I M P O R T A N T Signal Intelligence Spectrum SentryNet Release Notes - V9.11Z ============================================================= Thank you for using Spectrum SentryNet! Spectrum SentryNet is a trademark of Signal Intelligence, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. REVISION HISTORY: ================= 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. 3. Network & workgroup settings are now saved in INI file and persist across re-installs. V9.11W ------ 1. Corrected problem with audio manager transfer file button sending wrong file. 2. Corrected problem that caused ticking noise in monitor audio. V9.11V ------ 1. Corrected problem that prevented launching Audio Manager directly from SentryNet. 2. Changed default AGC mode to FAST for TenTec RX-340 and RX-331. 3. Added ability to set an IP address to use for the workgroup. This allows the use of directed-IP broadcast addresses instead of a full broadcast address. 4. Fixed problem that caused handoff button from appearing on radio tool bar. 5. Improved positioning of info window on A & F audio manager displays. V9.11U ------ 1. Changed lower limit of frequency inversion knob from 2400 to 300 Hz. 2. Added message to alert user when trying to enter configuration with open windows. 3. Changed location and name of device settings file to better accommodate installations with multiple products installed on one PC. 4. Main application window no longer minimizes when starting audio manager and multiple display monitors are installed in the system. 5. Corrected problem with PCR-2500 device tagging in configuration settings. 6. Enhanced Audio Manager frequency-domain display to allow user to set notch filter by left-click plus hold shift key down.. 7. Enhanced Audio Manager frequency-domain display to allow user to set inversion frequency by right-click plus hold shift key down.. 8. Corrected problem where audio disappears while using audio manager. 9. Added setting in audio logger to allow user to set value of "gap reducer" time. 10. Added RMA configuration setting to allow user to change blocking factor. 11. Improved signal reporting from AR-8600/8200 spectrum analyzer and band scope. 12. Changed RMA to always run high-pass audio filter to eliminate pops from AR-5000. 13. Corrected problem with AR-8600 driver that affected band scope via RMA. 14. Corrected problem with audio logger connected to band scope tool. 15. Changed Spectrum Analyzer and Band Scope tools to display radio name. 16. Corrected problems with various radio drivers relating to band scope tool. 17. 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. 18. Added the ability to change the associated device type when editing DMA profiles. 19. DMA System Manager no checks to insure radio type matches when up/down loading. 20. Added pop-up position display windows for Audio Manager F and A displays. V9.11T ------ 1. Fixed problem with paused/running indicator on band scope. 2. 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). 2. Added support for Icom PCR-2500 dual receiver. V9.11Q ------ 1. Corrected problem that caused crash when accessing older RMA devices. 2. Corrected problem where band scope would not pause on the correct frequency when the desired signal was not aligned to the band step in the band table. 3. Fixed problem where audio logging was not reliable with certain radios when used with the band scope tool. 4. Fixed crash that occurs when setting search range lock map entries. 5. Corrected problem where time up logged from VFO frequency was wrong. V9.11P ------ 1. Corrected problem with workgroup settings getting non-supported operation message. V9.11M ------ 1. Fixed problem with AR5000 driver that interrupted scanning on some AR5000 versions. V9.11L ------ 1. Changed BCD996T driver to accomodate newer Uniden firmware release. V9.11J ------ 1. Corrected problem with PCR-1000 & PCR-1500 that caused improper operation of traffic analyzer and band scope tools. V9.11I ------ 1. Fixed problem with modem remote dialing that prevented correct connection on some remotes. 2. Fixed problem that caused some receivers to appear without spectrum analyzer bandwidths. V9.11H ------ 1. Due to compatibility problems with some older USB controllers, the PCR1500/PCR2500 automatic port locator feature is now a user-set feature. Anyone with a PCR series receiver upgrading to this version MUST manually set the automatic port feature to ON in the radio configuration settings. Creating a new PCR receiver will have the auto port locator feature on be default. 