SDS100/SDS200/BCDx36HP Sentinel Updates

[eaf1956]

Need a little help plz... I just got my SDS100 yesterday. Open the box. Ready to go. Woke up this morning. Did a Sentinal update. (Main&Sub) all day.. I heard nothing. My 436&536 was talking aways... SDS 100 quiet..
Im in the N0H. Gray - Bruce ONTARIO. Canada.
What happend from the store to today?
I Have checked: Menu, Select Service Types? Make sure the “services” i want listen to are turned on...
yes. I even "READ from my 536..." Change target. Write to SDS100
It seems after i did the new bin and main update... Nothing worked
HELP PLZ

Check the location setting

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[buddrousa]

In Sentinel Software did you pick SDS100 or 436?
Reload the firmware for the correct scanner.

 

[bsfan1877]

It sounds like a great update, thanks Paul.

Do the updates only work if you run the Sentinel software? I use the Butel software for my programming. I have two Sds 200's. One in the house I use strictly for RISCON P 25 in Rhode Island. One in my truck for that system and analog vhf&uhf. The one in my house is perfect. The one in my truck is good for RISCON, but pretty crappy for VHF and UhF. Crackly and speaker vibration. Not the hum described here. Any thoughts?

 

[eaf1956]

Do the updates only work if you run the Sentinel software? I use the Butel software for my programming. I have two Sds 200's. One in the house I use strictly for RISCON P 25 in Rhode Island. One in my truck for that system and analog vhf&uhf. The one in my house is perfect. The one in my truck is good for RISCON, but pretty crappy for VHF and UhF. Crackly and speaker vibration. Not the hum described here. Any thoughts?

Yes

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[u2brent]

Do the updates only work if you run the Sentinel software? I use the Butel software for my programming. I have two Sds 200's. One in the house I use strictly for RISCON P 25 in Rhode Island. One in my truck for that system and analog vhf&uhf. The one in my house is perfect. The one in my truck is good for RISCON, but pretty crappy for VHF and UhF. Crackly and speaker vibration. Not the hum described here. Any thoughts?

Yep, Only through Sentinel, Not to mention how your gonna keep the fulldb current?

 

[hiegtx]

Do the updates only work if you run the Sentinel software? I use the Butel software for my programming. I have two Sds 200's. One in the house I use strictly for RISCON P 25 in Rhode Island. One in my truck for that system and analog vhf&uhf. The one in my house is perfect. The one in my truck is good for RISCON, but pretty crappy for VHF and UhF. Crackly and speaker vibration. Not the hum described here. Any thoughts?

If you want to do any updates on the one in your truck, you can simply pull the sd card out & use a card reader to apply any updates, as well as database & favorites list updates.

 

[RF23]

Yep, Only through Sentinel, Not to mention how your gonna keep the fulldb current?

Also, I think that the "Profile" can only be edited via Sentinel.

 

[tvengr]

When you update the database using Sentinel, it updates only your computer. You must check the box to Force Write Database when you write to scanner.

 

[fxdscon]

When you update the database using Sentinel, it updates only your computer. You must check the box to Force Write Database when you write to scanner.

It's only necessary to check the "force write database" in Sentinel if you are trying to re-write the database in the scanner with one of the same date in Sentinel. The only time you would need to check that box would be if the database in the scanner had somehow been corrupted, and you were re-writing the same date database to the scanner again.

Once you update the database in Sentinel, and it's newer than the one in the scanner, just writing to the scanner will always overwrite the one in the scanner without checking that box.

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[werinshades]

It's only necessary to check the "force write database" in Sentinel if you are trying to re-write the database in the scanner with one of the same date in Sentinel. The only time you would need to check that box would be if the database in the scanner had somehow been corrupted, and you were re-writing the same date database to the scanner again.

Once you update the database in Sentinel, and it's newer than the one in the scanner, just writing to the scanner will always overwrite the one in the scanner without checking that box.

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...or if you don't use the database to program.

 

[tvengr]

fxdscon and werinshades: Thank you for correcting my misconception! I tried writing to my scanner and you are correct. You learn something new every day. Thanks again.

 

[richtidd]

Just posted firmware for the SDS100 and SDS200, plus a new version of Sentinel that includes the functions added by the update. As usual for public releases, these updates are applied using Sentinel.

1.02.01 Sub / 1.08.05 Main (3/7/2019)
Be sure to also update Sentinel when applying this update.
This firmware update applies the following new settings and bug fixes:

• Added an "AMP OFF Timer" setting that determines how long the amplifier stays on after a transmission ends. If you hear hum between transmissions, change this from Infinite to one of the available settings.
• Added "Wide Normal", "Wide Invert" and "Wide Auto" filter options for FM performance improvement. When you pick this setting, the filter becomes weaker for interference on a nearby frequency. However, the linearity of the IF can be maintained even when there is strong interference within the band, and the reception may be improved in some cases.
• Added an option to display the filter setting when customizing the display.
• Improved a reception dropout issue where dropouts are often accompanied by "LINK" icon appearing at start of dropout.
• Improved crackling noise on analog.
• Improved the reports that some REC files created have no audio captured at replay.
• Added a prompt to exit certain modes.

UPMan: I really want & need a keylock for the SDS100. So do many SDS100 owners.

 

[kb7yvx]

i have tried to install sentinel and it keeps wanting me to install framework which is already installed and also installed the other core too - something else i can try to install it thx

 

[allend]

Un-install the Framework and try installing it again. I just installed a fresh new copy of Windows 10 build 1903 the other day and went to go install Sentinel and it said it needed. .NET Framework 2.0 and went to go install it and it worked.

You might have the wrong version of .NET Framework installed

 

[kb7yvx]

Un-install the Framework and try installing it again. I just installed a fresh new copy of Windows 10 build 1903 the other day and went to go install Sentinel and it said it needed. .NET Framework 2.0 and went to go install it and it worked.

You might have the wrong version of .NET Framework installed

thx i just read a post and had win 10 install it in control panel

 

[tkenny53]

win 10, go to programs and features, click on turn windows features on and off, check the box for NET framework 3.5, thats all

 

[Ludde]

Hejsan jag tänkte uppdatera min SDS200E. Hur gör man? .Jag har laddat ner Sentinel men sedan när jag trycker på Firmware så funkar det inte.

 

[buddrousa]

Please post in English where we can understand and help

 

[Ludde]

Ok Buddrousa I was going to update my SDS200E. How-to? .I downloaded Sentinel but then when I press Firmware it doesn't work.

 

[u2brent]

Hejsan jag tänkte uppdatera min SDS200E. Hur gör man? .Jag har laddat ner Sentinel men sedan när jag trycker på Firmware så funkar det inte.

Please post in English where we can understand and help

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