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by lkraus
Sat May 04, 2024 4:28 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: MP3 Music Playlist creator needed
Replies: 12
Views: 38
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Re: MP3 Music Playlist creator needed

I've verified that this method using VLC and the card reader to create a playlist for the folder on the card does work when the card is replaced in my XT: Create M3U Playlist in VLC Media Player I've also verified that MediaMonkey (MM) can also create the playlist, though the method to to create the...
by lkraus
Sat May 04, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: MP3 Music Playlist creator needed
Replies: 12
Views: 38
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Re: MP3 Music Playlist creator needed

(continuing, hit Submit instead of Preview...) I created the playlists one folder at a time, entering a title for each manually. It might be possible to automate the process in MediaMonkey with a script but after fifteen years with MM, it is beyond my ability. (I can crop a picture in Photoshop, bu...
by lkraus
Sat May 04, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: MP3 Music Playlist creator needed
Replies: 12
Views: 38
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Re: MP3 Music Playlist creator needed

Unlike the 660 and 59x Garmins, the XT and XT2 cannot act as "mappable" drives. Windows file managers see them as a media device, but they are never assigned a drive letter (C:\, D:\, etc.). That is a problem for most programs. I think you will have many more options if you remove the micr...
by lkraus
Thu May 02, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: No Album Art via Bluetooth
Replies: 11
Views: 164
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Re: No Album Art via Bluetooth

I have had problems with album art in the past after copying and pasting, I have a lot of MP3s now who think they are Brenda Lee's Jump the Broomsticks, they are not, well obviously Brenda Lee's Jump the Broomsticks is but the rest have her Album Art. It has never bothered me so I have not looked f...
by lkraus
Thu May 02, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: No Album Art via Bluetooth
Replies: 11
Views: 164
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Re: No Album Art via Bluetooth

I think the problem with the controls is more important than the lack of album art. You might want to look at the permissions settings for the apps on your phone(s). I've had issues when "Remove permissions if app is unused" is activated. Turning that feature off and then granting permissi...
by lkraus
Thu May 02, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: Garmin Basecamp for MAC
Topic: Dots Vs Flags
Replies: 2
Views: 32
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Re: Dots Vs Flags

Drag and drop to a location along a road and you create a via point (with alert). Drag and drop to an intersection and you create a shaping point (no alerting). Don't drop at an intersection where you might actually want to turn. Open (right click or double click on route name) a route to see and ch...
by lkraus
Wed May 01, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: Need Italy on a USA Zumo XT2 ?
Replies: 1
Views: 63
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Re: Need Italy on a USA Zumo XT2 ?

Garmin City Navigator Europe NTU maps will cost about $100. They are available for download or on microSD card. The download is locked to work only with your particular XT2, the card version is copy protected. Using either in Basecamp requires that you connect the XT2 via USB. Neither can be update...
by lkraus
Wed May 01, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Service Provider Needed?
Replies: 14
Views: 238
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Re: Service Provider Needed?

I haven't yet finished reading all that has been posted. That is going to take a couple of days. You might need more than "a couple" days. Some of the XT behaviors are not what you might expect. You will definitely want to read all twelve sections of this post in order to understand how t...
by lkraus
Sun Apr 28, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Newbies
Topic: Hello from Bristol...!
Replies: 10
Views: 162
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Re: Hello from Bristol...!

Just put a new SD card in the XT and turn it on. It does the formatting for you. I've never been able to get the XT to format a card. I think it might format a blank card, but it seems like all the cards I've purchased recently have arrived pre-formatted as exFAT, and the XT will not recognize or r...
by lkraus
Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 590/595
Topic: Shaping/way points and GPS reception
Replies: 3
Views: 161
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Re: Shaping/way points and GPS reception

When you start a route, the Zumo first calculates a route from your current location to the selected Start point. The Zumo did not know where you where until it acquired a signal, so it sent you to that point first before beginning the planned route.. That's one reason why it is best to plan your ro...