Display readout on SDS200

[n1chu]

Not looking to start any kind of thread here but feel free to comment.

My wishlist includes a SDS200 display that adds an additional display mode, keeping the present display offerings but adding one that increases the size of the characters. Reducing the amount of information that is displayed in order to allow the area of the display screen to be limited to two or three lines of information.This would be a trade-off, one that trades the amount of information shown on the display screen for larger characters.

It would help those of us who have to deal with those age relivant vision problems. While driving id like to glance at the radio and confirm what agency I’m listening to without putting on my reading glasses.

 

[Ace9133uwu]

I don’t wanna be “that guy”, but have you tried adjusting and using the Simple Display mode?

 

[hamstang]

I don’t wanna be “that guy”, but have you tried adjusting and using the Simple Display mode?

Would this work?

 

[n1chu]

Would this work?View attachment 152760

No. Im advocating using the total area of the display for two or three lines of information. That way the characters would be much larger. I am NOT saying the current display settings are unnecessary (although I rarely look at anything other than the 3 main programming lines. I run the most populated option and use all of the day-glow colors because it makes the complexity of the radio “pop” in its appearance… and since I can’t get larger characters… I would merely like to see an ADDITION to the current choices offerred, one easier to read at short distances without donning our reading glasses.

 

[donc13]

Bifocals or progressive lenses are designed for that.

And I know, dumb thing to say, keep your eyes on the road!

 

[tvengr]

It would help those of us who have to deal with those age relivant vision problems. While driving id like to glance at the radio and confirm what agency I’m listening to without putting on my reading glasses.

I use the detail display to have access to the quick key status. I keep the Systems, Departments, and Channels limited to 24 characters on every favorites list so that the same files can be used on the BCD436HP, BCD536HP, SDS100, and SDS200. To make the display more readable, I have the system, department, and channel fields in bright yellow. Everything else is white except for avoids which are red. All is on a solid black background. Having the display set up that way separates the main information from all of the secondary fields. Import this file and give it a try.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

No. Im advocating using the total area of the display for two or three lines of information.

@trentbob did this with his SDS100, see example here. Perhaps he could give you some pointers

 

[trentbob]

The best way to start is just start eliminating things. When I first got the radios with all the different colors and all the cluttered lowercase information, I couldn't deal with it.

I tried to emulate how I would program an apx. Simple, just the information I need, one quick glance and I knew what I was listening to. On the above example I only put the site which is called simulcast and the talk group IDs for other systems in the spots they're in, if I was listening to Bucks County alone, I wouldn't even have put those in.

 

[mc48]

Try assigning the alert light and/or tone to different groups to distinguish them from each other. This can also be done at the UID level.

 

[buddrousa]

Or better use a windows tablet setup small network in the car run PROSCAN and have a 10 inch SDS200 display.

 

[n1chu]

Bifocals or progressive lenses are designed for that.

And I know, dumb thing to say, keep your eyes on the road!

Yup. That’s primarily driving my post. I like to quickly “glance” at the display and take away just what I need… in order to immediately get my eyes back on the road.