Garmin Zumo 550 Review - Learn How This GPS Navigator Works

Garmin Zumo 550 offers directions to motorcyclists in form of text and audio. It is easy to install on a car or a motor cycle. The device has all the built in maps and an Mp3 player. The hands free calling is operated with Bluetooth device. For the new users, Garmin Zumo 550 consists of GPS receiver, maps of North America and twenty channels. The main menu shows two options for navigation. The design is sleek with extremely good performance. It is available as an adhesive for car nd motor cycle that be used to attach the dashboard and the AC charge. The power cable of the motorcycle can be connected to the batter and Zumo can be mounted to the handle bar of the motorcycle. The USB cable can be used to synch and download its software and updates and step by step user manual.

The design of Garmin Zumo 550 is awesome with silver outer case having two caps that are removable on the top and the bottom side. It measures 4.8 inches in width, 1.6 inches in depth and 3.9 inches in height. It is light in weight and weighs 10.6 inches only. Moreover, it meets all the standards of IPX7 that can resist any unintentional immersion in water for thirty minutes. The handle bar mount is safe and screwed securely to make sure that it does not fall down. There are two options of selecting the mount. One can go for u bolt mount and the clutch mount. The mounts can be tightened by screwing the nuts with the screwdriver and pliers. Garmin Zumo 550 is not only mounted on motorcycle but also on the cars. The volume system of the speakers is ideal and voice commands can be easily heard.

One of the most attractive feature of Garmin Zumo 550 is that the size of fonts can be changed. There are two options for the size of icons i.e., large and the standard. The standard size can prove quite large for the gloved fingers whereas; the large size of icons is supposed to be ideal. On the selection of large icons, the digits and letters on the screen can be grouped into five instead of using them all of them at a time. The button for power is located on the corner on the lower right side and the user needs to push the button for a few seconds to turn it on and off. This feature is used to avoid accidental shut down of the device. The left side composed of 4 buttons that can be used to adjust volume, zoom in and out, menu scrolling ad other functions. The back of the unit consist of the battery area with the MCX connector.

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