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Changes in version 1.400

Customers will experience the following differences with v1.4 ontop of the changes in v1.328:

General Update

• New Splash Screen

Status Bar

• Small Battery Icon
• Improved Power Metering – Optimised for Lithium Primaries and LiPol Rechargeables
• Run / Stop Icon for Statistics Log
• Toggle Icon – When alternate mapping is available.
• WAAS/EGNOS Enabled – GPS Icon turns blue – Selective availability : WAAS (USA) – EGNOS (Europe)

GPS Map Page

• Track Up (Low Centre Spot) – Blue spot lowered option to allow more mapping to be seen ahead. Only 2 data boxes allowable to show max mapping.
• Toggle Function (Top Left Button). New concept of toggle maps. Satmap now has the ability to issue different map “types”. For example Aerial coverage can toggle to A-Z mapping, that then toggles to CAA mapping, and then toggles back to Base mapping (typically 1:50k or 1:25k). When an alternate map is available the status bar icon will show. On switchover, the name or type of the new map will briefly show (i.e. “Aerial”, “A-Z” or “Base Maps”)
• Better handling of co-incident points – i.e. a waypoint on a POI (list box now appears) – allowing the POSITION INFO screen to be always accessed.

Large Map Areas / Aerial

• Better supported: Map packs treated in handy bite size – to effectively allow unlimited mapping to be used (limited currently by 32GB SD card size)
• JPG tile format now supported – leading to better handling of very large / hi res aerial imagery.

Planning Screen

• Distance measurement tools improved. Using the Set Marker function (joystick press whilst in Planning Map) it is now possible to measure distance and bearing (either Mag. or Grid) between any 2 points. Previously users could only measure from their own location.

Position Info Screen

• Lat/Long (DD MM.DDD) and any other supported Grid Ref system can be display simultaneously (E.G UTM or MRGS)

Hibernate (on the latest Platforms (09.02.15 and higher)

• Effectively a Stand By mode - default set at 2 hours (during which time the satellite data is saved (ephemeris and almanac) – so unit does NOT take 20 seconds to load Windows, and does NOT take 1:30 to get satellite lock. Typical lock time out of hibernate : 3-10 seconds. Essentially this means that the useful battery life can be extended by switching on for a quick lock – and then switch off. Note: logging and snail trail does NOT occur during hibernate.
• Hibernate timeout added to Advanced Power Control (0-8 hours)

Screen Capture

• On backlight boost button – now saves a jpg of the screen display (with date time stamp to a. SD card, or b. Flash if no SD card available). Press the Back Light button for 2 seconds and a camera icon appears on the status bar to indicate that a screen shot has been captured.

Settings

• More options to set target speed
• Memory Status : More detailed and clearer information about memory usage (SD Card, Flash and RAM). Low memory exclamation mark added in Memory Status area.
• Backlight – many more low settings (1,2,4,6,8.10,20,30% etc) – to protect night vision.
• Red Backlight – also to protect night vision.

Data

• Moon Phases added for Data boxes.

Datum Support

• Enhanced: New maps and datums now self-contained on SD cards, so they will plug and play without the need for fresh software updates for new countries.

Routes

• Routes Menu tidied up – functions now on buttons – list is for actual routes only.
• Folder concept now supported
• Better handling of very large routes and high numbers of waypoints. More strict filtering to restrict on required waypoints to be displayed.
• Invisible / Inactive routes now do not load in memory at all.
• Inactive routes can be set to show only “SP” – start point – allowing many more routes to be loaded.
• Better track to trail convert – better filtering to retain fewest WPs but best shape.
• Better visibility of active routes – the current leg contains blue arrows and has a blue border.

POIs

• Warning radius increased to 3km (i.e. total diameter 6km) – and red hatched for warning purposes.
• POI-Set by Postcode now available (for the UK units with Postcode data).
• POI-Set by Co-ordinate added.
• Enhanced support for Geocaching.com data (i.e. full hints and geocache log are supported)
• Folder concept supported.
• POI Icon selection – extending to spots, geocaching and other common symbols

SatSYNC 1.4

• Folder manipulation on both the Internal Storage and SD Card available on units with platform 09.02.21 or higher.
• Imported Routes and POIs now available immediately in their respective menus without the need to restart the unit (platform 09.02.15 or higher)

World Map

• Routes and POIs display more accurately now.

TRIP LOG Screen

• Buttons rearranged for more function and clarity.

Power

• During Critical Battery shut down – unit will now be revived if connected to external power – previously it would always shut down.
• Battery fully charged Icon now supported (previously not available)

AND - Bug Fixes.

