TB- 97036 / July 2017

GO Series Software Update

Product: GO7, GO5 XSE, GO7 XSE, GO9 XSE
Product Description:
Software Version: GO7-4.0-57.1.207-Standard-1.upd
GO5_XSE-3.0-57.1.207-Standard-1.upd
GO7_XSE-3.0-57.1.207-Standard-1.upd
GO9_XSE-3.0-57.1.207-Standard-1.upd
Effective Date: 19th July 2017
Inspect/Update Current Inventory: Yes

We are pleased to announce new software for the Simrad® GO series of multifunction displays.
This major release incorporates some great new features and improvements including:
 New control bars for quick Autopilot or Audio adjustment
 Unlockable features available from the GoFree shop (GoFree unlock)
 Support for Search and Rescue operations.

The software and release notes can be downloaded from the download page on the Simrad-
yachting website.

New Features
Control bars:
The controls for a connected Autopilot or Audio server are now accessed from the new
control bar located on the left hand of the screen.
Selecting the Autopilot control button will reveal the Autopilot controller, showing the
active mode, heading, rudder and various steering information, depending on active
autopilot mode.

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 Selecting the Audio control button will reveal the new Audio Controller

Additional functionality and features can now be purchased and unlocked on the multifunction
display using the new Feature Unlock menu item under Settings. (This is only visible when a
compatible device is connected)

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FIXES
 Resolves issue where East/West identifier was missing from WPTs when the coordinate
system was set to Degrees/Minutes/Seconds

 Dock-to-Dock outside of the USA: a fix has been implemented for the feature not working
on some units with certain Navionics charts in Europe

 Dock-to-Dock is no longer supported in US waters • Dock to Dock and Autorouting on

units sold outside the USA: this feature is now Geo-fenced to NOT work within U.S.
Waters

 A power control fix has been implemented to work with Fusion® MS-BB300 radios
 Screenshot files are now named using the Date and Time. The new file name format is
“Screenshot_2017-07-06_05.01.12.png”. The file name format used to be “shot001.png”

For more information:

simrad.emea@navico.com

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