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- Fri May 16, 2025 12:18 pm
- Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
- Topic: Waypoint Announcements
- Replies: 10
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Re: Waypoint Announcements
Thanks for this, but I always create a comprehensive itinerary for every tour, complete with date, day, times, travel times & distance, and even the co-ordinates of the destination in case everything goes wrong π. I then create the routes in a smaller set of legs eg: Day 1 Leg1 etc. This system re ...
- Fri May 16, 2025 7:22 am
- Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
- Topic: Waypoint Announcements
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1032
Re: Waypoint Announcements
Having sussed out the use of shaping points, I've created the routes I wanted in Tyre (which I've used for many years and am happy with) and they work just how I want them to. For me, the XT2 is quite finicky, a lot more buttons to press to get what you want. The names of things are not intuative ...
- Wed May 14, 2025 9:35 am
- Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
- Topic: Waypoint Announcements
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1032
Re: Waypoint Announcements
A massive thank you for the time you have spent on your most comprehensive reply ππ Upon further investigation it appears that my test route was one previously created in Tyre whilst the preferences were set to the device as TomTom, and then saved as a .GPX file instead of the default .ITN version fo ...
- Tue May 13, 2025 3:03 pm
- Forum: How to Guides
- Topic: how to use Garmin Tread on a PC
- Replies: 24
- Views: 40925
Re: how to use Garmin Tread on a PC
You don't need to use Tread or Basecamp, "Tyre 2 Navigate" does it all on a PC perfectly well, and will communicate with your XT2 

- Tue May 13, 2025 2:49 pm
- Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
- Topic: Waypoint Announcements
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1032
Waypoint Announcements
I've just bought a new Zumo XT2 after 15 years of TomTom usage. I must admit to being massively underwhelmed. I bought it because it had a bigger, brighter screen. So far, that's all it has - the software is nowhere near as good or user-friendly as TomTom. However, I can live with it - but the ...