Uniden HOMEPATROL-1 User manual

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Version2.02
12/6/2011
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This product uses one or more of the following patents:
5,199,109 5,408,692 5,428,826 5,438,688 5,465,402 5,471,660
5,483,684 5,530,296 5,548,832 5,551,071 5,574,995 5,577,076
5,598,430 5,642,424 5,710,992 5,784,388**** 5,956,648*** 5,991,346
6,025,758 6,034,573 6,064,270 6,192,223* 6,519,472*** 6,941,120*
6,839,550 7,006,797** 7,013,110 7,046,964** 7,190,937** 7,505,738
7,548,735**
Other patents pending.
* These patents are under license from Gray Electronics, Inc.
** These patents are under license from Counter Technologies, Inc.
*** These patents are under license from G/Tracker Technologies, Inc.
**** This patent is under license from Gregory D. Knox.
Patented DVSI Vocoder:
US Patent Nos. 5,870,405; 5,649,050; 5,630,011; 5,581,656; 5,517,511; 5,491,772;
5,247,579; and 5,226,084.
These patents are all licensed from Digital Voice Systems, Inc. (DVSI).
© 2011 Uniden America Corporation, Ft. Worth, Texas.
HomePatrol is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation, Ft. Worth, Texas.
Issue 2.00, July 2011
Questions?Problems?Gethelponthewebatwww.HomePatrol‐1.comorwww.uniden.com.
OrcallourCustomerServicelineat800‐292‐2294.
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
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TABLEOFCONTENTS...................................................................................................................................... i
IMPORTANTINFORMATION ......................................................................................................................... 1
WHATISTHEHOMEPATROL‐1?.................................................................................................................... 3
WhatareHomePatrol‐1’sFeatures .............................................................................................................. 3
HomePatrol‐1Version2............................................................................................................................ 4
HowDoestheHomePatrol‐1Work? ........................................................................................................ 4
WhatYouDo ......................................................................................................................................... 4
WhatYouHearintheUnitedStates ..................................................................................................... 5
WhatElseCanHomePatrol‐1Do? ............................................................................................................ 5
CreateFavoritesLists ............................................................................................................................ 5
AvoidTransmissions.............................................................................................................................. 5
ReplayTransmissions ............................................................................................................................ 5
RecordTransmissions ........................................................................................................................... 5
UseGPSInput........................................................................................................................................ 5
UpdatingHomePatrol‐1Firmware................................................................................................................ 6
UpdatingtheHomePatrol‐1Database.......................................................................................................... 6
HOMEPATROL‐1HARDWAREANDSOFTWARE ............................................................................................ 7
Hardware .................................................................................................................................................. 7
BaseUnit ............................................................................................................................................... 7
MainScreen .............................................................................................................................................. 8
MainScreenOverview .......................................................................................................................... 8
HOMEPATROL‐1OPERATIONS....................................................................................................................11
Start‐UpWizard ...................................................................................................................................... 11
SelectingChannelstoMonitor................................................................................................................ 11
ChangeLocation..................................................................................................................................12
SelectServiceTypes ............................................................................................................................ 12
SetRange ............................................................................................................................................ 12
SelectFavoritesListstoMonitor ........................................................................................................ 12
AvoidingTransmissions.......................................................................................................................13
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SelectingNationwideSystems ............................................................................................................ 13
CustomizingYourMonitoringExperience .............................................................................................. 13
AdjustingListeningVolume ................................................................................................................ 15
AdjustingScreenTapVolumes............................................................................................................ 15
EqualizingtheVolumeLevel ............................................................................................................... 15
AdjustingtheScreen ........................................................................................................................... 15
AdjustingContrastandBacklightLevel............................................................................................... 15
AdjustingAutoDim .............................................................................................................................16
SettingAutomaticShutoff................................................................................................................... 16
BUILDINGFAVORITESLISTS ........................................................................................................................ 17
CreatingaFavoritesList..........................................................................................................................17
SavingtoanExistingFavoritesList ......................................................................................................... 18
ManagingFavoritesLists......................................................................................................................... 18
UsingFavoritesListstoMonitor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 ..................................................................................................................................................22
MonitoringWeatherChannels ........................................................................................................... 22
MonitoringWeatherAlerts................................................................................................................. 22
DisplayingUnitIDs .............................................................................................................................. 22
UsingHomePatrol‐1withanAccessoryGPSReceiver................................................................................ 23
ConnectingYourGPStoHomePatrol‐1 ..................................................................................................23
SettingUpGPS ........................................................................................................................................ 23
HOMEPATROL‐1ANDSENTINELSOFTWARE .............................................................................................. 24
ManageProfiles ...................................................................................................................................... 24
ManageFavoritesLists............................................................................................................................24
ManageDatabases.................................................................................................................................. 24
CreateNeworEditExistingSystems ...................................................................................................... 24
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ShareFavoritesLists................................................................................................................................ 24
ManageFirmwareUpdates .................................................................................................................... 24
InstallingSentinel....................................................................................................................................24
HowtoInstallHomePatrol‐1SentinelSoftware..................................................................................... 25
TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................................................... 26
BATTERYANDPOWERINFORMATION........................................................................................................27
RechargingtheBatteries..................................................................................................................... 27
Appendices.................................................................................................................................................. 29
AppendixA:HomePatrol‐1Specifications ............................................................................................. 29
AppendixB:BandCoverage....................................................................................................................... 31
AppendixC:ServicesTypes........................................................................................................................33

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IMPORTANTINFORMATION
The FCC Wants You to Know
IMPORTANT! This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it can not tune to radio
frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone use. The Electronic Communications
Privacy Act of 1986, as amended, makes it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular
or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this radio when altered to receive them.
