Connecting to a PC After the
Upgrade
After
upgrading
to
the
extreme
features,
your
HomePatrol
‐
1
will
prompt
you
to
select
Mass
Storage
or
Serial
mode
when
you
connect
to
a
PC.
The
serial
mode
will
be
used
for
audio
streaming,
raw
data
output,
and
serial
control
modes.
Upon
release,
software
to
use
these
functions
is
not
available,
however
the
protocols
have
been
provided
to
3
rd
‐
party
software
authors
for
development.
You
use
Mass
Storage
mode
for
database
updates,
firmware
updates,
and
general
connection
to
the
HomePatrol
Sentinel
software.
After
the
update,
the
following
display
appears
when
you
use
Mass
Storage
mode.
Installing
Serial
Drivers
Before
you
use
the
Serial
mode
for
the
first
time,
you
must
install
the
serial
drivers
on
your
PC.
For
Windows
XP
or
Windows
Vista,
copy
the
appropriate
driver
from
your
HomePatrol’s
“USB
Driver”
directory
to
a
folder
on
your
hard
drive
(if
this
directory
is
not
on
your
HomePatrol
‐
1,
you
can
download
the
files
from
http://info.uniden.com/HomeePatrol
).
When
you
select
the
serial
mode,
your
computer
will
ask
you
for
the
location
of
the
drivers.
For
Windows
XP,
select
Hp1WinXPCom.inf.
For
Windows
Vista,
select
HP1WinVista7Com.inf.
For
Windows
7,
copy
the
Hp1WinVista7Com.inf
file
to
the
c:/windows/inf
directory.
When
you
select
serial
mode
for
the
first
time,
Windows
will
find
and
install
the
driver.
When
using
serial
mode,
your
HomePatrol
‐
1
is
assigned
a
com
port
number.
The
assigned
com
port
can
differ,
depending
on
which
USB
port
you
have
connected
the
USB
cable
to.
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