User`s guide

ScanControl

One Program, Multiple Scanners, Made in USA

o Memory Used – Fuel gauge indicating the amount of radio memory in use by all stored

systems.

o Close Call Mode Section – Controls to set Close Call Mode parameters in the radio and

then turn Close Call Mode ON or OFF. See your radio Owner’s Manual for details on

each of these settings and what they mean.

o BearTracker Settings – Controls to select / set options for BearTracker Mode in scanner

models that support this feature. See your radio Owner’s Manual for details on each of

these settings and what they mean. (BCT15 Only).

o Firmware Version – The current radio Firmware version as read directly from the radio.

o ESN Info – The current radio Electronic Serial Number (ESN) and Checksum

information if available.

o OK Button – Button to close the Radio Settings screen.

• Data File Ops Section – Manages ScanControl Data File Operations.

o New File Button – Click to create a new, empty ScanControl Data File. If there is no

radio connected (see Connect / Disconnect button use above) then the radio selection

screen, shown below, will be displayed allowing the user to select which radio type the

new file will be configured for. You will be given the option to clear the ScanControl

Memory Area. If you select NO the action will be aborted and the new file will not be

created. If you select YES the ScanControl Memory Area will be cleared and a new

empty file will be created and saved under the name you enter. You will then be given

the option to clear the radio memory. WARNING! Selecting YES here will completely

erase all Channel and Talkgroup information in the radio. This function should be

used with caution and only when you want to wipe the radio clean.

Figure 9 - Radio Selection Screen

o Load File Button – Click to load an existing ScanControl Data File into the ScanControl

Memory Area. You will be given the option to save the current data file, if it has

changed, before it is overwritten. ScanControl is backward compatible with data files

from previous software versions AND older scanners with some radio models. This

means if you upgrade from a BC245XLT to the BC780XLT, BC250D, BC785D, SC230,

BC246T, BR330T or BCD396T scanner your old data files from your BC245XLT can be

directly loaded into ScanControl with no re-keying or lost data. Keep in mind the data

files are upward compatible and converted to the new radio format when loaded. In other

words a data file from the BC95XLT, BC245XLT, BC895XLT, BC898T, BCT8 can be

used with the BC780XLT, SC230, BC246T, BR330T, BCT396T, BCT15, BCD996T and

the BC250D, etc., but once loaded the file is converted to the new radio format in