Uniden HOMEPATROL-1 User manual

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Version2.02–ExtremeEdition
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Contents
Introduction ......................................................................3
ActivatingtheExtremeFeatures.......................................4
InstallingHomePatrolSentinel......................................4
UpdatingyourHomePatrol‐1Firmware........................4
PurchaseaRegistrationKey..........................................4
ApplyingtheRegistrationKeytoyourHomePatrol‐1...4
ConnectingtoaPCAftertheUpgrade..............................5
InstallingSerialDrivers..................................................5
ProgrammingRadioSystems ............................................6
GeneralProgrammingSteps .........................................6
ProgrammingaConventionalSystem ...........................6
CreatingaDepartment..............................................7
ProgrammingP25StandardTrunked..........................10
EditingSystemOptions ...........................................11
CreatingSites...........................................................12
CreatingaDepartment............................................14
EditingUnitIDs........................................................17
ProgrammingP25One‐FrequencyTrunked................19
EditingSystemOptions ...........................................20
CreatingSites...........................................................20
CreatingaDepartment............................................23
EditingUnitIDs........................................................25
ProgrammingMotorolaTrunked ................................27
EditingSystemOptions ...........................................28
CreatingSites...........................................................28
CreatingaDepartment............................................31
EditingUnitIDs........................................................34
ProgrammingEDACSTrunked.....................................35
EditingSystemOptions ...........................................36
CreatingSites...........................................................37
CreatingaDepartment............................................39
EditingUnitIDs........................................................42
ProgrammingLTRTrunked..........................................43
EditingSystemOptions........................................... 44
CreatingSites .......................................................... 45
CreatingaDepartment ........................................... 47
SaveFoundTGIDs ....................................................... 50
AdvancedSystemFeatures............................................. 50
AnalysisFeatures ........................................................ 50
TrunkedSystemAnalyzer ....................................... 51
EDACS/LTRLCNFinder.......................................... 53
BandScope ............................................................. 55
RFPowerPlot.......................................................... 57
RawDataOutput ........................................................ 57
DiscoveryFeatures ......................................................... 58
TrunkingDiscoveryMode........................................... 58
ConventionalDiscoveryMode.................................... 60
ReviewDiscoveryMode ............................................. 61
ReviewingaTrunkingDiscoverySession ................ 61
ReviewingaConventionalDiscoverySession......... 63
LimitSearch ................................................................ 64
KeepingthingsUpdated ................................................. 65

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Introduction
TheHomePatrol‐1v2ExtremeEditionfirmware
introducesfeaturesneverbeforefoundinaconsumer
communicationsreceiver.Targetedtotheadvanceduser,
itturnsyourHomePatrol‐1intoatoolsuitablefor
discoveringnewchannels,analyzingknownsystems,and
completeflexibilityinthefield.
InordertousetheExtremeEditionfeatures,youneedto
applyaregistrationkey,availableforpurchaseat
www.Uniden.com.Thiskeyunlocksthefollowing
Extremefeatures:
Completefieldprogrammability–editexisting
systemsorcreatenewonesusingthe
HomePatrol‐1’stouch‐screeninterface.New
channelsettingsinclude:
oPer‐ChannelDelay
oChannelAlerts
oVolumeOffset
oServiceType
TrunkedSystemAnalyzers–letyouviewand
reviewtrunkedsystemstatusandactivity.
Includesseparatesectionsfor:
oSystemLoad/ReceptionStatus
oCurrentActivityChart
oLCNActivityMonitor
oActivityLog
oTalkGroupConverter
EDACS/LTRLCNFinder–analyzessystemtraffic
todeterminetheLCNassignmentsforEDACSand
LTRsystems.
BandScope–Graphicallyindicatesthereceived
signallevelacrossarangeoffrequenciestohelp
identifyRFsignalsources.
RFPowerPlot–Graphicallyindicatesthe
receivedsignallevelforasinglefrequencyover
timetohelplocateRFsignalsourcesandto
determinetheeffectofotherfactorson
receivedsignalstrength.
TrunkingDiscovery–monitorssystemtrafficona
trunkedradiosystemtofindunknownchannels.
Automaticallyrecordsaudiofromandlogsnewly
discoveredchannelsforlaterreviewand
identification.
ConventionalDiscovery–searchesarangeof
frequenciestofindunknownsignals(signalson
frequenciesnotalreadyknowtobeinuseinyour
area).Automaticallyrecordsaudiofromandlogs
newlydiscoveredchannelsforlaterreviewand
identification.
LimitSearch–searchesarangeoffrequencies
foractivity.
RawDataOutput–outputsrawbinarydata
basedonthereceivedsignalanddataslicing
parametersyouset.
USBAudioOutputandControl–allowsyouto
captureorstreamaudioandcontrolthe
HomePatrol‐1usingasingleUSBconnection.
Readontodiscoverhowtousethesenewfeatures.

