Garmin has issued a mandatory software update on their Reactor autopilots

[BOEMARINEBRIAN]

Garmin has issued a mandatory software update on their Reactor autopilots. The document forbids copying and pasting it so I will refrain. But the affected units are:

GHP Reactor Autopilot units (SKUs listed):

010-00705-15 GHP Reactor Hydraulic Autopilot Corepack

010-00705-45 GHP Reactor Mechanical Autopilot Retrofit Corepack

010-00705-65 GHP Reactor Hydraulic with SmartPump Corepack

010-00705-71 GHP Reactor Hydraulic Autopilot Corepack for SmartPump

010-00705-80 GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire Standard Corepack

010-00705-81 GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire Corepack for Yamaha® Helm MasterTM

010-00705-82 GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire Corepack for Viking® VIPER®

010-00705-85 GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire Corepack for Volvo-Penta®

010-11052-60 Course Computer Unit, GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire

010-11052-61 Course Computer Unit, GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire for VIPER

010-11052-62 Course Computer Unit, GHP Reactor

010-11052-63 Course Computer Unit, GHP Reactor for Volvo-Penta

Note: The GHP Reactor model is shown on the NMEA 2000® devices settings menu on a

connected GHCTM or GPSMAP® chartplotter.



and I have confirmed if you go to the following link you can download version 3.20 which is the latest version http://www8.garmin.com/support/downl...ls.jsp?id=8743

 

[NH Tooner]

I have one of these.. Any idea what this is suppose to fix?

 

[BOEMARINEBRIAN]

There had been a communication issue for some unforeseen reason. Its best to do the update as Garmin has requested