Gps 550
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Gps 550
I just purchased a zumo 550 from a board member here. What I need to know is can your hear the gps through its own speaker or do I have to wear a ear phone or wire it through the bikes speakers? Also can I just plug the unit into the cigar lighter?
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If you have an HK radio, you can plug it into the AUX port..... or wear ear buds (MP3 player is pretty good on the 550)
DO NOT USE THE CAR MOUNT ON A BIKE....... the GPS WILL fall out of it. The bike mount has a security screw lock to keep it from falling out of the cradle.
Hard wire it to the bike.
Here's the manual.
http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/1369_OwnersManual.pdf
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Shooter is correct, the 550 must be connected to the AUX in port on the radio in order to hear either the turn commands, or listen to MP3's from it's built in player.
The radio on the bike must also be set to AUX. Meaning if you're listening to the radio, you still won't hear the turn directions. You can however, listen to MP3's, and it will interrupt to give directions.
The radio on the bike must also be set to AUX. Meaning if you're listening to the radio, you still won't hear the turn directions. You can however, listen to MP3's, and it will interrupt to give directions.
Also if you use the car mount the GPS will NOT track miles for the fuel warning...
It is very easy to hardwire the GPS to the back of the cig lighter. I added in a simple 2 conductor plug near where I have the wire come thru my fairing so I can remove my GPS mount as well and not have a bunch of wire flopping around http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=3870003 is what I used and just used some heatshrink to keep everything nice and clean where I spliced in the plug.
It is very easy to hardwire the GPS to the back of the cig lighter. I added in a simple 2 conductor plug near where I have the wire come thru my fairing so I can remove my GPS mount as well and not have a bunch of wire flopping around http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=3870003 is what I used and just used some heatshrink to keep everything nice and clean where I spliced in the plug.
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mine is removable and NOT HARD MOUNTED>>
I make a little piece of spring steel to keep the "lid down on the cradle".
It was a hassle using the little screw
I like taking the GPS and Crable in the motel room at night..
Hard wire and lock..it's a joke you just unscrew the mount and away everything goes
I make a little piece of spring steel to keep the "lid down on the cradle".
It was a hassle using the little screw
I like taking the GPS and Crable in the motel room at night..
Hard wire and lock..it's a joke you just unscrew the mount and away everything goes
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sorry if this is a bit of a hijack.
The sound answer is as described above. You can also pair to a bluetooth headset or earpiece. I regularly ride with a Jawbone earpiece that fits a custom molded ear insert. As good as wearing an earplug in that ear and you can hear the commands clear.
Two things to add on the cradle. 1st is I replaced the security screw with a knurled thumbscrew that a guy makes for the mount. Much easier to just pop the 550 out and take it inside with you. Except for leaving the bike overnight, I don't pull the cradle off on trips. When I do, or for most of my riding where I don't need the GPS, I wired a two prong plug into the hardwired power line. It is easy to just unplug the cradle and all that is left is a small female plug tied off under the bars at the top of the nacelle. Of course I still have the Ram mount ball but that is not a big thing.
The sound answer is as described above. You can also pair to a bluetooth headset or earpiece. I regularly ride with a Jawbone earpiece that fits a custom molded ear insert. As good as wearing an earplug in that ear and you can hear the commands clear.
Two things to add on the cradle. 1st is I replaced the security screw with a knurled thumbscrew that a guy makes for the mount. Much easier to just pop the 550 out and take it inside with you. Except for leaving the bike overnight, I don't pull the cradle off on trips. When I do, or for most of my riding where I don't need the GPS, I wired a two prong plug into the hardwired power line. It is easy to just unplug the cradle and all that is left is a small female plug tied off under the bars at the top of the nacelle. Of course I still have the Ram mount ball but that is not a big thing.
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As far as I know any SD card will work but it is actually better to buy two 4 Gig cards than one 8 Gig card, for example. The reason is because the 550 will only recognize 1,000 songs. (There are work arounds if you are handy with computers.)
Unless you bought the unrestricted ITunes songs they won't play on the Zumo. The work around is first burn all of your purchased ITunes music to a CD. Once you have done that change the import preferences of ITunes under import settings to Import Using MP3 Encoder. Then import the CD you just burnt and your songs will be imported as unrestricted MP3s so you can then export / copy them to the Zumo.
Unless you bought the unrestricted ITunes songs they won't play on the Zumo. The work around is first burn all of your purchased ITunes music to a CD. Once you have done that change the import preferences of ITunes under import settings to Import Using MP3 Encoder. Then import the CD you just burnt and your songs will be imported as unrestricted MP3s so you can then export / copy them to the Zumo.