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by craig.wagner
Wed Sep 25, 2024 9:41 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: Opening a route takes a very long time
Replies: 28
Views: 6059
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Re: Opening a route takes a very long time

I'm beginning not to care what great experiences others have had with the XT2 and what's supposed to work with it. I have an XT2, I use BaseCamp for all my route planning, and I live in the US. I add the last part because maybe the underlying maps are at fault. I was having issues getting what I ...
by craig.wagner
Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: Garmin Basecamp for PC
Topic: Which map to use?
Replies: 5
Views: 2209
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Which map to use?

I see the same map repeated three times in BaseCamp (City Navigator North American NT 2025.1). Looking at the map details, one of them is the one installed on the PC and the other two are in some oddly named temporary folder. Depending on which one I pick, a route will be calculated differently, so ...
by craig.wagner
Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: Mount with USB?
Replies: 3
Views: 1285
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Re: Mount with USB?

In case anyone is interested, I decided to plug into one of the unused power connectors under the left side fairing.
by craig.wagner
Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: Mount with USB?
Replies: 3
Views: 1285
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Mount with USB?

I just bought a new bike (2024 Tracer 9 GT+). It doesn't have a cigarette or Powerlet socket on it, but it does have a USB port. The problem is, the mount that comes with the XT2 has two bare wires, which I've always assumed were intended to be either hard-wired to the bike or have a cigarette or ...
by craig.wagner
Fri Aug 04, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: Bluetooth has me using blue language
Replies: 5
Views: 1104
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Re: Bluetooth has me using blue language

What I did with mine to get what I wanted is documented in a pdf here. https://www.zumouserforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2257&hilit=packtalk I think I love you! :D I unpaired everything and followed your instructions. I now appear to have everything working as I want it. I can control playback of ...
by craig.wagner
Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: Bluetooth has me using blue language
Replies: 5
Views: 1104
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Re: Bluetooth has me using blue language

Peobody wrote: Wed Aug 02, 2023 1:49 pm I use an XT with a Packtalk Bold. The best I came up with is:
After unpairing everything I set it up as you suggested. At least I can pause/skip now using the XT2, so that's an improvement. Still wish I didn't lose the voice controls, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
by craig.wagner
Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:28 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: Bluetooth has me using blue language
Replies: 5
Views: 1104
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Bluetooth has me using blue language

I use a Cardo Packtalk Bold as my comm system. I used to use a zumo 550. I paired the Cardo with the 550 and the Cardo with my phone (Android). All good. I could hear route instructions, I could use the phone for music, and I could control the music with the Cardo voice commands. I can't seem to get ...
by craig.wagner
Fri Jul 28, 2023 6:41 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: Opening a route takes a very long time
Replies: 28
Views: 6059
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Re: Opening a route takes a very long time

Also there are indications of where the data is stored on the XT2 itself. I'm a retired software engineer, so when I see stuff like that I start to think about how it works. I suspect that when the user taps the IMPORT button it's probably just searching the device file system for any file that has ...
by craig.wagner
Fri Jul 28, 2023 5:26 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: Power Question
Replies: 1
Views: 690
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Power Question

In the owner's manual it says, When installing the fuse cable, you must connect it to the red system power cable using solder and heat-shrink tubing. I was just planning on using a wire connector, similar to the one shown below. Does anyone have any thoughts on why this would not work just as well ...
by craig.wagner
Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT2
Topic: Opening a route takes a very long time
Replies: 28
Views: 6059
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Re: Opening a route takes a very long time

Then select the route and the track, and select the menu option to export as a Gpx file. Save it to your hard drive in a location that is easy to find. ... A couple of other details I felt I should add. When you fire up BaseCamp with the XT2 connected to the computer, you will get this dialog. Just ...