ScanControl Version 7.1.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA ScanControl User’s Guide Version 7.1.x – 03/2009 BC95XLT, BC245XLT, BC895XLT, BC898XLT, BC780XLT, BCT8, BC250D, BC785D, BC296D, BC796D, PRO-2052 Introduction Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Software Overview ScanControl has been developed to provide sophisticated scanning radio monitoring, control and automation. It currently supports the Uniden BC95XLT, BC245XLT, BC895XLT, BC898T, BCT8, BC780XLT, BC250D, BC296D, BC785D, BC796D, SC230, BC246T, BR330T, BCD396T, BCT15, BCD996T, PSR-500, PSR-600 and the Radio Shack PRO2052, PRO-106 and PRO197. Visit our Web Site at http://www.scannersoft.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • • BCT15, BCD996T, Radio Shack PRO2052 AND GRE Manufactured PSR-500, PSR-600, Radio Shack PRO-106, PRO197 Intelligent Audio Capture (IAC) requires a PC Sound Card with available audio input jack and an audio cable to connect the scanner audio output to the sound card input. Cable type will vary with specific sound card jack requirements.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA System A – System Type & System Attributes CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM System Frame Group 1 – Group Type (Frequencies) & Group Attributes Group Frame Frequency 1 & Frequency Attributes Group Data Frame Frequency 2 & Frequency Attributes Frequency n & Frequency Attributes Group 2 – Group Type (Frequencies) & Group Attributes Group Frame Frequency 1 & Frequency Attributes Group Data Frame Frequency 2 & Frequency Attributes Frequency n & Frequency Att
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA System B – System Type & System Attributes TRUNKED SYSTEM System Frame Group 1 – Group Type (System Frequencies*) & Group Attributes Group Frame Frequency 1 & Frequency Attributes Group Data Frame Frequency 2 & Frequency Attributes Frequency n & Frequency Attributes Group 2 – Group Type (Talkgroups) & Group Attributes Group Frame Talkgroup 1 & Talkgroup Attributes Group Data Frame Talkgroup 2 & Talkgroup Attributes Talkgroup n & Talkgroup A
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • • Control Channel – An active data Channel frequency programmed into one of the available Channels in a Trunked Bank. Alphanumeric Tags – Bank, Channel and Talkgroup ID information stored in the ScanControl Data File. The BCT8, BC95XLT, BC245XLT, BC895XLT, BC898T and PRO2052 scanners do not have memory space for these alphanumeric tags so they are not stored in the radio.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA 3. Put scanner in PC communications mode. See your radio’s Users Guide for detailed instructions or visit our Radio Setup Web Page at http://www.scannersoft.com/radio_setup.htm . 4. Start the ScanControl software by clicking on START, PROGRAMS, SCANCONTROL from the Start Menu or by selecting :\\Scanctrl.exe from within Windows Explorer. 5.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Main Control Screen The Main Control Screen is the first screen presented to the user once all the program initiation steps have completed. It provides all feature / function selection and program status information to the user.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • o Communications Port (Port) – ScanControl automatically detects the COM Port your radio is connected to during initialization (provided the radio is powered ON and in remote mode) and sets this value accordingly. This value is then stored in your configuration session file for future use.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • BC95XLT, BC245XLT, BC895XLT, BC898T, BCT8 can be used with the BC780XLT and the BC250D, etc., but once loaded the file is converted to the BC780XLT or BC250D format in ScanControl Memory for saving under another name. However, you can't go the other way. A data file created for the BC250D cannot be used directly with the BC780XLT or the BC245XLT.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA o To Button - Selects direction of data flow when All Channels and All Talkgroups buttons are clicked. TO programs data to radio. o All Channels Button – Click to copy all Banks, all Channels to / from the ScanControl Memory Area. This button is disabled if no radio is connected. NOTE: This function does not include programming Search Ranges into the BC898T, BC780XLT, BC250D, BC296D, BC785D or BC796D.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • o Logging Checkbox – Enables / disables the program logging function. The initial default is to have logging enabled. Checking or un-checking this box changes the default setting. Operations Controls o Help Button – Click to open this Help file. o Exit Button – Click to exit the program.