2. Added automatic audio input line feature for PCR1500/PCR2500 receivers. Existing installations will need to have this feature turned on manually. New PCR series radio instances will have this feature on by default. 3. Fixed missing squelch column on SR-2200 receiver scan list & group views. 4. Added ability to select a different audio recordings file in Audio Manager. V9.11G ------ 1. Corrected occaisonal crash problem on RMA associated with closing radio connections. 2. Corrected issues associated with dynamic configuration of DRS & WJ radios. V9.11F ------ 1. Remote Sensor Manager feature is now available in all versions of SentryNet. 2. Introduced survey data viewer feature for precessing ECS survey data files. 3. Fixed problem with spectrum analysis on AR-8200, AR-8600, AR-ONE. 4. Fixed problem with RMA NTP configuration. V9.11E ------ 1. Added support for DRS SI-8622 wide band receiver. 2. Added support for outbound TCP connections to devices from RMA. 3. Now new audio logging cut forced when reconnecting to a running RMA session. 4. Fixed bug where radio restarted in audio play mode did not show special color in freq display. 5. Fixed bug that causes crash sometimes in wave tone decoder. V9.11D ------ 1. Added option to accept tuning commands from TCI equipment. 2. Added ability to show export directory after wave file conversion operation. 3. Corrected various bugs in audio manager sonagram display. 4. Simplified wave file export facility in audio manager. V9.11A ------ 1. Fixed minor issue regarding ability to remotely configure RMA NTP settings. 2. Widened size of task panel on enhanced log view. 3. Added optional TSRSAD feature. 4. Added support for digital compass. V9.10Z ------ 1. Changed frequency disply default setting from kHz to MHz. 2. Corrected problems with default value of squelch control on RX-340 & RX-331. 3. Channel settings on demo scan list for HF receivers improved. 4. Default VFO settings improved for HF receivers. 5. Manual cut control now defaults on for HF receivers. 6. Corrected problem with audio manager that would cause crash under some conditions. 7. Added audio manager SCR auto-gain feature. 8. Added audio manager sonagram feature. V9.10Y ------ 1. Corrected issues with SR-2200 driver related to detecting signals reliably. V9.10X ------ 1.Added ability to flash RMA devices from Remote Agent Manager. V9.10W ------ 1. Corrected problems with DBASE format data logging. 2. Corrected problem that caused missing main tool bar in some instances after initial installation. V9.10U ------ 1. Made minor changes to support Windows Vista. 2. Corrected problem with DLL checking. V9.10S ------ 1. Corrected problem with data entry of minimum and maximum signal strength qualifiers. V9.10R ------ 1. Improved operation of survey mode to insure valid RSSI measurements are taken without having to set time limit. 2. Added support for remote appliance NTP features. V9.10O ------ 1. Added browse vs. scanning view question in scan list setup wizard. 2. Added option to force scan list setup wizard to run when selecting a receiver for radio control. 3. Fixed two timing problems that caused auto redial to start too soon during initial radio handshake. 4. Fixed minor squelch control issue that affected SR-2200 and AR5000. 5. Ensured that scan lists slots 2 through 25 are cleard prior to opening in browse view mode. 6. Added special survey mode. 7. Updated SR-2200 radio control to better handle interaction of ATT and RF AMP features. V9.10N ------ 1. Improved support for AOR SR-2200. 2. Corrected problem with alarm registration. 3. Added automatic volume adjustment to audio manager. 4. Improved embedded collection system manager. 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. V9.10L ------ 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. V9.10J ------ 1. Added frequency and talk group ID to description text on profile tree view. 2. Improved error message text box. 3. Corrected rare problem that caused a lock up when closing radio control screens when multiple receivers were active using the same sound card. 4. Changed audio controls to default off. 5. Suppressed zero-air time history records. V9.10I ------ 1. Corrected additional problems related to programming custom band plan for DMA scanners. 2. Corrected problem with programming EDACS talk group IDs on some DMA systems. 3. Corrected problem with DCS codes not uploading from DMA scanner to PC correctly. 