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by Oop North John
Sat Jun 03, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Summary of tools to fix the trips on the XT
Replies: 31
Views: 4235
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Re: Summary of tools to fix the trips on the XT

A couple of cons for the saving the active route on the XT are: 1) Definite - If you're not at the start of the route, and the XT knows where it is, then the starting point becomes your present location. Will mess up the distance / time to travel, but that sorts itself out once you start where the r...
by Oop North John
Thu May 25, 2023 7:55 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Java program to fix the routing behaviour of the XT.
Replies: 87
Views: 21479
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Re: Java program to fix the routing behaviour of the XT.

I have downloaded JRE but installing it feels like jumping off the high diving board. I've made it to the end of the board but haven't built up the nerve to jump. If/when I do, do I understand correctly that java.exe should be used to run this program and not javaw.exe? I'm like you, so trued just ...
by Oop North John
Tue May 23, 2023 2:34 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Weird Routing Behaviour - Major Success.
Replies: 75
Views: 23936
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Re: Weird Routing Behaviour - Major Success.

I have a 590 and it gives no option to "save" a trip, even if you remove a "location" from an imported one. I also have a 396 and it does allow me to "save" a trip. Then it becomes a child of the original imported route, where in the "Imported trip's the trip name ...
by Oop North John
Mon May 22, 2023 4:41 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Weird Routing Behaviour - Major Success.
Replies: 75
Views: 23936
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Re: Weird Routing Behaviour - Success.

Great work by everyone, has anyone thought to see what happens if you have a saved route on the XT, change it from say "faster" to "shortest", then back again to fastest to see if it changes the attributes that makes the XT navigate sensibly? Or do you have to do the above shuffl...
by Oop North John
Sun May 21, 2023 7:32 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Display and other weird things going on, URGENT Zumo needed in 1 1/2 weeks!
Replies: 6
Views: 3126
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Re: Display and other weird things going on, URGENT Zumo needed in 1 1/2 weeks!

When you're charging it, is it with a charger that gives out a couple of amps?
by Oop North John
Sun May 14, 2023 3:59 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: So, who trusts their XT's navigation?
Replies: 25
Views: 7392
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Re: So, who trusts their XT's navigation?

The definition of 'faster route' is pretty clear - it's the route that takes the least time to travel :lol: The way Garmin approach it now means they should change the setting to 'Maybe faster route' :? I think that the "faster" means, use the fastest roads wherever possible even if it do...
by Oop North John
Sat May 13, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: So, who trusts their XT's navigation?
Replies: 25
Views: 7392
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Re: So, who trusts their XT's navigation?

I wonder if the XT2 has improved the raison d'etre of a sat nav, or just made it even more problematic?
by Oop North John
Tue May 09, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: So, who trusts their XT's navigation?
Replies: 25
Views: 7392
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So, who trusts their XT's navigation?

Had Garmin GPSR's from the Streetpilot 3 and this is the first one where I've had to think about work arounds for the routing algorithms we have been inflicted with when using a downloaded route, which has a way / via point.. Buy an XT2? Seems more like throwing good money after bad. I suspect that ...
by Oop North John
Sat May 06, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Prevent Zumo XT from recording speed
Replies: 34
Views: 7501
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Re: Prevent Zumo XT from recording speed

I would have thought that as your GPS hasn't been calibrated, then anything it shows, is only an opinion, and not evidence?
by Oop North John
Fri May 05, 2023 7:59 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Weird Routing Behaviour (2)
Replies: 180
Views: 21917
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Re: Weird Routing Behaviour (2)

I've only ever been able to transfer routes to a SD card, not waypoints. So, if there's a new waypoint I can see why it won't show in the "Favourites" tab on the XT, but will show in the route when it's imported.