Zumo XT - Everything You Need To Know
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I'm a new XT owner, but have enjoyed Zumos 550, 660 and NAV6 for many years so found this information very helpful to spot the differences in the latest model.
Lots of subtle changes in Garmin's thinking.
Looks good though.
However, I found the same difficulties as others above trawling through the fantastic user guide on the ISSU page.
I tripped over some really good tips during my attempts to jump around the pages.
So, 30 minutes of keyboard and mouse bashing has given me a coherent 27 page pdf handbook to let me peruse at my leisure.
I think I'll pour another mug of coffee.
Lots of subtle changes in Garmin's thinking.
Looks good though.
However, I found the same difficulties as others above trawling through the fantastic user guide on the ISSU page.
I tripped over some really good tips during my attempts to jump around the pages.
So, 30 minutes of keyboard and mouse bashing has given me a coherent 27 page pdf handbook to let me peruse at my leisure.
I think I'll pour another mug of coffee.
As long as you don't make copies and pass them on to other people.
There is an on-line copy at the top of the XT section at zumouserforums.co.uk which may be easier to read - and I keep that version up to date.
Thanks. That version is a bit easier to read than the bitsa on ISSUU, but you still can't beat having the full "book" in front of you to skip through at your convenience when you're not sitting online jumping from section to section.
I'm sure your guide will be helpful for many among us, though I was happy (chuckling) to find some "granny suck eggs" topics buried in the document, e.g. Waypoint Categories.
Thanks.
Oh yes. Plenty of those. But if you don't get the basics right.... For many people, a Waypoint is simply a point on a route. If people believe that is true for Garmin, they won't understand most of what is written. So you have to excuse the monotonous repetition of some basic facts. I know people won't read it through - they will dip into it.
I do have the pdf printed version. I don't use it. I use the website.
There are some basic facts that are truning out to be incorrect. For example, I have evidence that there is a more subtle difference between Via and Shaping points than the fact that Vias announce, and Shaping Points don't. They are actually treated differently and seem to affect the navigation much more than I have suggested. But I have yet to work out how. Keep your eye on ZumoUserForums.co.uk all will be revealed. ..... Eventually.
When it is, I'll be happy to send out the pdf version.
As requested, I have amended the links in the opening post.
Just wanted to say a big thanks to John for taking the considerable amount of time to put this guide together, and it helping me get my head round some of the idiosyncrasies of the XT compared to my old Zumo 340. There are definitely some improvements on the XT over the 340, but for a motorcycle specific sat nav where most of us don't want to go directly from A to B, it has some definitley strange ideas on routing, and how it treats imported routes from Basecamp and MRA. I've had half a dozen or so Garmin sat navs, starting over twenty years ago with an etrex, then a couple of Quests before moving onto various Zumo's, and this has to be the least intuitive of the lot.
Yes they are good units but the "fastest time" routing behavior and occasional repeated u turns on imported routes are major (Unforgivable?)glitches which Garmin could have addressed (Mostly thanks to jfheath's excellent detective work) but chose not too. The function in the unit to reroute using data from your phone should be good......but isn't, and Garmin explore promised much and delivered sweet FA. On the flip side because of the XT I've learnt much more about plotting "Bullet Proof" routes and really like the screen and fast responses of the unit.
I believe that the XT will be my last Garmin GPS after 20 years of using their products. I have a 340 and 390 and they are great little units. Today phone based routing software and an old phone will cover everything that Garmin units can do.
I believe that the XT will be my last Garmin GPS after 20 years of using their products. I have a 340 and 390 and they are great little units. Today phone based routing software and an old phone will cover everything that Garmin units can do.
We’ve two 700 series which will be going back once Garmin have finished their “engineering report investigation “
Everyone worldwide knows it’s a firmware/software issue but Garmin UK won’t acknowledge what Garmin US have stated so the motions have to be gone through.
Well either get another pair of locking mounts and use the XT’s on the enduros with a separate InReach device or something like the DMD2 tablet with a controller.
The 700/750i are brilliant for .gpx work when they aren’t rebooting/powering off but you can’t really expect to rely on them because of that issue.
XT2 or Tread is an option maybe but then it’s back to relying on yet another mothership who do not listen and know better.
At least with DMD2 you are actually talking to the guy who writes the software.
Everyone worldwide knows it’s a firmware/software issue but Garmin UK won’t acknowledge what Garmin US have stated so the motions have to be gone through.
Well either get another pair of locking mounts and use the XT’s on the enduros with a separate InReach device or something like the DMD2 tablet with a controller.
The 700/750i are brilliant for .gpx work when they aren’t rebooting/powering off but you can’t really expect to rely on them because of that issue.
XT2 or Tread is an option maybe but then it’s back to relying on yet another mothership who do not listen and know better.
At least with DMD2 you are actually talking to the guy who writes the software.
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