4. Corrected crash that occured when DMA system deleted from system mamanger profile list and that system was the last selected item in the left-hand tree list. 5. Added new connection method: Net Dial-Up. This method allows dial-up modems to reside on a terminal server/port switch instead of a local serial port. 6. Added wild-card tone qualification feature, C* = any CTCSS code, D* = any DCS code, L* = any LTR code and P* = any passport code. V9.10H ------ 1. Added inversion preset controls to radio/audio recorder view. 2. Added audio controls to radio/audio view. V9.10G ------ 1. Corrected problem with search range edit grid columns not visible. V9.10F ------ 1. Corrected problems with audio recorder associated with band scope. 2. Added full support for AOR AR-One. V9.10E ------ 1. Finished quick key set tree operation for DMA scanners. 2. Added quick key set display to radio control window for DMA scanners. 3. Fixed two problems that caused incorrect information to be recorded in history for DMA scanners. 4. Eliminated bandwidth and side band restrictions on RX-340 in SAM mode. V9.10D ------ 1. Corrected problem with commas no being removed from alpha tags during copy from RR Web Service. 2. Fixed WX search function on 996 & 15. 3. Fixed close call button on 996. 4. Fixed non-working service search button for 996. 5. Fixed reversed up and down arrow buttons on 996. 6. Priority indicator now works on 996. 7. Fixed problem that caused scanner to beep three times frequently (DMA Radios). V9.10C ------ 1. Included system builder for access to Radio Reference web service. 2. Added support for real time band scope (PCR-1000, PCR-1500). V9.10B ------ 1. Fixed drag & drop on tree view. 2. Fixed problem where tree view objects not sorted. 3. When using drag & drop, target not expanded automatically. 4. Fixed problem where tree items were not sorted. 5. Added navigation keys to tree view. 6. When using drag & drop to move items, the dropped item no longer expands automatically. 7. Corrected problem with duplicate sites, ID lists and frequencies programmed. 8. Fixed non-working scan list button. 9. Fixed non-working right-click lock out toggle action in scan list. 10. Improved operation of lower grid tabs. 11. Added feature to reset saved statistics. 12. Corrected problem where usage stats not collected. 13. Fixed non-working mini status button. 14. Fixed problem with type 2 systems being programmed as type 1. 15. Fixed problem with duplicated channels when systems downloaded, V9.10A ------ 1. Initial BETA release for Uniden DMA scanners. V9.00M ------ 1. Corrected error message that appears when starting a Cubic HF receiver view. 2. Corrected minor issue that removed some registry settings when uninstalled. 3. Frequency following feature now defaults to OFF. 4. Corrected font problem with audio file list. 5. Adjusted TenTec RX-331 and RX-340 signal level reporting. 6. Corrected problem that prevented any calling profiles from being created for dial-up manager if no telephony services were configured in Windows. V9.00L ------ 1. Corrected problem with WJ 8710/11/12/23 family: notch filter turned off in SAM mode by mistake. 2. Corrected problem with AR-8600 band scope and spectrum analyzer, not able to tune cirrectly when click on point in plot area. 3. Added new feature: ability to customize tuning steps. V9.00K ------ 1. Corrected problems with AR5000 in band scope pause mode. 2. Improved S meter accuracy of AR5000. 3. Improved layout of AR5000 radio control view. 4. Added de-emphasis and CW pitch controls to AR5000 radio control view. 5. Corrected problems with AR5000 upload & download. 6. Fixed minor problem with channel name & freq not showing up during upload. 7. Improved operation of radios connected with IEEE-488. V9.00J ------ 1. Fixed problem with PL/DPL display on non-trunked mini status display. 2. Fixed problem with channel locate button not working when scanning. 3. Fixed problem with new group creation with channel counts > 1000. V9.00I ------ 1. Corrected problem related to compatibility with Comtrol port servers. V9.00H ------ 1. Corrected inability to remove dual radio associates from configuration. 2. Updated user manual. 3. Fixed problem with pulsing VU meter when connected to remote receiver. V9.00G ------ 1. Corrected another problem related to PCR-1500 scan pause. 2. Fixed minor problems with multi-radio scanning. 3. Improved colors on tactical display. V9.00F ------ 1. Corrected problem with clear scan list when in browse view. 2. Corrected problem that caused PCR-1500 scanning to pause. 