Garmin Zumo 550

[Kwikasfuki]

I assume you got the male and female connectors.

I'm actually thinking if utilising that feed, possibly to another 12v socket.

[Lonewolf]

Yes I got the male and female connectors. I'm sure I will have time to complete it in the morning and then I'll be in business. 

[Lonewolf]

Right as promised, the job is finally finished. Got to say that NB knows his stuff and many thanks for the wiring diagram and more importantly the simple instructions of which colour wire goes where, that I understood.  ;D

The Garmin mount in place on the Techmount.





Zumo 550 in position. All in all the job was simple, just a bit faffy. If I can give anyone any advice who is planning to do the same, just take your time, be aware of where you feed the power cable for the Zumo, making sure it wont get snagged on anything. It really is as simple as that. 



Many thanks again, NB for the valued assistance. 

[Kwikasfuki]

Is it bluetooth? Do you have a bluetooth intercom?

[Lonewolf]

I have the bluetooth bit in my Nolan N102 helmet. Its built into the side and you can use it for mobile, sat nav etc.

[Kwikasfuki]

Nolan 102? Had that helmet with the bluetooth. Can't say I was impressed

[Lonewolf]

That seriously surprises me, I've had my helmet for about three years now and always found it to be excellent.

[Kwikasfuki]

Sorry, was referring to the Bluetooth module and speakers, not the helmet.

[Lonewolf]

I'll let you off then ;D

However I've found the bluetooth bit damn good too.....


Oh dear, now I'm in for it.  :)

[frenchbiker]

NB,

You 'll see the system hypelites uses to piggy back on ACC leads and ground. They call it Positap, it is such a breeze to get the juice from any wires. Great stuff, I have not seen that in Europe.

[Kwikasfuki]

Are scotch locks not the same concept? Positap looks to be slicker

[frenchbiker]

Kinda, but nothing comes close to the Posi-tap system

[da_boom]

Lonewolf, that does look very professional. I'm liking the mount and thinking that I'm going for the same setup.

[Lonewolf]

If anyone else has a Zumo 550 and they intend to put some music on it, it aint as straight forward as you might of hoped.
I have i-tunes as my default player on the PC and as I have discovered this evening i-tunes is not compatible with the Zumo. Therefore what you need to do is use Windows Media Player and alter the format to MP3 by going into the menu (RIP) and then selecting (MORE OPTIONS). From there change the format to MP3 and select best quality. This will use about 144mb per CD.
Then import, (rip) your tracks off the CD and create a Playlist from within Windows Media Player and give it a name which you can associate easily with the Zumo. Then connect your Zumo to your PC and sync the two together. Your MP3 music tracks will then be transferred to your Zumo. I purchased a seperate SD card for the Zumo, (8gb) and copied the music tracks straight to that. That way there is no risk of accidental deletion of any important files on the actual Zumo itself.
Pop your SD card back into the Zumo unless you have copied the files over with the SD card already in the Zumo, its as broad as it is long. And then you are in business. Simple!!

[beegee]

Was looking voor pic and more detail on the front aux power...  Here it was...

Is it possible to connect a fuzeblock on this aux (how?)

Thx guys!