HomePatrol-1 Updates

Applying Updates

To update your HomePatrol-1's database or firmware, use the HomePatrol Sentinel program included with your HomePatrol-1.

Database Updates

The HomePatrol database is updated at least weekly. A new database is available every Monday morning after 9 am CDT. These updates incorporate all improvements to the database through Sunday evening.

Additionally, we might occasionally issue an update on other days if a major change has been made to the database.

Note that the database is dated as of the day before it becomes available. For example, if the database notification on the web site shows 10/8/2010, that update is available as of 9 am Central time on 10/9/2010.

Firmware Updates

Your HomePatrol-1's firmware is the program that controls how it works. We will occasionally provide updates to improve funcitonality or fix identified bugs. Below is a log of all updates and the improvements incorporated in each. Note that all updates include the improvements made in previous updates, so don't worry if you miss one.

2.06(06) Update

General performance improvements.

2.02 Update (issued 1/7/2012)

This maintenance release addresses some enhancements requested by our users, and includes the following changes. To get/apply the update, follow the instructions at ExtremeUpdate.

Add the ability to customize the opening, owner information, and standby mode graphics.

Improved the Unit ID display, plus added some options to change the font sizes of the text on the main screen and the position of the Unit ID within the channel information.

Added support for UID in hexadecimal format.

Added a quick access from the side menu Advanced option to add a new department or channel.

Added an option to quickly save a found CTCSS/DCS tone to a channel.

Added an option to quickly save a found Unit ID.

Increase the limit of the number of Discovery Sessions to 128.

Increased the recording duration limit for Discovery Sessions to add 300 Seconds and 600 Seconds options.

Added a time-out-timer option during recording Discovery Sessions (to keep a hung channel from monopolizing the session for the entire duration limit).

Added an LTR analyze mode (system status, current activity, LCN monitor, activity log).

Add SystemID/SiteID/WACN in Site Information frequency monitor mode.

Add SystemID/SiteID/WACN in Analyze System Status second page.

Add new remote commands:

• Set/read volume level
• Set/read squelch level
• Set/read Global Attenuation status
• Replay.
• Set/read record on/off
• Mute
• Avoid System, Department, Channel.

Reduced pop noise that occurred in some cases.

Support for the latest version of the RadioReference database, including nationwide systems.

Added an advanced menu option to easily turn on/off nationwide systems.

Changed the "found CTCSS/DCS" indication from flashing to red

Change scan list name and Unit ID text color on Scan mode display. (gray -> white)

Add P25 X2 TDMA systems in HPDB to receive some FDMA Talkgroups. Add "System Info" of P25 X2 TDMA. (Note: This will not enable the HP-1 to receive channels using 2-slot TDMA signalling...only the "Phase 1" type channels that sometimes occur on this kind of system.)

Add NAC information in Site Info frequency monitor and Trunk Analyze System Status.

Fix an issue where channels in the database were not recognized as known in Discovery Mode, even though the NAC or CTCSS/DCS matched.

2.01 Maintenance Update

Move the UID Alpha Tag to be below the Channel Alpha (instead of replacing the channel alpha).

Add 1-, 3-, and 4-second delays.

Change ID Search mode to be disabled if either Department Hold or Channel Hold is active.

Improve UID detection on P25 and Motorola systems.

Fix Current Activity function displaying incorrect frequencies (Extreme, only)

Fix a condition that caused the unit to reboot after Conventional Discovery (Extreme, only)

Fix the situation where the currently held System would jump to another one when you held on a Department.

2.00 Update and Extreme Upgrade

Read all about these updates in the at www.HomePatrol.com.

1.03.01 (issued 5/12/2011)

• In our original release, we included options for default actions when you power off your HomePatrol-1 (Clock Standby, Weather Standby, All Off). However, the hook to connect this to the actual power-off routine never got connected, so you've been having to tap the screen, then tap again to select your power-off option. After the update applies, your HomePatrol-1 will stay on the first info screen for about 5 seconds, then move on to the next screen with the power-off options. If you still don't tap the screen, your HomePatrol-1 will power off into the state you set for the default setting.
• Sometimes, you had to hold down POWER a long time to turn on your HomePatrol-1. This time should be much shorter, after the update.
• If you were holding on a channel that belonged to a trunked radio system, then tapped the sidebar menu, scanning would resume (you'd lose your channel hold).
• Finally, the bug most discussed in our forums, if you were holding on a channel, then held also on the department, when you released the hold on the channel, your HomePatrol-1 would jump to a different department. No more workarounds needed, this one is fixed, as well.

1.02.00 (issued 9/13/2010)

This update addressed the following issues:

Improved LCD Contrast range settings to prevent the screen from being unreadable due to an extreme setting.

Allowed more than 256 counties in a state.