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PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY: 

If, after 

following the instructions in this Operating Guide you are certain that the Product is 
defective, pack the Product carefully (preferably in its original packaging). Include 
evidence of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has caused you 
to return it. The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, by traceable means, or 
delivered, to warrantor at:  
Uniden America Corporation 
C/O Saddle Creek 
743 Henrietta Creek Rd., Suite 100  
Roanoke, TX 76262

  

  

 

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Summary of Contents for HomePatrol-2

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Page 3: ...Digital Voice Systems Inc DVSI 2020 Uniden America Corporation Irving Texas SAVE YOUR RECEIPT It is your proof of purchase and is required to establish warranty HomePatrol is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation Ft Worth Texas HomePatrol 2 Issue 1 1 August 2020 Ques ons Problems Get help on the web at www HomePatrol 2 com or www uniden com 5 199 109 5 408 692 5 428 826 5 438 688 5 ...

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Page 5: ...ay Transmissions 5 Record Transmissions 5 Use GPS Input 5 UpdaSng HomePatrol 2 Firmware 6 UpdaSng the HomePatrol 2 Database 6 HOMEPATROL 2 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE 7 Hardware 7 Base Unit 7 Main Screen 7 Main Screen Overview 8 HOMEPATROL 2 OPERATIONS 11 Start Up Wizard 11 SelecSng Channels to Monitor 11 Change LocaSon 11 Select Service Types 12 Set Range 12 Select Favorites Lists to Monitor 12 Avoidin...

Page 6: ...or Special Services 18 OTHER FEATURES 19 Avoid Unavoid Transmissions 19 How to Set the Avoid Default Value 19 How to Avoid a Transmission 19 Replay 20 Record 21 Weather 21 Monitoring Weather Channels 22 Monitoring Weather Alerts 22 Displaying Unit IDs 22 Using HomePatrol 2 with an Accessory GPS Receiver 23 ConnecSng Your GPS to HomePatrol 2 23 Se ng Up GPS 23 HOMEPATROL 2 AND SENTINEL SOFTWARE 24 ...

Page 7: ...ol 2 SenSnel Sodware 25 TROUBLESHOOTING 26 BATTERY AND POWER INFORMATION 27 Recharging the Baeeries 27 APPENDICES 30 Appendix A HomePatrol 2 SpecificaSons 30 Appendix B Band Coverage 33 Appendix C Services Types 35 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY 36 iii ...

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Page 9: ...ceiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including int...

Page 10: ...scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act ECPA you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to using or divulging the contents of such a conversation unless you have the consent of a party to the conversation unless such activity is otherwise illegal This scanner has been designed to prevent the reception of cellul...

Page 11: ...de o LTR o ConvenSonal o Phase 2 TDMA 2 GB micro SD for storing favorites lists and recording transmissions Factory programmed for all known radio systems in the United States and Canada Zip code entry for instant recepSon of local Police Fire and Emergency Medical Services EMS City selecSon for instant recepSon of local services Autolocate that can quickly find local systems even if you don t know...

Page 12: ...ncy Alert sounds an alert when a unit triggers their emergency status on compaSble radio systems A coordinated HomePatrol 2 website www HomePatrol com provides a variety of support features and informaSon Become part of the HomePatrol 2 family by ge ng involved in the discussion forums How Does the HomePatrol 2 Work What You Do When you set your locaSon HomePatrol 2 searches its databases for chan...

Page 13: ... of the transmissions you ve just heard You can set how long a period Replay records for instant playback This period can range from 30 seconds to 240 seconds 4 minutes While you can replay that recording immediately and conSnue replaying it you cannot save it for future listening Record Transmissions With HomePatrol 2 you can tap a bueon and begin recording transmissions When you begin recording ...

Page 14: ...es to improve exisSng funcSonality add new features or address issues found in its operaSon UpdaSng the firmware takes just a few minutes and is easily accomplished using the HomePatrol SenSnel Sodware you installed on your PC at HomePatrol 2 iniSalizaSon If you did not install SenSnel sodware refer to the HomePatrol 2 and SenAnel secSon later in this manual Simply connect your HomePatrol 2 to your...

