Garmin zūmo XT Trip Planner Tutorial | CruisemansGarage.com

[@floydthorne6444]

I learned this the other day but, if you just touch and hold the back arrow button it will take you immediately back to the home page with out having to click multiple times to get you there.

[@cruisemansgarage]

Good tip

[@125ZJK]

...just picked up my Zumo XT. It hasn't even been fitted yet. This was an exceptional tutorial. Thank you.

[@givinghope2361]

Excellent video. I appreciated you moving right along with the instruction but with clarity and a cadence that was easy to follow. I saved hours of messing around by watching this. Thanks

[@dnlgrhm]

Your videos are a model for how this sort of thing should be done. Absolutely great!

[@mhilde7744]

You can't beat Cruiseman for explaining stuff👍

[@MrBigMalT]

Sending a big thankyou from across the pond. I’ve struggled to plan trips on my Garmin 395, and your explanation is the clearest thing I’ve found 👍👍👍

[@Sebastopolmark]

That's a GREAT tutorial, just information outlined in the video description! !! !!!

[@xxCollinatorxx]

EXcellent! The Garmin XT is the first stand-alone GPS I've seen that is actually practical to use to plan a route!

[@JosephByrne]

You can do this on the Zumo 595LM, 590LM, 665, 660 and even the 550 just no one really knew that it was there.

[@MagicAyrtonforever]

@@JosephByrne I did.. Was amazing

[@allangosling6134]

I recently bought the Zumo Xt. There is a lot more to learn than an automotive GPS. Thank you for your in - depth instructional video; I had my GPS partially set up your video help me complete the rest. There is so much to learn and know I have to go learn Base Camp.

[@mmaaddict78]

Were you a teacher at some point? You’re really good at explaining things simply and effectively. I just got one of these units and find your videos very helpful.

[@TheMrlongbeard]

Bloody good, clear and concise tutorial just how it should be done

[@deepdiver51]

Great tutorial. Clear, concise and easy to follow. First class!

[@mac243877]

Superb demo many thanks, at 63 I hate computers and elektrickery but this helped Ride safe

[@walker2837]

Very good review. I've just added the Zumo XT to my V-Strom.

[@d.b.1238]

This is EXACTLY what I was after. Thank you sir.

[@30Higgins]

Thanks for this very clear and complete tuto

[@ryanmalone2681]

That ‘where do you want to start your trip’ feature is incredible. Neither Google Maps or my Garmin Montana have it and it’s a pain in the ass if you need to restart your phone or app as it won’t navigate.

[@SPENJERE]

Great tutorial. Just bought a Zumo and this will be very helpful, thank you.

[@TwoFourCharlie007]

Superb, you couldn’t have explained it any simpler, thanks

[@januszjr49]

Hi Driftless Rider, just got my Zümo XT, after your clip I see I must learn a lot. Ty for showing one of many, many skill of my navigation. Have a wide road anytime. J.

[@FarkyDave]

Hi, Cruiseman. I just purchased a Zumo XT and this video was very helpful.

[@kevinhall409]

one of the go to buttons, i was in Clifton on the west coast of Ireland, were Alcock and Brown landed the Vickers biplane in 1919, after crossing the north Atlantic, and i had to be in Belfast for the over night crossing to Liverpool, upon arriving home i plug in my XT and found on trip planer that this route was in grey and not in blue for the routes that i uploaded into my XT before starting my ride. I must confess it did me some time to get grips with planning a trip but like all things the more that you us trip planer , it starts to fall into place. even though i am still struggling with windows 95.

[@bobmetzger51]

Wonderful tutorial. Thank you.I experimented with this today. Looks like it is not possible to drop waypoints when roads are seasonally closed. Probably not an issue in Tx but it is in Or. in the McKenzie Mountains.

[@randolphroane9749]

Very clear video. Thank you! Will the Zumo turn you around and take you on the same route in reverse to get back home again?

[@aeroplod]

I will upgrade to this thanks to your excellent video. If it behaves like my old one, a good thing to know is you can get back to the initial screen in one hit from any other screen just by pressing and holding the back arrow button. A very informative and well presented video. Thanks.

[@dwynt9809]

Great video! Extremely informative…very professionally done! Thanks so much!!

[@jimlcher8201]

Thank you SO MUCH for your GREAT video! I've been using Garmins for years, but still learning. I now know how to add a location between locations! Subscribing!