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Edit Bank Memories Screen The Edit Bank Memories Screen gives the user the ability to configure a Bank, enter and edit all Channel related data into the ScanControl Memory Area, print individual Bank data and program individual Banks into the scanner’s radio memory. It also allows the user to upload individual Bank data from the scanner’s radio memory to the ScanControl Memory Area.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • choices represent the different Trunked modes available for the connected radio type. If you are mixing a Trunked system along with Conventional frequencies in the same bank the Trunked frequencies should be programmed into contiguous memory locations in the bank. Only one Trunked system type can be programmed per bank.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA o Channels: < Ch# 1 to 20 – Click to display the previous Channel group for the selected Bank. The Channels to be selected shown on this button will change with each click of the button depending on which group is being displayed. o Channels: Ch# 21 to 40 > - Click to display the next Channel group for the selected Bank.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Figure 9 - Tone Selection o Channels: Mode / Step / Dly - Data display field for Radio Mode (AM, FM, NFM, WFM) setting, Step (KHz) setting and Delay (Seconds) setting for conventional channels. The appropriate boxes are grayed out when the radio in use doesn’t support the setting or the channel is designated as a trunked channel. Clicking on any of these boxes brings up the Mode / Step / Delay selection screen for the chosen channel.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA o Channels: Spacing – Data entry field for Spacing Frequency in the selected Base Configuration. If a Bank is configured as a Type E2 UHF or E2 Hi (Motorola Type II UHF or Hi) then a Spacing Frequency value must be entered. This box will only appear if the corresponding Bank Type is selected above. Default values will appear the first time the Bank Type is selected. Consult your Operations Guide for appropriate values.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Figure 11 - Motorola Custom Band Plan Screen Motorola Custom Band Plan Screen – Selecting a trunk system type requiring a Custom Band Plan table will enable the “Edit Bandplan” button on the bottom of the System Editor screen. Clicking the Edit Bandplan button will open the Custom Bandplan screen above.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • • o Print Bank Button – Click to print all Bank, Channel frequency, control attributes, alphanumeric tags and Talkgroup data (if a Trunked Bank) for the selected Bank to the default printer. o Enh Copy Bank Button – Copies full or partial bank data from one bank to another within the current data file or from one data file to another. Click to launch the Enhanced Copy Bank Screen (See Below).
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • o Edit: Del – DELETE - Deletes the data in the current channel row and moves all subsequent rows up the list within the current bank. The cursor must be in the Channel Tag field for this function to operate. o Edit: Up - UP - Moves the current row data up one row in the list within the current bank. The cursor must be in the Channel Tag field for this function to operate.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Figure 12 - Edit Bank Memories - Exploded View Copyright 2009 – 3D Technologies Page 22 of 86
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Edit Scanlists Screen The Edit Scanlists Screen is only available for Banks configured for Trunked radio systems. It gives the user the ability to configure a ScanList and enter and edit all Talkgroup ID related data into the ScanControl Memory Area and program it into the scanner’s radio memory. It also allows the user to upload ScanList data from the scanner’s radio memory to the ScanControl Memory Area.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • through 10 in the scanner’s radio memory. 0 is used to represent the number 10 because this is the way it is displayed and used on the radio LCD display and the radio keypad. o Talkgroups: ID – Data entry field for the Talkgroup ID number. This can be up to a 6 digit number as assigned by the Trunked radio system. Three formats are valid for Talkgroup IDs: Type II / LTR format (000000), Type I format (000-0[0]) and EDACS format ([0]0-000).
