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Owner’s Manual
™
500/550
ZUMO
the personal motorcycle navigator
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© 2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Garmin Corporation 1200 East 151st Street, Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Industrial Estate, Romsey, SO51 Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan Tel. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 9DL, UK Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 Fax 913/397.8282 Tel. +44 (0) 870.8501241 Fax 886/2.2642.9099 (outside the UK) or 0808 2380000 (UK only) Fax 44/0870.8501251 All right
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PREFACE In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. PREFACE at +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) ® Thank you for purchasing the Garmin or 0808 2380000 (UK only). ™ zūmo . ™ myGarmin Manual Conventions Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the When you are instructed to “touch” latest services for your Garmin products. something, use your finger to touch an From the myGarmin Web site, you can: item on the screen. You will see arrows • Register your Garmin unit. (>) used in the text. They i
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PREFACE Go Page Options ............................11 Preface ............................................i Go Home ........................................12 Manual Conventions ..........................i Finding Points of Interest ................12 Contact Garmin .................................i Recently Found Locations ..............14 myGarmin ..........................................i Favorites .........................................14 About Google Earth ...........................i
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PREFACE Resetting the zūmo ........................49 Managing Files on Your zūmo ....34 Calibrating the Screen ...................49 Supported File Types .....................34 Updating the zūmo Software ..........49 Step 1: Insert an SD Purchasing and Loading Card (Optional) ..........................34 Additional Map Data ..................50 Step 2: Connect the USB Cable .....34 Optional Accessories ......................50 Step 3: Transfer Files to Battery Information .............
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PREFACE Important Information See the Important Safety and Product Information guide for product warnings and legal information. Notice To Drivers In California And Minnesota: State law prohibits drivers in California and Minnesota from using suction mounts on their windshields while operating motor vehicles. Other Garmin dashboard or friction mounting options should be used. For available accessories, refer to the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. Also, refer to the owner’s manual for ins
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GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED Looking at Your zūmo B A. Power button C B. Zoom in, raise volume, or D increase brightness. A E C. Zoom out, lower volume, or decrease brightness. D. Page button—scroll through the Map, Trip Information, Media Player, and Phone Menu SD card Mini-USB port for AC adapter, pages. Press and hold to adjust slot USB Mass Storage mode, and brightness. updating software E. Speak button—press to adjust volume level. Press and hold Battery pack to announ
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GETTING STARTED zūmo Tips and Shortcuts Quick Links • Touch and hold to quickly • Finding an address: page 11 return to the Menu page. • Viewing the Map page: page 20 • Press to return to the Map page. • Using hands-free mobile phone • Touch and to see more features: page 23 choices. ™ • Using the Garmin Lock anti- • Touch to adjust settings such theft feature: page 10 as volume, brightness, language, and • Listening to MP3 files: page 37 keyboard. • Transferring files to your zūmo: A
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GETTING STARTED Mounting the zūmo on Your Motorcycle WARNING: The terms of the Garmin Warranty require that the power cable with bare wire leads be installed by experienced installers having the proper knowledge of automotive electrical systems and skill in the use of special tools or hardware required for installation. 1: Connect Power to the Mount Select a suitable and secure location to mount the zūmo on your motorcycle based on available power sources and safe cable routing. Bare wires
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GETTING STARTED A) To install the U-bolt and handlebar Handlebar base base: U-bolt 1. Place the U-bolt around the handlebar, and thread the ends through the handlebar base. 2. Tighten the nuts to secure the base. Do not overtighten. Handlebar B) To install the handlebar base to the clutch/brake clamp bracket: NOTE: Both 1/4” standard and M6 bolts are included. Match the size of the factory bolts on your clutch/brake clamp bracket. 1. Remove the two factory bolts on your clutch/brake cla