The installation, possession, or use of this radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited,
regulated, or require a permit in certain states, cities, and/or local jurisdictions. Your local
law enforcement officials should be able to information you regarding the local laws.
Modification Notice
Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of
this product in any way other than as detailed by this User’s Guide, could void your authority
to operate this product.
Part 15 Information
This scanner has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This scanner generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
scanner does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the scanner on and off, you are encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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Increase the separation between the scanner and the receiver
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
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This device may not cause harmful interference, and
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This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
General Precautions
Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following:
EarphoneWarning
You can use an optional 32Ωstereo headset or earphone with your scanner. Using incorrect
earphone or headset might be hazardous to your hearing. The output of the phone jack is
monaural, but you will hear it in both headphones of a stereo headset.
Set the volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the speaker before plugging in the
earphone or headset. Otherwise, you might experience some discomfort or possible hearing
damage if the volume suddenly becomes too loud because of the volume or squelch setting.
This might be particularly true of the type of earphone that is placed in the ear canal.
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LiquidExposureWarning
Uniden does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical
shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture!
PowerDisconnectionCaution
Important: Always turn the scanner off before disconnecting external power. Some settings
are saved only as the scanner is powering down.
Scanning Legally
Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups, including police and fire
departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio
services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service
providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive.
However, there are some transmissions that you should never intentionally listen to. These
include:
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Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal
transmission)
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Pager transmissions
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Any 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 cellular
telephone transmissions and the decoding of scrambled transmissions. This is done to comply
with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so they are not easy to modify to
pick up these transmissions. Do not open your scanner’s case to make any modifications that
could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Modifying or tampering with
your scanner’s internal components or using it in a way other than as described in this
manual could invalidate your warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it. In some
areas, mobile and/or portable use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the
laws in your area. It is also illegal in many areas (and a bad idea everywhere) to interfere
with the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the scene of an incident without
authorization.
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WHATISTHEHOMEPATROL‐1?
Uniden’sHomePatrol‐1isthefirstdigitalTrunkTrackerIVCommunicationsReceiverthatrequiresno
userprogramming.Simplyturniton,enteryourlocation,andyouwillimmediatelybeginhearing
communicationsinyourarea.Thisfunctionalityismadepossiblebycombiningtherichradiosystem
databasefromRadioReference.comwithUniden’spatentedradiosystemselectionmethodstocorrectly
identifyandmonitoronlynearbysystems.
WiththeHomePatrol‐1,youcanalsolistentoNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)
weatherchannelsandmonitorweatheralerts.SetyourHomePatrol‐1tomonitorthesetransmissions
whenitisinastandbystateorwhenitisturnedon.
WhatareHomePatrol‐1’sFeatures
Systemsupport:
oAPCO25TrunkedandConventional
oMotorolaAnalogandMixedDigital
oEDACSNarrowandWide
oLTR
oConventional
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receptionoflocalPolice,Fire,andEmergencyMedicalServices(EMS)
Cityselectionforinstantreceptionoflocalservices
Autolocatethatcanquicklyfindlocalsystemsevenifyoudon’tknowwhereyouare
ConnectibletoaGPSaccessoryreceiver(notincluded)forprecisesystemselectionand
continuingreselectionwhentraveling
USBconnectiontoPCforupdatesthroughHomePatrol‐1Sentinelsoftware
WeatherAlertStandby(SAME)
Instantreplayplaysbackupto240seconds(4minutes)ofthemostrecenttransmissions.
One‐touchrecordingtocapturetransmissionsforlaterplayback
Optionalcarmountkit
NOTE:ThisversionoftheHomePatrol‐1manualreflectschangesmadeinfirmwareupdate2.02and
later.ForinformationonfeaturesaddedintheExtremeUpgrade,seetheseparatemanualavailableby
downloadathttp://info.uniden.com/HomePatrol.
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HomePatrol‐1Version2
StartingwithVersion2,theHomePatrol‐1includesmanyadvancedfeaturesavailablebypurchasinga
registrationkeyfromUniden.Forinformationonunlockingandusingthesefeatures,seetheseparate
HomePatrolExtremeUsersGuide.Evenwithouttheregistrationkey,youcantakeadvantageofthese
advancedfeatures,manyofwhichcanbeprogrammedusingHomePatrolSentinelsoftware:
Per‐channeldelay–letsyoudeterminehowlongtheHomePatrol‐1staysonachannelafterthe
transmissionends.Longerdelayshelppreventmissingreplies.Shorterdelaysimproveoverall
scanningspeed.