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA the Trunked Bank being programmed. If the Control Channel is not being received by the radio an error message will be displayed indicating that the particular Trunked Bank cannot be programmed with Talkgroup IDs. This button is disabled if no radio is connected.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA o Edit Rows: Ins – INSERT - Inserts an empty talkgroup row in the current location and moves all subsequent rows down the list within the current bank. The cursor must be in the Talkgroup Tag field for this function to operate. o Edit Rows: Del – DELETE - Deletes the data in the current talkgroup row and moves all subsequent rows up the list within the current bank. The cursor must be in the Talkgroup Tag field for this function to operate.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA o Help Button - Click to open this Help file. o Close Button – Click to close the Edit Talkgroups Screen and return to the Edit Banks Screen.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Edit Fleet Map Screen The Edit Fleet Map Screen is only available for Banks configured for Trunked mode Motorola Type I (E1, T1 including T1 / T2 Hybrid). It gives the user the ability to select from 16 Preset Fleet Maps stored in the BC245XLT, BC895XLT, BC898T, BCT8, PRO2052, BC780XLT, BC250D, BC296D, BC785D scanners or to manually program the 8 Fleet Map blocks with different block sizes to customize the Fleet Map.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • BC780XLT, PRO2052, BC250D, BC296D, BC785D, BC796D Operating Guides for details on Fleet Map block programming. Operations Controls o Load Fleet Map Button (BC780XLT, BC250D, BC296D, BC785D, BC796D Only) – Loads the Fleet Map block sizes for the selected bank into the ScanControl Memory Area. o Prog Fleet Map Button (BC780XLT, BC250D, BC296D, BC785D, BC796D Only) – Programs the selected Preset or manually programmed Fleet Map into the selected Bank.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA DataGrabber Overview Go to our DataGrabber web page ( www.scannersoft.com/datagrabber.htm ) for brief demonstration videos showing how to use the DataGrabber features. The ScanControl DataGrabber revolutionizes the way you program frequency and talkgroup data into your Uniden scanner.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Figure 15 – DataGrabber:Conventional Frequencies Highlight the desired rows of frequency data (see above) by dragging your mouse from the upper left corner of the row section to the lower left corner of the row section. The DataGrabber needs to have the field name row (“Frequency, Input, License, … etc.”) in at least one of the copy steps on any given web page. Be sure to highlight entire rows of data or the DataGrabber will ignore them.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Open the Bank Editor to the bank to be used. BE SURE TO CORRECTLY SET THE SYSTEM TYPE BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE PASTE. To PASTE the data click on the Frequency Tag field of the row where you want the PASTE to start. Then click the Paste button. Figure 16 - DataGrabber: Conventional Frequencies The DataGrabber will process the data rows and advise the user how many frequencies were found and processed.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Clicking OK on the message screen will complete the Paste. Clicking Cancel will abort the Paste / Append. The DataGrabber has pasted the data rows (below) and accounted for the frequency, alpha tag, PL or CTCSS tone and modulation values found in the data rows. If the rows do not contain any of these data elements they will be defaulted during the Paste. Note also the Undo button has become un-grayed after the Paste.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Figure 17 – DataGrabber:Conventional Frequencies • Multiple Group Copy / Paste- If the user had “grabbed” multiple frequency groups on the RadioReference.com web page and pasted them starting with channel #451 as above then the DataGrabber would have checked for how many channels are available in the bank and asked the user if he / she wants to continue with the paste, dropping the extra frequencies or abort the paste.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • Grabbing Trunk System Frequencies – Trunk system frequencies are organized differently on RadioReference.com web pages. In a large trunk system they are organized by sites. A site is a specific transmitter location, usually identified by its location name, that transmits the radio system traffic on a specific set of frequencies. The system used in the example below has one site named “Primary” but a complex trunk system will have multiple sites.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Open the ScanControl Bank Editor the bank to be used. BE SURE TO CORRECTLY SET THE SYSTEM TYPE BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE PASTE / APPEND. To PASTE the data click the Frequency Tag field of the row where you want the PASTE to start. Then click the Paste button. Figure 19 – DataGrabber:Trunk System Frequencies The DataGrabber will process the data rows and advise the user how many frequencies were found and processed.