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Activating the Extreme Features
BeforeusingtheExtremeFeatures:
InstallthelatestversionofHomePatrolSentinel
SoftwareonyourPC
UpdatethefirmwareinyourHomePatrol‐1to
thelatestversion
PurchaseaRegistrationKey
ApplytheregistrationkeytoyourHomePatrol‐1
InstallingHomePatrolSentinel
DownloadthelatestversionofHomePatrolSentinelfrom
http://info.uniden.com/HomePatrol.Unzipthe
downloadedfile,runSetup.exeandfollowtheon‐screen
promptstocompleteinstallation.Youdonotneedto
removeanypreviousversion,first.
UpdatingyourHomePatrol‐1Firmware
FollowthesestepstoupdateyourHomePatrol‐1’s
firmwaretothelatestversion:
1. PlugintheHomePatrol‐1’sACadapterorensure
thattheHomePatrol‐1hasfullychargedbatteries
installed
2. ConnectyourHomePatrol‐1tothePCusingthe
suppliedUSBcable,thenturnonthe
HomePatrol‐1.Ifprompted,select“MassStorage
Mode”ontheHomePatrol‐1.TheHomePatrol‐1’s
screenwillblankwhite.
3. StartSentinelonyourPC.
Note:ThePCmustbeconnectedtotheInternet
forthefollowingsteps.
4. InSentinel,selectUPDATE
 Update
Firmware…
Sentinelchecksthewebforthelatestfirmware
andwritesittoyourHomePatrol‐1.
5. WhenSentinelcompleteswritingtoyour
HomePatrol‐1,disconnecttheUSBcable.The
HomePatrol‐1thenappliestheupdateand
reboots.
PurchaseaRegistrationKey
AregistrationkeycanbepurchasedthroughUniden.com.
Checkhttp://info.uniden.com/HomePatrolforpurchase
details.
ApplyingtheRegistrationKeytoyour
HomePatrol‐1
Whenyoucompletethepurchase,youwillbeprovided
witha32‐digitkeythatisspecifictoyourHomePatrol‐1.
ThiskeyisonlyvalidfortheHomePatrol‐1havingthe
serialnumberyouspecifiedduringpurchase.Follow
thesestepstoapplythekey:
1. TurnontheHomePatrol‐1.
2. SelectMENU
 AdvancedMenu  Advanced
Option
 RegisterAdvanced
3. KeyintheregistrationkeyandselectACCEPT.
ThisunlocksallExtremefeatures.

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3rd‐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.
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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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Programming Radio Systems
TheExtremeeditionallowsyoutoeditorcreateradio
systemsinaFavoritesList.Thissectionoutlinesthesteps
toprogramsystems.
GeneralProgrammingSteps
Toprogramasystem(oreditanexistingsystem)you
followthesebasicsteps:
1. CreateaFavoritesListandaddthesystemtoedit
tothatFavoritesList(foranexistingsystem).We
recommendyouuseSentineltoperformthis
step.
2. EdittheFavoritesListusingtheAdvanced
Options.
3. Selectthesystemtoedit,orcreateanewsystem.
Sinceeditinganexistingsystemisstraightforwardonce
youlearntocreateanewsystem,thismanualcovers
onlyprogrammingnewsystems.Inthefollowingsections,
weassumeyouhavecreatedaFavoritesListcalled“My
Systems”andareaddingthesystemstothatlist.
Theinstructionscanberepeatedtoaddadditional
elementstoasystem.Forexample,tocreateasecond
departmentonasystem,oranadditionalchannelfora
department,simplyrepeatthestepsprovidedinthenext
sections.
ProgrammingaConventionalSystem
FromtheMainMenu,selectAdvancedMenu.

