XT3 File Transfer

[David Fickling]

I just acquired a Zumo XT3. There seem to be multiple options for uploading my routes from MRA onto this device. Has anyone else tried this and if so, what's the preferred method for getting a route out of MRA on the laptop and onto the XT3?

Thanks for your help.

David

[Albert van den Elsen]

Hi David,
Have you tried export the route to "Tread"?
I assume you connected your new XT3 to tread also.

[Hans van de Ven MR.MRA]

@David-Fickling

Use the connector and gpx 1.1 (Route, Track, POI)

[David Fickling]

@Albert-van-den-Elsen Hi Albert. Yes, I tried that and it does seem to work. I'm just trying to find the slickest and most reliable method with fewest possibilities for things to go wrong and I was interested to hear what other people use. On my old Zumo 660 of course there was only one way to transfer a route and that was by cable, which could be a bit tedious - you have to remove the device from the bike, open the back compartment, plug in the cable, connect to the laptop and hope it recognises the device USB connection....do an export from MRA, and so on. I'd like to find a method for the XT3 which is a bit less clunky.

[Carl Lee]

From laptop to Zumo (I have the XT2 but it is the same as I've read the manual), there are some options.

1. Use the connector direct from MRA as mentioned above. That is a USB cable requirement.
2. Save the route as a GPX 1.1 (route, track, POI) to your laptop hard drive. Copy and paste this route to a GPX folder on your Zumo. My strong suggestion would be to insert an SD card and create the GPX folder on there. That way, the Zumo doesn't get to mess with it until you import it and you get to delete and re-import as many times as you like. If it's on the device itself, once you delete, it's gone.
   This is also a USB cable requirement obviously.
3. Tread app. Download the MRA route (from the MRA app on your phone) to your phone files. The process is this: 'Routes & Tracklogs - open route - scroll along the very bottom line and click the down arrow - select gpx1.1 (route, track POI) - Download. Your phone will then give you the option of where to send it. Pick Tread. Then the fun begins. If you've built a good route, Tread should replicate it and it will sync to the XT3 if you're all connected up properly.
   This is the wireless way so can be used when out and about with no laptop.

There are plenty of help options for if any of this goes wrong. On here and Zumo User Forums. Not much on there about XT3 yet but you can find all this on the XT2 pages as very similar.

I may have missed something out slightly but I think that's about right. Happy messing about.

[David Fickling]

@Th-Lee Thank you Carl for this detailed explanation. I did try the option 3 via Tread and it worked ok on a very simple route - I would guess that if you were building something complicated then you might run into issues with Tread trying to second guess what you wanted.

The tip about using the SD card for file storage is a good one. It's nice to have all your files on hand and available to be reloaded anytime when you're on tour and I wouldn't want them being messed with by the Zumo.

I used the XT3 for the first time on Tuesday for a trip of about 200 miles and it worked well. The screen is super clear, bright, easy to read. I liked it. Compared with my old Zumo 660 this is a great leap forward and it is much faster and easier to create routes on the device than it ever was on the 660. That does open up some new possibilities for route planning, but I will still prefer to build on MRA first and transfer to the Garmin later.

Thanks again for your help.