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA The DataGrabber has pasted the data rows (below), accounted for the frequency and defaulted the alpha tag. The Trunk attribute flag has been set for each frequency. Note also the Undo button has become un-grayed after the Paste. You can use the Undo button to reverse the Paste action and return the Bank data back to what it was before the Paste.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA all Talkgroup IDs in the system into other banks and then using the DataGrabber to paste the other site frequencies into the associated banks. It is for this reason you may want to “grab” all the Talkgroup IDs FIRST and paste them into the first bank in the chain. • Grabbing Trunk System Talkgroup IDs – Trunk system Talkgroup IDs are displayed in several different formats on RadioReference.com.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA have the field name row (“DEC, HEX, Display, … etc.”) in at least one of the copy steps on any given web page. Be sure to highlight entire rows of data or the DataGrabber will ignore them. Depending on your browser you can then select Edit, Copy or type Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Ins to copy the data to the Windows clipboard.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Note the DataGrabber has determined that the number of Talkgroup IDs to be pasted exceeds the limit for an individual ScanList but the paste will continue if the user clicks OK, pasting the IDs into subsequent Scanlists. Clicking OK on the message screen will complete the Paste. Clicking Cancel will abort the Paste. The DataGrabber has pasted the data rows (below) accounting for the Talkgroup ID and the alpha tag.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Enhanced Copy Bank Screen (Incl CSV Export) The Enhanced Copy Bank Screen gives the user the ability to copy, or move an entire banks’ contents or some range of a banks’ contents to another location, the destination bank. The destination bank for the copied contents can be another bank within the current data file or it can be a bank within a different data file. The destination bank can even be in a data file from another radio.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • o Export >> CSV – Export the selected bank data to a CSV format file. This type of file can then be directly loaded into Microsoft Excel and other programs. o Export >> Clipboard – Export the Source Bank data to the “Clipboard” for later Importation into a different data file. o Import << Clipboard – Import the “Clipboard” data into the Destination Bank of the current data file.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • Select Range to specify which Talkgroup IDs, by ScanList location, in the bank are included in the copy. Select None to omit Source Bank Talkgroup IDs from the copy. o Fleet Map Data - Select All to copy or export all the Source Bank Fleet Map Block values. Select None to omit Source Bank Fleet Map Block values from the copy. o Incl Column Headers – Uncheck to exclude, or check to include, column headers in a CSV file Export. 4.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA o Help Button - Click to open this Help file. o Close Button – Click to close the Enhanced Copy Bank Data Screen and return to the Edit Banks Screen. Import CSV File Data Screen The Import CSV File Data Screen is a powerful feature of the ScanControl data import capabilities.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • • o Frequencies – Click to tell ScanControl the CSV file contains only Frequencies to be imported. o Trunked – Check box to tell the CSV Import process to set the Trunk Flag for all frequencies being imported. If CSV file does not contain a Trunk Flag column of data this option saves time in the channel editor after importing frequencies for a Trunked radio system by setting the flag automatically.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • channels in the radio. If you leave this option unchecked then ScanControl will only import as many channels as are available in the chosen destination bank. o Def Tag (Channels) – If no Frequency Tag column is identified for importation this field allows the user to set a default alphanumeric tag for all the imported frequencies. o Starting SLoc – Select the starting ScanList location in the destination bank for the import.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA create a scan list, check the 'Talkgroups' button. If you’re importing a complete trunked system, which has both Frequencies and Talkgroups, the 'All' button should be checked. 7. Now examine the row that lists the column names (See the highlighted area on the screen shot above). You must 'teach' ScanControl where each piece of data is to be loaded. This is referred to as 'mapping'. To do this, click the desired column name, and go to the '2.