Then,selectAdvancedOptionandEditFavoritesLists.


SelecttheFavoritesListforthesystemyouwantto
program(orcreateanewlist).

SelectCreateNewSystem(orselectthesystemyouwant
toedit).

SelectConventional.
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Namethesystem.

ConfirmthatyouwanttocreatetheConventionalSystem.

TheHomePatrol‐1nowprovidesamenuforsystem
settings.

EditName–Allowsyoutochangethenameofthe
system
EditDepartment–Letsyoucreateoreditdepartmentsto
holdchannelsforthesystem.
CopySystem–Copiestheentiresystem.Thisisusefulif
youwanttomakeasimilarsystemlater.
DeleteSystem–DeletesthesystemfromtheFavorites
List.
CreatingaDepartment
Fromthesystemmenu,selectEditDepartment.

CreateaDepartmenttocontainchannels.

NametheDepartment.

TheHomePatrol‐1presentsamenuforDepartment
settings.

EditName–LetsyouchangetheDepartment’sname.
EditChannel–Allowsyoutoeditoraddchannelsforthe
Department.
SetLocation–Letsyousetthegeographicboundariesfor
thedepartment.Thisisusedforlocation‐basedchannel
selection.
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DeleteDepartment–Letsyoudeletethedepartment.
EditingChannels
SelectEditChannelsfromtheDepartmentmenu.

Createanewchannel.

NametheChannel.

SelectaServiceTypefortheChannel.

SetthefrequencyfortheChannel.

YouwillnowseetheChannelmenu.


EditName–Allowsyoutorenamethechannel.
EditFrequency–Allowsyoutochangethechannel’s
frequency.
SetAudioType–LetsyousetthechanneltouseAnalog,
Digital,orboth.Ifyouknowthetypeoftransmission
beingusedonthechannel,settingaspecificvaluecan
improveperformance.
Modulation:AUTO–Letsyouchangethemodulation
methodusedforthechannel.ThedefaultofAUTOwill
causetheHomePatrol‐1tousethemodulationtypically
usedforthefrequencyband.Youcantapthiscontrolto
setadifferentmodulationtype:NFM,FM,orAM.
Attenuator:OFF–Letsyouturnon/offattenuationfor
thechannel.
Delay:2sec–Letsyousetthechanneldelay(theamount
oftimetheHomePatrol‐1staysonafrequencyaftera
transmissionendsbeforecontinuingscanning.
2,5,10,or30seconds–HomePatrol‐1waitsthe
specifiedamountoftime.
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0Seconds–HomePatrol‐1resumesscanningas
soonasatransmissionends.
‐10,‐5seconds–Forcesscanresumeafterthe
setduration,evenifthetransmissioncontinues.
SetAlert–Letsyousetanalerttonethatwillsound
wheneverthechannelbecomesactive.
VolumeOffset–Allowsyoutosetavolumeoffsetforthe
channelthatwilleitherreduce(negativevalues)or
increasethechannel’svolumerelativetootherchannels.
SetServiceType–Letsyouchangetheservicetype
assignmentforthechannel.
CopyChannel–Putsthechannelinformationintothe
copybuffer.Thiscanbeusedtoquicklycopychannel
settingsforanadditionalchannel(afteryouCopya
channel,amenuoptionappearstoPasteChannelatthe
addchannelmenu).
MoveChannel–letsyoumoveachanneltoadifferent
department(morethanonedepartmentmustexistin
thesystemforthisoptiontooperate).
DeleteChannel–deletesthecurrentchannelfromthe
Department.
SettingaDepartment’sLocation
Youcandefineadepartmentslocationusingeithera
singlecircle(definedbythecenterpoint’slatitudeand
longitudeandthedistancefromthecenter,orrange)or
byusingrectangles(eachrectangledefinedbythe
latitudeandlongitudeofopposingcorners).
AttheDepartmentMenu,selectSetLocation

Then,selectwhetheryouwilluseacircleorrectangle(s)
todefinethedepartment’slocation.

IfyouselectCircle,taptheexistingcoordinates.

Then,usetheformtoenterthelatitudeandlongitudeof
thecircle’scenter.

