I M P O R T A N T Signal Intelligence Spectrum Sentry Release Notes - V9.12Z ========================================================== Thank you for using Spectrum Sentry! Spectrum Sentry is a trademark of Signal Intelligence, Inc. REVISION HISTORY: ================= V9.13Z ------ 1. Added audio AGC feature for recording and playback. 2. Added feature to control audio input level on recording. 3. Fixed minor omission on control auto-revert in radio view and tabs. 4. Updated XTP library to 13.4.0.0. 5. Updated IPP library to 6.1.5.054. V9.13X ------ 1. Fixed minor GUI issues. V9.13W ------ 1. Fixed issues with time display in report views. V9.13V ------ 1. Fixed problem related to directory settings for audio. V9.13U ------ 1. Fixed minor issues with menu items relating to radio view type. 2. Changes conditions when SOLO button on volume control view will hide the panel. V9.13S ------ 1. Added ability to use tiled and cascaded windows in addition to tabbed windows. 2. Volume controls that are not the default audio output device and are not used by any configured radio device are not shown on the volume control tab. 3. Fixed variouls problems related to audio devices on Windows 7. 4. Added ability to select desired DSP processing option. 5. Changed radio view to always update frequency when scanning and searching. V9.13R ------ 1. Added compact view format. 2. Added simple mode. 3. Added ability to use tiled and cascaded windows in addition to tabbed windows. 4. Volume controls that are not the default audio output device and are not used by any configured radio device are not shown on the volume control tab. V9.13Q ------ 1. Fixed registry settings problem with machine-wide settings. 2. Added ability to specify maximum cut length. 3. Added ability to create templates for annotation reports. 4. Fixed problem with access error message when viewing settings menu. 5. Removed rarely used buttons from radio tool bar. 6. Removed rarely used buttons from audio recorder tab. 7. Added feature to return focus to numeric entry on radio view after idle for 10 seconds. 8. Knobs, sliders and switches now show focus rectangle. 9. Added simple mode to hide advanced tools. 10. Fixed problem with recognizing sound card inputs on Windows 7. 11. Fixed problem with recognizing sound card outputs on Windows 7. V9.13N ------ 1. Fixed problem with DMA profile editor that did not allow at least one site to be added to an LTR system. 2. Fixed problem where DMA scanner radio control crashed when exiting. 3. Fixed DMA scanner problem where audio continued to record after signal wnet down. 4. Fixed problem where history view automatically scrolls each time a new record was added. 5. Fixed problem where wrong text info appeared on audio index. 6. Implemented numerous changes to support user account control and non-admin users. V9.13L ------ 1. Corrected problem that caused incorrect time on new audio cuts. V9.13J ------ 1. Improved sharing of global settings between main application and audio manager. V9.13I ------ 1. Fixed problem with shared radio files directories during initial instalation. 2. Audio settings are only accessible when supervisor access is granted. 3. Made various minor improvements to GUI. 4. Corrected problem with inter-workstation communication not working sometimes. 5. Corrected inter-workstation update of hot list data. V9.13G ------ 1. Fixed problem with cut start time in audio logger when date rolls over. 2. Fixed several problems with Radio Reference web service. 3. Added DMA to group file export feature. V9.12E ------ 1. Corrected problem that caused program to lock up after exiting program with scanning tool running. 2. Corrected problem that caused program to lock up when audio log file changed over at midnight. V9.12D ------ 1. Added command line option to allow for initial startup delay: -delay:nnn, where nnn is delay time in seconds. V9.12C ------ 1. Corrected problem with radio configuration that caused radios to be numbered wrong and not work correctly. V9.12B ------ 1. Coreected location of .CSV files to log directory. 2. Corrected problem where log files were not placed in the correct directory. V9.11Z ------ 1. Corrected problem that prevented opening group files with different radio types. V9.11Y ------ 1. Improved DMA scanner ID code display. 2. Fixed problem where LTR ID codes not displayed properly. 3. Corrected problems with importing P25 systems from Radio Reference. 4. Corrected several problems related to P25 systems in profile editor. V9.11X ------ 1. Added message when duplicate DRM name entered. 2. Paste from Excel column to group column now works correctly. V9.11W ------ 1. Corrected problem that caused ticking noise in monitor audio. V9.11U ------ 1. Added message to alert user when trying to enter configuration with open windows. 