BCDx36HP Sentinel Software & Siren App Discussion

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Having to make a conventional P25 frequency a single channel trunked system in order to see radio ID's is very clunky and makes no sense however it is what it is.

I have the same problem copying the P25 single trunked systems over to my next favorite list. I can't select them all (About 100) I have had to select them one at a time. Did I miss something or is the copying process just as clunky as creating a single frequency site?

Federal Radio ID's tell you what agency they belong to and that's the reason I want to see them. So encrypted or not I still want to view who is on the air.

Another shortcoming is not being Hopefully I missed both and someone can tell me what I am doing wrong.

Thanks

Les
Try this:
In the main Sentinel window (not an "edit" window)
On the left side pane, click on the top line of your Favorites list, which is it's name.
In the right side window, you'll see all your various systems' names/
If the ones you wish to copy are all in one group (consecutively listed), then hold down the <Shift> key and click on the first and last one to select your group. They should be highlighted now.
With then highlighted, position your mouse over any one of the highlighted systems.
<Right> click
From the pop-up menu, choose "Append Favorites List". (Instead of the right-click/append, you could also use the keyboard shortcut of just the Insert key.)
Choosing append will bring up a pop-up window with a list of your current Favorites lists. You can also use the "New Favorites List" button at the bottom of that dialog box to start a new list, and you'll be asked to give it a name at this point before proceeding.

If the systems you want to copy (append) are not consecutively listed, you could hold down the Control key, and click to select those you want, picking and choosing as desired. Or, use "<CTRL>+<A>, the Select All command, to choose all of them, then hold down the Control key and deselect those you don't want to copy to another Favorites list.

Is this what you had in mind?
 

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I'm playing around with Uniden Sentinel. I've created my favorite lists and modified them with no problems. I thought I would try to download any new firmware for the BCD536HD to a micro- card. I have a micro-SD card, in a SD card adapter connected to my computer. I can see the card in Windows Explorer, I'm running Windows 7, but Sentinal doesn't see the card when I try to download the firmware.

The only thing I can think of is that there are no firmware updates yet for the new scanner.
 

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I'm playing around with Uniden Sentinel. I've created my favorite lists and modified them with no problems. I thought I would try to download any new firmware for the BCD536HD to a micro- card. I have a micro-SD card, in a SD card adapter connected to my computer. I can see the card in Windows Explorer, I'm running Windows 7, but Sentinal doesn't see the card when I try to download the firmware.

The only thing I can think of is that there are no firmware updates yet for the new scanner.

You can download the new firmware without having the scanner.....

You need to do 1 other step first when using a new card in your computer.... from the Sentinel toolbar, click "Scanner", and then "Clear user data".

When that window pops up, check the box that says "display all drives" and then your card will show up. highlight it, and then finish the "clear user data" process. After that, update the firmware (the firmware update will now recognize the card) and the new firmware will then be on the card.

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Paul has said to get the latest firmware as soon as you start, so there is new firmware. Your problem is you don't have the scanner. For the software to know if it needs to download new firmware, it needs to know what version of firmware is in the scanner.
 

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I'm playing around with Uniden Sentinel. I've created my favorite lists and modified them with no problems. I thought I would try to download any new firmware for the BCD536HD to a micro- card. I have a micro-SD card, in a SD card adapter connected to my computer. I can see the card in Windows Explorer, I'm running Windows 7, but Sentinal doesn't see the card when I try to download the firmware.

The only thing I can think of is that there are no firmware updates yet for the new scanner.

Like any other drive... I am willing to bet that the software is looking for a NAME ' Remember you can name your drives and SD Cards alike. find someone that has one already and ask them what the Receiver has named the card... if it's looking for that.. well.
 

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You check the firmware through the check firmware gadget button on Sentinel. It doesn't show any update available unless the radio firmware is older that what is available on the server. UPMan will announce if/when an update is available.
 

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You can download the new firmware without having the scanner.....

You need to do 1 other step first when using a new card in your computer.... from the Sentinel toolbar, click "Scanner", and then "Clear user data".

When that window pops up, check the box that says "display all drives" and then your card will show up. highlight it, and then finish the "clear user data" process. After that, update the firmware (the firmware update will now recognize the card) and the new firmware will then be on the card.

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100% on the money. Thanks.
 

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FYI, I use a card reader to update my MicroSD. The sentential software actually puts information on the card. When I format a fresh card and then Clear All User Data, It now displays Uniden Unknown: (ESN XXXXXXXXXX) in the sentinel software but no Name in the local drive. If I was to hit update firmware without it ever being installed to the scanner, I have the option to select 436HP or 536HP. Seeing the card has never been written too it doesn't know which scanner it wants to update until you actually stick it into the scanner and power it up. When you power up the scanner the card reads. Then when you shut down the card is written too each time you shut down. This is were the card gets the rest of the information like ESN number, firmware, etc. Then I can take the card that is written too and update away from the scanner. I updated my scanner in the car by simply removing the MicroSD, used sentinel to update database and firmware and take it back out to my car. As soon as I power it up, it updated the firmware and database.