[@davidherringgo]

Thanks, My Garmin is BMWs Navigator 6 , but this will help to learn mine . Really appreciate this instructional video .

[@cruisemansgarage]

You're welcome!

[@johnmcrae343]

Clear, precise and very well presented. Thank you.

[@Banditmanuk]

This is an excellent video. We are currently using the Garmin 660 but considering upgrading

[@Hogdriver88]

Excellent. Garmin is the way to go for GPS. This one looks like a winner.

[@jamesdspaderf2883]

PERFECT- exactly what I was looking for to learn about this. Thanks!

[@frankferreira9696]

Nice video. Very informative. I don't have my XT yet, but on my nuvi, if you push and hold the return button, it will jump back to the home screen eliminating having to push the button several times.

[@cruisemansgarage]

Thanks for sharing

[@Quagmire88]

Will custom made waypoints show up while navigating after they have been imported? When I view the trip on the zumo xt after transferring, I don't see any of the waypoints I have created and imported.

[@larry3274]

Hello Cruiseman....sorry about the bike....I just saw where Honda is discontinuing the Honda Trip Planner on May 31st. I guess it was being used enough.....

[@anthonyjohnston2178]

Excellent tutorial. One of those you wish you could give more than 1 like. I downloaded this

[@craigwesson1788]

Fantastic reviews of the XT and trip planner, thanks!

[@craigwesson1788]

Honestly now, which unit would you go with a used 595 Lm or the xt ?

[@maryschneider1476]

Thanks for the great instructions - I am a school bus driver and I have poor sense directions so I was given a Garmin GPS which I am not familiar at all. We have a new kid on the bus so which means I have to add a new address in my planner but I have no idea or another words there was no where it says ‘edit trip planner’. It’s very poor set up the way Garmin do their GPS. Is not very clear at all. I appreciate for helping out and I’ll try see if this works when I get to work 👍

[@thomaskavanagh1209]

Great Vid Cruiseman! Can the "browse map" choice be moved up to the first postion when choosing a waypoint?

[@rc7990]

Great video... It helped me immensely get started my Zumo XT.

[@Ianjeffery2500]

An excellent description and clearly explained, thank you.

[@elisheppard3058]

Excellent job. Very well put together. Just subscribed.

[@johnnybattlelife]

You are a great thorough communicator. Thanks for showing me how to set up a trip. Question, I just added a SD card to my Zuni cat for South America. I’m traveling to next month how do I see on the Garmin where that map is installed? How do I start using that map?

[@charlesdibble1499]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you. I want to follow a route sent to me with coordinates as waypoints. Can you input coordinates as opposed to locations to make a route?

[@cruisemansgarage]

I am pretty sure you can, but I need to research how.

[@usafvet6766]

I have that Gps,. And I just Love it.. It's Awesome. U can answer calls from GPS. and it comes through my Bluetooth headset. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

[@littleliftera8244]

Awesome video clear quick and concise thank you

[@PAW_Ohio]

Great video. I just got an XT a little over a week ago at a Spyder rally in MO when my 660 started malfunctioning. I skimmed through the manual and just jumped right in by importing several of the rally routes gpx files all which were loops back to starting location. Of course I got off course on the very first route but eventually got back on the route but after a few miles I missed a turn and but instead of directing me to do a u-turn it recalculated to take me down the road I was to ?. I was only a few yards from the missed turn, did a u-turn and rejoined the route on my own. But the XT kept recalculating to take me directly back to the start/finish and followed its directions for awhile but realized what was happening and just ignored the directions and followed the track (blue line) and finished the route that way. It even put me 2.5 of gravel which it was supposed to avoid. I’m not sure what I did wrong but I didn’t have a similar problem with several other loop rydes I took over the week. Maybe there was an errant waypoint in the route as they were downloaded from sponsoring group Facebook page and tweeked by me in Basecamp. I’m still learning as this thing is quite a bit different than my 660 but I love it. Thanks again for the video.

[@Spad562]

Just purchased the XT and the thing I find very frustrating is when I've set my route and then I decide to take a different road on the said route which will end up at the same destination, it won't re-route, but instead just keeps telling me to make a u turn, when I fully know the road I'm on will get to the same destination point. I'm I doing something wrong...

[@dccycler3554]

Excellent demo Cruiseman…good stuff “thank you”

[@hif99]

Great information. Thanks so much for the detailed explanation!

