#Arc xt pro recording full#

You get a 30 day trial of the full program. Freescan haa issues with satellite internet due to the ping delay and so, I went with PROSCAN 7.0. I live in the country and have satellite internet. I could not use FREESCAN as others have suggested.

#Arc xt pro recording serial#

I figured out I needed software and since I don't have a serial port on my computer, I ordered the Uniden USB-1 cable from. While scanner was in transit, I started learning about it. It's a quality radio with more features than I will ever need.

#Arc xt pro recording manual#

It's much better than the manual provided with the radio. The manual provided on CD leaves a lot to be desired but there is plenty of info online. Unitrunker is also another free program that helps ID unknown signals on control channels you run across.

A subscription to Radio Reference is also a great time saver.

I definitely recommend FreeScan and USB cable. I have mine connected to a discone antenna about 30' in the air and it's easily pulling in UHF/VHF signals better than 50 miles out. That said, I'm very happy with the BCD996XT. If you choose this scanner and are new to digital trunking scanners, expect to spend some time in 'learning mode'. After 3 weeks of reading and a lot of help from Radio Reference and a fellow ham, I'm finally able to grasp the basics. I have to agree that it's definitely a challenge for anyone, like me, new to digital trunking scanners.

#Arc xt pro recording update#

Mass Storage Mode (or using a card reader) is also required to write new or updated Favorites lists to the scanner, as well as updating the database in the scanner after you update Sentinel.It's hard to add to the reviews that have already been written. To 'read' data from the scanner, you need to either be in Mass Storage Mode, or take the card out of the scanner and use a card reader to read the data into your PC. Serial mode can be used for logging and virtual control. Pri with no on the face of the scanner just below. With the scanner connected to the PC, you should see a prompt on the screen asking whether you want to use Mass Storage Mode-Press E for Mass Storage, or Serial Mode-Press the decimal point key, which is labeled.

To read the 536 either into Sentinel, or to ARC 536 (if you have that), connect the cable that came with the scanner to your PC then plug it into the 536 using the Mini-USB port under the E key. ARC XT Pro (for the 996) cannot read your 536. Sentinel will let you enter an LCN of 0, and when you run the LCN Finder, the scanner will change all the LCNs to zero before starting.Ĭlick to expand.Do you have ARC 536 Pro, to read the scanner? Or only the ARC XT Pro version for just the 996P2. Be sure and save the results when exiting the LCN Finder. If nothing has been found yet, you'll just see a zero as the LCN. Then, just press Enter without making a change, and you'll next see the LCN> If the scanner found an LCN, you'll see the LCN found. Pess Enter as if you want to edit (or enter a new) frequency. In the site edit, pull up each frequency. Then, 'edit' the system, and select 'edit' the site. In 'editing', pull up the system in the scanner, select edit the Favorites list. After one or more LCNs are found, then either read the scanner back into ARCXT or Sentinel, to see the values it found, or you can view the results on the scanner by editing the system. Depending on system activity, you may need to let it run anywhere from a few hours to a day or more. What I did with my local NXDN systems (before this spreadsheet was posted) was to enter all the frequencies for each site, then run the LCN finder on my 436HP or 536HP.