Hi, I'm Taylor with Lezyne, and today I'm here to welcome you
to the new Lezyne GPS ecosystem
the web based GPS Root and the app based GPS Ally Plus
have both received major upgrades to complement
the full array of Lezyne GPS bike computers
an enhanced navigation system and a new comprehensive route builder
ensure that you get the most out of your Lezyne GPS experience
Root and Ally as always, are free to use
providing you the tools to plan your ride, monitor your activities and analyze your ride data
the feature rich GPS Ally app
allows you to enjoy turn by turn navigation, Offline Maps,
live tracking and third party integrations like Strava live segments
let's first start by confirming that
the latest firmware is installed before we start navigating
visit GPSROOT.com and log in to your account
click support, update GPS unit
download the correct Lezyne GPS firmware programmer
for your computer's operating system
plug in your GPS unit with the supplied usb cable
install and follow the steps on the firmware programmer
once the update is complete
eject your GPS unit from the computer and unplug the usb cable
after verifying that the latest firmware is installed,
we can begin the initial setup of the GPS unit
power on the GPS unit by pressing and holding the top left button
select a language for your GPS unit and when prompted
download and install Lezyne GPS Ally Plus
on your phone, create a free GPS Root account or log in to your existing account
on the GPS
select which type of phone you're trying to pair the unit with
in GPS Ally, hit scan for devices
and look for your GPS unit to populate the screen
select your GPS unit, make sure bluetooth is on
all phone app permissions are enabled, and you have the latest app version installed
some phones will prompt you to confirm the pairing of the GPS unit and your phone
the GPS unit and your phone have now been successfully paired
return to the GPS unit
to finalize the initial setup
with the GPS unit and Ally app paired,
you can now make setting changes on either the device itself or within the app
let's talk navigation
the best new features to our GPS ecosystem are all about navigation
whether you just want to pick a spot on the map, import an existing route,
or start from scratch and build something completely new
we'll cover how to do all of the above
Offline Maps are crucial tool when exploring
giving you the freedom to navigate roads and trails
with or without a data connection to your phone
Offline Maps can be downloaded in both GPS Ally and the GPS Root website
in GPS Ally, open navigation and select Offline Maps
press download a map
drag and zoom
for the area that you would like to be included in your map
when downloading new map regions in the app,
you can see areas that have already been downloaded
so you can best choose where to select your next region to download
press download and the app will generate your map file
at this time, you can also select routing profiles
routing profiles will create a route for the type of rides that you typically do
once the app is done generating your file
you will see the map file appear on your list of Offline Maps
you can rename downloaded maps to better keep track of them in your list
after an Offline Map is downloaded,
it can be sent directly to a GPS unit
to send a map to the GPS unit
simply press send to GPS
if you have a GPS signal, you can now see the map on your map page
Offline Maps can be downloaded from GPS Root
and then transferred via usb to the unit itself
select Offline Maps from the top of the GPS Root dashboard page
position the green box on the area you would like to include in your Offline Map
press start to generate the map file
a dialog box will inform you that your file is ready to download
when you download the map file
it will appear with a dot lzm file extension in your default download folder
plug in your GPS unit to the computer
locate the maps folder inside of the GPS
and drag the map file into that folder
once the transfer is complete
you will be able to see the map on the mapping screen of your device
getting where you're going has never been so simple
simply plug in your destination
and the new navigation system will build a perfect route for you
select navigation from the menu and enter your destination in the search bar
or you can select anywhere on the map that you would like to go
a route will be generated based off of the route profiles you have enabled
you can cycle through routes by hitting the next route option
press the go button and the route will be sent to your GPS unit
turn by turn directions will guide you to your destination
if you go off route GPS Ally will automatically reroute you
the new comprehensive route builder allows you
to build a route with waypoints in both GPS Ally and GPS Root
this is great for races or cycling tours where you have to be specific with where you go
open the menu and hit create a route
select your starting point on the map, then select waypoints you want your route to follow
if you want to move a waypoint press and hold to reposition it
if multiple options are available for routing, the primary option will be
highlighted in red and the alternate will be in black or blue
you can select between the options by tapping on the lines
once the route is complete, you can either send it to your GPS or save it for later
if you have an existing route file or you want to turn a previous activity into a route
you can do so with the new import a route feature
you can import a TCX or GPX file
or take a previous activity,
otherwise known as a fit file,
and turn that into a route as well
to import a TCX and GPX on android
open the menu, go to navigation
hit create a route
open the menu and hit import TCX / GPX
navigate to the file where you saved it and select it
when importing a file, you'll be prompted
if you would like to import as is or add maneuver cues
import as is will just load the GPX line for a file without turn by turn directions
add maneuver queues will process and add
turn by turn directions as best as the routing engine can determine
when importing a TCX file
you'll have the option to import with notes or with names
this affects how the directions are displayed
it is recommended to import using notes
to import a TCX or GPX file on an iphone
first navigate to where the file is saved
select the file and hit share
and select GPS Ally
then press go or save to save the route for another time
from the create a ride menu
select import ride to import a previous activity as a route
you'll be prompted to add maneuver cues
or import as is
you can combine multiple methods
to do something known as route stitching
when creating a route in GPS Ally
you can merge multiple routes together
by drawing a route
importing existing GPX and TCX files
and importing previous activities
GPS Ally will generate a connecting route between the routes added
we've done it on Ally
now let's create a route on GPS Root
go to GPSROOT.com and select plan route
just like on the GPS Ally app, click on the map where you want the route to start
add waypoints along the way
or select the finish point and let GPS Root build the route for you
you can drag waypoints to new locations to change the route
you can also change the ride parameters from the selector at the top of the menu
waypoints can be favorited and added to my places
when the route is complete
hit save and the route will be available in saved routes back in the GPS Ally app
you can also upload an existing TCX or GPX file to Root
select my routes from the GPS Root dashboard
click upload GPX / TCX
choose the file from your computer and hit ok
the uploaded route can now be viewed from my routes on GPS Root
or in your saved routes list in the app
if you've previously made a route
in GPS Root or GPS Ally
you can select it here to begin navigating
tap the navigation menu and select saved routes
you can see all of your saved routes on this page
select the sync or download arrows
to download the routes to the app for use without a data connection
the phone icon means the app is stored locally on your android
or apple device instead of just in the cloud on GPS Root
select your desired route and a preview of the route
and elevation map will appear
press go and the route will be sent to your GPS unit
if you're not at the start of the route,
GPS Ally will generate directions to the beginning of the saved route
if you have a Komoot account, you can connect your GPS Ally and GPS Root account
and use saved Komoot tours seamlessly in the app
my places lets you save your current location as a favorited spot
you can also select previously favorited spots here
so you can quickly navigate to them
the back to start function is very easy
they get you back to the start of wherever you started your navigation
so if you're on a group ride
and you cut out early, you can easily find your way back
if you have any further questions,
visit us at support.Lezyne.com and we can get started there
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