Change History

ECHOMAP UHD2 Keyed 52/53/54/55/72/73/74/75(cv) software version 35.20

as of March 28, 2024

Added an animated graphic indicating the built-in map is being updated and a banner indicating if an update was interrupted. Built-in map update progress is visible on the Software Information page.
Added support for multiple Traditional, ClearVu, and SideVu sonar views in the same Combo with each displaying sonar from a specified transducer.
Removed Traditional, ClearVu, and SideVu sonar source selection from Settings->Communications->Preferred Sources.
Improved Sonar Setup->Source menu to show transducer names.
Removed the dedicated Split Zoom Traditional Sonar function from the Sonar Category. Split Zoom may be enabled from any Traditional Sonar window.
Added the ability to toggle sonar scrolling synchronization on or off for Traditional and/or ClearVu functions in the same Combo.
Added support for reading large capacity (exFAT formatted) cards up to 1TB via Built-In Card Reader.
Fixed an issue which prevented route labels from showing or hiding when the setting changed.
Fixed an issue that prevented the tide or current station selected from the chart information menu from displaying in the tide or current review page in certain situations.

Improved the contrast of important navigation features such as contours and hazards and reduced the use of bright colors for less eye strain when using the chart for long periods at night.
Streamlined access to user data and nearby services information from a new 'Where To' button on the bottom control bar.
Added support for setting a home location, and then navigating to it via Auto Guidance or simple routing.
Decreased Auto Guidance+ calculation time when using the latest Garmin Navionics+ content.
Automatically store sonar logs which can be sent to Garmin via ActiveCaptain to improve Garmin Navionics+ and Garmin Navionics Vision+ Charts.
Optimized the station list to represent the vessel types used by ECHOMAP customers.

Fixed an issue that could cause the device to reboot when viewing maps containing non-Latin characters.

Improved ability to calculate longer routes with Auto Guidance+, and improved the quality of Auto Guidance+ routes in general.
Added support for an overlay bar and configuration menu to control the Active Trim feature on Mercury engines. These features require purchase of a SmartCraft Connect Gateway through Mercury and a compatible NMEA 2000 enabled ECHOMAP chartplotter.
Improved presentation and usability of Preferred Source selection to allow users to make a more informed decision when choosing a preferred source, and to view which source is chosen by the automatic preferred source selection logic.
Added support for selecting a preferred depth source when not tracking bottom.
Added support for the user to select different accent colors that are displayed across the UI.
Fixed an issue that prevented Quickdraw Contours from displaying properly on the map at certain zoom ranges.
Added overlay toolbars for viewing tides and currents information.
Other improvements and bug fixes.

Improved visibility of areas and lines on the chart.
Improved the appearance of notification banners used throughout the device.
Added new 'Trip' gauge page set to the home page that shows trip related information.
Added QR code to allow customers to easily download ActiveCaptain app.
Fixed an issue that could cause the device to report an incorrect Unit ID to the ActiveCaptain App for registration to the user's Garmin account.
Other improvements and bug fixes.

Added support for saving only the user data within a specified area boundary to a card.
Corrected the initial sonar frequency after power-up to be the same as the last one used.
Corrected the calculation for the bearing digital data field.
Other improvements and bug fixes.

Fixed problem showing depth range shading on Quickdraw maps with depth under 15ft(4m).
Fixed problem with POI maps including the Fishing Hot Spots Pro v2019.0 Chart.
Other improvements and bug fixes.