For the GPS I had to set it to 4800. The lowest for UASD is 9600.
I opened the scanner long ago and jiggled the ribbon with no change.
Just attempted connecting with FreeSCAN using a different serial>USB adapter and it finally made a connection. At least the scanner is usable now remotely.
Great, I was readying a reply when you added in that you were able to get freescan working at least!
I always forget about UASD software as I never used it for the 996T and they never release an XT version so I was not aware of its 9600 baud limitation.
I'll still open my 996T here in a few and see if I can find something that may be worth trying.
Do you by chance own one of the RH-96 remote heads? Now may be the time to purchase one!
Just to clarify, none of the keys work now?
Does the radio still enter the Function mode when you press the scroll wheel in?
Is the radio getting the proper 12 volts? I've never tried running one on low voltage to see how they behave so maybe checking the wall wart for 12 volts may be worth a check if you have a meter.
I'd imagine the wall warts that come with these scanners may be subject to the same bad capacitor problem that affected tons of computer motherboards. I would think you would notice it with dim backlights though but maybe not if they are powered by a lower voltage regulator.
edit: I always figured the supplied wall warts where regulated. Mine is marked at 13.8 volts but it puts out 18.1 with no load so clearly not a regulated supply.