How do you get GPS directions to come over RTL Speakers?

[stebrock]

I installed a Zumo XT on my bike and followed all the input I could find on how and what to pair.
I have my phone paired to the GPS and no issues.
I have the GPS paired to a Bluetooth adapter in the glove box and I can play music that I downloaded onto the GPS, but I cannot get the GPS to play the turn by turn directions over the bikes speakers. If I am playing music the music comes over the speakers but when the GPS plays directions the only way I can hear it is thru the small speaker on the GPS. The same thing happens even when I am not playing music, the GPS directions only play thru the GPS speaker.

Dazed and confused and looking for some help not criticism.

Thanks

Did you try my setup?

 

[campermac]

stebrock,

I have not tried you set up yet, I have been out of town and no where near the bike. I did order the Bluetooth device from Lamonster, but I will try your set up first and if it works I will send the one back to Lamonster or just put it in my tool box.

Will let you know.

 

[Snakeyes]

stebrock,

I have not tried you set up yet, I have been out of town and no where near the bike. I did order the Bluetooth device from Lamonster, but I will try your set up first and if it works I will send the one back to Lamonster or just put it in my tool box.

Will let you know.

I have been watching this thread because I am trying to accomplish the same thing (hear gps instructions over the bike's speakers). I tried stebrock's set up and this does not work. I have A Tom Tom rider. I think I'll order the Lamonster blue tooth device if it works for campermac.

 

[Lamonster]

I have been watching this thread because I am trying to accomplish the same thing (hear gps instructions over the bike's speakers). I tried stebrock's set up and this does not work. I have A Tom Tom rider. I think I'll order the Lamonster blue tooth device if it works for campermac.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ps0Wl-i_dM

 

[campermac]

Thanks Lamont.
I am waiting on the item that I ordered from your website to show up this weekend then hopefully all my issues go away.

 

[campermac]

It works It works.
I finally got it to do what I wanted.
I ordered the Bluetooth adapter from Lamonster, paired it to my GPS, set the bike to the Aux selection on the bike and now I can hear Nancy Never Lost on my bikes speakers.
I guess there is a difference in Bluetooth adapters so using the one I had sitting around from one of my previous Spyder's apparently was the wrong kind.

 

[JohnRuckus]

Congrats.

 

[campermac]

I would have never thought as a 60 year old man such a simple little thing would make me so happy and give me such satisfaction. I guess my standards have lowered them selves with age.

 

[Peteoz]

I would have never thought as a 60 year old man such a simple little thing would make me so happy and give me such satisfaction. I guess my standards have lowered them selves with age.

Hahaha…….a success with constantly changing technology, especially with BT connection vagaries, is ALWAYS a reason for celebration, Campermac. Congrats:2thumbs:

Pete

 

[Lamonster]

It works It works.
I finally got it to do what I wanted.
I ordered the Bluetooth adapter from Lamonster, paired it to my GPS, set the bike to the Aux selection on the bike and now I can hear Nancy Never Lost on my bikes speakers.
I guess there is a difference in Bluetooth adapters so using the one I had sitting around from one of my previous Spyder's apparently was the wrong kind.

Glad you got it going. Bluetooth can be tricky.

 

[cruisinTX]

I would do it by taping my old school GPS over the top of the speakers.

 

[stebrock]

I have been watching this thread because I am trying to accomplish the same thing (hear gps instructions over the bike's speakers). I tried stebrock's set up and this does not work. I have A Tom Tom rider. I think I'll order the Lamonster blue tooth device if it works for campermac.

It works with Garmin.

 

[campermac]

It should work with any GPS that you can pair to the Bluetooth device from Lamonster.