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capers Occasional Visitor

Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 37 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 7:23 pm Post subject: Garmin 660 - how do I add music? |
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Hi,
I have a Garmin 660 motorcycle GPS and want to add a bit of music to it for those long boring roads ....
I have tried simply adding a music folder and placing mp3 file within, which works but it slows the refresh rate of the map screen.
The affect is dramatic.
Is there a way I can add music that doesn't affect the maps?
Should I be using a different file type - other than mp3?
I look forward to your replies. |
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sussamb Pocket GPS Verifier

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Joined: Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 4462 Location: West Sussex
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Probably not enough motor cyclists here to help. Try www.zumoforums.com if you don't get any answer here. _________________ Where there's a will ... there's a way. |
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Metblackrat Regular Visitor

Joined: Mar 18, 2006 Posts: 73
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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I had a Zumo 550 that I ran with an 8gb memory card with the MP3 files on it. Anything bigger than that and it would take ages to read the contents and start playing.
I have recently upgraded to the Zumo 590 with a 32gb card and it loads and plays almost instantly.
I would suggest that you put your music on a memory card and try it with just a few files. Keep adding more and monitor the performance. This will give you some idea as to how many files you can add without affecting performance. |
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2wheelsgood Lifetime Member

Joined: Dec 20, 2007 Posts: 15
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 11:13 pm Post subject: Adding Music |
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Put it on a separate card and manage it that way, also makes it easier to run map updates once the internal memory gets stretched.
I use a 660 and a 590 on m bike - audio books on the 660 and music on the 590 - all on the cards rather than internal memory as they run more smoothly that way.
Running both also means that having the camera audio alerts running on the 'non-sound' unit means I don't get annoying interruptions to the book or track I am listening do, they still run in the background at a lower volume and thats helps with the flow and means I don't switch the concentration away from the road...
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