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GETTING STARTED 3: Attach the Base Plate zūmo mount to the zūmo Mount Base plate 1. Thread the M4 x 40 mm flathead bolts and nuts to attach the base plate to the zūmo mount. Weather cap 2. Tighten the nuts to secure the base plate. 4: Attach the Base plate zūmo mount Base Plate to the Double- Handlebar Base socket arm 1. Align the ball of the handlebar base and the ball of the base plate with the double-socket Power arm. socket Knob 2. Tighten the knob slightly. Mini-USB 3. Adjust f
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GETTING STARTED zūmo mount 5: Install the zūmo Lever in the Mount 1. Plug the power cable into the zūmo mount. For a better seal, Security screw tighten the screws on the power connector. 2. Flip the lever up. 3. Flip the weather cap down and under (magnetic). 4. Place the zūmo into Power the mount, and flip the cable lever down. 5. Tighten the security screw. About the Security Screwdriver Use the security screw to better secure Security screwdriver the zūmo to the mount. You can
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GETTING STARTED Configuring Your zūmo To turn on your zūmo, press and hold . Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your zūmo. Acquiring Satellites Go outdoors to an open area, out of garages, and away from tall buildings. Turn on the zūmo. Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes. The bars indicate GPS satellite strength. When the bars are green, your zūmo has acquired satellite signals, and you can start navigating. Using Your zūmo A B C A Displays satellite strength. D
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GETTING STARTED Finding Your Destination The Where to menu provides several different categories for you to use when you search for locations. Select a category. Select a sub- Touch Where to. ➊ ➋ ➌ category. Select a destination. Touch Go. Enjoy the route! ➍ ➎ ➏ TIP: Touch and to see more choices. 8 zūmo 500/550 Owner’s Manual
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GETTING STARTED Following Your Route As you travel, your zūmo guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows on the map, and directions at the top of the Map page. If you depart from the original route, your zūmo recalculates the route and provides new directions. Your route is marked with a Follow the arrows as you A checkered flag marks your purple line. take turns. destination. Adding a Stop to Your Route You can add a stop to your route. The zūmo gives you directions to the sto
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GETTING STARTED Adding a Detour Locking Your zūmo 1. Touch > System > If a road on your route is closed, you can Garmin Lock. take a detour. 2. Touch OK, and enter a four-digit PIN. 1. With a route active, touch Menu. 3. Re-enter your four-digit PIN. 2. Touch Detour. 4. Touch OK. Stopping the Route 5. Drive to a security location, and touch 1. With a route active, touch Menu. Set. 2. Touch Stop. Each time you turn on the zūmo, enter the four-digit PIN or drive to the security Tak
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WHERE TO WHERE TO TIP: Do not enter the street prefix or suffix. For example, to find North The Where to menu provides several Main Street enter Main, and to find different categories you can use to search Highway 7 enter 7. for locations. To learn how to perform a simple search, see page 8. About Postal Codes You can search for a postal code. Enter Finding an Address the postal code instead of the city name. 1. Touch Where to > Address. Not all map data provides postal code 2. Selec
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WHERE TO Touch Go to create a turn-by-turn route Changing Your Home to this location. Location 1. Touch > User Data > Set Touch Show Map to view this location Home Location. on the map. If the GPS is off, touch Set Loc. to set this as your current 2. Select Yes, enter my Address or location. Yes, use my current location. Touch Save to save this location as one Finding Points of Interest of your Favorites. See page 14. 1. Touch Where to > Food, If a mobile phone with Bluetooth H
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WHERE TO Finding a Location by Using the On-Screen Spelling the Name Keyboard If you know the name of the location you When an on-screen keyboard appears, are looking for, you can spell it using the touch and slide the yellow box to scroll on-screen keyboard. You can also enter through the characters. Touch a character letters contained in the name to narrow to enter it. the search. 1. Touch Where to > Food, Hotels. 2. Touch Spell Name. 3. Using the on-screen keyboard, enter letters in
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WHERE TO Recently Found Locations Favorites Your zūmo stores the last 50 of your You can save up to 500 locations in your recent finds in the Recently Found list. Favorites, so you can quickly find them The most recently viewed locations and create routes to them. Your home appear at the top of the list. Touch location is also stored in Favorites. Where to > Recently Found to Saving Locations You Find view your recently found items. 1. After you have found a location you Touch Save > OK t