Changes in version 1.328

Customers will experience the following differences with v1.328 ontop of the changes in v1.3:

Updates

• GPX date format should be YYYY-MM-DD
• French datum added
• UTM coord entry
• GPX schema validation
• Ascent calculation improved
• Panning speed - Faster at 1:250m

Changes in version 1.323

Customers will experience the following differences with v1.323 ontop of the changes in v1.3:

Updates

• Zoom Floor lowered from 1:1,000 to 1:500 for improved viewing of aerial photography products when released.
• Support for Spanish and Catalan languages.
• More flash memory freed up for map handling, allowing bigger maps to be loaded in future.
• Updated support for German, Italian and French languages.
• Routes now saved by default to SD card (if present), allowing for optimal use of memory resources.
• Faster screen responses as soon as the Active10 acquires satellite lock, allowing for faster cold start times under certain conditions.
• Minor improvements for use with the SatSYNC application.
• Better handling of routes which have been “reversed”.

Changes in version 1.300

Map Features

• OSGB: the grid reference in the UK is now in 10 figure format (e.g. TQ 1596257240)
• European Datum: now included to support international mapping (e.g. UTM)

User Interface

• European Languages: Swedish, French, German and Italian are now supported.
• GPS Position: now has a new icon featuring a Direction of Travel Indicator.
• Planning Screen: now shows the blue GPS position circle and the brown planning position circle on the screen.
• 2D GPS Data Indication: if the GPS signal is poor, the unit will display position but not elevation data. This is shown as a '2D' icon.
• Map Scale: this is now displayed continuously during zooming.
• Trail Up / North Up: the switch between these two options is now instant.
• Live GMT (UTC) Time: now added to the GPS Status screen.

Functions

• Button Lock: now available on double press of the Power Button (indicated by the padlock icon).
• Power Off Confirmation: two key operation to close the unit down to prevent accidental power off.
• Press & Hold Backlight On: in the Power Control setting it is now possible to select an 'Always Off' option on the Screen Turn Off function. This allows users to save power by having the backlight always off: to turn it on, press and hold the backlight boost button.

Settings

• Map Title Screen: this now auto cancels after 5 seconds.
• One Button Press: this is now the default setting, but the double press option can be restored in Button Control settings.

Routes

• New Data Box Options: total ascent, total descent, max and min elevation have been added.
• Trip Log Screen: the 'Stop' button now stops all data recording until re-started, including the height profile graph.
• Distance To End: now measures the distance to the end of the route, along the route itself.
• Knots & Nautical Miles: now available as an option.
• Waypoint and POI Names: now displayed when the cursor is over them.
• POI Naming: when POIs are entered there is a prompt to name them.

Changes in version 1.200

1. Language Selection. When first installed, the new software allows users to select the operating language. Whatever language is selected, the unit is then set for the appropriate GPS position: i.e. selecting English sets up the GPS default to Great Britain.
2. Map Zoom Scales. The zoom levels have been adjusted so that the unit now switches over at a level that provides a smoother transition from the 1:1m to the 1:250k mapping.
3. Charger Control. When the charger is disconnected, the screen will turn on to ensure the user knows the unit is still on. (Note: the processor stays on when the battery is being charged as part of the safety system that monitors the charge state of the lithium battery).
4. New Coordinate Schemes: the UTM and the MRGS coordinate schemes have been added, which allows users to refer to local printed maps when travelling overseas to acquire grid references (if they are available).
5. Route / Waypoint Information. To check the elevation at a waypoint, place the cross hairs at the relevant point and centre press the joystick. The Route Map then appears: press the Profile button and the elevation will be shown, with the relevant waypoint indicated.
6. Map Loading. The way the memory is being used has been improved to allow maps to load faster, and the large area maps (such as the half GB) to run more efficiently.
7. GPS Accuracy. Instead of saying ‘Excellent’, the accuracy is now given as a number e.g. 5m (Note: this is an average reading.)
8. Sunset / Sunrise. The calculations for sunrise and set have been re-written to be more accurate.
9. Max Speed. The maximum operating speed of the unit has now been increased (in fact, it will operate at up to 780mph – but we trust that not many of our customers will need this feature!)
10. SDHC Supported: High Capacity SD Cards are now supported by this software, allowing us to supply larger areas on one SD card.

Changes in version 1.18-9

1. Device stability improved.
2. The way the device handles memory has been altered – Map Packs will now load faster and there is also an improved handling of large Map Packs.
3. Improved performance of reading large routes.
4. High capacity SD cards (SDHC) of 4GB and larger are now supported.
5. Norwegian Datums added – (UTM grid display added to v1.191).

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