Page 15: ...e unit is 3 3 in 84 5 mm H x 5 9 in 149 mm W x 1 5 in 38 4 mm D It contains a 3 5 inch diagonal color touch sensiSve LCD screen The led side of the unit provides headphone and line out jacks and SMA antenna jack while the right side contains the USB port and serial port for GPS Main Screen The HomePatrol 2 Main screen is the screen you will see when monitoring From that screen you can also access ...

Page 16: ...Patrol 2 will hold and monitor that specific level unSl you tap it again A lock icon on that row displays to indicate the hold Level Name Descrip on System The overall system being monitored Example Dallas The small text below the system name indicates which Favorite List is being used or Full Database for the main database Department The name of the department being monitored This department is pa...

Page 17: ...t Moves HomePatrol 2 to the next system department or channel X X X Fave Lets you add the channel to a Favorites list X BuNon Defini on Squelch Sets how strong a signal must be before HomePatrol 2 stops on it Range Controls how many channels are selected based on your locaSon and systems locaSons Small range se ngs result in fewer systems and departments selected A selecSon bar lets you set the ran...

Page 18: ...ong Baeery level charge status When AC power is connected a lightning bolt displays on the icon BuNon Descrip on Menu Displays opSons for managing HomePatrol 2 features and operaSons Replay Provides an instant replay of the previous transmissions 30 240 seconds as set through the Replay OpAons menu Tap and hold this bueon to display Replay OpAons Record Records ongoing transmissions When you begin...

Page 19: ...n Selecting Channels to Monitor HomePatrol 2 operaSons revolve around the ability for you to listen to the transmissions you want to There are many ways to fine tune the transmissions your HomePatrol 2 receives Change your locaSon Select service types Change the Range Select Favorites Lists to use Avoid transmissions While HomePatrol 2 selects channels the Channel SelecAon screen appears For the fir...

Page 20: ...ntry turns orange Tap it again to deslect it 3 When you have tapped on the service types you want tap Accept 4 HomePatrol 2 selects channels based on your service type requirements and then begins monitoring them Set Range Range lets you set how far out from your set locaSon HomePatrol 2 will search for channels to select Tapping Range from the Radio Control bar or selecSng Set Range from the Set ...

Page 21: ...will display how loud screen taps are and how long default Sme is when you tap Mute You can also set the defaults for instant replay length and automaSc shutoff No single menu lets you adjust all se ngs at one Sme You access these se ngs individually Many however are found in the Menu and Advanced Menu The following table provides a quick guide to these se ngs and how to access them Detailed inform...

Page 22: ... automatic shutoff times Shutoff Mode Tap to scroll through the automatic shutoff modes Set Clock Menu Advanced Menu Set Clock Sets the internal clock Set Charge Time Menu Advanced Menu Set Charge Time Sets the amount of time HomePatrol 2 will take to recharge batteries that have been drained Maximum charge time is 14 0 hours Avoid Options Menu Advanced Menu Avoid Options Default Avoid Tap to sele...

Page 23: ... Level Tapping Set Contrast or Set Backlight Level on the Display OpAons screen brings up an adjustment bar You can increase or decrease the levels Adjusting Auto Dim Tapping Auto Dim on the Display OpAons screen turns those features on and off If AutoDim is on the display dims ader transmissions end and brightens during a transmission AutoDim will also turn off the display if there is 15 seconds wi...

Page 24: ... ader a specified amount of Sme How to Set Automatic Shutoff 1 Tap the following screens Menu Advanced Menu Set Auto Shutoff 2 Tap or to select a shutoff Sme 3 Tap Shutoff Mode to select the mode HomePatrol 2 will use when it shuts off These modes are Clock Standby WX Standby All Off 16 ...

Page 25: ...lready saved Both of these procedures are described later in this sec on Tap Menu Manage Favorites Lists This method is useful when you know you want to create a Favorites List for specific transmissions you know you will be monitoring You can create the list and then save transmissions to it as you come across them Listen for a while using the Full Database and avoid transmissions you do not want ...

