BC-796d Cloning problem.

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Thesnowdog

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Trying to clone a BC796d to another, I keep getting ERROR message. All connections are tight, I am doing procedure properly, and still keep getting the ERROR message.
Booklet that came w/ scanner not too helpful in the troubleshooting dept. Any suggestions or ideas?? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
 

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Thesnowdog said:
Trying to clone a BC796d to another, I keep getting ERROR message. All connections are tight, I am doing procedure properly, and still keep getting the ERROR message.
Booklet that came w/ scanner not too helpful in the troubleshooting dept. Any suggestions or ideas?? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

What kind of cable are you using? You may need a null modem cable, check manual.
 

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I'm pretty sure I'm using proper cable. I'm not too well rehearsed on cable, but I'm using the same cable as I would for my computer, whick works fine.
 

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Thesnowdog said:
I'm pretty sure I'm using proper cable. I'm not too well rehearsed on cable, but I'm using the same cable as I would for my computer, whick works fine.

If your using just the cable that you use from scanner to computer, you need a null modem adapter, it shows a picture in the manual that plugs into one end of the cable to one of the scanners.
 

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If you programed the first scanner with the computer, you have software and the cable, why don't you just program the second scanner the same way, with computer.
 

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If all else fails, Butel ARC 250 has a free backup available from their website. If you backup the programming on the scanner that you want to copy, you should be able to dump it onto the other scanner.
 
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