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Please forgive my lack of experience of the matter, but I've downloaded the firmware updates to my computer. I've updated the drivers on my new BCD996P2. Yet when I connect the radio to the computer via the USB it still won't recognize it. So how do I perform the upgrade to my scanner?
Oh and second question, will this firmware update fix a problem with not tracking Phase 2 transmissions properly? My new 996P2 has been missing some transmissions and it seems to be going to an oddball voice channel that does not exist. Just wondered.
Ok I downloaded the firmware upgrade setup again and was finally able to download the upgrade to my scanner. I was still having problems scanning Phase 2. I had multiple systems with the same site name (I confused myself big time when I did this on ArcXT) and it turns out that two of the 3 systems and sites with identical names were not setup right. One was ok. I think I may be good now. Still unclear as to if the firmware upgrade made a difference in the radio's ability to track phase 2. It seems the system I programmed by hand is the good one.
The page referenced by the link in post #16 has some release notes and a link to the updater and remote commands but nothing to indicate where to download the firmware itself.
If somebody could post the link to download the firmware that would be helpful.
Edit: Disregard, apparently the firmware is part of the updater... d'oh.
This is why I don't like Uniden. Over the years I have updated a dozen or more GRE and Radio Shack radio's. No problem. Have never been able to do a Uniden. I'm a radio person not a computer person.
All my Uniden's stay with the version they came with, so I guess my next radio will be a Whistler.