Note,theformatusedtoenterthelocationissetbythe
buttoninthelowerrightcornerofthescreen.Inthis
example,weshowcoordinatesusingDMSformat.
SelectNEXT,thenentertherangeforthedepartment
(thedistancefromthecenterofthecircletoanedge).

ACCEPTtherangetostorethesetting.
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IfyouselectRectangles,tapCreateNewLocationtoadd
arectangle,oranexistingrectangletoeditit.

Enterthelatitudeandlongitudeforonecornerofthe
rectangle.

Next,enterthelatitudeandlongitudeforanopposing
corneroftherectangle.

Whenyouacceptthesetting,youarereturnedtothe
locationselectionscreenwiththenewsettingsadded.

Repeatthistodefinerectanglesforthedepartment.
TheHomePatrol‐1willuseeithertheCircleorRectangles,
dependingonwhichoneyoulastselected.
ProgrammingP25StandardTrunked
Note:YouwouldalsousethissystemtypeforP25X2
TDMAsystems.However,youwillnotbeabletomonitor
channelsoperatingusingTDMA.
FromtheMainMenu,selectAdvancedMenu.

Then,selectAdvancedOptionandEditFavoritesLists.


SelecttheFavoritesListforthesystemyouwantto
program(orcreateanewlist).
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SelectCreateNewSystem(orselectthesystemyouwant
toedit).

SelectP25StandardTrunk.

Namethesystem.

ConfirmthatyouwanttocreatetheP25TrunkSystem.

TheHomePatrol‐1nowprovidesamenuforsystem
settings.

EditName–Allowsyoutochangethenameofthe
system
EditSystemOptions–Letsyousetthesystemlevel
option(s).
EditSite–Letsyouadd/editsites.
EditDepartment–Letsyoucreateoreditdepartmentsto
holdsystemchannels.
EditUnitIDs–AllowsyoutoenterandeditUnitIDsso
thatindividualradiosareidentifiedonthesystem.
CopySystem–Copiestheentiresystem.Thisisusefulif
youwanttomakeasimilarsystemlater.
DeleteSystem–DeletesthesystemfromtheFavorites
List.
EditingSystemOptions
ForP25Trunkedsystems,theonlysystem‐leveloptionis
theIDSearchoption.

TaptheselectiontotogglebetweenIDSearchOn
(HomePatrol‐1willstoponallunavoidedchannels,even
ifnotinitsdatabase)andIDSearchOff(HomePatrol‐1
ignoresallchannelsnotinitsdatabase).
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CreatingSites
Sitescontaintheradiofrequencyinformationusedby
trunkedradiosystems.Tocreateasiteforthesystem,
selectEditSitefromthesystem’smenu.

Then,selectCreateNewSite.

Enteranameforthesite.

Youwillthenseethesitemenu.

EditName–LetsyouchangetheSite’sname.
EditBandPlan–Letsyouenteroreditthesite’sband
plan.
EditFrequency–Letsyouaddorchangethefrequencies
usedbythesite.
Attenuator:Off–Allowsyoutoattenuatesignalswhen
receivingthesite,ifsettoOn.
SetLocation–Letsyouenterthesite’sgeographic
location.
DeleteSite–Allowsyoutodeletethesitefromthe
database.
EditingtheBandPlan
Note:MostP25trunkedsystemsautomaticallyreceive
thebandplanfromthecontrolchannel.Onthese
systems,youdonotneedtoenterabandplan.Ifyoudo
enterabandplanforsuchasystem,itwillbeoverwritten
bythebandplaninformationprovidedonthecontrol
channel.
Tosetthebandplan,selectEditBandPlanfromtheSite
menu.

Then,selectthetableentrytoedit.

Entertheupperfrequencyforthetableentry.Thenclick
next.
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Enterthefrequencyspacingforthebandplanentry.
ThenclickAccept.

Repeatthisforadditionaltableentries.
EnteringSiteFrequencies
Toenterfrequenciesforthesite,selectEditFrequency
fromtheSitemenu.

Then,selectCreateNewFrequency.

EnterthefrequencyandtapAccept.

TheFrequencymenuappears.