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 with band scope frequency display when over 1 GHz. V9.00D ------ 1. Corrected problem that prevented using COM ports of COM10 or above. V9.00C ------ 1. Corrected main menu problem, help should have called up user manual. 2. Enhanced group and range edit menus. 3, Enhanced AR8600 MKII s meter accuracy. 4. Corrected problem where double-click on log entry did not tune receiver. 5. Corrected inability to select browse mode for radio control window. V9.00B ------ 1. Corrected problem with AR8600/AR8200 spectrum analysis. 2. Added wide band FM mode to AR8600/AR8200 spectrum analysis. 3. Improved signal level to -dBm conversion on AR8600. 4. Corrected problem with log history view not sorted by time correctly. 5. Corrected problem that prevented import of TGIDs from an Excel spreadsheet. 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. Most recent freq & VFO settings now remembered when radio is shut down and restarted. 5. Improved workgroup status window. Old entries are now properly removed after a time-out period. 6. Fixed problem with date sorting on history and audio grids. 7. Default VFO 1 now selected in browse view style radios. 8. Improved workgroup status display. V8.85V ------ 1. Corrected problem where inversion mode switch did not remember last position when starting a radio. 2. Corrected missing DLL that caused remote agent manager to fail. 3. Corrected problem with entering text on logging tools window. V8.85U ------ 1. Corrected timestamp problem on history log. 2. Fixed problem with mini status box not moving. V8.85T ------ 1. Improved real-time performance when workgroup feature enabled. 2. Corrected problem with selecting radio type in dial up number setup. 3, Corrected problem that caused lengthy delay when starting radio. 4. Radio name on radio view now shows dial-up location name when applicable. 5. Corrected problem with TenTec HF driver related to scanning. 6. Remove configuration broadcast feature. 7. Added global option to control the minimize action of mini status windows. 8. Click on mini status tile bar now causes main radio view to become active window. V8.85S ------ 1. Added new log history view. 2. Corrected problem with opening files: incorrectly asked user to copy to shared radio files directory. Files are now moved vs. copy. 3. Added ability to add log entries manually. 4. Added log settings tab view with ability to log event markers and text annotations. 5. Improved operation of log settings file dialog to allow direct entry of file names. 6. Corrected crash that occured when deleting an audio file. V8.85R ------ 1. Corrected problem in audio manager where files would not show in recordings and archives. 2. Changed audio manager program icon to contrast with SentryNet. 3. Changed functions of play and replay buttons on audio manager to be more intuitive. 4. Added inversion controls to the audio recorder panel. 5. Improved PPT decoding. 6. Added audio file use history tab view in radio control. 7. Improved look & feel of history tab view. 8. Corrected problem with incorrect time on audio cuts when in manual cut control mode. 9. Fixed problem that caused crash when audio manager started from menu instead of tool bar button. 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 minor problem where elapsed record time display did not advance when connected to a remote appliance or remote agent. 2. Corrected problem with PRO92 global settings. V8.85M ------ 1. Corrected problem with audio manager overview plot when display size < 1280 x 1024. 2. Improved operation of audio manifest and current file displays. 3. Changed audio view position display to MM:SS format. 4. Improved readability of audio view. 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. V8.85K ------ 1. Corrected problem with WJ-8611 driver. V8.85J ------ 1. Improved radio view to better handle receivers that have local control mode, including TenTec RX-340, WJ-8711, WJ-8611, HF-1000. 2. Corrected minor issue with squelch control knob on RX-340. 3. Corrected minor issue with sideband selector on RX-340. 4. Corrected minor issue with user programmable AGC settings on RX-340. 5. Corrected issue where improper configuration settings of audio matrix switch not detected. 6. Corrected problem with WJ 8711 noise blanker setting not restored properly. 7. Corrected problem with SAM mode on some WJ receivers. 8. Corrected problem with sideband selection switch on WJ HF receivers. 9. Corrected minor issue with squelch control knob on various WJ receivers. 