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Manufacturer

GARMIN Zumo 550

Status Product
Vehicles Motorcycle
HMI description

Screen

Sunlight-readable TFT
QVGA color TFT with white backlight
2.8"W x 2.1"H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 3,5’’
320 x 240 pixels
touchscreen with left-handed controls, high brightness, sunlight-readable, UV-resistant display

Audio

Headphone jack/audio line-out
turn-by-turn voice directions that speak the street names, making "heads-up"
integrated speaker
Zumo transmits navigation voice prompts to headset

Map

2D or 3D map perspective

Specific
sub-function HMI

Information displayed

XM® Navtraffic (includes basic weather) & Radio for U.S. compatible : 550 only
Zūmo can receive optional TMC traffic alerts (in select cities) when used with a compatible traffic receiver. Press a button on the screen, and zūmo recalculates route to avoid traffic tie-ups.
This traffic reception will notify of traffic, construction, weather delays, and automatically suggests alternative routes.
Information displayed contains :
• Type of traffic obstruction (road construction, congestion, traffic information, road condition, other incident, accident)
• Name of affected road
• Distance from current location to traffic incident
• Direction from current location to traffic incident

Legend

The splash page "Cars" icon shows that traffic information is being received and sats detected.
FM traffic uses "green" to show slow traffic and orange for slower traffic.
XM traffic appears to show "green" where there is coverage but no slow traffic.
Red indicates stopped traffic in both.
Color code (green = traffic still flowing, yellow = traffic partially congested, red = traffic is heavily congested or stopped)

Subscription

One must purchase either a GTM-20 FM TMC* traffic receiver installed in the 12vdc power plug (about $195 + $60 yearly subscription) or a GXM 30 XM Traffic receiver with a USB connection (about $230 + $205 yearly subscription).


Pictures

 

Select traffic source

FM traffic XM traffic

Size and weight

4.8"W x 3.9"H x 1.6"D (12.2 x 9.9 x 4.1 cm)
10.6 ounces (300.5 g)

Case

Waterproof (IPX7)

Battery and electric source

3 - 5 h
Removable, rechargeable lithium-ion

Memory

Internal solid state
Accept SD cards (no included)

Other information

High-sensitive receiver
RoHS version available
Anti-theft feature