EditFrequency–allowsyoutochangethefrequency.
DeleteFrequency–deletesthefrequencyfromthesite.
NewFrequency–taptoaddadditionalfrequencies,then
repeattheabovesteps.
SettingaSite’sLocation
Youcandefineasite’slocationusingeitherasinglecircle
(definedbythecenterpoint’slatitudeandlongitudeand
thedistancefromthecenter,orrange)orbyusing
rectangles(eachrectangledefinedbythelatitudeand
longitudeofopposingcorners).
AttheSiteMenu,selectSetLocation.

Then,selectwhetheryouwilluseacircleorrectangle(s)
todefinethesite’slocation.
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IfyouselectCircle,taptheexistingcoordinates.

Then,usetheformtoenterthelatitudeandlongitudeof
thecircle’scenter.

Note,theformatusedtoenterthelocationissetbythe
buttoninthelowerrightcornerofthescreen.Inthis
example,weshowcoordinatesusingDMSformat.
SelectNEXT,thenentertherangeforthedepartment
(thedistancefromthecenterofthecircletoanedge).

ACCEPTtherangetostorethesetting.
IfyouselectRectangles,tapCreateNewLocationtoadd
arectangle,oranexistingrectangletoeditit.

Enterthelatitudeandlongitudeforonecornerofthe
rectangle.

Next,enterthelatitudeandlongitudeforanopposing
corneroftherectangle.

Whenyouacceptthesetting,youarereturnedtothe
locationselectionscreenwiththenewsettingsadded.

Repeatthistodefinerectanglesforthesite.
TheHomePatrol‐1willuseeithertheCircleorRectangles,
dependingonwhichoneyoulastselected.
CreatingaDepartment
Fromthesystemmenu,selectEditDepartment.

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CreateaDepartmenttocontainchannels.

NametheDepartment.

TheHomePatrol‐1presentsamenuforDepartment
settings.

EditName–LetsyouchangetheDepartment’sname.
EditChannel–Allowsyoutoeditoraddchannelsforthe
Department.
SetLocation–Letsyousetthegeographicboundariesfor
thedepartment.Thisisusedforlocation‐basedchannel
selection.
DeleteDepartment–Letsyoudeletethedepartment.
EditingChannels
SelectEditChannelsfromtheDepartmentmenu.

Createanewchannel.

NametheChannel.

SelectaServiceTypefortheChannel.

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SettheTalkGroupIDfortheChannel.

Note:ToentertheI‐CallWildcard,enteri0astheTalk
GroupID.
YouwillnowseetheChannelmenu.


EditName–Allowsyoutorenamethechannel.
EditTalkGroupID–Allowsyoutochangethechannel’s
TalkGroupID.
Delay:2sec–Letsyousetthechanneldelay(theamount
oftimetheHomePatrol‐1staysonafrequencyaftera
transmissionendsbeforecontinuingscanning.
2,5,10,or30seconds–HomePatrol‐1waitsthe
specifiedamountoftime.
0Seconds–HomePatrol‐1resumesscanningas
soonasatransmissionends.
‐10,‐5seconds–Forcesscanresumeafterthe
setduration,evenifthetransmissioncontinues.
SetAlert–Letsyousetanalerttonethatwillsound
wheneverthechannelbecomesactive.
VolumeOffset–Allowsyoutosetavolumeoffsetforthe
channelthatwilleitherreduce(negativevalues)or
increasethechannel’svolumerelativetootherchannels.
SetServiceType–Letsyouchangetheservicetype
assignmentforthechannel.
CopyChannel–Putsthechannelinformationintothe
copybuffer.Thiscanbeusedtoquicklycopychannel
settingsforanadditionalchannel(afteryouCopya
channel,amenuoptionappearstoPasteChannelatthe
addchannelmenu).
MoveChannel–letsyoumoveachanneltoadifferent
department(morethanonedepartmentmustexistin
thesystemforthisoptiontooperate).
DeleteChannel–deletesthecurrentchannelfromthe
Department.
SettingaDepartment’sLocation
Youcandefineadepartmentslocationusingeithera
singlecircle(definedbythecenterpoint’slatitudeand
longitudeandthedistancefromthecenter,orrange)or
byusingrectangles(eachrectangledefinedbythe
latitudeandlongitudeofopposingcorners).
AttheDepartmentMenu,selectSetLocation.

