Just sit down for a while. I really got to grips with him.
My Zumo 550 broke after 10 years of use. Mobile on the handlebars is not a success, so bought a new Garmin.
The first impression was good: nice and complete. Feels solid and is complete with everything you need on the bike. Also fast delivery.
But then the use: The first experiences were so that I considered sending it back. But that was not possible because a 4-day trip to the Eifel was imminent, for which I
routes created with MyRouteApp.
The supplied wiring is of heavy caliber, but protrudes clumsily from the side of the holder. Ugly. The cable splits too quickly into a thick bunch of 6 other wires.
I couldn't get rid of that thick split on the bike (R1200GS).
Pairing with my mobile and the Sena SC headset (Schuberth C4 helmet) went well, but kept getting forgotten. After a few attempts it worked and now it is no longer a problem.
The manual could be a lot better in this area.
The battery of the Garmin drains very quickly (within an hour). But once on the bike, that's no problem of course.
The micro USB connection is nicely hidden behind a rubber flap, but looks creaky and seems to sit crooked in the housing and it quickly loses contact with the supplied (too short!) cable.
Music and voice instructions regularly grind in my headset. Especially shortly after making the BT connections. This was never the case with the 550.
During use, the Garmin crashed twice. Very bored and that gives a bad aftertaste.
Navigating from A to B is easy.
But loading routes is a drama if you don't know how it works. This should have been in the manual.
Now I had to invent this difficult method through a video from the internet.
Basically, if you've created a route and managed to get it on your Zumo, then there's no route like there was with the 550. No, there is a strange route with straight lines from point to point.
To get a usable route you happen to know that you need to convert a track into a journey.
And if you then want to start the journey, it is a gamble which way you will go (to the beginning or to the end). So always make sure you start somewhere a few miles away and have to navigate there first.
My main purchase argument was that I could wirelessly upload routes from my mobile to the 595. Unfortunately. With the Smartphone Link I get an error message that my device does not support it.
Nice then, in 2018.
Finally, this: if you play an MP3, the screen will blink slightly. And not even in size. Fortunately, this was not noticeable while driving (but in my dark garage). Otherwise I would have sent it back after the short vacation.
I can work with it now, but I really don't think this Garmin is worth its price. 399 would have been a more accurate price.
I trust that they will improve a lot with future updates. Otherwise, this is my very last Garmin device.
In short: Are you willing to invest in the Garmin quirks? So be prepared to invest a lot of time to find out how everything works, because it's not in the manual.
In addition, I also bought a Garmin tire sensor (via Garmin nl) and that is just such a drama. Was delivered with a half-full (unmarketable type) battery and often can't connect to that thing when the engine is stopped. Not even with a new battery.
Just before I leave, I would like to know how the tires are.