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Edit Search Ranges Screen (NOTE: BC898T, BC780XLT, BC250D, BC296D, BC785D and BC796D Only) The Edit Search Ranges Screen allows programming and loading of the 10 Search Ranges found in the BC898T, BC780XLT, BC250D, BC296D, BC785D and BC796D. These values are stored in the ScanControl Memory Area and saved in the ScanControl data file. Figure 26 - Search Range Edit • • • • • • • • # – The search range number being edited.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Radio Control / Monitor Screens (SMC – BCT8, BC245XLT, BC895XLT, BC898T, BC780XLT, BC250D, BC296D, BC785D, BC796D and PRO2052) The Radio Control / Monitor Screen is designed to allow real time control of the BCT8, BC245XLT, BC895XLT, BC898T, BC780XLT, BC250D, BC296D, BC785D, BC796D and PRO2052 through a simulated keypad / display mechanism while also providing extensive additional information about active frequencies or Talkgroup IDs.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Figure 27 - BC250D, BC296D, BC785D& BC796D Radio Control / Monitor Screen ** See Screen Function descriptions below Figure 28.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Figure 28 - BC780XLT Radio Control / Monitor Screen • • • • • Display Section – Presents the contents of the radio LCD display in real time. Keypad Section (BC250D, BC296D, BC785D, BC796D) – Replicates all the radio keypad functions. XFMU Key replicates the XFer / MUte key on the keypad. Right click the key to activate MUTE. (NOTE: The VFO Up and VFO Down functions have not yet been implemented.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • o Atten – The status of the Attenuate flag for the active channel. o Priority – The status of the Priority flag for the active channel. o Beep – The status of the Beep flag for the active channel. o Tone – CTCSS or DCS Tone Code value for active channel. Talkgroup Section – Displays detail information about the currently active Talkgroup when in Trunked Scan and Manual modes. o Lock – The status of the Lockout flag for the active Talkgroup.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • automatic storage action takes place when you click on the Save List button OR when you click on the Close button to exit monitoring IF THIS CHECK BOX IS ENABLED. Various notification messages will appear while the Autostore process in underway. Channel and Scanlist locations that receive Autostored values will include the following Alpha Tag displaying the number of the item tagged and the date and time of the hit AUTOSTORE #3 012104 100330.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • o Start / Stop / Res(ume) Button – Clicking Start begins the current recording session. Clicking Stop during the current recording session pauses the session. Clicking Res(ume) restarts the current session. Mode Section – Displays all radio status and mode indicators normally found on the radio LCD display, plus some additional control and status information. o Conv – Conventional bank scanning mode. o Trunk – Trunked bank scanning mode.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • Med – Set LCD Display backlight to med. Off – Turn LCD Display backlight off. Operations Controls o Min View Button - Hide the full Control / Monitor screen and open the “always on top” Mini Monitor Screen (see below). o Help Button - Click to open this Help file. o Close Button – Click to close the Control / Monitor Screen and return to the Main Control Screen.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA ** See Screen Function descriptions below Figure 30. Figure 30 - BCT8 Radio Control / Monitor Screen • • • • • • Display Section – Presents the contents of the radio LCD display in real time. Also includes Bank, ScanList and Channel Alpha Tag Displays during scanning. Keypad Section (BCT8) – Replicates all the radio keypad functions. Keypad Section (BC898T) – Replicates all the radio numeric keypad functions.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • • Control Section (BC898T Only) – Scanner control buttons that mimic the scanner function keys located on the scanner keypad. See the BC898T Operating Guide for details on how to use these keys. Search Section (BC898T Only) – Scanner search buttons that mimic the search range keys located on the scanner keypad. See the BC898T Operating Guide for details on how to use these keys.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • AUTOSTORE #3 012104 100330. This tag can then be changed by the user to be anything desired. ScanControl checks for duplicate frequencies and talkgroup IDs in the destination bank during the Autostore process. If a duplicate is found the users’ action is based on the Duplicate Option selection described below.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • o Close Button – Click to close the Control / Monitor Screen and return to the Main Control Screen. Status Display Section o Status Display Window – Displays program status information. o Date Display Window – Displays the current system date. o Time Display Window – Displays the current system time. Figure 31 - BC245XLT Radio Control / Monitor Screen ** See Screen Function descriptions below Figure 33.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Figure 32 - BC895XLT Radio Control / Monitor Screen ** See Screen Function descriptions below Figure 33.