2. Changed location and name of device settings file to better accommodate installations with multiple products installed on one PC. 3. Corrected problem where audio disappears while using audio manager. 4. Added setting in audio logger to allow user to set value of "gap reducer" time. 5. Added RMA configuration setting to allow user to change blocking factor. 6. Changed browse for scan list file entry changed to make a copy of an imported file instead of moving it. This facilitates installations where operators are using a non-administrative Windows log-on account and shared scan list files are kept in a shared folder. The read-only file attribute is removed during the move. 7. Added the ability to change the associated device type when editing DMA profiles. 8. DMA System Manager no checks to insure radio type matches when up/down loading. V9.11T ------ 1. Improved audio response time at the expense of jitter rejection. V9.11S ------ 1. Corrected problem that occured when radio description exceeded 15 characters. V9.11R ------ 1. Corrected problem that caused instability when using multiple receivers and with audio from each receiver directed to a different speaker (right vs. left). V9.11Q ------ 1. Corrected problem that caused crash when accessing older RMA devices. 2. Changed BCD996T driver to accomodate newer Uniden firmware release. V9.11G ------ 1. Corrected occaisonal crash problem on RMA associated with closing radio connections. V9.10M ------ 1. Corrected erroneous quick key group 26 always being on. 2. Corrected problem with service search system hold time always uploading as 255. 3. Corrected problems with initialization of DMA global settings when creating a new profile. 4. Added control of both CSP & CSG search control from scan list under DMA radio control. 5. Changed default values for delay, hold time and P-25 threshold. 6. Improved action of audio recorder when recording trunked systems. V9.10K ------ 1. Corrected minor issues with sort of history list. 2. Corrected problem encountered when importing EDACS systems from Radio Reference web service. 3. Corrected wrong color on some DMA trunking systems in tree view. 4. Corrected problem that sometimes caused zero-frequency sound bites to be recorded on DMA scanners. 5. Corrected problem that prevented lock outs from scan list from working properly in some cases. 6. Added ability to change ID scan vs. ID search mode from DMA scan list panel. 7. Added ability to change I-Call mode from DMA scan list panel. 8. Added ability to change Data Skip mode from DMA scan list panel. 9. Added ability to change Record mode from DMA scan list panel. 10. Added ability to control custom search banks in DMA scan list panel. 11. Corrected problem where initial audio cut improperly displayed on audio manager. 12. Added option to control window size and threshold for long/short cut determination in audio manager. 13. Added ability to select individual traces on audio manager. 14. Added gain control for SCR (green) trace. 15. Added ability to turn off advanced processing features in audio manager. 16. Corrected problem with tool bar customization. 17. Corrected problem with improper DMA system type showing up in radio control display. 18. Corrected problem with improper DMA system type showing up in history. 19. Corrected problem with erratic DMA ID code display in radio control display. V9.00M ------ 1. Corrected problems related to tuning column appearing on audio player. 2. Corrected issue with tune and play column on radio view. V9.00E ------ 1. Corrected problem with web grabber file export when the number of channels to convert exceeded the size of the new group. 2. Corrected problem that prevented using COM ports of COM10 or above. 3. Corrected main menu problem, help should have called up user manual. 4. Enhanced group and range edit menus. 5. Corrected problem where double-click on log entry did not tune receiver. V8.85W ------ 1. Added network performance meter for remote agent connections. 2. Fixed sluggish volume control knob problem. 3. Fixed problem with record status indicator on radio view not working with remote receivers. 4. Fixed problem with date sorting on history and audio grids.8. Improved workgroup status display. V8.85U ------ 1. Fixed problem with mini status box not moving. V8.85R ------ 1. Maintenance release. V8.85O ------ 1. Corrected problem that caused intermittant connection failures when connecting to a remote server or appliance that has a very long path delay (i.e. satellite links). V8.85N ------ 1. Corrected problem with PRO92 global settings. V8.85L ------ 1. Corrected problem with AFS codes not displaying properly on radio control window. 2. Corrected problem with AFS bank setting not being properly programmed in BC-780. 3. Corrected missing MAN button on BC780 radio control window. V8.85I ------ 1. Corrected problem with various Uniden trunk-tracking scanners related to audio recording. 