[@alltruckeredout]

Such a well put together video tutorial! Thank you

[@notmyname4261]

Thank you for the brilliant tutorial

[@8406181100]

Ooooof Midland TX, used to live there. Sorry you ever have to go !!!

[@stephenrichie4646]

Excellent tutorial. Does the Zuni 396 work the same way?

[@Ronald7077]

The planner was explained well and very essential to know to give individuality to trips- I am wondering after saving a trip and selecting Go or next will the route be shown as arrows and next turns as graphics and not text on the full screen? I don’t want to be reading route text just glances at arrows are best.

[@cruisemansgarage]

I believe you can view the route as a list of upcoming turns.

[@MrMickjbriggs]

Thankyou for sharing this, very informative.

[@timyoung2642]

Great tutorial! Any idea how many way points i can add to a trip? Does the ZUMO xt have a limit?

[@jimlcher8201]

I've read that there is no limit other than file size vs memory

[@craigstoddard7202]

How easy is it to reverse the destinations and the home location to return on the same trip?

[@jhstony]

Brilliant 🤩 thanks very much for your video, very helpful

[@accordiondr]

Hi Cruiseman....you're the best ...thanks for the great Zumo video...i have the same DCT GOLDWING as you...if you got the extra dough get a Africa Twin DCT ES ADVENTURE SPORTS....I'd think you'd love it as a change of pace now and then ...it's a also a keeper...thankyou again.

[@happypvr]

Great video! Well done and very informative. Thank you!

[@waterhead37]

Very clear and helpful. Many thanks.

[@bi306b]

Really clear. I enjoy your style of explanation!.

[@jeanduvar4810]

Hello. I still have this question about changing references along the planned trip. Let's say I'd like high from A to B, no highways from B to C, then Highway again from C to D... possible to set this way ?

[@jeanduvar4810]

Thank you for this very clear, very didactic tutorial. I have a comment and a question. The comment is that I find it a pity that it is necessary to change the route options in a "general" way for the route that we have just created, because this change applies to all the other saved routes in the device. It would have been wise for each route to keep in it, specifically, the settings that are specific to it. The question is as follows: how to create a route if you want to prohibit the motorway on a portion of the route? I want the highway from point A to point B, a mountain road to enjoy a pass and a viewpoint at point C, then join the highway at point D for my destination at point E. How to configure mixed routes?

[@briangc1972]

He covered that. You add a waypoint on that side road on the trip planner. He did it on G W Bush Hwy

[@jimmyt55]

And do we know how long one will last on a 2022 Goldwing? Expected life? Ok, these questions might be answered on Garmin site, I’ll have to check that. But seems like a better mousetrap than on the new bike. It shall wait a few months $$$

[@GRACIEHIG]

Question. Once I have reached my destination how do I return on the same route without having to enter all the waypoints again ?

[@daveking9510]

Thanks for the excellent information

[@michaellynch2559]

Outstanding instructional video! Question: if I do a day ride that is say, a 75 mile loop that starts and ends at my home, do I need to break that into 2 routes to make it work? So far, when I made a single route with the roads marked on the loop that I wanted to ride, the Zumo would not follow it. I guess it figures that why do the loop route when you are already at your destination. It just kept telling me to turn around and go home as soon as I left. Thanks.

[@cruisemansgarage]

You can do that in a single route, as long as you set at least one waypoint along the route before returning home. You have to instruct the Garmin with hard waypoints so that it is forced to follow the route you lay in.

[@dmsridertv]

@@cruisemansgarage what are 'hard' waypoints please?

[@Poshgoondas]

Is there a way to show the route details showing distance to destination, time to destination and the time of arrival? Currently I see Trip Details showing only the time to destination and arrival time. Not the miles left destination

[@chrisli7260]

Very informative. Thank you. Many thumbs up.

[@santinogiacalone]

Question for you Sir. Is their a way to plan a trip on the desktop computer e and then send it to the GPS ? Ether with Google maps or Waze. Or something like that ? Thanks.

[@tam340r5]

Sorry for my bad English , how to avoid my zumo insisting to pass exactly on the selected points on my route?

[@rjalldritt1355]

cruise man what year did they include outdoor temp on the desk top display? On the map on the lower left can you change speed to elevation? thanks

[@brianrychlicki8561]

Great video. For the routes I have imported into my XT, why when I open the route and hit nearest entry point, it only displays the route from where I currently am taking me to only the first or starting point of the route? The entire route is not displayed. I assumed when choosing "Closest Entry Point" meant no matter where I am, it will take me to the closest point anyshere on the entire route from where I am. Thanks

[@peterlewis4978]

Very well explained, thank you.