I've made 2 backup cards just to have. If I wanted I can take one of my new cards that has never been in the scanner, load it up with my data and have it ready when my 436 arrives. Of course seeing it was never in the 436, it won't know if firmware needs updating until the scanner actually rights to the card for the first time.
 
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Copying P25 Single sites

Steve,

Thanks! I've been trying to do this in edit and only looking at the left pain to do this. I did as you said and I can use the highlight and shift or control key that I was trying on the left pain to no avail.

Thanks again

Les

Try this:
In the main Sentinel window (not an "edit" window)
On the left side pane, click on the top line of your Favorites list, which is it's name.
In the right side window, you'll see all your various systems' names/
If the ones you wish to copy are all in one group (consecutively listed), then hold down the <Shift> key and click on the first and last one to select your group. They should be highlighted now.
With then highlighted, position your mouse over any one of the highlighted systems.
<Right> click
From the pop-up menu, choose "Append Favorites List". (Instead of the right-click/append, you could also use the keyboard shortcut of just the Insert key.)
Choosing append will bring up a pop-up window with a list of your current Favorites lists. You can also use the "New Favorites List" button at the bottom of that dialog box to start a new list, and you'll be asked to give it a name at this point before proceeding.

If the systems you want to copy (append) are not consecutively listed, you could hold down the Control key, and click to select those you want, picking and choosing as desired. Or, use "<CTRL>+<A>, the Select All command, to choose all of them, then hold down the Control key and deselect those you don't want to copy to another Favorites list.

Is this what you had in mind?
 

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Okay, I learned something. Thanks, fxd!


Apparently, it does check your version of the firmware against the new version, but it also downloads if it doesn't find ANY version.

Very handy for doing remote updates for firmware, database and favorites. I have a Home Patrol at work, but I'm not allowed to connect anything to their computer systems. I just do all the updates and "writes" from Sentinel to the card, rather than carry the Home Patrol back and forth on public transportation for any updates or favorites changes.....

As noted by wise871 above, that will work for the new scanners as well..

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Siren App Question?

I know the Siren App is still in development but I have a couple of question.

1. If you run a 536 in your home and your vehicle, will the app automatically switch over connection like your phone does or will the user have to go into setting to change connection?

2. Will the app display CTCSS tones similar to the HomePatrol? Seeing you want us to use it as a remote head this is important for new discoveries.

3. When connected to the 536, does it also transmit the audio? Thats great if your using it while connected to your wifi. What about if you use it in Access Point mode? To have audio coming through phone and scanner will be interesting. Will there be a mute option to allow us to still use scanner audio but also allow users to have audio when they are several feet away from there vehicle if they still want to listen?
 

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1 is no and 3 is yes. I haven't seen the alpha software, yet, so cannot speak to 2.
 

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Hey upman got a question. In the mobile setup. You connect your phone to the can via WIFI. Does that mean you lose your phones net 3g/LTE?

If it's anything like other products I've had that link directly to the wifi on your phone, you don't lose your cellular (3G/4G/LTE) connection, but you do lose the ability to connect to other wireless networks while you're hooked up to the scanner. I presume that's why the scanner has Infrastructure Mode which can hook in to a wifi network.
 

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If it's anything like other products I've had that link directly to the wifi on your phone, you don't lose your cellular (3G/4G/LTE) connection, but you do lose the ability to connect to other wireless networks while you're hooked up to the scanner. I presume that's why the scanner has Infrastructure Mode which can hook in to a wifi network.

Jay is correct and I have tested this. When I get in my truck it connects to the AP automatically. Even though my symbol shows Wifi, I still can surf, check email, etc on LTE.
 

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Jay is correct and I have tested this. When I get in my truck it connects to the AP automatically. Even though my symbol shows Wifi, I still can surf, check email, etc on LTE.

Ford vehicles (perhaps only ones with MyFordTouch instead of Sync) have the ability to create a wifi "hot spot".... which is at this point completely useless unless you plug a cellular stick into one of the USB ports - the vehicle itself can't access the Internet or do anything else useful.

I'm interested to find out if one could create a wifi network within MFT, have the scanner connect to that, and then have the client phone/tablet connect that way... logic dictates that it should work fine considering it (the vehicle)'s supposedly a regular, garden-variety wifi access point when configured as such.
 

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What's the solution to export a 396xt file to sentinel? Sentinel has an import from hpe file option, but how do I get the xt file to hpe format?

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In which folder(s) can I find the favorites file(s). So that I can save them to another folder
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