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Author Message   Milo_h Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 09:44 pm:        Anyone using one? Anyone used it with the Garmin Zumo 550? Peace Milo   Maximum Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 01:10 pm:        The Zumo will not send stereo via BT, only mono sound. So only hardwired will work for me.   Court Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 02:51 pm:        It sends stereo via hardwire?   Maximum Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 03:36 pm:        Yes, and it sounds great with my Shure E3's!   Jackbequick Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 05:27 pm:        Court, The zumo 550 has a standard 3.5mm audio out jacks on the auto and motorcycle mounts that come with it. The jack is on the part that stays on the bike/in the car when the zumo is removed. The audio gets to the jacks through a multi-pin connector on the mounts that mates with the zumo. The sockets for the power and XM connectors are also on the mounts letting the zumo be removed easily (if the security screw has not been tightened with the special security screw screwdriver that is suitable for carrying on a key ring). I'm still an spectator on the zumos, but as I understand it the zumo itself does not have an audio out jack or speaker on it so you would have no audio when you have it "in hand". The XM connector on the mounts is a mini-USB connector. There is also a mini-USB connector built into the zumo that is used for connecting to a PC. I'm assuming that the XM radio only works when plugged into the mount, not when plugged into the mini-USB socket on the zumo. The owner's manual on that is a good read if you are kicking tires on it: http://www.garmin.com/manuals/1369_OwnersManual.pd f You have to like the fact that the manual describes the motorcycle install first and the auto install in a appendix. Garmin just announced a zumo 450. That is slightly cheaper ($MSRP $857.13 versus $1,076.91 for the 550), I don't think it is actually available yet: http://www.garmin.com/products/zumo450/ The 450 will have something left off from the 550, I have not studied that in detail yet. But the 450 does not have the SiRF III chip set so it will not have the same stunning speed and sensitivity of the 550 and the other Garmin products that are using SiRF III. I have the SiRF III in my 76Cx handheld and would not consider taking a step back from in it the 450. I'm sure the 450 will be a good performer GPS wise, but the 550 with the better chip set would be my first choice. Street prices on the 550 are down around $700 ($150+ less than the MSRP on the 450), so I'd think the 450 will have to get down to about $500 or less eventually. Jack   Maximum Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 05:43 pm:        All correct about the 550 Jack. The 450 will not have XM, BlueTooth, or the ability to set a security password. The security password requires either the password you set, or for the unit to be turned on at the assigned "Security Location" (again which you set). Without one of the two, the unit will have to be sent back to Garmin to be reset. Therefore it is useless if stolen, and maybe you will end up getting it back from Garmin. I thought long and hard before dropping that kind of cash, but it was worth it! (Message edited by maximum on February 28, 2007)

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