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Figure 33 - PRO2052 Radio Control / Monitor Screen • • Bank Name Section – Displays the name of the currently active bank when in Scan, Search or Manual modes. Frequency Info – Conv Banks Section – Displays detail information about the currently active frequency when in Conventional Scan and Manual modes. o Channel – The active channel number. o Bank – The active bank number. o Frequency – The active frequency.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • • • • • • • o Atten – (Only on BC245XLT) The status of the Attenuate flag for the active channel. o Priority – The status of the Priority flag for the active channel. o Active Banks – The radio banks currently set as active. Talkgroup Info – Trunked Banks Section – Displays detail information about the currently active Talkgroup Location when in Trunked Scan and Manual modes. o TG Loc – The active Talkgroup Location within the Trunked Bank.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA o o o o o the Hit event. The flagged events are then easily distinguished from all the others in the list when reviewed or when the list is saved to the PCs hard disk. New Hit events are added to the top of the list and the list will hold up to the maximum number of Hits selected by the user in the Program Options screen. If the number of Hits exceeds the maximum then the list “rolls over” saving the newest Hits and overwriting the oldest.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • o Tag All Button – Turns on automatic tagging of all Search / Scan Hits. When clicked this button will tag all existing Search / Scan Hits AND it will start automatically tagging all new hits that arrive in the list. o Clr All Button - Turns off (Clears) automatic tagging of all Search / Scan Hits.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • o Set Lite Section: (BC245XLT Only) Off – Set LCD Display backlight to off. On – Set LCD Display backlight to on. Auto – Set LCD Display backlight to auto mode. o Keylock Button – (BC245XLT Only) Lock the PC screen keypad. This button has no effect on the radios’ keypad as it is already locked by putting the radio in its’ PC communication mode.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Program / Load Progress Screen The Program / Load Progress screen displays the status of any program or load process while it is in progress. Figure 35 - Progress Screen • • • • • 0% - 100% - Fuel gauge display of per cent complete for program or load. Bank # – Displays the number and name of the bank being programmed or loaded. Channel Data Section: o No. – Displays the number of the memory channel being programmed or loaded.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • o Size – Displays the fleet map block size being programmed or loaded. Estimated Time Remaining – Displays the approximate time remaining in HH:MM:SS for the function being performed. Operation Controls o Cancel Button - Click to cancel ScanControl program or load. Intelligent Audio Capture (IAC) Intelligent Audio Capture, or IAC, provides the ability to record to your PC hard disk the audio normally heard from your scanners speaker or earphones.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA radio, sound card or both. In all cases you will need an audio “patch” cable, stereo or mono depending on your radio, to connect your radio’s audio output to your PC’s sound card input. Our testing shows a stereo cable works with all radios even though some only output one channel. Pay particular attention to the Audio Volume from Radio column in the table below.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Line-In input of your sound card then you would do the following: Open the sound card control utility from your PC’s control panel. Enable (un-mute) the Line-In input of the sound card and set its volume level. Set the Recording Source to be the Line-In input. Set the Master Volume to be the appropriate level.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA or Group Edit Screens) THEN SCANCONTROL WILL NOT RECORD THE AUDIO, EVEN IF THE AUDIO CAN BE HEARD COMING THROUGH THE PC. Referencing the table of radio types above, some radios support a Record Out attribute in the radio, others do not. Those that do require that you check the R box for the channel / TGID and then program the data into the radio.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Group by option – Session: Time Session Folder w/ Date (012007) and Time (084824) Date Frequency / TGID# Channel / TGID Alpha Tag Figure 40 - IAC Session Group by Option Copyright 2009 – 3D Technologies Page 71 of 86
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Group by Option Date / Time: Channel / TGID Alpha Tag Frequency / TGID# Date Time Date / Hour Folders Figure 41 - IAC Date / Time Group by Option Group by Option – Channel / TGID: Time Date Frequency / TGID# Channel / TGID Alpha Tag Channel / TGID Folders Figure 42 - IAC Chnl / TGID Group by Option Copyright 2009 – 3D Technologies Page 72 of 86
