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by SamStone
Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:13 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 390/395/396
Topic: Zumo 396 Bluetooth Earbud Alternatives
Replies: 9
Views: 4175
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Re: Zumo 396 Bluetooth Earbud Alternatives

Just FYI - the Bluetooth sets like sena, cardo, uclear, etc have very good battery life generally. I think much better than Bluetooth earbuds (that must have much smaller batteries).


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by SamStone
Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:49 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 390/395/396
Topic: 396 goes to “standby” instead of “off” when bike turned off
Replies: 10
Views: 12945
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Re: 396 goes to “standby” instead of “off” when bike turned off

Thanks - that confirms the behavior. A very odd design feature in my opinion. Stuff like that always makes me want to find the coder and ask them what they were thinking.[emoji849]


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by SamStone
Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:17 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 390/395/396
Topic: 396 goes to “standby” instead of “off” when bike turned off
Replies: 10
Views: 12945
United States of America

Re: 396 goes to “standby” instead of “off” when bike turned off

Thanks. I know to hold the power button to turn the unit off. It seems that “totally off” would be the default when you have the 396 in the motorcycle cradle and you turn the bike off (removing the external power). My assumption would be that the unit would turn off, not go dark but still be on batt...
by SamStone
Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:26 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 390/395/396
Topic: 396 goes to “standby” instead of “off” when bike turned off
Replies: 10
Views: 12945
United States of America

396 goes to “standby” instead of “off” when bike turned off

I’ve mounted my 396 on bike using the OEM powered cradle and a RAM mount. Works great. But I notice when I turn off the bike, the 396 provides notice that external power has been lost and gives me the option of “canceling” and letting the unit stay on via battery power or “turn off.” Typically I let...
by SamStone
Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:44 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 390/395/396
Topic: Zumo 396 Bluetooth Earbud Alternatives
Replies: 9
Views: 4175
United States of America

Re: Zumo 396 Bluetooth Earbud Alternatives

I assume something like the Sena 20s Evo is not your cup of tea? You can connect any earbuds to the module via direct 3.5mm plug (bypassing the helmet mounted speakers) and it connects to everything.


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