Page 26: ... screen indicates that the channel will be saved to that list Tap Other List if you want to save to a different Favorites List 3 The Favorite List SelecSon screen displays Tap the appropriate Favorites List 4 HomePatrol 2 saves the transmission to that list and returns to monitoring Managing Favorites Lists You can create mulSple Favorites Lists for any HomePatrol 2 profile and use one or more Favor...

Page 27: ... The Avoid OpSons screen displays 3 Tap Default Avoid to toggle the se ng between Temporary and Permanent 4 Tap Listen to return to normal recepSon or Back to return to Advanced Menu How to Avoid a Transmission 1 Tap Avoid on the submenu pop upon any transmission level System Department or Channel An Avoided dialog box displays indicaSng that that transmission level has been avoided according to t...

Page 28: ...these transmissions 30 seconds to 240 seconds through the Replay OpAons menu on the Advanced Menu You can replay the transmissions but you cannot save them When you are finished listening to the replayed transmission HomePatrol 2 automaScally deletes them NOTE Replay will not work when the baNery is low or not installed regardless of HomePatrol 2 s connec on to AC power Set Replay Options 1 Tap the...

Page 29: ... acSon and conSnue to record transmissions 3 If you tap OK HomePatrol 2 asks if you would like to save the recorded files 4 Tap OK to save the recorded files or No to delete the recorded files Either selecSon will take you back to HomePatrol 2 to monitor transmissions 5 When you return to monitoring transmissions you will see that the Record status indicator has changed from red to white How to Play ...

Page 30: ...The Weather Alert screen Menu Weather Mode Weather Alert Standby has two lines that will display acSve alerts If more than two alerts are recorded press UP or DOWN arrows to display them You can tap on the alert for more informaSon Displaying Unit IDs Unit IDs are the idenSfiers for specific radios operaSng on Motorola P25 and EDACS trunked radio systems These IDs can help you determine the specific ...

Page 31: ...trol 2 and the GPS Detected screen displays Tap Use GPS if you want your GPS device to automaScally enable disable channels based on the current locaSon Tap Ignore GPS if you want to conSnue using the last set locaSon HomePatrol 2 selects channels and begins monitoring transmissions Note The channel selecSon process occurs in the background The only Sme you will noSce a database change is when you...

Page 32: ...t to update the databases on your HomePatrol 2 unit When you update them through SenSnel it checks the website for the most current database and copies it to HomePatrol 2 Refer to the HomePatrol 2 SenSnel Help files for more informaSon and details on managing databases Create New or Edit Existing Systems SenSnel v2 and later allows you to create your own systems or edit systems already in a Favorit...

Page 33: ...2 if it is not already on Select Mass Storage The HomePatrol 2 screen turns white while it is connected to the PC 3 SenSnel sodware installaSon should begin immediately If it does not open the drive folder and run Setup exe in the Setup folder 4 When installaSon is complete SenSnel sodware and various documents are installed on your PC 5 Disconnect the USB cable HomePatrol 2 begins iniSal setup pr...

Page 34: ...ing won t work Adjust the antenna Adjust the Squelch There might not be a NOAA broadcast in your area Move to an area with a known NOAA broadcast to verify My HomePatrol 2 won t turn off Make sure you are holding the power button down long enough Press and hold for at least 3 5 seconds Recording and Replay do not work Because HomePatrol 2 writes data to the SD memory card during these operations t...

Page 35: ... disengage the baeery cover 8 Insert the baeeries according to the direcSonal label inside 9 Replace and relock the baeery cover Recharging the Batteries The rechargeable baeeries included with HomePatrol 2 are 2300 mAh You can set how long it will take to recharge a baeery from a drained state to a fully charged state through the Set Charge Time menu on the Advanced Menu The maximum recharge Sme ...

Page 36: ... return to the previous screen without changing the se_ngs How to Recharge the Batteries There are three different ways you can use the mini USB to USB cable included to recharge your HomePatrol 2 All three ways use the miniUSB to USB cable included in the box Recharge Using Procedures PC USB Port 1 Connect the miniUSB end of the cable to HomePatrol 2 and the USB end of the cable to your PC HomePat...

