Why not layby? Emails us for details at sales@handheldsystems.com.au. Customize your ride with the rugged Garmin zumo 550. Designed by bikers, zūmo's motorcycle-friendly features make it easy to operate while in the saddle. From back roads to rallies, its preloaded maps and high-end navigation features give you the freedom to go where you want.
Enjoy Bike-Friendly Design
Durable and dependable, Garmin zumo 550 is built for motorcycles:
- Glove-friendly touchscreen with large icons and left-handed controls make it easy to operate
- High brightness, sunlight-readable, UV-resistant display makes it easy to view your screen
- Motorcycle console for trip information, including fuel gauge to warn you when it's time to fill up
- Motorcycle mount with universal mounting hardware so you can mount it anywhere
- Included motorcycle and automotive mount (with integrated speaker) for riding or driving
- Custom caps available in a variety of colors to reflect your style
- Vibration-tested, waterproof and built with fuel-resistant plastics to withstand the elements
Navigate the Open Road
The Garmin zumo 550 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps and a massive points of interest (POIs) database, including hotels, restaurants, fuel stations, ATMs and much, much more. Simply enter a destination, and zūmo takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions that speak street names and places. In addition, zūmo accepts custom points of interest such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. The zūmo 550 also comes with a rechargeable, removable lithium-ion battery a for trip planning or use on foot, and even accepts additional maps.
Talk and Listen Wirelessly
With the Garmin zumo 550's Bluetooth wireless technology, you can talk on the phone safely without removing your gloves or helmet. Connect zumo to your Bluetooth enabled headset/helmet and cell phone to make and receive hands-free calls whilst on the move. You can even make phone calls to POIs such as restaurants or hotels through zūmo's Bluetooth interface. In addition, zūmo transmits navigation voice prompts to your headset so you can listen wirelessly.
Plan Your Trips and Share Your Rides
The Garmin zumo 550 makes it easy to plan your next trip and share routes with your riding buddies. Plan trips on your computer before you start, with the CN Navigator Europe mapping provided on CD ROM. Search for food and fuel stops and local attractions. Then, transfer your route to zumo and go.
At the end of the day, share your favourite places and rides with other zumo riders, and review your travels in GoogleTM Earth. SD card expansion makes it easy for storage and route sharing. Download routes to share with your riding buddies - even load mp3 files to your unit to enjoy tunes on the road. In addition, JPEG picture viewer lets you share photos of your adventures with friends and family.
Garmin zumo 550: The navigator that's born to ride.
Physical & Performance: |
| Unit dimensions, WxHxD: | 4.8"W x 3.9"H x 1.6"D (12.2 x 9.9 x 4.1 cm) |
| Display size, WxH: | 2.8"W x 2.1"H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 3.5 diag (8.9 cm) |
| Display resolution, WxH: | 320 x 240 pixels |
| Display type: | QVGA color TFT with white backlight |
| Weight: | 10.6 ounces (300.5 g) |
| Battery: | removable, rechargeable lithium-ion |
| Battery life: | up to 4 hours |
| Waterproof: | yes (IPX7) |
| High-sensitivity receiver: | yes |
| RoHS version available: | yes |
Maps & Memory: |
| Basemap: | yes |
| Preloaded maps: | yes |
| Ability to add maps: | yes |
| Built-in memory: | internal solid state |
| Accepts data cards: | SD card (not included) |
| Waypoints/favorites/locations: | 500 |
| Routes: | 50 |
Features: |
| Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."): | yes (using included mount(s)) |
| Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft."): | yes |
| Voice-activated navigation (operate device with spoken commands): | no |
| Lane assist (guides you to the proper lane for navigation): | no |
| 3-D building view (displays buildings in 3-D): | no |
| Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route): | yes |
| Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation): | yes |
| Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road): | yes |
| Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.): | yes |
| Bluetooth® wireless technology (connect to your phone for hands-free calling): | yes |
| MSN® Direct compatible: | no |
| FM traffic compatible: | yes |
| XM® Navtraffic & Radio for U.S. compatible: | yes |
| Speed limit indicator (displays speed limit for most major roads): | no |
| Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection): | no |
| Garmin LocateTM (marks position when removed from windshield mount): | no |
| ecoRouteTM (calculates a more fuel-efficient route) : | no |
| Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout): | no |
| Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): | yes |
| Garmin GarageTM vehicles compatible (download car-shaped icons to your device): | yes |
| Garmin GarageTM voices compatible (download custom voices to your device): | no |
| Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos): | no |
| World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator: | no |
| Picture viewer: | yes |
| MP3 player: | yes |
| Audio book player: | yes |
| FM transmitter: | no |
| Headphone jack/audio line-out: | yes |
| Remote control: | no |
| Garmin LockTM (anti-theft feature): | yes |
| Touchscreen: | yes |
| Dead reckoning: | no |
| Motorcycle-friendly: | yes |
| Trucking-friendly: | no |
| Geocaching-friendly: | no |
| Marine-friendly: | no |
