Change History
ECHOMAP UHD2 Touch 62/63/64/65/72/73/74/75/92/93/94/95(sv) software version 37.00
as of October 2, 2024
Changes made from version 36.12 to 37.00:
- Added the ability to enable or disable the display of seabed areas on the Navigation and Fishing Charts. This control is only displayed when seabed area data is available. Added the ability to review additional information regarding the nature of the seabed.
- Added the ability to disable Auto Guidance+ alarms or snooze them for the duration of the power cycle. Grouped similar Auto Guidance+ alarms to reduce the frequency of these alarms.
- Added ActiveCaptain Community Points to search results along with other search improvements.
- Added support for displaying electric engine data received from NMEA 2000 standard PGNs.
- Replaced autopilot Wind Limiter setting with Wind Gain that allows tuning response for upwind and downwind points of sail.
- Added support for calibrating the steering alignment for Force trolling motors.
- Added support for multi-zone stereo volume adjustments to maintain a proportional relationship between zone volume levels.
- Added the ability to show and hide functions within the home page.
- Added a database with polar tables for common sailboats.
- Fixed an issue which caused the Level Calibration, Tank Number, and Engine Number buttons to be hidden for GFS 10 setup.
- Improved LakeVu and g3 Auto Guidance calculations speed when the path passes through narrow channels.
- Fixed an issue where sonar pages would always select water speed, when available, instead of the selected speed source.
- Fixed an issue where an incorrect arrival time was displayed when selecting an active route on the chart.
- Improved the accuracy of tidal stream calculations.
- Fixed an issue where the LiveScope water temperature wasn't available to display on the chartplotter.
Changes made from version 36.00 to 36.12:
- Corrected the display of negative intertidal depths and other chart depths that are displayed with an underline.
Changes made from version 35.30 to 36.00:
- Improved the image quality of relief shading charts.
- Improved the ability to recover from an interrupted Garmin Navionics+ map update.
- Added preferred sailing race start line end (port/starboard) and Start Line Bias data to Start Line Guidance page.
- Added support for selecting whether Power-Pole Shallow Water Anchors should stow or remain deployed when the Garmin Force trolling motor is stowed.
- Prevented gray areas from appearing outside irregular Garmin Navionics+ chart boundaries.
- Improved the presentation of multi-line text and label placement on Garmin Navionics+ charts.
- Updated the Boat Status field of the Mercury Gauge Page to show which Mercury features are active.
- Added support for formatting the ActiveCaptain Card to quickly delete all files from it and restore it to an empty, blank state.
- Improved demonstration of ice fishing features with realistic simulated data while in demo mode.
- Fixed an issue that affected the density of depth contour labels in some situations.
- Improved the relief shading chart presentation by preventing un-surveyed areas from obstructing high-resolution relief shading content beneath them.
- Other improvements and bug fixes.
Changes made from version 35.10 to 35.30:
- Fixed an issue that could cause the device to reboot when viewing certain Standard Mapping charts.
- Other improvements and bug fixes.
Changes made from version 34.00 to 35.10:
- 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.
- Added support for engaging the autopilot in Low Speed Heading Hold for more responsive rudder control at low speeds.
- 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.
- Added indication in the System Information page when this device is displaying the built-in map from another chartplotter on the network.
- Fixed an issue that prevented 100% from being selected as a calibration point for the GFL 10.
Changes made from version 33.40 to 34.00:
- 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 Warning Manager, Smart Notifications, AIS List, and DSC List pages from a new 'All Communications' button on the bottom control bar.
- 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.
- Added support for the autopilot Tack Speed and Gybe Speed features, which adjust the speed at which the autopilot completes tack and gybe maneuvers.- Decreased Auto Guidance+ calculation time when using the latest Garmin Navionics+ content.
- Decreased Auto Guidance+ calculation time when using the latest Garmin Navionics+ content.
- Added support for the NMEA 2000 Standard MOB PGN to trigger a Man Overboard.
- Added support for the autopilot Auto Response feature, which monitors the sea conditions and adjust the Response setting accordingly.
- Added autopilot safety alarms for off course and disengaged events.
- 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.
Changes made from version 33.30 to 33.40:
- Fixed an issue that could cause the device to reboot when viewing maps containing non-Latin characters.
Changes made from version 32.00 to 33.30:
- Added support for calibrating Force Kraken Trolling Motor steering alignment.
- Added support for Power-Pole CHARGE Marine Power Management Station to allow users to monitor battery status, to emergency start, to select where power is directed when charging, and to transfer power between power banks.
- Improved ability to calculate longer routes with Auto Guidance+, and improved the quality of Auto Guidance+ routes in general.
- Added support for new chart presets for sailboats.
- Added support for receiving pre-planned routes from compatible third-party PC applications over NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183.
- 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.
- 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.
- Added overlay toolbars for viewing tides and currents information.
- Fixed an issue that caused digital data fields to not update in certain situations.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Quickdraw Contours from displaying properly on the map at certain zoom ranges.
- Fixed an issue that caused the device to lose contact with NMEA 2000 stereos in certain situations.
- Other improvements and bug fixes.
Changes made from version 31.20 to 32.00:
- 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 support for using heading direction from the Garmin Force trolling motor compass instead of the LiveScope transducer compass within LiveScope pages for barrel mount installations.
- Added support for Power-Pole Advanced Boat Control features when used with the Garmin Force trolling motor: Smart Anchor Selection, Smart Anchor Jog, Drag Detection, End of Route, and Auto Stow. These features are only compatible with dual Power-Pole setups, and require purchase of a C-monster Gateway through Power-Pole.
- Added QR code to allow customers to easily download ActiveCaptain app.
- Fixed an issue that could show the 'No Transducer Connected' message on power-up when connected to a GLS10.
- 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.
- Fixed an issue allowing stereos in low-power mode to be powered on from the chartplotter.
- Other improvements and bug fixes.
Changes made from version 30.42 to 31.20:
- Integrated Fusion speed vs. volume settings into chartplotter Media page, to allow media volume to dynamically adjust based on the vessel's speed.
- Added support for saving only the user data within a specified area boundary to a card.
- Updated the autopilot display with improved visuals and user experience.
- Added system profile feature to restore previously stored system settings.
- Corrected the initial sonar frequency after power-up to be the same as the last one used.
- Fixed an issue where the speed data overlay would not show in some cases on Panoptix and LiveScope pages.
- Corrected the calculation for the bearing digital data field.
- Other improvements and bug fixes.
Changes made from version 30.40 to 30.42:
- Add support for Ice Fishing product configurations.
Changes made from version 30.30 to 30.40:
Changes made from version 30.20 to 30.30:
Changes made from version 30.10 to 30.20:
- Improve NMEA 2000 network performance.