 | Garmin Zumo 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Brand : Garmin Model : 010-00567-00 Overall Rating :  From : 182 Reviews Color : |
Technical Detail
- 3.5-Inch Screen
- High-Sensitivity GPS Receiver
- 10,000 Point Tracking
- Bluetooth-Enabled For Hands Free Calling & For Sending Audio To Compatible Helmets
- High Bright Display For Sunlight Readability & Uv Resistant
Product Description
The Garmin Garmin zumo 550 Motorcycle Navigator GPS is the first fully-featured, no compromises GPS navigator designed exclusively for motorcyclists with glove-friendly, left-handed controls. Specific features of the new zumo 550 include Bluetooth wireless technology. This feature allows users to place hands-free mobile phone calls when paired with a compatible phone that has Bluetooth wireless technology. Incoming calls are answered by simply tapping the zūmo’s screen and speaking through the helmet mic or optional external mic. A user can also make a call from zūmo’s huge points of interest database – which includes hotels, restaurants, stores, and much more. Customers will also wirelessly receive navigation audio prompts when using a compatible helmet. By connecting to the wired stereo audio jack, users can also listen to MP3s and optional Satellite Radio (subscription required). zūmo 550 comes preloaded with highly detailed City Navigator NT maps containing detailed road maps throughout the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Map data for the zūmo 550 is provided by NAVTEQ the world leader in premium-quality mapping. This industry leading navigation database allows the user to look up nearly six million points of interest such as restaurants, hotels, transportation hubs, and banks. [...]
Customer's Reviews (All-Reviews)
Freedomtrail ( Massachusetts ) Easy to use. feature rich out of the box. Ready for mounting. Open to on the bike to on the road in no time.
Some people say GPS minimizes the adventure spirit of motorcycling. I disagree completely. This device allows you to wander and find your way back very easily.
Buy it
Some people say GPS minimizes the adventure spirit of motorcycling. I disagree completely. This device allows you to wander and find your way back very easily.
Buy it
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Adeline I. Schroeder This is a great product. It works great, is easy to use. There was some difficulty in downloading the maps but part of that is our internet connections. We would like to find a head set that works well with the motorcycle. We are not in a helmet law state and often do not use the helmet so would like something that would work with or without a helmet. any ideas?
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Russell Faure Brac ( Marin County, CA ) Easy to use, even with thick winter motorcycle gloves. Not a distraction, especially if mounted on left side of handlebars. Only problem is I can't crank up the volume loud enough to hear when I'm doing over 45-60 MPH.
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S. Bewsee ( Lake worth, FL ) A great GPS. We needed one that we could use on the bike and in the car. The only complaint is that the user manual is on a disk, not paper. It would be much more convenient to look up something while you are on the road. Now we have to remember what feature we couldn't figure out; then when we get home put the disk in the computer to find it. Very inconvenient!
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R. Miller Having been a long time user of Garmin's 2610, I was leery of another offering from Garmin, mainly because of the shortcomings with the software. Not to worry. The Zumo has cured the many problems inherent in the older models. Also it is so much easier to use while on the motorcycle, even while wearing gloves.
Even though the CD is rudimentary, and there is no paper manual, the software is intuitive and easy to use. The only problem I could see is if a new purchaser is unfamiliar with use of the Mapsource product to plan a route on the PC and download to the GPS, which is the way I plan all group rides that I lead. I could find no user guide to Mapsource. Fortunately I already knew how to map a route on the PC. Unfortunately the current Mapsource maps are not any easier to use in planning a ride on the PC than the prior offerings.
Many of the back roads I use are not visible on Mapsource until the scale is down to .3 of a mile. Then it is a slow process to map the route the entire trip. I note that other map providers, such as Google Maps, don't have this problem. Maybe Garmin will eventually solve this shortcoming, and I will have no complaints about the product.
All things considered, I give the Zumo high marks, and am glad I made the jump from the 2610.
Even though the CD is rudimentary, and there is no paper manual, the software is intuitive and easy to use. The only problem I could see is if a new purchaser is unfamiliar with use of the Mapsource product to plan a route on the PC and download to the GPS, which is the way I plan all group rides that I lead. I could find no user guide to Mapsource. Fortunately I already knew how to map a route on the PC. Unfortunately the current Mapsource maps are not any easier to use in planning a ride on the PC than the prior offerings.
Many of the back roads I use are not visible on Mapsource until the scale is down to .3 of a mile. Then it is a slow process to map the route the entire trip. I note that other map providers, such as Google Maps, don't have this problem. Maybe Garmin will eventually solve this shortcoming, and I will have no complaints about the product.
All things considered, I give the Zumo high marks, and am glad I made the jump from the 2610.
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