Uniden HomePatrol - II, Owner'S Manual

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HOMEPATROL ‐ II AND SENTINEL SOFTWARE
HomePatrol ‐ II’s Sentinel software, which you had the opportunity to load to your PC on installation, lets
you manage your HomePatrol ‐ II profiles, Favorites Lists, databases, and firmware updates.
Manage Profiles
HomePatrol ‐ II profiles are “snapshots” of your HomePatrol ‐ II set up. A profile contains all your
configuration settings as well as all of your Favorites Lists, Avoids, and System settings. Sentinel can save
multiple HomePatrol ‐ II profiles so you can also restore different profiles as you need them. For example,
If you regularly visit a specific location, you can create a profile for that location. You can save it to
Sentinel to use whenever you visit. Refer to HOMEPATROL ‐ II PROFILES later in this manual or Sentinel
Help files for more information and details on managing profiles.
Manage Favorites Lists
You can create Favorites Lists in Sentinel and then associate them with specific profiles. When those
profiles are written to HomePatrol ‐ II, only those specified Favorites Lists are written. Refer to the
Sentinel Help files for more information and details on managing Favorites Lists.
Manage Databases
The HomePatrol ‐ II website updates transmission databases every week. You can decide how often you
want to update the databases on your HomePatrol ‐ II unit. When you update them through Sentinel, it
checks the website for the most current database and copies it to HomePatrol ‐ II. Refer to the Sentinel
Help files for more information and details on managing databases.
Create New or Edit Existing Systems
Sentinel v2 and later allows you to create your own systems, or edit systems already in a Favorites List.
These systems can include information not provided by the weekly database downloads.
Share Favorites Lists
Create and share Favorites Lists with your friends or others in the HomePatrol community.
Manage Firmware Updates
HomePatrol ‐ II updates its firmware through Sentinel. In that process, Sentinel connects to the internet
and checks for the current firmware version to download. Refer to the Sentinel Help files for more
information and details on managing firmware updates.
Installing Sentinel
When you initially turn on HomePatrol ‐ II, it will recommend that you connect HomePatrol ‐ II to your PC
and install the Sentinel software. This is an optional step that could take several minutes. HomePatrol ‐ II
will install to your PC like an additional drive. Open the drive and navigate to the setup.exe file in the
Setup folder. Double ‐ click setup.exe .
If you are unable to locate this file, download the latest version from
http://info.uniden.com/HomePatrol.