if the car is towed so it is aware when the vehicle moves but the ignition is off.
480711
Yes, it will remember the last setting used, even if you do not save it. When you turn the unit back on it will be at the last setting used.
34254
Does your car charger port shut off if you turned off the engine and remove the key? If it is the camera should turned off with in the time you set it up. And if the car port don't turn off after shutting off the engine you're going to do it manually.Hope this help.
1060463
My 12v is switched with the ignition on my car. It automatically starts on the song it left off on for me.
1055310
My alarm light came on and stayed on after couple months of use Doing a search on Google tells me that this is a very common problem for this heater. It is suggested that the problem is in the thermal shut-off fuse located behind the dish (underneath the cap with four screws). This fuse shouldn't cost no more than a few dollars but I haven't been able to find a matching replacement fuse.