Garmin 4000/5000 users ..... new software update - The Hull Truth

bluewaterpirate · 10-30-2009, 05:21 PM

V5.4 has been posted on the Garmin website.

Changes made from version 5.30 to 5.40:

This download file contains updates for the following products. Please note the latest software version for each of these products.

GSD 20: 2.30
GSD 21: 2.60
GSD 22: 2.90
GDL 30/30A: 3.10

GMR 18/24: 3.10
GMR 20/40: 2.80
GMR 21/41: 2.10
GMR 404/406: 2.50

GFS 10: 2.10
GHP 10: 2.70
GHC 10: 2.60
GHP 10V: 2.10

GPS 17: 3.20
GPS 17N: 2.90
GPS 17HVS: 3.20

GPS 17x HVS: 2.70
GPS 17x-NMEA2000: 2.80
Intelliducer-NMEA2000: 2.20

GMI 10: 2.90
GWS 10: 2.40
GXM 51: 2.20

GPSMAP 3005
GPSMAP 3006/3010
GPSMAP 3205
GPSMAP 3206/3210

GPSMAP 4008
GPSMAP 4010
GPSMAP 4012

GPSMAP 4208
GPSMAP 4210
GPSMAP 4212

GPSMAP 5008
GPSMAP 5012
GPSMAP 5015

GPSMAP 5208
GPSMAP 5212
GPSMAP 5215

Added a control to turn off the AIS/Marpa Collision Alarm
Fixed issue where AIS targets with status of moored or anchored were showing up as lost prematurely
Added an 'Auto' option to the light sector control
Added a control to hide waypoints on the weather charts
Fixed bug where animated current arrows were displaying relative to North Up even in Head Up mode
Improved Mariner's Eye 3D operation under slow speeds
Added improvements to animated tide and currents to use smaller symbols and to draw them at higher zoom levels
Added the blue and black direction lines for orthogonal photo points
Corrected sonar noise rejection control to work properly in dual frequency mode
Fixed bug where zoom level would change when editing a route
Added ability to make sonar and video fields go to full screen in combinations by using rocker pad (4xxx only)
Fixed bug where Mariner's Eye 3D safe depth wasn't correct the first time you went to that view
Fixed shutdown when using the system information 'Save to Card' feature
Potentially dangerous points along auto guidance paths will be outlined in red. After the auto guidance calculation completes, a message will appear if there are potentially unsafe areas along the path
Fixed a bug where auto guidance lines can ignore the safety buffer on the first leg of the route
Changed the nature of seabed areas to simply label the area instead of drawing a circle and label
Updated the symbol highlighting on the chart to use the correct symbol size
Added support for calibrating Airmar DST sensors via NMEA 2000
Changed the water speed value that is sent via NMEA 2000 to be the calibrated water speed
Fixed issue where depth soundings were not drawing
Add ability to configure custom units in startup wizard
Fixed issue where maps created with Greek, Cyrillic, Easter European, Hebrew, Arabic, or Turkish writing systems won't display the proper text.
Corrected issue where user settings would not save at power down (GSD22 update).
Improved shallow water depth tracking (GSD22 update).
Added support for 24 volt systems (GHP10 update).

Glen E · 10-30-2009, 06:09 PM

Hooray! No wp's on weather page!

rwidman · 10-30-2009, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluewaterpirate

V5.4 has been posted on the Garmin website.

Thank you for posting that.

tenseven · 10-31-2009, 07:48 AM

is this the new update that had a 6 page thread going on here? it was supposed to "make the gsd 22 as good as anything else out there". anybody install and use it yet?

rwidman · 10-31-2009, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tenseven

is this the new update that had a 6 page thread going on here? it was supposed to "make the gsd 22 as good as anything else out there". anybody install and use it yet?

I will be installing it today. My GSD22 works fine already.

What I would like to see is the ability to move (or remove) buttons (on the 5XXX) series to "customize" the menus. My video camera has this feature.

bluewaterpirate · 10-31-2009, 08:10 AM

for the GDS 22 embedded in this update v.2.9. Look in the data above the chart updates. Changes and improvements to hardware are not listed like the MFD.

gerg · 10-31-2009, 01:38 PM

The GSD updates are kind of thin:

Change History

Changes made from version 2.80 to 2.90:

Corrected issue where user settings would not save at power down.
Improved shallow water depth tracking.

