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RECORDER Sentinel HL Hardlock to Driverless Configuration Update




Marine-colored Sentinel HL USB keys with Hardlock configuration can be updated by the user to a driverless configuration. This is done as follows:
  • First install the most recent version of the Avisoft-RECORDER software (version 4.4.1-34 or higher with the Sentinel HL / Hardlock USB device driver installation) by executing the Avisoft-RECORDER installer
  • Plug in the blue Avisoft-RECORDER Sentinel HL USB key (having the old Hardlock configuration)
  • Launch the RECORDER software and go to the drop-down menu Help > USB key (dongle) information...



  • Click at the Hardlock to Driverless Update! button, which will execute the command line executable C:\Program Files (x86)\Avisoft Bioacoustics\SASLab Pro\Hardlock_to_Driverless_update_RECORDER.exe. Allow the launched Hardlock2HL Update Tool to make changes to your device :



  • Go to the local website http://localhost:1947/_int_/devices.html, save the Customer-to-Vendor (C2V) file and send it to info@avisoft.com:



  • Once you received your Vendor-to-Customer (V2C) file from Avisoft Bioacoustics, go to the local website http://localhost:1947/_int_/checkin.html, select the V2C file through the button Select File and click at Apply File...:



  • Relaunch the Avisoft-RECORDER software and go to USB key (dongle) information... to verify the key update:



Avisoft Bioacoustics
last modified on 19 August 2024