You like yours ? I just started playing with mine and wonder just what it will and won't do.
I get the detailed maps and they look good but no audio yet I suppose thats something in settings.
Also for you guys that are smarter than me and have yours working good, does the audio give you messages/prompts like next exit or take next exit ?
Thanks...........joe

 

Check your HOME>SETUP>SPEAKER/HEADSET settings. Make sure your prompts set to speaker out.

The system isn't as good as the Garmin Zumo's. But it's far better than any built-in automobile unit.

 

mine works fairly well. a few minor issues like it saying the destination is on the left when its actually on the right.

i have never used it to go anywhere, i just go wherever. i have used it to get home after getting kind of lost.

 

Yes it does announce turns and such; you have to make sure the prompts are turned up and you have an active route going. It also includes some lane guidance info on the screen when and where it's available which is nice if you're in an unfamiliar city. You can load in your own GPX routes from other programs but the number of stops on a trip is significantly limited. All in all it's not a bad unit.

That said, I went ahead and put my Garmin Zumo back on my new bike. Even though I had a trial XM subscription, which included weather and traffic, the Garmin far out performs the one on the bike.

The one on the bike did come in handy when I needed to find the nearest HD dealer on a recent trip to Canada. I was able to call ahead to find out of they had a particular part I needed and then set the GPS to go ahead and route me. Sure I could have stopped and done all that from my phone but this way I didn't need to stop and was able to make it to the dealership about 10 minutes before they closed.

Read your owner's manual and then go sit on the bike and play with all the options.

 

Thanks men, I got it working with your help, Im thinking the compass is nice and when its dark and IM turned around, hitting that go home button will be nice[smile]
Best/joe

 

Is there a way to get XM traffic prompts without having a route set in the GPS. I would like to hear the traffic during my daily commute to and from work. I had the Zumo 550 and really liked it's traffic feature.

 

I can compare it on my Ultra Limited with the TomTom rider I had before on my Heritage and one conclusion:
For the HD-Garmin you need a course IT- and programming and I as an amateur can easily work, programm and navigate with TomTom. TomTom is sophisticated GPS for dummies like me and the HD-Gramins are for professionals, obviously.
The screen is clear, detailled and easy to adjust. But the route programming is hell to me.
The audio is marvellous, extremely good sound and the connection with my iPhone is problemless. And a horror with the TomTom and Skala headset I had on the Heritage. So, all systems have their pro's and cons