Then,selectwhetheryouwilluseacircleorrectangle(s)
todefinethedepartment’slocation.
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IfyouselectCircle,taptheexistingcoordinates.

Then,usetheformtoenterthelatitudeandlongitudeof
thecircle’scenter.

Note,theformatusedtoenterthelocationissetbythe
buttoninthelowerrightcornerofthescreen.Inthis
example,weshowcoordinatesusingDMSformat.
SelectNEXT,thenentertherangeforthedepartment
(thedistancefromthecenterofthecircletoanedge).
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ACCEPTtherangetostorethesetting.
IfyouselectRectangles,tapCreateNewLocationtoadd
arectangle,oranexistingrectangletoeditit.
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Enterthelatitudeandlongitudeforonecornerofthe
rectangle.
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Next,enterthelatitudeandlongitudeforanopposing
corneroftherectangle.
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Whenyouacceptthesetting,youarereturnedtothe
locationselectionscreenwiththenewsettingsadded.
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Repeatthistodefinerectanglesforthedepartment.
TheHomePatrol‐1willuseeithertheCircleorRectangles,
dependingonwhichoneyoulastselected.
EditingUnitIDs
UnitIDsidentifythespecificradiocurrentlytransmitting
onthechannel.YoucanprogramUnitIDsintothe
HomePatrol‐1sothatitwilldisplayuserinformation
duringscanning.YouwillalsoneedtoturnontheUnitID
Displayoption(MENUDisplayOptions).
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FromtheSystemmenu,selectEditUnitIDs.
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SelectCreateaNewUnitID.
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AssignanalphatagtotheID,thentapNext.
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InputtheUnitID,thentapAccept.
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YouwillnowseetheUnitIDmenu.
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EditName–letsyouchangethealphatagassignedto
theID.
EditUnitID–letsyouchangetheUnitID.
SetAlert–letsyousetanalerttonethatsounds
whenevertheusertransmits.
CopyID–letsyoucopytheIDinformationsothatyou
canPasteitintoanotherlocation.
DeleteID–letsyoudeletetheIDinformationfromthe
HomePatrol‐1.
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ProgrammingP25One‐Frequency
Trunked
FromtheMainMenu,selectAdvancedMenu.
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Then,selectAdvancedOptionandEditFavoritesLists.
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SelecttheFavoritesListforthesystemyouwantto
program(orcreateanewlist).
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SelectCreateNewSystem(orselectthesystemyouwant
toedit).
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SelectP25OneFreqTrunk.
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Namethesystem.
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ConfirmthatyouwanttocreatetheP25TrunkSystem.
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TheHomePatrol‐1nowprovidesamenuforsystem
settings.

EditName–Allowsyoutochangethenameofthe
system
EditSystemOptions–Letsyousetthesystemlevel
option(s).
EditSite–Letsyouadd/editsites.
EditDepartment–Letsyoucreateoreditdepartmentsto
holdsystemchannels.
EditUnitIDs–AllowsyoutoenterandeditUnitIDsso
thatindividualradiosareidentifiedonthesystem.
CopySystem–Copiestheentiresystem.Thisisusefulif
youwanttomakeasimilarsystemlater.
DeleteSystem–DeletesthesystemfromtheFavorites
List.
EditingSystemOptions
ForP25OneFreqTrunksystems,Youcanturnon/offID
SearchandsettheP25NACoption.

TaptheIDSearchtotogglebetweenIDSearchOn
(HomePatrol‐1willstoponallunavoidedchannels,even
ifnotinitsdatabase)andIDSearchOff(HomePatrol‐1
ignoresallchannelsnotinitsdatabase).
TapP25NACOptionfortheP25NACmenu.

TapNACSearchtohavetheHomePatrol‐1automatically
determineanddisplaytheNACfortransmission.
Or,tapSetP25NACtosetaspecificNACthatmustbe
presentfortheHomePatrol‐1tostopontransmissions
onthesystemfrequency.
CreatingSites
Sitescontaintheradiofrequencyinformationusedby
trunkedradiosystems.Tocreateasiteforthesystem,
selectEditSitefromthesystem’smenu.

Then,selectCreateNewSite.

Enteranameforthesite.
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