Uniden SDS100 & SDS200 Color Schemes

[a727469]

yes, there are many good color examples posted here. I took a few and modified and modified and modified! And I still change from time to time. Everyone has different priorities both for color and displayed items, so it takes time to experiment. One size does not fit all.

 

[ezdropper]

Took me a few days to get this where I like it, simple but effective.

 

[One13Truck]

Now that Summer is ending I’ll have more time to tweak. My detailed trunk is still mostly the same as it has been for the last year or two but I’m experimenting with the detailed conventional and both of the simple displays. Close to having it all where I want it but not quite there enough to share yet.

I’ll add this here since I don’t see any open wishlist posts. I love all the color options but will say again I wish a future firmware update allowed us a few slots for custom RGB colors. There’s custom 1-8 for the service type. Can’t we get 8 open blocks for custom RGB colors next?

 

[tvengr]

On my SDS100 and SDS200's, the Systems, Departments, and Channels are bright yellow. Everything else is bright white except for the Avoids which are red. The background is all black. It makes the screen very easy to read.

 

[hruskacha]

Boot screen too!

 

[NWI_Scanner_Guy]

Not much to mine. I just changed the three options at the bottom to Red, White and Blue.

 

[AngWay]

Jump on this thread

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Is there a way to add more stuff to the screen besides what is already on it i'm using detail mode. or are u stuck with what is on the screen

 

[RMason]

Is there a way to add more stuff to the screen besides what is already on it i'm using detail mode. or are u stuck with what is on the screen

The SDS100 gives you considerable control over what items are shown on the display as well as
what colors are used for each item.

See "Customizing the Display" in the SDS100 Owners Manual: Uniden SDS100 Owners Manual
or
"To Customize the Display" in the SDS100 Easier to Read Manual: Easier to Read SDS100/200 Digital Scanner Manual


The Display Customizer in Sentinel simplifies the process of customizing the display.

 

[AngWay]

Here you go.

How do you add these files to the sds100? do you just put them inside the sd card?

 

[fxdscon]

How do you add these files to the sds100? do you just put them inside the sd card?

Download the file to your computer
un-zip the file
use sentinel.... file ---> import display customizing settings, then write to the scanner

 

[AngWay]

Download the file to your computer
un-zip the file
use sentinel.... file ---> import display customizing settings, then write to the scanner

ok thanks

 

[AngWay]

Download the file to your computer
un-zip the file
use sentinel.... file ---> import display customizing settings, then write to the scanner

What do i do if i'm picking up two different sites on the same frequency and one is NXDN and the other is FM, i have a site i listen to and it's always been NXDN but when i just let my scanner scan the whole zip code in my sds100 i'm getting another place on the same freqs.

And how do you set filters and settings if it's on the same freqs? Thanks

 

[AK9R]

Is there a way to add more stuff to the screen besides what is already on it i'm using detail mode. or are u stuck with what is on the screen

I think the detail mode is very cluttered and difficult to read. I would lean towards a minimalist display with just the important info.

What do i do if i'm picking up two different sites on the same frequency and one is NXDN and the other is FM, i have a site i listen to and it's always been NXDN but when i just let my scanner scan the whole zip code in my sds100 i'm getting another place on the same freqs.

And how do you set filters and settings if it's on the same freqs? Thanks

These questions are off-topic for a thread about display color schemes. There are many threads discussing scanning strategies and filter settings.

 

[EAFrizzle]

Lime, Yellow, Red, and Dodgers Blue.

 

[whatsthefreq]

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Lime, Yellow, Red, and Dodgers Blue.

Really liking this one , you mind sharing this one?

 

[EAFrizzle]

Really liking this one , you mind sharing this one?

If I had any idea how to, I would. My new computer isn't playing well yet with some USB connections for radios. If you can tell me where to find it on the SD card, I'll try to grab it.

 

[whatsthefreq]

If I had any idea how to, I would. My new computer isn't playing well yet with some USB connections for radios. If you can tell me where to find it on the SD card, I'll try to grab it.

Oh no , I hate when these scanners won’t show up when connecting to an PC. The only way I know is import/export in Sentinel. I’ll try to find where it’s stored on the SD card

 

[a727469]

Yes, very nice colors.

I agree with AK9Rs comment in October as to eliminating as much as possible, so, soon I want to take the time to remove even more fields from both types of display since I find I really only need about 4 items of data during daily usage. It is too bad that the blinking data for showing active/ inactive favorites etc is not available on the simple display.

Much data I already know about a displayed system such as NAC, P25, modulation and in my case with only one p25 system I do not need system or talk group ID. Also, date and time on an sds200 seems not very useful. Other listeners may disagree or have different needs.

 

[pro106import]

If I had any idea how to, I would. My new computer isn't playing well yet with some USB connections for radios. If you can tell me where to find it on the SD card, I'll try to grab it.

When you save your profile, go to the folder and the profile.cfg file will have your display settings in there. Copy and paste the text and save it.
I'll attach my text so you can see how it looks in your profile file.

 

[EAFrizzle]

Hopefully, this will work. Thanks for the help learning where stuff is kept in these radios.