I just bought the sds200, and your info HERE is helping a lot with the 200. Thank you for taking the time to make this nightmare machine a little more understandable.

Very nice video. Using your video, I added some steps that you do not show to help us newbies . Thank you. 1- Plug USB from Scanner to Computer 2-You will get “USB Cable Detected”. Press and hold “E” (bottom right key on scanner) for USB Mass Storage. 3-Open up your BCDx36HP_Sentinel software. You should see a hierarchal tree layout of your scanner files; Database with USA and Canada frequencies. I bought my scanner pre-loaded with my County frequencies so they are under my Favorites List. 4-In Sentinel press Scanner tab, then Read from Scanner. Now all frequencies on my scanner are in Sentinel to manipulate; Set Avoid/Clear Avoid, Remove from Favorites List, or Append (add) from Database to my Favorites. 5-Once you do your update(s) in Sentinel software, do File then Save. 6- In Sentinel press Scanner tab, then Write to Scanner. 7- In Sentinel press File tab, then Exit. Any change(s) from Sentinel software are now back on your scanner. 8-One last task I always do; On your PC, Open File Explorer. Look for the USB Drive. Right-click on the USB Drive and choose Eject. This will “officially” close your USB PC files. 9-Pull out USB Plug from Scanner to Computer. Scanner will say Now Loading and you should be back scanning.

Just bought my SDS100 and this was a big help. Subscribed

The sds100 is on the way and this is my very first digital scanner. I want to know some basics before it arrives so I really appreciate you putting this easy to follow tutorial on here. 👍👍

Best explanation I found on basic sentences programming

Thank you so much!! Your awesome tutorials ? Have helped me with sentinel.. ive watched others? But you went in to detail ! I'm locked in on your KZfaq channel!! Thanks again!!

This is all fine. Showing the radio to computer connection steps would be nice!

This is how I first did my favorite lists. It is easy to find things you want to listen to and append them to FL. But not everything I want to hear is on Sentinel. Some of what I like to listen to is not found in Sentinel so I just make my own FL and add it to Sentinel. For example, a store I go to uses inexpensive handie-talkies to communicate with staff. They are not on Sentinel and not in FCC data base. I found the frequency they were using with the Close Call feature on the SDS 100. In Sentinel you have to add things in three tiers. So for this store, which I will call "Buck Store", I would just name every tier "Buck Store" and in the last tier add the frequency and CTCSS or Color code as needed. When viewed on the scanner "Buck Store" is prominent and i have no trouble seeing it. I do not use quick keys. I toggle this FL on and off in the menu. I do not have to guess what quick key it pertains to. I only have to look at the name and decide if I want it on or off. Thanks again for the video.

Once a week Sentinel is updated. Sunday night into Monday.

Thanks mate ,73s 👍👍👍

Awesome video! Thanks for taking the time to do this. I live in UT and am thinking about picking up the SDS100 to scan the frequencies down here in Southern Utah. I tried getting an RTL-SDR dongle to work and scan the 800mhz frequencies down here, but unfortunately, it's incapable of reading the Motorola trunked systems our agencies use. I bought it to try out and not shell out the dough for the SDS100, but I guess I'll probably be getting one anyway 🤣. Now I gotta make sure my old Windows Laptop will run the Sentinel software, since I've gone to Mac for the last 10 years. I'm pretty sure my old laptop will run it, since it's either a Windows 7 or 8 machine, but I'll have to do some investigation into that before I purchase the Uniden. I do have a few questions for you: Have you had any issues picking up the frequencies across the state of UT? Also, I heard somewhere through the grapevine (unsure if it's true or not) that our systems might become encrypted here sometime either this year or next year. I'd really hate to pick one of these up and only have it be functional for a handful of months and become a paperweight. Have you heard anything regarding full encryption across UT in the near future? Lastly, have you found that the Uniden's database to be pretty comprehensive and equivalent to RadioReference's database? I'll look forward to your response and hopefully it'll be reassuring enough for me to want to pick one up. Seems like an incredible device and the software appears to be much easier than what I was trying to program with my RTL-SDR dongle on my Mac.

Great video. Thx

Great information. This is what I have been looking for. If I know the ham repeater frequencies, how would I enter them manually like you have in this video? Are the tone frequencies needed to receive?

@7:46 that’s why I put zone 1 or 2 or 3 and channel 1-32 or how many channels there’s are

Thank you

At 1:51 in the presentation you show the repeater frequencies for your area. This is exactly what I want to do but I cannot figure out the process to set this up for my area. Can you give a short instructional on how you set this up? I am using sentinel and trying to learn. This is outside my pay grade right now. Please...Thanks. Greg...

What is the difference between manual programming and just entering a zipcode for scanning?

Can you show us how quick keys are organized? Favorite List System And Department

Hey, in one of your other videos you went to a website that had a ton of frequencies and you could download a file for Sentinel that you could use to import. Do you remember that website?

Hello sir, can you make a video on how to program CAP+ and CON+ please. I’m sure it’s already in your to do list. But just throwing it out there as I’ve been finding many of them with my new antenna. 😊

A few questions: 1.) On the SDS100 can I listen to more than one favorite list at the same time? If so, how do I do it. 2.) When looking at the options to add to favorites lists what is the difference between choosing something from the STATE list as opposed to the COUNTY list? Thanks ahead of time.

I don't have a scanner yet but I downloaded Sentinel to get a feel for it. I'm confused though. Sentinel says my local police dept. is using NFM. But Radio Reference says they use P25E. Who do I believe? Again, no scanner yet so I can't test it out. And I don't want to spend $650--$700 if I can't hear my local police dept. (New Milford, CT.)