[@swany437]

Thanks man! Thanks Garmin!

[@julianbickers]

Great video, very informative thank you

[@grounded7362]

where might I find a list of all different icons on the different screens and there meanings?

[@deborahreaney7418]

This was a great vid thank you so much for being so clear

[@albertsanchez8007]

Can I use the Trip Planner on a laptop (Mac or PC)?

[@jeffroth822]

Does the zumo 395 work the same as the XT?

[@davidb9323]

I can’t figure out how to get my Zumo to bring me to a local park using the road and not a trail past the entrance to the middle of the baseball field

[@marcoboudreau4526]

Hi. What does : closest enters point, means ???

[@PeterVred]

Thanks for this (and your other) great videos. I just got my Zumo and have been struggling. This is a simple and major help. So far when I’ve planned a test ride, I back up thru the menus to look for something, and the route hasn’t auto-saved, and I loose my work. If I may ask a quick unrelated to this, question… when plugging the unit in at home to charge the battery how do you know when the battery is fully charged? I have left mine plugged in for over 12 hours and when I went to turn it on it said battery is charging, but it doesn’t say how much it is charged or if it is finished. Evidently it was finished, but it only lasts about two hours out in the sunlight.

[@cruisemansgarage]

Your battery should last longer than 2 hours. You might want to contact Garmin about that.

[@PeterVred]

@@cruisemansgarage Thanks for the reply! Correction, after two hours, the “fully bright” screen went very dim, too dim to see without stopping and shading it with my hand. But it was not yet actually dead. When I got home and checked it, the brightness control in settings had been lowered. I assumed this was a power saving feature. I don’t know how much battery charge was left, because I couldn’t find the right screen to show the remaining bars.

[@Nomad-Drifter]

Isn’t the trip under Explore in where to?

[@gzahnd]

Thanks for these videos! I’m baffled how any McDonalds on earth could receive a 4-star Trip Advisor review though. 😂

[@beans4491]

Thank you sir, so clear.

[@befamousornot]

Good video ! Just a quick question.. so i made my trip and I’m driving.. halfway i am thinking: ‘hmm i want to shorten/lenghten the trip’ .. is there a way to edit the trip at this point?

[@michael3080]

another question dropped mine cracked screen do you know anyone that fixes the screen ?? just bought another one new one for backup is three a screen protector for them like smartphone

[@santinogiacalone]

Great video. Thanks so much

[@DanielSan-sw9px]

good day, how do i delete a trip that is saved as an import trip

[@motomoto2626]

Fantastic job

[@TheFbiFilesRepeat]

Loved the clip!!!!

[@bucketlist47]

Great help appreciate your videos

[@adrianpierce1687]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@rudy8216]

Hello, your time building these instructions are great, but? It seems as I manually build a trip then leave to follow that trip somewhere along the way Garmin changes my waypoints to either a faster way or something like that? It would see to me that once you manually plan these point along the way that Garmin would not change preferences at all. It destroys my trip.? More on this if you need to understand my question…

[@bobdowdy2122]

Could it be the auto recalculate function? I thought I saw another video suggesting that be disabled when using a planned route. Not sure, but it could be the issue. Bob

[@rudy8216]

@@bobdowdy2122 yes it is the recalculation feature that has to be turned off, it works then. But my problem is that you shouldn’t have to do that because it’s important if you stop somewhere off the road. Garmin should be configured that when you manually design a trip then the device should not be able to recalculate / change your trip.

[@bobdowdy2122]

@@rudy8216 Agree. Ride smart, ride safe

[@Vlerkies]

Thank you!! May your children be blessed with super wealthy parents :)

[@MrScurry4]

On my 2015 GW I have bluetooth dongle plugged into the auxiliary to receive music from my iPhone. Here's the problem I have when using the XT. I can connect iPhone to XT and XT to auxiliary/bluetooth and listen to music but the navigation still continues thru the external speaker on XT. I know it works at least when connected to my Sena 30 because I will receive navigation and music thru speakers in helmet. Any solution, the only thing I can think of would be maybe dongle out dated but it was purchased this year, so not sure. On my old Zuma I was able to plug jack into auxiliary and reciceve both, music and navigation thru GW speakers.

[@Hans_P]

Excellent! Thank you.