Betterlocationprecisionforsystems–allowsyoutodefineadepartment’slocationandrange
usingupto32rectanglesinsteadofasinglecircle(circlesarestillsupported).
Multi‐FavoriteListSupport–letsyoumonitorupto256FavoritesListatatime,orcombine
FavoritesListsandtheFullDatabaseformonitoring.
ChannelAlerts–soundsaprogrammablealertwhenachannelsettoalertbecomesactive.
UnitIDTagging–displaysanalphatagshowingtheinformationaboutaspecificradiounitbeing
received.
IDSearch–stopsonallunavoidedradiotraffic,evenifthechannelisnotinHomePatrol‐1’s
database.
EmergencyAlert–soundsanalertwhenaunittriggerstheiremergencystatus(oncompatible
radiosystems).
AcoordinatedHomePatrol‐1website(www.HomePatrol.com)providesavarietyofsupportfeaturesand
information.BecomepartoftheHomePatrol‐1familybygettinginvolvedinthediscussionforums.
HowDoestheHomePatrol‐1Work?
WhatYouDo
Whenyousetyourlocation,HomePatrol‐1searchesitsdatabasesforchannelsnearthatlocation.Ifyou
enteryourzipcode,HomePatrol‐1searcheswithina10mileradiusofthecenterofthatzipcode.Ifyou
enterthecity,thatrangeis20milesfromthecenterofthecity.IfyouusetheAutoLocatefeature,that
rangeincreasesto30miles.Ifyoumanuallyenteryourlatitudeandlongitudeorconnectanaccessory
GPSreceiver,yourHomePatrol‐1willselectchannelsthatapplytoyourpreciselocation.
HomePatrol‐1usesthesedatabases:
RadioSystemDatabase–providedbywww.radioreference.com,thisdatabasecontainsradio
systeminformationincludingfrequencies,trunkedtalkgroups,andgeographiclocationsfor
radiosystemsacrossmostofNorthAmerica.
ZIPCodeGeographicDatabase–providesgeographicalcoordinatesformostzipandpostal
codesintheUSandCanada.
RadioReferenceSysIDDatabase–containssystemIDandgeographiclocationinformationfor
trunkedradiosystemsacrossNorthAmerica.
CityLocationDatabase–includesthecenterpointofmostnamedcitiesandcounties.
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WhatYouHearintheUnitedStates
YourHomePatrol‐1receiverhasover10,000police,fire,ambulance,business,utility,andotheragencies
setforinstantaccess.Youcanalsolistentoweatherchannelsandweatheralerts,andyoucansetyour
HomePatrol‐1tomonitorweatheralertswhileitisinastandbystate.
NOTE:Therearesomecommunicationsthatthepublicislockedoutfrommonitoring.Your
HomePatrol‐1cannotreceiveagenciesthatscrambletheircommunications;italsocannotreceive
agenciesonprivateproprietarysystems.
Becausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofcommunicationsgoingon,youcanturnonspecifictypesof
agenciesyouwanttohear(andturnoffthoseyoudon’t).TapMenu/ServiceTypestoselectthese
agencies.AppendixCprovidesalistofservicetypesandabriefdescriptionofthem.
WhatElseCanHomePatrol‐1Do?
CreateFavoritesLists
Asyoufindtransmissionsyoulikeandwouldliketomonitoragain,youcansavethemtoaFavoritesList.
WhenyouopttolistentoaFavoritesList,HomePatrol‐1willmonitoronlythetransmissionsonthatlist.
AvoidTransmissions
YoucanalsoselecttransmissionsforHomePatrol‐1toavoid(ignore).
ReplayTransmissions
HomePatrol‐1’sReplayfeatureactsasaninstantreplay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continuereplayingit,you
cannotsaveitforfuturelistening.
RecordTransmissions
WithHomePatrol‐1,youcantapabuttonandbeginrecordingtransmissions.Whenyoubeginrecording,
HomePatrol‐1addstheReplayrecordingbuffertotherecording.HomePatrol‐1willcontinuerecording
untilyoutapagaintostop.Theserecordingsessionsaresavedandcanbereplayedondemand.Rename
anddeletesessionsthroughtheReviewRecordingsscreen,accessedthroughAdvancedMenu/Replay
Options/ReviewRecordings(taponthesessiontobringupanoptionsscreen).
UseGPSInput
HomePatrol‐1workswithanaccessoryGPSreceivertoprovidethemostaccuratelocationsetting
possible.YoucansetHomePatrol‐1touseGPSsettingswhileyouaretravelingsoyoualwaysreceivethe
mostaccuratetransmissionsforyourlocation.
AWordAboutHomePatrol‐1Profiles
Whenyouenteredyourzipcodethefirsttime,youbegancreatingyourfirstHomePatrol‐1profile.A
profilecontainssettingslikeyourlocationandassociatedtransmissionsfromthedatabase,Favorites
ListsandAvoids,etc.Youautomaticallydevelopaprofileasyoumonitortransmissionsandsavesometo
FavoritesLists,avoidothers,andadjusthowHomePatrol‐1receivesandplaysthem.
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