4/22 - latest batch of these are back in stores - and being returned to stores because of a screen fit / light bleed issue. Uniden’s updater website has been down for weeks, with no recovery date given.

Hi you are a great teacher. Could you do a video on rearranging a Sentinnel favorites list? Like I want to reorganize some favorites to be included under others. And I want to nenumber favorites FLQK.

Great video but kind of repetitive. I got how to create a Favorite List after the first example. How about showing how to setup the scanner to listen to a Favorites List? Just got my SDS100 and am having some trouble sorting out how to move between FLs and the entire database.

Hi Just got my SDS100 have not had time to learn about sentinel.when I connect My SDS 100 to PC to use sentinel . Connect to radio like charging Battery. To I connect other end to external power. Thank You so muck Brian from Boston Ma

Hey, great info here. How do you add a frequency in sentinel? And to add to that, I'd like to stuff it into a favorite or in my master database, but I can't seem to find the add freq button

Hello great video please can you show how to program Sentinel with out using the data base. I am based in the UK so i will have to program the radio manually from start to finish. I am sure you will get many reviews from the the Sds users in the UK. Thank you

Thanks do much for another great tutorial! My question is at what point is the scanners frequency data base updated to stay current with zip code searches? When you click update db it updates Sentinel, but never writes anything to the scanner. The update db function works whether the scanner is connected or not. Does it send the new db to the scanner on your next write to the scanner?

Why didn’t you show us the finished product in the scanner? You should have shown us what it looks like on the actual scanner. Also, can one listen to multiple favorites lists at a time, or do we have to choose?

How well does this work listening too EICAWIN? Have you messed with the Unication G5? Which is better for southeast ID

Great video. I was wondering are you able to input you own frequencies to sentinel or do you have to use the downloaded databases?.

Ok, I'm having trouble that I don't know what to do with. When I load the sentinel software it dose not show the USA or Canada. And it dose not show and files, it will read from the scaner but shows nothing on screen, I have up dated the firmware and the master Database, but nothing shows up in any file. On screen there is showing quick save favorites, Trunking discovery, and Favorites 0. Now I ha e un installed and re installed the software, I got the sds100 01/04/2024, what I'm I doing worng. If you can help please do.

Not much use for Australia. Also, any Australian frequencies have to be entered manually. Can't all the US and Canadian frequencies be deleted ? or are they burned into a chip in the radio or something ?

I just finally bought the SDS 100 but so confused on downloading the sentinel software I am new to scanning

Hi.. Thank you heaps for your OUTSTANDING Video... being a Newbie of the Uniden USDS100 ( Australian Version of the SDS100 )... when i open the Database i have only : USA and CANADA ... how to get AUSTRALIA ? Please...

Why not use the zip feature

Damn, I have one favorites list that covers all the frequencies within range. Why need more?

Do I use the included cable and connect it from PC to "charge" port on the scanner? 2nd port next to the charge port does not fit the provided cable

How can I keep the display on all the time? Keeps going off every 15 seconds. Would like to watch what it's scanning.

Created my list, wrote to the sds100 and it doesn't scan everything I had in my list. Thoughts?

So after you write to the scanner do you just eject it and you're done and also if there's a firmware update do you still just eject it and done or what I'm confused thank you

Does this software need to be connected to the internet in order to get programmed ? I have a scanner and I had to whip the scanner and my old data won’t reload to scanner

Just received my SDS100 from Bearcat Warehouse. How do I import CERT & RACES frequencies from my BCD436 into the SDS - WITHOUT writing over the county programming I paid Bearcat W to do?

Can I turn off all list but just listen to one of my Favorites List, providing I have that service type enabled? In other words, I want to turn off nationwide DB but just choose one of my Fav List. N1JWW, Jeff W Waldrop🤷‍♂

BAAS, I do not have a PC I work of a MAC how can I get Sentinel to work on a mac, thanks

I just got the SDS 100. I cannot get Sentinel to install because it is saying I need .Net 2.0 Framework installed. When I try and update .Net.....It says I already have a newer version. Any thoughts or tips?

Cual es el radio más nuevo para scanner police fire y mas

Question: how do I delete frequencies from the scanner?

Do I just need any old windows pc

I added freq manually in a favorites list, but the scanner doesn't scan them. What am I doing wrong?

Do I need a softwares disc

Is sentinel available in the UK

is the home patrol 2 abd sds sental program the same ? thank you

what to download on windows 10? It keeps giving me a "download .net" junk...

Well, this is one scanner channel. I’m not going to subscribe to. I had posted something about needing help because I’m visually impaired. Haven’t got an answer from The owner of this channel or anyone out there so I’ll try to get my information somewhere else was looking forward to getting help on the SDS 100 is so old, it’s dusty

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O boy little over welmed attempt take 2

You giving away a sds100

Cool, but my scanner says “nothing to scan” when i try to start it

Nothing in this video is any help to me whatsoever. I'm in Australia, so the databases are pointless. I can't work out how to just create a system and start adding frequencies to it. I thought this video might show how to manually add, but it doesn't

Bro come on with the repetitive & continuing to just repeat urself instead of using the time alotted for ur video to teach more about the programming. It's good content but u didn't show us much at all as compared to what u could of tough us, u get cought in a loop and just start repeating urself please stop doing that and teach us more, it's a recording we can go back and press rewind u don't have to pound the idea home plus if we're attempting to program a scanner by ourselves u have to assume we have some basic knowledge of what we're attempting to do. Thanks man!

poor teacher