2. Improved reliability of ID hold functions on BC796D/BC785D when operated remotely. V8.85H ------ 1. Corrected problems with PRO-2052 radio control window (index out of bounds error). V8.85G ------ 1. Corrected problem that prevented operation on Windows 98. V8.85F ------ 1. Corrected problem with shared radio files setting not working. 2. Fixed problem with web grabber creating locked out channels in some cases. 3. Added radio type to web grabber. 4. Web grabber now creats channels with mode and settings appropriate for the band and radio type. V8.84Z ------ 1. Added print setup feature. 2. Added talk group analyzer phase I. 3. Corrected rare problem that caused lock up when remote radio connection disconnected immediately after connection established. 4. Corrected problem that could cause extreme system slow-down or lock up when a remote link was disconnected from the remote end. 5. Improved operation of VU meter in Audio Manager. 6. Corrected lock up problem associated with audio manager. 7. Improved operation of audio manager displays. 8. Corrected problem with initial value of My Radio Files directories. 9. Title text in radio view now set to scan list or vfo text info. 10. Audio manager wave file export file names can be derived from cut info text. 11. Added mute and audio manager buttons to radio tool bar. 12. Added features for adding and removing banks, channels, user IDs and search ranges from groups. 13. Added feature to merge two or more banks into a single bank. 14. Corrected problem with tool bar icon hide features not working. 15. Corrected problem unique to BC250 causing downloads not to program frequencies. V8.84P ------ 1. Improved speed of audio player database operations. 2. Corrected problems with audio recording file automatic file retention policy, files were not being deleted as expected. V8.84O ------ 1. Added auto-start feature. 2. Improved radio view layout. 3. Improved automatic restart feature. 4. Added code to check for infinite delay on conventional channels. 5. Corrected several problems in RMA firmware to avoid "no audio" conditions. V8.84N ------ 1. Added attenuation button to TrunkTracker radio display. 2. Added channel locate button to TrunkTracker radio display. 3. Lock out and attenuation settings are now updated in local scan list when the settings in the radio have changed. 4. Lock out and attenuation now correctly updated in scan list when lock out or attenuatuation buttons are used. 5. Added on-channel time out feature for conventional channels. 6. Corrected problem that caused automatic recording files to be created too often. 7. Corrected problem that occured if an audio playback occured before a record operation. 8. Corrected problem with missing or incorrect info when in replay mode. 9. Corrected problem with audio configuration that occured when radio changed to local. 10. Corrected problem with sporadic missing information on radio display. V8.84M ------ 1. Corrected problem that caused automatic recording files to be created too often. 2. Corrected problem that occured if an audio playback occured before a record operation. 3. Corrected problem with missing or incorrect info when in replay mode. 4. Corrected problem with audio configuration that occured when radio changed to local. 5. Corrected problem with sporadic missing information on radio display. V8.84L ------ 1. Corrected problem with mini status window placement. 2. Corrected problem with file extension and location of default audio file. V8.84K ------ 1. Wizard uploads now show real file name instead of "Untitled". 2. Corrected issues with uploading and downloading with BC250D. 3. Corrected several problems with uploading & downloading BC796/296/785/250 radios. V8.84J ------ 1. Added special debugging features. 2. Corrected configuration problems with European radios. V8.84I ------ 1. Updated user manual. 2. Changed wizard to better handle certain actions. V8.84H ------ 1. Corrected problem in scan list wizard that did not create group filecorreclty during create new group and upload transfer operation. 2. Corrected problem that occured when scanning with a radio and you attempt to run band scope or spectrum analyzer on the same radio. Did not check to insure that the radio was not already in use before starting the second operation. 3. Pause on band scope now properly tunes and un-mutes. 4. Added service search button to BC780. 5. Freqs below 30 MHz now always show in MHz on all trunk tracker models. V8.84G ------ 1. Corrected problem with BC780 scanning window "unsupported operation". 2. Corrected problem with MUTE being left on after upload or download operations. V8.84E ------ 1. Fixed incorrect date on audio manifest view. 2. Radio view now handles manual mode correctly. V8.84B ------ 1. Fixed missing small glyphs from audio manifest grid. V8.84A ------ Initial release.