Is there any way I can increase the scan times on my SDS 100? It switches from NC Viper to Charlotte UASI to the Gaston Conventional frequencies extremly slowly. Is there a way I can speed these up because it feels like my 996P2 is a lot faster.
Make sure that you don't have any filter set as "Auto". That slows down scanning by trying every combination to see what works best, but it's not saving it & will go back through them again the next time that department comes up.Is there any way I can increase the scan times on my SDS 100? It switches from NC Viper to Charlotte UASI to the Gaston Conventional frequencies extremly slowly. Is there a way I can speed these up because it feels like my 996P2 is a lot faster.
What filters are you talking about? I don't see anything in the FL's edit screenMake sure that you don't have any filter set as "Auto". That slows down scanning by trying every combination to see what works best, but it's not saving it & will go back through them again the next time that department comes up.
Also, limit the number of sites that you are scanning on both the Charlotte system, as well as Viper. Each site scanned adds to the scan time, as it takes the SDS100 up to 1.5 seconds to evaluate the control channel on each site. Only keep the minimum number of sites that are needed to monitor your specific agencies.
Filters are set at the site level for trunked systems and at departments for conventionals.What filters are you talking about? I don't see anything in the FL's edit screen
Awesome thank you! I'm sorry about all the questions, just got my 100 yesterday and it's my first time using sentinelYou'll only see filters in Sentinel if you have the model type set to either SDS100 or SDS200. That selection is on the drop-down Tools menu (click on Target model).
You can pick a setting and use it as "Global" (all sites (trunked) and departments (conventional), and any system or site that is set to "Global" for the filter will use whatever you set for Global. (In Sentinel, edit your Profile. The global filter value can be set on the Miscellaneous tab.)
Regardless what you set as "Global", you can use a different filter on individual sites or conventional departments, including setting their filter as Off. (You could also set the Global as off, but use a different setting for specific systems & sites.)
All good advice here, your main concern now is the fact it's a slow scanning radio. As far as filters go they don't slow your scanning down unless you were to use Auto filters as has been mentioned because they sample every filter on every object. I would say forget about filters right now at this stage of the game. If you have problems on specific systems or conventional frequencies you can explore filters at a later date. Filters should always be applied on the radio itself so you can use real time results of noise level and RSSI.Awesome thank you! I'm sorry about all the questions, just got my 100 yesterday and it's my first time using sentinel