HDS
GEN2 Touch: Version 4.0
4.0-51.1.69
GEN3: Version 1.5
1.5-51.1.70
Feature Enhancements
Features
• This Software update will give the following features:
– HDS Gen3
• Wireless Connectivity
– GoFree shop on the HDS
– Software update notification and download on the HDS
– Upload/Download Insight Genesis sonar logs from the HDS
– HDS Gen2 Touch
• Sync the User Interface with HDS Gen3
• Same wireless connectivity as above when connected to a WIFI-1
module
– Both
• Updates automatically restart the unit once complete, no longer
need to remove the SD card to reboot
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Wireless Connectivity
Wireless Connectivity
• HDS Gen3 Built-in Wireless
– Connect to a wireless hotspot/network (Client Mode Connection) for enabling GoFree
functionality directly from the HDS Gen3.
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Wireless Connectivity
• HDS Gen2 Touch with WIFI-1 GoFree Module
– Connect to a wireless hotspot/network (Client Mode Connection) for enabling GoFree
functionality from the HDS Gen2 Touch via the WIFI-1 module.
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NOTE: Connecting to a wireless network via the WIFI-1 module will suspend the ability to view and/or control
the display via the Lowrance GoFree app until the WIFI-1 is disconnected from the hotspot and returned to
“Access Point Mode”
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Wireless Features
• GoFree Shop: Purchase mapping content directly from the screen of your HDS
through our GoFree online store.
Wireless Features
• Software update notification: When connected your HDS will receive a
prompt letting you know your software is out of date and an option to
download and install the latest version.
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HDS prompt that software
is out of date
• Download
• No
• Never
• View Release
•
Download Queued and
ready for download when
an SD card is inserted with
enough memory.
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The download will start
once a card is preset
• The status can be
checked in the
Transfers page of the
Files menu
Wireless Features
• Software update notification: When connected your HDS will receive a
prompt letting you know your software is out of date and an option to
download and install the latest version.
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Prompt to allow the unit to
Restart and allow the
update to run, or update
later at the next power
cycle.
By selecting Restart the
HDS will reboot and the
update will run.
• This will only update
if the SD with the file
is still in the unit
Once the update is
complete and the unit has
restarted it will prompt to
ask if you want to delete
the file from the card
Wireless Features
• Upload Insight Genesis Data: When connected your HDS have the option
to upload Insight Genesis sonar logs directly to the Insight Genesis
service.
• This can be done in one of two ways:
• When setting up a sonar log
you can pick to upload to
Insight Genesis when your
recording is complete
• OR you can select the “Upload
to Insight Genesis option in any
existing Sonar log on a memory
card in the unit
Wireless Features
• Download Processed Insight Genesis Data: Once your data has been
converted to a map you will get a prompt to download via the HDS to an
inserted memory card.
• When processing of the
file is completed you can
download from the Insight
Genesis tab of the GoFree
shop on the HDS
• You can track the status
of your upload in the
Transfers page of the
Files menu
Gen2 Touch User Interface Sync
User Interface Sync (Gen2 Touch)
– With this feature we are updating the User Interface (UI) of the HDS Gen2
Touch to match that of the new HDS Gen3.
– Most changes are very small between the two versions as the Gen3 UI is based
on the existing Gen2 Touch user interface, but with some key improvements
– For users already familiar with Gen2 Touch there should be little to no learning
curve as for the most part we have not moved the location of menus and
functions contained in menus, however some items, such as Files, have moved
location within a menu
Old Gen2 Touch Home Screen
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New Gen2Touch Home Screen
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User Interface Sync
What has changed from Gen2 Touch to the new Gen3 User Interface?
• Side menus no longer slide out they scroll up and down on the Home Screen
• Scrolling menus have been the trend in the mobile phone, tablet and computer
industry for years. By making our menus scrolling we make them more intuitive to
learn and use.
New/ Updated Gen2 Touch Home Screen
Old Gen2 Touch Home Screen
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User Interface Sync
Updated User Interface
Based on HDS GEN2 Touch, but improved!
Drag to scroll
menus for
easier
operation
Customizable
favorite pages
like GEN2
Touch
No more
hidden pull out
menus
Customizable backgrounds on home screen
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User Interface Sync
What has changed from Gen2 Touch to the new Gen2 Touch/Gen3 User Interface?
• Menus:
• Same Layouts and menu organization as before
• Clearer, higher contrast color pallet for easier daylight viewing and quick visual
representation of button actions
• Less artificial shadows and gloss on the touchscreen buttons and menu items
Old Gen2 Touch Menu
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New Gen2Touch Menu
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User Interface Sync
What has changed from Gen2 Touch to the new Gen2 Touch/Gen3 User Interface?
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User Interface Sync
What has changed from Gen2 Touch to the new Gen2 Touch/Gen3 User Interface?
Easy to see on/off status
indicators
Same (familiar) menu structure
as GEN2 Touch.
No learning curve on how to
use units from G2T to G3.
Less “busy”, easier to see
menus.
No more bubbly buttons with
false shadows and gloss
High-Contrast color scheme for
better use in direct sunlight
view
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User Interface Sync
What has changed from Gen2 Touch to the new Gen2 Touch/Gen3 User Interface?
The old way of accessing data
overlay, audio bar, adjust
splits, etc. required dragging
down the small blue tab at the
top of the menu
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Now these features have quick and easy access via the
Power button, and the new System Controls menu.
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Automatic Reboot After Update
Automatic Reboot After Update
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We have removed the need for a user to remove the SD card to complete the software
update process.
• The unit will automatically reboot after all updates have run
• In this update you will see the updater run, reboot, run again then reboot once more.
• This is actually performing software updates on different components and is
performing normally (do not remove the card after the first reboot)
• Wait until both updates have completed and the unit will boot normally
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Update process status
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Automatic Reboot
Splash Screen (unit booting up)
In rare instances the unit may not finish booting up after the second update is
complete.
• If this occurs please let the unit sit for at least 3 minutes to ensure that
the unit is not still in the update process, if after that time the unit has not
booted normally and you do not see any update activity status information
on the screen please remove power from the unit for 10 seconds.
• Do not ever remove power while the update status bar is on
the screen.
• Once power is reapplied the unit will boot normally.
• This will not occur on future updates and is a one time occurrence as
the new software contains a fix for this condition.
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Automatic Reboot After Update
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With this new update method we also compare the update version on the SD card to the version
installed in the unit. If they match the updater on the SD card will be ignored at power on.
• This means that users can leave the card in their unit and not worry about the unit running
an update on the next power on.
• If for some reason you wish to run the updater again (reload the same version) you will
need to rename the update file from its current .upd format to .auto.upd.
• All you need to do as add “.auto” before the .upd portion of the file name.
• EXAMPLE:
• (original) HDS_Gen3-1.5-51.1.69-r-Standard-1.upd
• (updated) HDS_Gen3-1.5-51.1.69-r-Standard-1.auto.upd
• After the update process runs the “.auto” updater, it will automatically reboot and
automatically remove the “.auto” from the updater name so the unit will ignore the
updater as described above.
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