That doesn't sound like the "Birdman" release to me. Shallow water depth tracking was never really an issue for me, but it's good to hear it will improve.

What about image resolution and bottom fish discrimination? Are they just being frugal in the description?

zachsayers · 10-31-2009, 02:32 PM

Thanks for the update bwp.

bluewaterpirate · 10-31-2009, 02:32 PM

Best thing to do is go out load it in and see what's actually there -vs- what's posted on their website. Ya know ... kind of like Christmas.

I just updated my 545 to v 5.2 and there are some features that were not posted on their website.

By the way ...... the update that is posted on the website is NOT the one Birdman spoke to. There is another one out there specific to the GDS 22.

Miss Trial · 10-31-2009, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glen E

Hooray! No wp's on weather page!

x2!

bluewaterpirate · 10-31-2009, 03:04 PM

400/500/4000/5000 units. These were added by the new software updates V 5.2 (400/500 units) & V 5.4 (4000/5000 units).

Video .....

http://bluewaterpirate.phanfare.com/...ageID=84974150

Note: The dynamic weather displays are one of the new features that was not posted on the Garmin update listing. Christmas .....

gerg · 10-31-2009, 03:49 PM

Tom, thanks for the info. They have been nondescript before. But it will be interesting to see what they come out with this winter. My boat is being pulled on Monday so it's all academic for me until spring.

Glen E · 10-31-2009, 04:51 PM

Spent a few minutes with some Olathe people today and gleaned a tidbit from them:

All of the engine features avail in the GMI will migrate to the the plotters - you will be able to configure your engine displays.

gerg · 10-31-2009, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glen E

Spent a few minutes with some Olathe people today and gleaned a tidbit from them:

All of the engine features avail in the GMI will migrate to the the plotters - you will be able to configure your engine displays.

Thanks, that will come in handy if I go floscan nm2k....

Btw, what are "Olathe people"? Sounds like something from star wars.

Glen E · 10-31-2009, 05:44 PM

Garmin Headquarters in Olathe Kansas...

and they do liken themselves to Jedi Knights in a few respects....

surfcaster51 · 10-31-2009, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluewaterpirate

By the way ...... the update that is posted on the website is NOT the one Birdman spoke to. There is another one out there specific to the GDS 22.

Is this "specific to the GSD22" update available to us plain folk or is it still a Beta version available only to privileged

I would love to see my GSD22 become a quality Fish Finder

Thanks

bluewaterpirate · 10-31-2009, 08:51 PM

Garmins working hard on their FF technology ..... they realize they're playing catch up. Like many vendors ...... Garmin uses some folks to field test early releases of software and equipment. No need to get nuts over this beta version. When it's ready it will be released. No big deal.

I spent over five hours on my boat today testing the new V 5.2 software release for the 400/500 series. You can test all you want to in lab but until you can get it on a boat it don't mean a hill of beans.

Glen E · 10-31-2009, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluewaterpirate

Garmins working hard on their FF technology ..... they realize they're playing catch up. Like many vendors ...... Garmin uses some folks to test field test early releases of software and equipment. No need to get nuts over this beta version. When it's ready it will be released. No big deal.

agreed - I have been told nore than once that the performance of a FCV1150 Furuno and a B260 thru hull is pretty much the target they are shooting for. There is not much better than that.....

surfcaster51 · 10-31-2009, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glen E

agreed - I have been told nore than once that the performance of a FCV1150 Furuno and a B260 thru hull is pretty much the target they are shooting for. There is not much better than that.....

Would this be accomplished with new hardware or an exsisting GSD22.

That would be just awesome to have a high end fish finder from Garmin

bluewaterpirate · 10-31-2009, 09:12 PM

they can do with the GDS 22 when it comes to software and firmware updates. Their hardware and software folks are working hard to make this happen. There is some new stuff coming not sure when.