IMPORTANT: Humminbird 6.57 software

If you are Humminbird Side Imaging user who is gearing up to do a software update to version 6.57, my recommendation would be to wait.

This afternoon, I received the following from Mark Gibson, one of the key Humminbird managers, about version 6.57:

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Recently we have released new software (6.57) for the Side Imaging units that incorporate the capability to run the revolutionary 360 and IPILOT LINK technologies. As we released this software we began to hear feedback related to the increased scroll rate on the SI screen. First, thank you for providing us with this type of feedback. Your feedback on this topic is absolutely on target. This wasn't an intentional change. This was something that resulted from the changes that were made to incorporate 360 imaging and should have been corrected. We take our commitment to provide you with excellent/ innovative products very seriously and I want to apologize to you, our valued Humminbird users, for this situation. We are working around the clock to resolve this issue and we will be releasing a new version of software for the Side Imaging models to resolve this issue in the very near future. Please stay tuned for a post to announce the release of the new version of software.

Thank you very much for your support of Humminbird Products.

Mark Gibson, Humminbird Marketing Director

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I will post an update here on Crappie.com when a revised software version is ready for use. Thanks for understanding!

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Originally Posted by Jason Halfen #511

If you are Humminbird Side Imaging user who is gearing up to do a software update to version 6.57, my recommendation would be to wait.

This afternoon, I received the following from Mark Gibson, one of the key Humminbird managers, about version 6.57:

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Recently we have released new software (6.57) for the Side Imaging units that incorporate the capability to run the revolutionary 360 and IPILOT LINK technologies. As we released this software we began to hear feedback related to the increased scroll rate on the SI screen. First, thank you for providing us with this type of feedback. Your feedback on this topic is absolutely on target. This wasn't an intentional change. This was something that resulted from the changes that were made to incorporate 360 imaging and should have been corrected. We take our commitment to provide you with excellent/ innovative products very seriously and I want to apologize to you, our valued Humminbird users, for this situation. We are working around the clock to resolve this issue and we will be releasing a new version of software for the Side Imaging models to resolve this issue in the very near future. Please stay tuned for a post to announce the release of the new version of software.

Thank you very much for your support of Humminbird Products.

Mark Gibson, Humminbird Marketing Director

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I will post an update here on Crappie.com when a revised software version is ready for use. Thanks for understanding!

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It happen with my 998c.......thanks jason..............updated my 788 at the same time andl lost all my snapshots.....was not a good update day.

Thanks. Do they not have testers for the software prior to release?

MDuncan I see your from Mokan. they still have that dragstrip there? Mokan Dragway.

I live SE of KC. They had a strip in knobtown, and some bigwigs zoned it as a park and used eminent domain.

Sorry to get off-topic.

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Originally Posted by kyrich

It happen with my 998c.......thanks jason..............updated my 788 at the same time andl lost all my snapshots..... was not a good update day.

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Snapshots and recordings are saved directly to the SD Card...

Snapshots and recordings are never entered into the unit memory...

If you had snapshots or recordings, they should still be on the SD Card that was inserted in the unit...

Rickie

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Originally Posted by rnvinc

Snapshots and recordings are saved directly to the SD Card...

Snapshots and recordings are never entered into the unit memory...

If you had snapshots or recordings, they should still be on the SD Card that was inserted in the unit...

Rickie

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The snapshots are still on the sd card but the unit will not read it for some reason....when i was at ky lake last week i took some more snapshots and it work fine with the same card.

kyrich,
You can try rolling back a software version and see if your snapshots work again or not.

While the OP makes it clear the SI scroll speed was not intended the 6.57 SW produces just as good SI images as 6.49.

Yes SI screen is faster with 6.57. We are all used to setting scroll speed at boat speed as a rule of thumb, with 6.57 just set it 1-2 less than boat speed. I thought 2D performance was much better locking on bottom in challenging shallow water condition with 6.57 than 6.49/6.42.


Bottom half of first snapshot (V6.57)is same location as top of snap shot below (V6.49).
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/...ps67a69f92.png
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/...im1/S00025.png

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Originally Posted by Humminbird_Greg

kyrich,
You can try rolling back a software version and see if your snapshots work again or not.

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I usually save my old verison .......but i did not this time ....call humminbird and could not get the older verison.

Kyrich, PM me your email and I will send you 6.49 for 998.

Its the 788 i was talking about jim......Thank you any way..........supposed to come out with a fix on the 998

Yea I read about the fix. I have to say though I like the faster scroll seems more real time to me even when set to 1 0r 2 below boat speed. Images were jsut as good and better at higher speeds, see my post on page 1 of this thread.

kyrich...you may be able to find your previous version here (if you know what the number is)...
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Be sure to NOT revert to an older version than what came on the unit....(I have heard this can cause bad bad things to happen)...

Rickie

kyrich,
If you can’t get the older software for your 788 unit from the other web site, just send me an email asking for it and I will see what I can do. I will need to know the specific model number though (788c, 788ci, 788ci HD, 788ci HD DI).

my 798 ci hd si has version 6.25. should i get it updated???????? will it show better quaility pics and images with newer update???????? thx, rick

There was nothing in the release notes about changing the Si sonar, so I wouldn’t update it just yet unless you also have the 360 Imaging or iPilot Link.