Processing & Delivery:
The 390lm is very well made. The devices bring a fairly high weight with it, which contributes, together with the well-made, rubberized surface to a high-quality overall impression. All connections are located behind gummed flaps (USB, Headset, MicroSD) and the display is surrounded by a fairly wide, high sides. The display has a matte surface, which is to reduce reflections. The whole device is water resistant to IP7 and actually holds water flowing out (tested).
The scope of supply is quite large. So a battery charger for the cigarette lighter of the car and a suction cup, in addition to the power supply and mounting for the bike, to fix them.
As an accessory, it is then possible to purchase more of the aforementioned tire pressure sensor and a charger cable with TMC per module.
All in all, the delivery extensively and processing well, what to expect at the price, however.
Navigation Performance & Operation:
Due to the time of year I tested the Navi mainly in the car (bike report follows). The device can still make use of fairly intuitive and is no great mystery to. The route calculation is very quickly, but can switch between the different route options only via the menu. The desired route option is not queried again when calculating the route, which would have been handy. The display is well exploited in the navigation and is nicely solved, that one can select various "cockpit" for the presentation of the route parameters. The mapping of the route is good, the display easy to read and also nice and bright when necessary. The most common settings are assigned to the current profile (car / motorcycle), so you can make separate settings here. Also a good solution. But what after a short time of operation was very annoying: The beep that sounds when any operation of the display can not be turned off, except the whole unit is muted. This option has actually each navi, only Garmin apparently waived it. The announcement voice is anything but natural, other Navis are here much better. But one can understand the voice even if it sounds like the voice output of the Google Translator.
The calculation winding roads in connection with the prevention option of motorways creates a pretty good route calculation and managed the existing around motorcycle routes to meet rather well. However, Garmin has no integrated database precisely these routes, but calculates the routes only after the number of curves, although there are some sexier routes with a few bends less. Here are just a corresponding database in the background would help. After all, this route option is now integrated in contrast to its predecessor.
The readability of the display is ok, even if the device has problems when exposed to sunlight at a right angle to the screen. Then the matte screen of 390lm tends to mirror and becomes unreadable. Here then helps an adjustment of the inclination of Navis, luckily its display is quite perspective stable, so this is no problem.
Update:
This works extremely well in Garmin. No need to register. Germin express install, connect and ready. Here I was really pleasantly surprised when we saw the update functions of Falk or TomTom ...
Free Speech:
The Bluetooth integration is quite well at first glance. The 390lm first requires the pair with a headset before the phone can be connected. The intelligibility over the headset is ok and the volume is sufficient. However, even here the confirmation tones were not reproduced all the time when operating the Navis - annoying.
Unfortunately, the coercion of the headset also has a disadvantage in speakerphone in your car. A sole coupling the mobile is not enough that the Zumo not have a mic has you either need to use a headset in your car, or to miss out on free calling via the navigation system, too bad, because you could use the Navi so wonderful in the car further, especially in winter, especially where the right bracket Garmin Extra mitliefert. For the price you would not actually buy another Navi.
In addition, I would have, where Bluetooth is already integrated into the device, desired voice control, at least for the most important functions. So you would be able to integrate a corresponding feature, at least for you to accept calls, so that both hands can remain on the handlebars.
Basecamp:
The planning of routes on the computer is a useful feature, especially when you want very detailed approach a number of milestones. The software Basecamp, which shall be attached by Garmin, allows this. However comes when using the card on the device little joy on. Due to the license card, the card can not also be downloaded to your computer, but can be loaded directly from the device over USB. This is very slow and costs quite nervous. The registration of the intermediate targets then nevertheless succeeded well, even if the software appears partly a little cluttered and confusing. After all, the help is extensive and useful. The transfer to the Navi managed well and without errors. Intermediate targets can also be easily and skip the Navi does not try frantically to turn back the exuberant goal in 390.
Overall, a useful feature, but it would be even better, Garmin would allow extra storage card on the PC, which would increase the usability even more.
Conclusion:
A first conclusion after the first few hours with the Zumo 390lm, lots of light but also shadow:
Positives:
+ Rountenführung winding roads
+ Robust processing
+ Waterproof
+ Fast route calculation and good presentation
+ Extensive delivery
+ Lifetime Map Updates
+ Easily operated with gloves
+ Speakerphone
+ Separate profiles for car and motorcycle
+ Route planning on the PC possible
Negatives:
- Navigation voice is not very good
- Headset forced even in auto mode
- Confirmation can not be disabled
- Route profile change durchfürbar only cumbersome via the menu
This gives the device 4 stars because it is the biggest criticisms of its predecessor addressed (Route Option winding roads, Bluetooth) and the remaining points are not quite so serious (even if the headset forced the car is annoying in my eyes, the car is not the Main application of Zumo). I also hope that Germin at least brings an update to the shutdown of the operation tone.
