Lowrance has [finally] released the HDS Gen 2 software update for Lowrance Gen 2 Touch and “normal” Lowrance Gen 2 units.
The new features are:
- Support for GoFree wireless remote operation with the Lowrance WIFI-1 module – so you can “remote control” your HDS Gen2 from iDevices and Android devices. [HDS/Touch]
- Insight Genesis compatible – so you can create your own maps – but unfortunately still limited to very few locations around the world. If you are not in an approved location – you can’t create an account and use Insight Genesis [HDS/Touch]
- Map/Chart sharing – Share your Navionics/CMAP or Insight maps with other HDS Gen 2 units [HDS/Touch]
- Navionics Depth contour shading and highlights [HDS/Touch]
- Navionics EasyView, Dynamic Tides & Currents [Touch]
- Internal GPS antenna updated to use 5Hz update speed from 1Hz (5 Hz = 5 times pr second) – latest Lowrance Point-1 external GPS is a 10Hz antenna
- StructureMap HD Sonar Charts – The old version gave you very resolution limited “Sonar Charts” of your recorded structure scan logs. The new version 2 keeps high resolution. [HDS/Touch]
- Structure Scan auto contrast [HDS]
- Now Gen 2 supports the Lowrance Point-1 10Hz external GPS [HDS/Touch]
- And a new feature – Dual Chart Capability – we don’t know what that covers yet but will investigate [HDS]
- New panel setups for HDS-8 and HDS-10 [HDS]
- A screen capture shortcut [HDS]
- And like Raymarine a/c/e series – a built in PDF reader – for keeping manuals handy. [HDS/Touch]
Version today on release date May 10th : 2.0-45.135
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