New Humminbird software updates now available!

I spoke with HB yesterday. They said about 2 weeks on the 987 and 967. that made my day.

Gives us a couple of weeks on the 987. It should be released very soon.

I have one request when download software in your unit. Before you update your software in your unit make sure you restore factory defaults before you download the new software.

What difference will that make? And if I have already downloaded it without restoring the factory defaults, what do I need to do, reinstall?

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Originally Posted by Joby @ Humminbird

I have one request when download software in your unit. Before you update your software in your unit make sure you restore factory defaults before you download the new software.

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Originally Posted by Joby @ Humminbird

I have one request when download software in your unit. Before you update your software in your unit make sure you restore factory defaults before you download the new software.

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I was actually pleased that the upgrade kept all my settings/preferences. Usually I have to spend quite a bit of time resetting all my preferences.

Couple of weeks has went by still no up date for 987C.

SIGH

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Originally Posted by icemanrrc

Just updated my 997. I don't know how many models have been updated. I assume all of the SI series. Here is what it said for the 997.

Description:
2/23/2009 12:00:00 AM - v4.510 Supports the XM NavWeather accessory. Adds new 2D sonar processing techniques, including the ablity to turn off TVG. Adds SI Image Enhancement features. Supports operation of the CannonLink accessory across an InterLink accessory. Modifies the Depth Offset menu item to shift the sonar image, not just the digital depth. Expands Water Type selections to include deep and shallow salt water. Adds Waypoint Decluttering control. Adds Demonstration mode menu item to disable point-of-sale mode when using a transducer with no thermistor. Fixes the color of shoreline construction on Navionics charts. Resolves MMC (not SD) access problems.

Prerequisites:
You will need a working MMC/SD reader/writer device attached to your PC and a formatted MMC/SD card.

Instructions:
Download to your computer and use the HumminbirdPC program to upload your unit. You may also copy the uploaded software to an MMC/SD card and then insert that card into your unit to update its code.

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Yea, but it's starting to look alot like Microsoft I've upgrading for what 20 years, it don't seem to get much better. I do programming everyday and these folks and Microsoft have to be in bed together. If I had sent some code like this to a job site they would have laugh me off their site. Come on get it together.

Well they did manage to update the 967 this past week.. My buddy and I stopped in Eufala, Alabama at the Humminbird factory.. They updated his 987c and I thought maybe there was the new TVG control (not yet).. They did however complete the second phase of the updates because the 967 has the new TVG option.. Hopefully the 987 will be next

Anybody heard anything more on when the 4.51 update will be available for the older units. I would certainly like to upgrade my 987c and 777c2 based on the posts I have seen on the new software.

Thanks

What is TVG?