HP-1: Display of Unit Id Issues

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I just got a HomePatrol 1 .. and have an issue with Unit Id's.
This is a major reason I bought it ..

So .. here is my problem

I want it to show .. "6525 EMS Ambulance" with 6525 being the unit id and EMS Ambulance being the name.

I even added the number to the beginning of the name field .. but it does not show the number on the Home patrol.

It refuses to show that number ... it is like Uniden chops that off because it is in the file on the SD card.

The number is actually in there twice .. once at the front of the name field and once for the Unit ID field.

The only time I can see a Unit Id .. is when the Unit ID is not in my Id list in Sentinel.

Below is a screen shot of a very small section of my Unit Id list in Sentinel.

Looking for advice ..
 
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I have no idea what you are doing different. The file looks good. I have 2 HP2E radios and one HP1E radio and they show the ID number if I make it part of the ID description, which I do.

I have no idea how it would know what to cut off if you made it part of the description. It's just text, not an ID number.

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No option for font size - are you SURE that the unit id is that 4 digit number? Most I have seen are longer, in my area on the one system they are 8 digits.
 

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No option for font size - are you SURE that the unit id is that 4 digit number? Most I have seen are longer, in my area on the one system they are 8 digits.

Strange, mine has a font size setting.
 

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I just got a HomePatrol 1 .. and have an issue with Unit Id's.
This is a major reason I bought it ..

So .. here is my problem

I want it to show .. "6525 EMS Ambulance" with 6525 being the unit id and EMS Ambulance being the name.

I even added the number to the beginning of the name field .. but it does not show the number on the Home patrol.

It refuses to show that number ... it is like Uniden chops that off because it is in the file on the SD card.

The number is actually in there twice .. once at the front of the name field and once for the Unit ID field.

The only time I can see a Unit Id .. is when the Unit ID is not in my Id list in Sentinel.

Below is a screen shot of a very small section of my Unit Id list in Sentinel.

Looking for advice ..


Try this....worked for me.

http://forums.radioreference.com/un...7-homepatrol-unit-id-tagging.html#post1923836
 

SCPD

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Mark ..

For some reason .. it just was not working, but it is now.
A few of the names are getting truncated but I was expecting that.

It is all very very strange.

I am going to make a backup of my SD card now that it is working.

I have to get an amplified speaker .. as the audio does not sound very good from the Home Patrol itself.

Thanks for your help.
 

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In the Main Menu - choose Display Options- then select the Unit ID tab and it will give you
Display :Mode 1
Display: Mode 2

There might be mode that you can work with.
 

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In the Main Menu - choose Display Options- then select the Unit ID tab and it will give you
Display :Mode 1
Display: Mode 2

There might be mode that you can work with.

Well aware of that. It is a mystery, cause it is working properly now as it should.
 
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