...... The SDS 100 is complicated. It'll take awhile to figure out. I did the easy thing, the zip code download, and then i went in and block stuff like railroads and buses, etc. I want to focus on my part of town only ........... I cant figure out how to block the whole database from loading.
Let Sentinel do the work for you. First, use Sentinel to READ FROM scanner. Then go through the favorites list and just DELETE
anything you do not want. (The big RED X). Don't worry about locking it out - just delete it altogether. Clean out all the "garbage" you do not
want in your favorites lists.
The only control channels you "need" are the ones listed in red in Radio Reference. Those are the primary control channels.
You "should", but you do not have to, put the control channels in blue type in as well, because these are the alternate or "backup"
control channels if one of the red ones goes down. You can ignore the channels in black type completely. The scanner will
know which of those to tune to by reading the control channel. The black ones do not have to be entered.
After you get all done be sure to WRITE TO SCANNER so the changes you made with Sentinel will get loaded onto the
SD memory card of the scanner.
FILTERS - Honestly? I don't think ANYONE really knows or can explain how these work and which one to use!
It is done by trial and error. Use the filter that works BEST for your situation. But be aware that what works right
now may not work if you move the scanner to a different location. Personally, I have not seen that much difference
between one filter and the next. Filters were "added" after the scanners were sent to market, thus there is nothing
in the manual about them and the "Easier To Read" manual avoids the issue for now! Good luck, but most of all
do not get discouraged. There are many ways to accomplish things with this scanner and part of the fun is to
"learn by doing"!
