BCD396XT / BCD996XT Firmware Update Released

[dic]

Two Questions that I haven't found the answers to at this time, I AM searching through the 22 pages.

1-Will this work on a new MacBook? My HP has to be updated through my Lenovo Thinkpad.
2-I have NO problems with my scanner. After reading about all the problems, I an unusually paranoid about updating the firmware, much in the same way I wait a year or so before I upgrade my iPhone.

Does this update contribute significantly to the scanner as I bought it just about a year ago?

Thank You

Dic
N1XBA

[UPMan]

The update can only be applied using a PC (or a Mac running Parallels or similar).

Details on the update are at http://info.uniden.com/twiki/pub/pub...areUpdate.html or http://info.uniden.com/twiki/pub/pub...areUpdate.html, depending on your model. The changes applied in the update are noted, so you can decide whether to apply or not. Note, however, that the first step in troubleshooting any issue with the scanner typically starts with the question "Are you running the current firmware?"

[davidzimmerman]

like a dumb *** i tried to up date my scanner now i have a flashing red&blue screen cant get the scanner to work at all i did read the posts about this and still not working.

[Git-R-Done]

Any word on new updates for the 996XT mobile/desktop scanner?

[kma371]

Originally Posted by Git-R-Done

Any word on new updates for the 996XT mobile/desktop scanner?

They will announce it when there is, otherwise they don't say anything about future plans/updates

[wc8i]

Hi Kenny, My name is Bill and im in ohio, ha I wanted to ask, Im having a very hard time trying to figure out how to apply the download to my 996xt scanner, I tryed to do as they said, and did get the vup-2007 installed ok I think but could not get vu2 2007 now I seen somewere where you might have to hold the lockout and no 6 and turn on scanner for blank screen, but it does not say in the insturctions to do that? can you make it more simple for me to try, any help will be appreciated, god bless, Bill nbohioham@yahoo.com

[UPMan]

Follow the steps precisely as given at:

http://info.uniden.com/twiki/pub/pub...areUpdate.html

When you get to a step that doesn't work, tell us what that step was, and what happened.

[wc8i]

Hi, name is Bill I emailed you earlier, ha got the update, finally figured it out, thanks and take care, Bill

[andyadler]

Greetings all. I just applied the update to my 396xt, installed without issues. I notice, however, that on power up the initial splash screen reads “Uniden BCD396T" -- not "XT." Under Firmware Version, it does report 1.10. I'm assuming that the splash screen info is simply a spelling error? Second splash screen does say "Copyright 2009" etc.

Thanks!

[UPMan]

First splash screen is set by the user.

[KE4ZNR]

Originally Posted by UPMan

First splash screen is set by the user.

Whoah! Wait a minute! When I turn my 396XT on my 1st splash
screen says "KE4ZNR is soooo uber handsome" as seen here:
396XT Startup Splash Screen - YouTube
Are you trying to tell me that Uniden America does not think I am handsome?
I mean there is no way that I would do something like this myself
Marshall KE4ZNR

[UPMan]

Ah, we'd have probably made it "Māsharu-shi wa, hijō ni hansamude wa arimasen".

[KE4ZNR]

Originally Posted by UPMan

Ah, we'd have probably made it "Māsharu-shi wa, hijō ni hansamude wa arimasen".

What did you call me??? A son of a what?
To get back on topic: All you have to do to change that first
splash screen is to use a software program like Freescan and go under
"Scanner Options". Change the text in the box labeled "Startup Message"
to be whatever you want that first splash screen to say.



Write the changes back to your scanner and PROFIT!
Marshall KE4ZNR

[andyadler]

Understood about the user-configurable initial splashscreen. I guess my question is, what is the default for that first screen upon power up?

[UPMan]

Factory opening screen is:

Uniden Bearcat
BCD396XT
Digital Trunking
Dynamic Scanning

[scanningisfun]

Originally Posted by UPMan

Factory opening screen is:

Just a random question, how many scanners do you own? Yes, I know this is kind of off topic, but I have been wanting to ask that question for a while.

Jacob

[fxdscon]

Originally Posted by scanningisfun

Just a random question, how many scanners do you own? Yes, I know this is kind of off topic, but I have been wanting to ask that question for a while.

Jacob

Here is a recent thread on that:

How many Scanners do you have(or want)?



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[UPMan]

I personally own 1 at the moment (3 other scanners I had were stolen a few years ago). Right now, I have a BC125AT and a HomePatrol-1 sitting at the house that belong to the office, but no antenna for either.

I have 2 bicycles, 2 backpacks (overnighter and day pack), 3 cameras, 2 video cameras, 3 computers (including the laptop), 2 pair of running shoes...as you can see my hobby activities run to other than scanners (although I do run scanners at the house and in the car off and on...usually for testing purposes but holiday scanning can be entertaining in a schadenfreud kind of way). Like yourself, though, most of the people I work with assume I have a "radio cave" set up with more antennas on the roof than shingles (I do have one antenna up there...not connected to anything at the moment, but the mast also has the anemometer for my weather station and positioned not to cast a shadow on my rooftop solar array).

[joesheets]

Why does my 996xt show "396XT" on the startup splash screen?

[KevinC]

Originally Posted by joesheets

Why does my 996xt show "396XT" on the startup splash screen?

Because that's how you, or someone else, programmed it.