10. Corrected problem with PCR-1000 signal strength meter. 11. Corrected problem with inserting channels into groups. 12. Corrected problem with bank sorting forcing radio size when not needed. 13. Traffic analyzer database log files are now automatically started. V8.85I ------ 1. Added support for AOR SR-2200. 2. Added support for RMA remote configuration. 3. Added support for RMA Network Management Facility access control features. 4. Added support for RMA Network Management Facility access control remote configuration. 5. Global mute now works correctly across SentryNet and Audio Manager. 6. Corrected problem with global mute not muting Audio Manager. 7. Corrected problem with various Uniden trunk-tracking scanners related to audio recording. 8. Corrected problems with WJ 8615/8617/8618 driver. Improved performance. 9. 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). 2. Corrected problem that caused audio manager to lock up occasionally. V8.85G ------ 1. Corrected problem that prevented operation on Windows 98. V8.85F ------ 1. Improved performance of cut display on audio manager. 2. Increased size of record/live/replay indicator on some radio views. 3. Changed default audio recording format to IMA-ADPCM. 4. Fixed problem with web grabber creating locked out channels in some cases. 5. Added radio type to web grabber. 6. Web grabber now creats channels with mode and settings appropriate for the band and radio type. 7. Changed default audio monitor selection to DEFAULT AUDIO DEVICE on new radios. 8. Fixed minor issue where connect type changed back to local when changing radio settings. 9. Fixed problem on audio manager where it would not play after moving cursor(s) on overview display. 10. Added ability to select tab views in radio control. 11. Added record status indicator to most radio views. 12. Moved audio manager to a seperate executable. V8.85E ------ 1. Changed sort handling of audio manager length column from alphabetic to numeric. 2. Corrected problems with Audio Manager locking up. 3. Corrected problem where Audio Manager display did not complete when next/prev buttons pressed before overview plot completed drawing the entire cut. V8.85D ------ 1. Added radio type (model name) to group grid header. 2. Improved message displayed when download radio type does not match installed equipment. 3. Added enlarged audio manager display. 4. Corrected problem with start/stop times on audio manager being incorrect. 5. Corrected problem where pause position inside a cut not reset when reset button pushed. 6. Enhanced readability of start/stop times on audio manager. 7. Corrected problem where cuts were skipped when playing all cuts in sequence. 8. Corrected problem with audio manager playing noise or strange sounds when switching from one audio file to another. 9. Fixed missing lower pointer on audio manager. V8.85B ------ 1. Improved LTR decoding performance of WAVETONE decoder. 2. Improved PL decoding performance of WAVETONE decoder. 3. Insured that system type column always appears in group editor any time a decoder is present. V8.85A ------ 1. Corrected problem unique to BC250 causing downloads not to program frequencies. 2. Corrected problem with saving settings for browse view vs. scan view. 3. AR8200 and AR8600 inversion knobs now set to 72 when double-clicked. 4. Corrected issue where group file un-neceissarily converted to a different radio type when selectd into a browse-type scan list. 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. Implemented BUMLINK protocol and display bar. 6. Improved operation of VU meter in Audio Manager. V8.84W ------ 1. Corrected lock up problem associated with audio manager. 2. Improved operation of audio manager displays. 3. Corrected missing handoff and workgroup feature. 4. Corrected problem with SentryKeys support. 5. Corrected problem with initial value of My Radio Files directories. 6. Corrected problem where annotation did not work from archive tab on audio manager. 7. Added ability to mark current cut from radio view. 8. Title text in radio view now set to scan list or vfo text info. 9. Channel title text can now be edited from radio view. 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. Removed VHF/UHF/Trunking related buttons from radio tool bar for HF rigs. 13. Added features for adding and removing banks, channels, user IDs and search ranges from groups. 14. Added feature to merge two or more banks into a single bank. 15. Corrected problem with tool bar icon hide features not working.