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[19sargeusmc56]

Migrating to ProScan from Sentinel. Bought it, and I'm able to read the scanner, but when I select the favorites editor, everything is grey. How do I get the scanner fav lists into the editor?

 

[jtwalker]

You can read the scanner and create a new database in ProScan, but what I did was tell ProScan in FL editor to reference the folder used by Sentinel.

 

[19sargeusmc56]

You can read the scanner and create a new database in ProScan, but what I did was tell ProScan in FL editor to reference the folder used by Sentinel.

I did create a new DB.....everything is still grey in the FL menu. I'll try the other thing.

 

[19sargeusmc56]

You can read the scanner and create a new database in ProScan, but what I did was tell ProScan in FL editor to reference the folder used by Sentinel.

How do you determine where the sentinel profile is stored??

 

[dave3825]

In Sentinel, go to Tools. then Options.

 

[19sargeusmc56]

TY KINDLY!!

 

[19sargeusmc56]

Ya it seems like it'll be good to keep Sentinel around. Some stuff is easier to do there.....like pull down the current db, and updates. The ProScan will let you pull down whatever you want, specifically. I don't see how to do updates.

 

[dave3825]

I don't see how to do updates.

Firmware updates are done in sentinel at this time. Favorite list updates are can be done thru @ProScan as long as those lists were created in proscan and were done after a certain version.

 

[K9KLC]

Ya it seems like it'll be good to keep Sentinel around. Some stuff is easier to do there.....like pull down the current db, and updates. The ProScan will let you pull down whatever you want, specifically. I don't see how to do updates.

Updates are the only reason I use Sentinel, other than that it's @ProScan all the way.

 

[ProScan]

Ya it seems like it'll be good to keep Sentinel around. Some stuff is easier to do there.....like pull down the current db, and updates. The ProScan will let you pull down whatever you want, specifically. I don't see how to do updates.

Correct. Per the FAQ web page.
A: Sentinel is needed for firmware updates. It's also needed for accessing the full HPDB (Uniden DB), updated weekly, which is derived from the RRDB (Radio Reference DB). Premium Radio Reference Subscriber can import directly from the RRDB in real time.

ProScan has extra capabilities that Sentinel doesn't have such as:

• Multiple Favorites on the same tree which makes it easy to Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop systems
• Find Duplicates utility
• Find & Replace utility
• Update Text Tags utility
• Import directly from RRDB. RadioReference subscription required
• Import from the Win Clipboard or from a RR web page. RadioReference subscription not required
• Versatile Sorting options
• Google Maps showing all the systems with circles or rectangles
• Export nicely formatted web page showing any or all (user selectable) FQK's, SQK's, Number Tags, and systems
• Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop nodes to other systems and other ProScan instances
• SDS200 FTP Read & Write using the LAN connection
• View the differences between ProScan and the Scanner favorites when writing and reading to and from the scanner
• Modify Uniden (HPDB) Database utility
• Change the system type in one step