Uniden HomePatrol Sentinel 2.00.02
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WHAT THIS IS
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Uniden HomePatrol Sentinel 2.00.02. The earliest HomePatrol Sentinel 2.x
found, from the August 2011 launch of HomePatrol-1 firmware 2.00 and the
Extreme upgrade (installer files dated 11 August 2011). The package also
carries the HomePatrol-1 serial-mode .inf drivers. It predates the
HomePatrol-2 and does not support it.

APPLIES TO
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HomePatrol-1 only; it predates the HomePatrol-2. Not for the BCD436HP,
BCD536HP, SDS100 or SDS200, which use the separate BCDx36HP/SDS Sentinel.

BEFORE STARTING
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- A Windows PC with an internet connection (Sentinel downloads firmware and
  the weekly database from Uniden while it runs).
- A mini-USB data cable; charge-only cables will not connect.
- The package includes the .NET Framework 2.0 redistributable and Windows
  Installer 3.1 for older systems.
- Operating-system support: Uniden lists none; the program runs on the .NET
  Framework. Whether the installer completes on Windows 11 could not be
  confirmed.

CONTENTS OF THIS ZIP
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- HomePatrol_Sentinel_V2.zip (49,115,687 bytes), the unmodified Uniden
  file. SHA-256:
  629081f4fc56c47f672fe9df385fcfd847c8f26aa424159bd9454747d561f3c4
  It contains:
    HomePatrol_Sentinel_v2/DotNetFX/dotnetfx.exe  (23,510,720 bytes, dated 2005-09-23)
    HomePatrol_Sentinel_v2/DotNetFX/instmsia.exe  (1,709,160 bytes, dated 2004-12-02)
    HomePatrol_Sentinel_v2/DotNetFX/WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe  (2,585,872 bytes, dated 2005-05-04)
    HomePatrol_Sentinel_v2/Driver/HomePartol1-WinVista7Com.inf  (1,184 bytes, dated 2011-07-30)
    HomePatrol_Sentinel_v2/Driver/HomePatrol-1WinXpCom.inf  (2,143 bytes, dated 2011-07-30)
    HomePatrol_Sentinel_v2/setup.exe  (496,128 bytes, dated 2011-08-11)
    HomePatrol_Sentinel_v2/Setup.msi  (19,161,600 bytes, dated 2011-08-11)
    HomePatrol_Sentinel_v2/WindowsInstaller3_1/WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe  (2,585,872 bytes, dated 2005-05-05)
- README.txt, this file.
- SHA256SUMS, SHA-256 checksums of the files in this zip.

INSTALLATION
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1. Unzip the download to a temporary folder.
2. Run Setup.exe and follow the on-screen instructions. An earlier HomePatrol
   Sentinel does not need to be removed first (Uniden).
3. Start HomePatrol Sentinel. To update, connect the HomePatrol, choose Mass
   Storage if asked, and use UPDATE > Update Firmware and UPDATE > Update
   Master HPDB, then HomePatrol > Write to HomePatrol.

VERIFYING
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Sentinel's status bar shows "Application Version" with the installed version.

IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG
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- If the scanner is not found, try another cable, or put the microSD card in a
  card reader and tick show all drives.
- If Sentinel reports that a new version is available, it must be installed
  before the database can be updated.
- Firmware updates are fetched from Uniden's server (ftp.homepatrol.com); if
  that server is unreachable, Update Firmware fails.

DOWNGRADING
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This is the oldest 2.x version found. HomePatrol-2 owners need 2.03.02.

PROVENANCE
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- File: HomePatrol_Sentinel_V2.zip
- Downloaded from: http://www.uniden.info/downloads/HomePatrol_Sentinel_V2.zip
- Retrieved: 2026-09-18
- Official page: https://www.uniden.info/download/index.cfm?s=HOMEPATROL-1
- Status: verified (the file was served by Uniden's own server and is
  byte-for-byte unmodified)

MORE INFORMATION
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- HomePatrol Upgrades & Firmware (vol. 5):
  https://scanners.fubsypoly.com/uniden-homepatrol/vol-5/
- HomePatrol-1 Owner's Manual (v2):
  https://scanners.fubsypoly.com/library/bc-350aom-manual-2/
- HomePatrol-2 Owner's Manual:
  https://scanners.fubsypoly.com/library/uniden-homepatrol-2-owners-manual/
- HomePatrol Extreme Owner's Manual:
  https://scanners.fubsypoly.com/library/uniden-homepatrol-extreme-owners-manual/
- All HomePatrol documents:
  https://scanners.fubsypoly.com/library?node=scanners/uniden-homepatrol
- Uniden HomePatrol-1 update log:
  https://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/HomePatrol/HomePatrolUpdates
- Uniden HomePatrol Extreme update page:
  https://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/HomePatrol/ExtremeUpdate