Page 37: ...s red while the HomePatrol 2 is charging When charging is complete the Charging LED turns green SmartPhone USB Adapter more than 1000 mA 1 Plug the miniUSB end of the cable into the HomePatrol 2 and the USB end of the cable to a USB to DC Power Adapter not included HomePatrol 2 displays the Select USB Mode screen 2 Select DC Supply 3 Plug the DC Adapter into your tablet or smartphone NOTE HomePatr...

Page 38: ... Slot MicroSD Type Internal Speaker 8 ohm 2 0 W Max 36 ø Power Requirements 4 x AA size Rechargeable NiMH Baeeries 2300mAh included 4 x AA size Alkaline Baeeries not included or AC Adapter AC 120V 60Hz 9V 800mA Regulated DC Adapter DC 12V to DC 9V 800mA Regulated Operating Temperature 14 F 10 C 140 F 60 C Storage Temperature 22 F 30 C 140 F 60 C Size mm 3 3 in 84 5 mm H x 5 9 in 149 mm W x 1 5 in ...

Page 39: ...aft Band AM 118 800 MHz µV 0 3uV AM 127 175 MHz µV 0 3uV AM 135 500 MHz µV 0 3uV VHF High 1 Band NFM 138 150 MHz µV 0 3uV NFM 127 175 MHz µV 0 3uV NFM 135 500 MHz µV 0 3uV FM 197 450 MHz µV 0 2uV NFM 216 020 MHz µV 0 3uV VHF High 2 Band AM 225 050 MHz µV 0 3uV AM 272 950 MHz µV 0 3uV AM 315 050 MHz µV 0 3uV UHF Band AM 325 050 MHz µV 0 3uV NFM 406 875 MHz µV 0 3uV NFM 511 9125 MHz µV 0 3uV Public ...

Page 40: ... NFM 806 000 MHz µV 0 3uV NFM 857 150 MHz µV 0 3uV NFM 954 9125 MHz µV 0 3uV 32 ...

Page 41: ...ilitary Land Mobile 150 8000 161 9950 NFM 5 0 VHF High Band 162 0000 173 9950 NFM 12 5 Federal Government 174 0000 215 9950 FM 5 0 TV Broadcast 7 13 216 0000 224 9950 NFM 20 0 1 25 Meter Amateur Band 225 0000 379 9950 AM 25 0 UHF Aircrad Band 380 0000 399 9950 NFM 12 5 Military Band 400 0000 405 9950 NFM 12 5 Miscellaneous 406 0000 419 9950 NFM 12 5 Federal Government Land Mobile 420 0000 449 9950...

Page 42: ...t from AM FM NFM Preprogrammed frequency modulation cannot be changed Note 2 Step Quick Frequency Entry default settings Select from AUTO 5k 6 25k 7 5k 8 33k 10k 12 5k 15k 20k or 25k If Auto is selected for Step setting HomePatrol uses the default step setting 34 ...

Page 43: ...e ambulance dispatch Fire Tac Fireground tactical and on scene communications including combined fire ambulance operations Fire Talk Fire talk around and car to car operations chiefs supervisors etc including combined fire ambulance operations Ham Any amateur radio assignment Hospital Ambulance to Hospital communications and patient reports Interop Interoperability communications cross agency comm...

Page 44: ... this product STATEMENT OF REMEDY In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect warrantor will repair the defect and return it to you without charge for parts service or any other cost except Public Works Public agency non public safety communications This includes government services such as trash streets roads sewer zoos administrati...

Page 45: ...NG BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow this exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion might not apply to you LEGAL REMEDIES This warranty gives ...

Page 46: ...ack the Product carefully preferably in its original packaging Include evidence of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has caused you to return it The Product should be shipped freight prepaid by traceable means or delivered to warrantor at Uniden America Corporation C O Saddle Creek 743 Henrietta Creek Rd Suite 100 Roanoke TX 76262 38 ...

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