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA 8. IAC Troubleshooting – If you are having trouble getting IAC to record your scanner’s audio the following flowchart should help.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Program Options Screen The Program Options Screen allows the user to set various program option defaults and thus tailor the ScanControl environment. Each option is enabled when checked and disabled when unchecked. These values are stored as part of the current session and saved for all future sessions. In most cases these defaults can be temporarily overridden on their respective screens when using the program.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • • • • • • • • • • Search / Scan Hit Logging - Sets the default for Search / Scan Hit Logging on the Control / Monitor Screen. If checked Search / Scan Hit Logging is ON when you enter the Control / Monitor screen. If unchecked Search / Scan Hit Logging is OFF when you enter the Control / Monitor screen. Setting can be overridden on the Control / Monitor screen. Log Size - Sets the Log Size for Search / Scan Hit Logging.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • • • • DataGrabber SmartTag – Enables / disables automatic alpha tag abbreviation during DataGrabber pastes. When enabled, commonly found phrases like "Police Dept" or "Public Service" are automatically abbreviated to "PD" and "Pub Svc" during the paste process. This results in shorter alpha tags that don't have their right end characters "chopped off" in ScanControl and in the radio's display.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • be used by ScanControl. 800 / 600 screen users may want to set this value to “Top Left” so they see full screens when the program runs. Higher resolution screen users would want this setting to be “Centered” in most cases. Print Columns - User can select the number of columns that will appear on a bank data printout. Choices can be made for Channel printouts and Talkgroup ID printouts.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Import Data Files Screen The Import Data Files Screen allows the user to import foreign data files into ScanControl Memory and then allows the user to save that data in ScanControl data file format for loading, editing and storing in the future. Six file formats are currently supported: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. CSV Files (Excel and Others)*2 ARC250 Files*1,3 BC245int Export Files*1 WinScan Version 1.0 Files*1 WinScan Version 2.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA • • • • Filename Entry – Data entry field that displays the selected Filename or allows entry of a Filename for importing. Data File Format – Radio button to select the source program of the file being imported. Selection applies a filename filter to the File Selection list box to only display files that have the proper extension to be imported. E.g. .mem for ARC250 files, .ws1 for WinScan Version 1, etc.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Load File Screen The Load File Screen allows the user to select the drive, folder and filename of the ScanControl Data File to be loaded into the ScanControl Memory Area. Figure 46 - Load File Screen • • • • • Drive Selection – Drop down box used to select the drive letter of the device where a ScanControl Data File will be loaded from.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Save File Screen The Save File Screen allows the user to select the drive, folder and filename of the ScanControl Data File to be saved from the ScanControl Memory Area. Figure 47 - Save File Screen • • • • • Drive Selection - Drop down box used to select the drive letter of the device where a ScanControl Data File will be saved. Folder Selection - Selection box used to select the folder on the drive where a ScanControl Data File will be saved.
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Appendix Appendix A – Programming Trunked Radio Systems Using ScanControl Figure 48 - Programming Trunked Systems - Non DMA Radios Copyright 2009 – 3D Technologies Page 82 of 86
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Appendix B – 1st Generation Uniden Radio Bank Memory Organization Figure 49 - Memory Organization - Non DMA Radios Copyright 2009 – 3D Technologies Page 83 of 86
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Table of Figures Figure 1 - DMA Organization - Conventional Systems 5 Figure 2 - DMA Organization - Trunked Systems 6 Figure 3 - Radio Memory Configurations 7 Figure 4 - Radio Search Screen 8 Figure 5 - Main Control Screen 9 Figure 6 - Radio Selection Screen 10 Figure 7 - Edit Bank Memories Screen 14 Figure 8 – Single Channel Update 15 Figure 9 - Tone Selection 17 Figure 10 - Mode / Step Select 17 Figure 11 - Motorola Custom Band Plan Screen 19 Figure
ScanControl One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA Figure 45 – Import Data Files Screen Figure 46 - Load File Screen Figure 47 - Save File Screen Figure 48 - Programming Trunked Systems - Non DMA Radios Figure 49 - Memory Organization - Non DMA Radios Copyright 2009 – 3D Technologies 78 80 81 82 83 Page 85 of 86
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