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by pidjones
Sat May 18, 2019 11:59 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 390/395/396
Topic: Staying with a pre-planned route
Replies: 30
Views: 13059
United States of America

Re: Staying with a pre-planned route on 396

After over 3000 miles (so far) on this trip, I can really say that I've wasted my money on this POS. Even with tons of shaping points, when imported my route gets changed to whatever it feels like. Yesterday it worked, today garbage. I'll probably eBay it when I return home and see if I can buy a co...
by pidjones
Sun May 12, 2019 2:22 am
Forum: Garmin Zumo 390/395/396
Topic: Staying with a pre-planned route
Replies: 30
Views: 13059
United States of America

Re: Staying with a pre-planned route

So far, if I tell it NOT to recalculate when starting the new route (at a state border), even though preferences have changed - it seems to work fairly well. It can even rejoin a route, but woun't lead me back to it. Will even let me load that route a mile or so early and just continue on it. It is ...
by pidjones
Mon May 06, 2019 2:42 am
Forum: Newbies
Topic: New member
Replies: 5
Views: 2557
United States of America

Re: New member

Call Garmin or check their website.
by pidjones
Sun May 05, 2019 9:27 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 590/595
Topic: Zumo 595 Bluetooth audio
Replies: 7
Views: 3820
United States of America

Re: Zumo 595 Bluetooth audio

It appears that the 2.0 software may have changed that. I will know in a few days, but initial testing says the feature to set individual volumes is gone. Would be a moot point if Garmin let you set the Bluetooth volume it sends, but alas, it doesn't.
by pidjones
Sat May 04, 2019 10:22 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 590/595
Topic: Zumo 595 Bluetooth audio
Replies: 7
Views: 3820
United States of America

Re: Zumo 595 Bluetooth audio

My problem with 396 through SMH5 is that it's TOO LOUD!! Cut it down to keep from knocking me off the bike with prompts, and I can't hear my cell phone. All clear as a bell, though.
by pidjones
Sat May 04, 2019 9:27 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 390/395/396
Topic: Staying with a pre-planned route
Replies: 30
Views: 13059
United States of America

Re: Staying with a pre-planned route

Ok I've taken all the suggestions, marked a ton of shaping points. The trip is from North of Knoxville, TN to Williams, AZ via US-70 (NOT I-70!). I broke it up into states and used Basecamp to figure ballpark travel times so that lodging can be arranged at easy to achieve (hopefully) distances. Auto...
by pidjones
Fri May 03, 2019 10:54 am
Forum: Garmin Zumo 390/395/396
Topic: Staying with a pre-planned route
Replies: 30
Views: 13059
United States of America

Re: Staying with a pre-planned route

What about mode on the 396? Does setting to Automotive just turn off the fuel minder, or does setting it to Motorcycle do other things?
by pidjones
Wed May 01, 2019 1:07 pm
Forum: Headsets, Audio & Earplugs
Topic: CARDO PACKTALK BOLD DUO
Replies: 22
Views: 28260
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Re: CARDO PACKTALK BOLD DUO

Because I have a Windows Phone (Lumia 640 running mobile 10), I can't use the Garmin apps (they don't exist for this phone). So I've found that I must use multi-point pairing of my 396 and phone to my Sena SMH5 or they will fight each other. Paired this way, nothing on the phone goes through the 396...
by pidjones
Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:45 am
Forum: Garmin Zumo 590/595
Topic: Joining a route
Replies: 7
Views: 2828
United States of America

Re: Joining a route

We seem to be going backwards with technology instead of moving forward. 590/595 also having problems with Bluetooth connections which never happened on the 660 Exactly! But they are selling like crazy, Garmin is dropping support for the older ones and forcing us to buy the new junk. And yes, comin...
by pidjones
Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:38 am
Forum: Garmin Zumo 390/395/396
Topic: Staying with a pre-planned route
Replies: 30
Views: 13059
United States of America

Re: Staying with a pre-planned route

I never had these problems of getting back to the route or missed waypoints on the old StreetPilot 2730. Just hoping I can find a way to fool the 396 into funtioning the same way.