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I may do just that. I've watched the YouTube tutorials and read the "owners manual" and I'm still lost.
HAGO!
Saluda
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I've been there before.
RayBJ
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Basecamp is a decent trip planner for the price. Even if you don't immediately catch on to creating your own waypoints and routes, you can use it to import 1000s of pre-built GPX routes from the web or friends, alter if needed, and download them to your XT. Then when you get home, you can upload your track to basecamp for viewing and saving. It takes awhile to grasp the drag & drop of objects across the directory structure but becomes quite efficient for making new routes from stored waypoints.
"...for the price." Could be I missed something. I d/l'ed Basecamp for free. Is there another paid module I should get to make it work?
REALLY??? That would be awesome. I have 4 or 5 regular routes I like and would like to be able to ride them then save them in the XT.
HAGO!
New question for anyone. I loaded a few gigs of music on a microSD card and stick it in the zumo. I also have the phone paired to the zumo for traffic updates, etc. When I go into the media player on the zumo, it won't allow me to listen to music off the microSD card. Suggestions?
RayBJ
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Basecamp is free. Ergo, 'for the price'. It is fairly powerful right out of the box. I'm not aware of an enhanced version or a better routing app for PCs.
With XT plugged into PC and Bascamp running, you should see the XT and SD card on left side. Top menu, click DEVICE, RECEIVE FROM DEVICE and pick XT internal storage and upload. Left side will show new folder under 'Data received from'.
In there you'll find all your old tracks back as far as your last deletion. You'll need to join daily tracks to make the whole trip. Next step is to build a new route over your track using new waypoints you'll create (right click). That's because the 'Create route from selected tracks' option only creates a start/end waypoint leaving the middle to variation of routing engine and options. That's a whirlwind tutorial but it may help.
With XT plugged into PC and Bascamp running, you should see the XT and SD card on left side. Top menu, click DEVICE, RECEIVE FROM DEVICE and pick XT internal storage and upload. Left side will show new folder under 'Data received from'.
In there you'll find all your old tracks back as far as your last deletion. You'll need to join daily tracks to make the whole trip. Next step is to build a new route over your track using new waypoints you'll create (right click). That's because the 'Create route from selected tracks' option only creates a start/end waypoint leaving the middle to variation of routing engine and options. That's a whirlwind tutorial but it may help.
Outstanding (with a caveat)! I had to create an MP3 folder and put all of the music (which I grouped into other folders depending on genre/band). The unit doesn't recognize the folders and wants to list ALL songs in alphabetical order. Sometimes, I want to listen to '80s music. Other times I might only want to listen to Skillet or Asia or es postumus.
Any solution to this? Could very well be I'm missing something.
HAGO!
JayBros
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This link is to a very good tutorial on learning BaseCamp.
https://www.newenglandriders.org/learn-basecamp/
I never could get the zumo XT to work right. I loaded some MP3s on it but they weren't in the correct order so I wiped it and started all over again. Couldn't get the original files off the unit so I contacted Garmin customer care. I was finally able to speak with a wonderful young lady named Carla (who needs a raise) who tried to assist me. She ended up sending me a new unit. Still had issues so I'm sending both back to Garmin (tomorrow morning) for a full refund.
I guess I'll stick with my phone.
I'm hoping Garmins next generation is a bit easier to use. If so, I may try again.
I guess I'll stick with my phone.
I'm hoping Garmins next generation is a bit easier to use. If so, I may try again.
EdMat
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I have found only 1 negative so far with the XT, I don't like the way it attaches to its base compared to prior units.
Other than that it is hands down the the best GPS I have used, and I've had a bunch over the years. Have not found any lighting situation that the display did not work well in. Garmin finally got the fact that users needed easy access to all the features and made it happen. Can't wait to see what the next generation might bring.
I'm learning to live with the attachment process, I guess I liked the old way as I didn't even have to think about it.
Other than that it is hands down the the best GPS I have used, and I've had a bunch over the years. Have not found any lighting situation that the display did not work well in. Garmin finally got the fact that users needed easy access to all the features and made it happen. Can't wait to see what the next generation might bring.
I'm learning to live with the attachment process, I guess I liked the old way as I didn't even have to think about it.
McClendons
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For those that have trouble with Basecamp, might want to take a look at Harley Ride Planner. To me, it is a little easier to use, I've done several tutorials on Basecamp and if I dont use it for a few months I always struggle. The Harley Ride Planner creates GPX files, so easy to work on the Garmin. Suggest a look, has a pretty nice interface
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