Is the Garmin ZUMO 395LM Compatible ?

[USAROCKS]

 Hello All, was looking at the getting the Garmin Zumo 395LM for my 2015 TTSE.
Is it hard wire compatible?
According to the owners manual it says the 660 (discontinued) and the 665 will work, but others may be compatible.
Do any of you have a a 395 hard wired ?
The Zumo 595 is $300 more, but I really don't want so part with the the extra cash.

[Coconut]

Hi USAROCKS,

I know that some of our Members have this installed on their Trophy,
so I just had a look at the Specs on the Garmin Web Site.

It depends what you mean by "Hard Wired" .....

For the Power supply, Yes - the Cradle that is supplied with the 395
can be Hard Wired to the Trophy dedicated "Clean" Power supply,
which is a moulded socket located behind and below the left mirror pod.

There's a Triumph Accessory Cable Kit ( A9938122 ) that can be purchased
to plug into that Socket and it's then just a case of connecting the bare ends
of the two Garmin 395 cradle wires ( "+" and "-" ) to the bare ends
of the Triumph accessory cable by using a couple of crimp connectors,
or for best results by soldering.

For the audio side of things, while the Trophy also has a dedicated "NAV" audio input,
( 3.5mm audio Jack plug ), which the previous Garmin 600 model could be plugged into,
it looks like the 395 does not have the required audio cable from the cradle,
so you will have to utilise the Bluetooth function of your 395 for audio.

I've just purchased the Garmin 595 Model which DOES have an Audio Out cable from the Cradle,
but having considered the various options, I shall connect it, but leave "NAV AUDIO" disabled
in the Trophy Audio Menu for most of the time.

The reason for this is that I shall be using a Helmet equipped with Bluetooth,
which will be paired with the Garmin 595,  with my iPhone also paired to the Garmin 595,
rather than pairing the iPhone to the Trophy.

This will give me the benefit of a better interface between the Garmin 595 and my iPhone
than the Trophy to iPhone interface, with the ability to Receive AND MAKE Phone calls if necessary
( probably only ever in an Emergency ), which the Trophy interface cannot do,
and will also provide the additional features available via the Garmin Smart Link App on the iPhone,
together with music streaming from my iPhone or Spotify account.

By having the Garmin Audio Output connected to the Trophy NAV Input,
this will provide flexibility to still use the Garmin 395 Voice instructions
should the iPhone be unavailable for any reason ( Left it at home / Battery needs charging etc ),
by Pairing my Helmet to the Trophy and switching "NAV AUDIO" back on in the Trophy Menu.

Cheers 

[USAROCKS]

Thanks Coconut, Yes I was wanting to use the power supply and the 3.5mm connection.
 Hmmm, I was hoping that it would have the 3.5mm capability. I guess that I'll have to go through my headset as well, however the music probably won't volume down when the GPS is giving directions in this mode.....I would assume.

[Vansflyer]

If the Garmin is giving you the music then yes it will "volume down" whilst telling you you should have turned right 

[pantoscoop]

 I just got my new 340 mounted.  There is an audio jack in the 340 where the 3.5 jack in fits. Everything is functioning normally,  You can hear the NAVsound verywell by the audio unit.
 Since the 340 would be equal to the 390 and 395 in construction,  I expect also in the 395 an audio connection.

[Coconut]

I just had another look at this, and pantoscoop is correct- there IS
an Audio Out socket on the Garmin 395 !

My previous comment was based on examining the motorcycle cradle mount
which does not have audio connections built into it, like the 595 does.

So with the correct cable you should be able to connect to the Trophy
dedicated "NAV" Input plug 

Apologies for my previous, incorrect advice !

 

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by USAROCKS

Thanks Coconut, Yes I was wanting to use the power supply and the 3.5mm connection.
 Hmmm, I was hoping that it would have the 3.5mm capability. I guess that I'll have to go through my headset as well, however the music probably won't volume down when the GPS is giving directions in this mode.....I would assume.

Hi USARocks,
Did you fit the 395 and connect with the Jack, and if so how did it all work together?

[USAROCKS]

Well not knowing if the 395 would work, I ended buying a 660 after talking with Garmin stating they would continue to support it even though they were being discontinued.