Uniden BCD536HP Manage Firmware Updates, How to Install Sentinel Software, Updating Firmware

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Manage Firmware Updates

For information about what is included in each update, see:

•http://info.uniden.com/UnidenMan4/BCD536HP, or

•http://info.uniden.com/UnidenMan4/BCD436HP.

How to Install Sentinel Software

If you have not already installed Sentinel software, follow these procedures.

1.Use the USB cable to connect your scanner to your PC.

2.Turn on the scanner if it is not already on. Select Mass Storage.

3.USB Mass Storage displays while it is connected to the PC.

4.The microSD card in your scanner will install to your PC like an additional drive.

5.Open the drive folder and Double-click setup.exe in the Setup folder.

6.When installation is complete, Sentinel software is installed on your PC.

7.You can now disconnect the USB cable.

8.Sentinel will automatically notify you if a more recent version is available.

Updating Firmware

Your scanner updates its firmware through Sentinel. In that process, Sentinel connects to the internet and checks for the current firmware version to download.

From time to time, Uniden will release firmware updates to improve existing functionality, add new features, or address issues found in its operation. Updating the firmware takes just a few minutes and is easily accomplished using the Sentinel Software you installed on your PC.

Simply connect your scanner to your PC using the supplied USB cable and select Mass Storage. Then, in Sentinel select UPDATE/Update Firmware and follow the on-screen prompts.

Updating the Database

1.To update the scanner’s database, connect it to your PC using the supplied USB cable. Select Mass Storage.

2.Next, in Sentinel, select UPDATE/Update Master HPDB.

3.Finally, write the new database to your scanner by selecting Scanner/Write to Scanner.

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Contents BCD436HP BCD536HP Page Contents Set Your Location and Range Programming Departments Search/Close Call Options Page Fire Tone-Out FCC Wants You to Know Important InformationModification Notice Part 15 InformationPower Disconnection Caution General PrecautionsScanning Legally Earphone WarningAvis D’INDUSTRIE Canada How Does the Home Patrol Work? IntroductionWhat You Hear Create Favorites ListsReplay Transmissions Main FeaturesRecord Transmissions Page Page BCD436HP BCD536HP Included With Your ScannerPower Related Issues Installing Your ScannerConnecting an Optional Antenna Connecting an Extension SpeakerBase Station Mounting Using the Bracket Vehicle InstallationMounting Using the DIN-E Sleeve Removing the Scanner from the DIN-E Sleeve Mounting Using ISO Technique Using Internal Batteries BCD436HP OnlyConnecting DC Cable with Orange Wire Understanding the Memory Using Rechargeable BatteriesFavorites Lists Sentinel Software How to Install Sentinel Software Manage Firmware UpdatesUpdating Firmware Updating the DatabaseFor Model Number Procedure Setting UP Your ScannerKey Operation Keypad and Knob ControlsBCD436HP Turn to scroll Channel or Frequency in Hold mode Common Controls BCD436HP and BCD536HP Yes No/PRISet Location Set Your Location and RangeSet Range Understanding RangeEdit Location Selecting Service TypesNew Location or Edit Location Set Location Information. See Set Manual LocationNavigating the Menus Set Mode SquelchData Naming Display MenuSet Dimmer BCD436HP Only High, Middle, or Low On or Off Selecting 3-Line Display ModeContrast On or OffSearching View the Battery Level BCD436HP OnlyLook at the Display Volume and Squelch IFX Tgid Settings Menu Restore Options Wi-Fi Setup BCD536HP OnlyReplay Options See Scanner InformationQuick Keys Wi-Fi OptionsFavorites List Quick Keys Managing Favorites Lists At Confirm? Press E/yes or ./no Review/Edit SystemProgramming Systems New System/System SettingsManaging Favorites Lists Understanding Location ControlSystem Settings System Options On or Off New Site/Site Options Programming SitesAt Confirm?, press E/yes or ./no Set Site Type Set Attenuator Edit Name Set ModulationMotorola Systems 800/900 Standard or 800 Splinter Band PlanSet Offset Set Base FreqDelete Frequency At Confirm Delete?, press E/yes or ./no Auto, NFM, or FMNew Department/Department Options Programming DepartmentsEdit Name Set Location Information Department OptionsEdit Channel Set Avoid Edit ChannelQuickly Storing a Frequency/TGID Programming Frequencies/TGIDsNew Channel/Channel Options Channel OptionsSet Number Tag Set Priority Set Audio Type Set Delay TimeSet Modulation New Channel Edit Name Edit Frequency or Tgid999, Blank No number tag Managing Full Database Set Scan SelectionFavorites Quick Key System Quick KeyPriority Scanning Using Startup KeysTo Use a Startup Key Priority Scan Options10 sec Scanning by Assigning Quick Keys100 Change Direction or Resume Scan Turn the Scroll Control Scanning ChecklistToggle Display Modes Selecting Quick KeysLine Display O Line Display On Toggle ID Scan or ID Search Select Service TypesHolding Replay the Last TransmissionsAdvanced Channel Menu Start/Stop RecordingStore a Search Frequency Search with Scan AttenuationIntermediate Frequency Exchange Channel Volume OffsetRepeater Frequency Conventional Channel Avoiding Channels, Departments, Sites, and SystemsDirect Frequency/TGID Entry Using Number TagsClose Call Modes View Number TagsCustom Search by Search Key Priority ModesClose Call Only Weather ScanP25 Adjustment Mode Using a GPSQuick Search Location-Based ScanningNew Session Discovery ModeSession Options Set Time-Out Timer Set DelaySet Logging Set Compare to DatabaseSearch/Close Call Options Review DiscoverySet Each Band At Confirm? Press E/yes or ./no Rvw Search AvoidProgram Band 10, -5, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, or 30 secEdit Custom Search OptionsSearch with Scan Set Search KeySet System Avoid Custom Search Direct Frequency Entry Weather Alert Priority ModeFrequency Intermediate Exchange Repeater FrequencyClose Call Options Close CallClose Call Only Hits with ScanClose Call Only Mode Set CC ModeSet CC Bands Set CC AlertToggle Close Call Bands Cancel a HitHolding on a Hit View Last HitWeather Options Weather OperationIntermediate Frequency Exchange StoringSet Attenuator Set Delay TimeSet Audio AGC Program SameWeather Scan Weather AlertChange Channel Quick SearchFire Tone-Out Tone-Out SetupReview WX Alerts Set Frequency Edit NameSet Tone Set AlertSelect a Different Tone-Out Fire Tone-Out Standby/SearchListen to Tone-Out Frequency Scroll to Tone-Out Standby and press E/yesAppendix TroubleshootingScan Mode, Nothing to Scan Scanning InterruptedFrequency Range Mode Step Band Lower Upper KHz Default Band CoverageService Type Description Service TypesEntering IDs Removing the microSD CardReformatting the microSD Card System Type Tgid FormatTT ID + # Usage Type II Special Status BitsEvent Code Watch Advisory Definition? Weather ChannelsNIC Ctcss Frequencies Reverse List DCS CodesBase Frequency Offset MHz Repeater Frequency List Technical Specifications BCD436HP VHF High 1 Band Technical Specifications BCD536HP 138..150 MHz 48dB Warranty Information Page