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Author Topic: GPS Comparison of Garmin Nuvi 550to the 2610....  (Read 1352 times)
Stanley Steamer
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« on: March 11, 2010, 03:57:08 PM »

I was just playing around with my Nuvi 550.....it has the 3D feature on it compared to my 2610.....I like that it's supposed to be waterproof too and has the touch screen and pre-loaded maps.....

It has a battery in it, but you can't use it as long as I'd like to be able to....it has a 12V plug adapter though, but I already lost the little rubber "plug" that covers the DC adapter in the back of the unit.... Sad.....maybe it's in my I/S's trunk?.....I wonder if Garmin would send me another one?....I'll have to email them and find out....

What I miss about the 2610 is that you could set it up to see several tabs on the right side of the screen....things like elevation, direction you are traveling, speed, time to the next turn and  distance, time to destination, road traveling on, etc, etc...

the Nuvi has the speed in the lower left corner as well as a box telling what the speed limit happens to be on the road you are traveling on at that moment......I'd like to have the route info available with a touch of a button like on the 2610 where it gives you a list for all the turns.....I played with the Nuvi and can't see where it can be set up that way....I guess I'll have to dig some directions out of the box and online.....I just hate reading that stuff!!.... Sad
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Stanley "Steamer"

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« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2010, 06:23:41 PM »

Since you obviously are distraught by the differences in the 550 so  I will do what any friend would and volunteer to take it off your hands.   Wink  I'll pick up the shipping.  I'll even ride up there and get it.  Just let me know.

Marty
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Stanley Steamer
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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 06:30:10 PM »

Since you obviously are distraught by the differences in the 550 so  I will do what any friend would and volunteer to take it off your hands.   Wink  I'll pick up the shipping.  I'll even ride up there and get it.  Just let me know.

Marty


I didn't say I didn't like it.....I just have to get used to it....I'm still on the fence about what to do with the 2610 though....it works still works just fine....
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Stanley "Steamer"

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« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2010, 06:38:54 PM »

You can get your route info by touching the bar along the top of the screen that has road names displayed on it. Elevation info is also available by touching the lower right (I think) while not on a route.
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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2010, 06:45:38 PM »

You can get your route info by touching the bar along the top of the screen that has road names displayed on it. Elevation info is also available by touching the lower right (I think) while not on a route.

Thanks....I'm sure that's in the instructions somewhere.....I guess I'll have to read them anyways..... cooldude
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« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2010, 07:22:15 PM »

When all else fails, read the instructions.
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« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2010, 07:24:59 PM »

When all else fails, read the instructions.

and then  re-read them several more times,,,   ???   Wink
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« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2010, 08:37:38 PM »

That's agonna be intrasting.  Ol' Steamer never got above the See Dick See Jane books.  He reeequires LOTS o pitchers.    Cheesy

Marty
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Ken Tarver
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« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2010, 10:14:58 PM »

Steamer....all you are seeking is there; just a matter of finding it......you probably only got the brief user guide with the unit right? the website will have the complete owner manual

I also had the 2610 and was very familiar with it, then got a Nuvi 765T, whoo man what a difference


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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2010, 05:11:48 AM »

i love my Nuvi 550....so much so, i got another one for Sherry a few months back. I LIKE having that easily and quickly removable battery. i interchange using my 550 between my Rune and Valk. I do NOT run any wires.....i just run it off batteries...for a cleaner installation. that way, when i remove it, you don't even know i run a GPS.

i carry a spare battery with me...the battery will go about 4-5 hours...then i swap out with my spare...and i can go another 4-5 hours. FOR ME, that's a plenty in one sitting. Then recharge...and go again.

to make the battery go longer, i do the following:

While on the bike (in the car ...with the power supply that runs off the cigerette lighter...thie doesn't pertain, obviously)...i TURN OFF THE VOLUME/MUTE....and make sure the brightness isn't set more than 80%. that makes the battery go a bit longer.........
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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2010, 07:34:06 AM »


What I miss about the 2610 is that you could set it up to see several tabs on the right side of the screen....things like elevation, direction you are traveling, speed, time to the next turn and  distance, time to destination, road traveling on, etc, etc...

the Nuvi has the speed in the lower left corner as well as a box telling what the speed limit happens to be on the road you are traveling on at that moment......I'd like to have the route info available with a touch of a button like on the 2610 where it gives you a list for all the turns.....I played with the Nuvi and can't see where it can be set up that way....I guess I'll have to dig some directions out of the box and online.....I just hate reading that stuff!!.... Sad


Good day Stanley.  On the Zumo you can't set up the tabs on the side.  You can get screens showing your  direction, speed and fuel; route turns and next turn etc. You can't mash them all onto one screen.

There are several ways to do so (from the map screen and with a route loade):
My preferred method to access this is to push the  square button on the left side (3rd down). This will bring up a compass with speed, elevation, gps accurarcy and time.


 At this screen if you have a route inputted pressing more will display speed, arrive in, turn in distance and turn in time. Pressing back will take you to the map screen.


Press the square again and you get a screen with compass, speed, fuel gauge(only works in motorcycle cradle). 


press more and you get your overall avg, moving avg, max speed.


press more and you  show total time moving time and stopped.


Pressing back will take to you the map, pressing square will take you to the map.  The zumo remembers the last state of the screen, so if you have the odo/fuel odo it will return there when you press square twice.

To see your route actions there are a couple of ways to do this:
from the map screen press the green bar at top.  This will bring up turn by turn directions.

If you select the direction it will bring up a mini map with distance and times.  Pressing back or the square takes you to the map.

From the map press the turn in (lower right) and it brings up the mini-map.

pressing back takes you to the map. pressing square takes you back to the map.

The square button is the one that will usually bring back to the map screen.

In summary play around with it, ask questions if you need help.  An other great resource is http://www.zumoforums.com/index.php
 

Hope this helps ya.




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