CDAT file

[jimg]

Totally agree with this. The Restore Factory Defaults .. resets the settings on the scanner to the defaults .. and does not erase your data. I neglected to say that .. you then need to set up the settings as desired after as I assumed that everyone would know that. But guess I was wrong.

Only when with a computer "dummy" like me!

 

[Swipesy]

Only when with a computer "dummy" like me!

So jimg did you get it to work?

 

[jimg]

Jimg, you don't archive the Ezscan 800 software, you archive the 800 configuration. With EZScan 800 open and your configuration open, click on file and save to archive. Give the archive a name. Then close Ezsan 800. Open Ezscan 1080/1088. Click on file and then restore from archive. Restore the file you archived in Ezcan 800. Answer yes to prompts about overwriting. When file is restored to Ezscan 1080/1088 then click restore to factory defaults. Then reset your options. Lastly copy this new configuration to your 1088 SDcard.

I'm sorry, but I was unable to archive the "configuration" and then to save it and reopen in the 1080/1088 EZScan. I believe I understand the concept you've outlined, but can't get past the first step! I really appreciate your trying to help. ALSO, I'm still trying to figure out what this "S" is that keeps flashing in the same place as the "T" does. I've looked at the manual and was wondering if this means the squelch circuit (or gate) is open, and, if so, how do I get it off!

 

[TAbirdman]

jimg, Where are you having trouble archiving the 800 files you want to go into the new radio? On the very top of the program, left side click on "FILE" and then slide down to "SAVE TO ARCHIVE". Then the normal SAVE AS window opens and save the file to your desktop for example. You don't have to rename the file but you can.

 

[jimg]

jimg, Where are you having trouble archiving the 800 files you want to go into the new radio? On the very top of the program, left side click on "FILE" and then slide down to "SAVE TO ARCHIVE". Then the normal SAVE AS window opens and save the file to your desktop for example. You don't have to rename the file but you can.

When I left click on File, the "Save To Archive" does not show. Here is a list of what appears:
New Configuration
Open V-Scanner Folder
Delete V-Scanner Folder
Copy current data to V-Scanner Folder
Set V-Scanner Description
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Exit

 

[jimg]

UPDATE: Been working on this ALL DAY and finally the signal bar is fixed! After downloading the EZScan program for the 1080/1088, I updated all the firmware. I then uploaded all the scanlists from the scanner to the 1080/1088 program. I then restored factory defaults and then copied it back into the scanner. (It was a trial and error process, but that's basically the way I remember it happened--like I said been working on it all day. And, the moral of this story, in my opinion, is don't program a Whistler 1088 scanner with data from a GRE PSR 800!)

HOWEVER, I still have the symbol appearing, which I understand from reading the manual, refers to the Squelch Circuit (or gate is open) and it appears in the same place as the [T] appears when receiving a trunking system. Does anyone know how to remove this and/or should it be removed, if it can be.
I think once this remaining issue is resolved, I'll have the scanner about where I want it to be.

THANKS to all of you her on RR that have been so helpful! I really appreciate it!

jimg

 

[Ed6698]

UPDATE: And, the moral of this story, in my opinion, is don't program a Whistler 1088 scanner with data from a GRE PSR 800!)


jimg

Glad you got it worked out.

Actually you can use a file from the PSR 800 in the 1088. Take a look at post #5 in this thread, tells how to do it. I have done this with my 1080 and 1095 at times.

 

[jimg]

Did anyone want to comment on how, if I should, get rid of the "S" symbol appearing, in the same location with the "T" symbol? Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[K9DAK]

You can't... in my experience, the "S" appears when it's detecting a digital signal of some kind (say, a DMR "rest" channel)... the "T" appears when it's successfully decoding it (either a control channel or voice channel). Notice that neither the "S" nor the "T" appear when receiving a non-trunked, analog signal.

Did anyone want to comment on how, if I should, get rid of the "S" symbol appearing, in the same location with the "T" symbol? Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[jimg]

You can't... in my experience, the "S" appears when it's detecting a digital signal of some kind (say, a DMR "rest" channel)... the "T" appears when it's successfully decoding it (either a control channel or voice channel). Notice that neither the "S" nor the "T" appear when receiving a non-trunked, analog signal.

Thanks very much for the explanation. I didn't have that symbol on my GRE PSR 800 and I just wanted to be sure that this was not some kind of problem with my new WS 1088.

 

[DonS]

the "S" appears when it's detecting a digital signal of some kind (say, a DMR "rest" channel)... the "T" appears when it's successfully decoding it (either a control channel or voice channel).

Sort of.

The 'S' icon appears in place of the 'T' icon when the scanner is looking for "trunking" data but hasn't yet found it, but RF squelch is open. It applies to all trunking modes, not just digital.

It is replaced by the 'T' icon when the scanner starts decoding "trunking" data.

When scanning any kind of trunked system, the 'S' icon will appear, if only briefly, every time the scanner tunes to a candidate control channel and gets RF squelch. Normally (i.e. it really is a control channel and the scanner is able to decode data), it will be immediately replaced by 'T'.

If you see the 'S' icon more than just briefly, it means:
* RF squelch level set too low,
* tuned frequency isn't a control channel, or
* unable to reliably decode data

The 'S' icon can also appear with conventional DMR channels, because it's looking for "trunking" data.

The primary intent of the 'S' icon is to tell the user that he likely has RF squelch set too low. In some trunked systems (e.g. LTR) or when you have lots of convention DMR channels programmed, where the scanner has to cycle through all programmed frequencies, constantly seeing that 'S' icon means the system / channels are being scanned very slowly.

 

[jimg]

Sort of.

The 'S' icon appears in place of the 'T' icon when the scanner is looking for "trunking" data but hasn't yet found it, but RF squelch is open. It applies to all trunking modes, not just digital.

It is replaced by the 'T' icon when the scanner starts decoding "trunking" data.

When scanning any kind of trunked system, the 'S' icon will appear, if only briefly, every time the scanner tunes to a candidate control channel and gets RF squelch. Normally (i.e. it really is a control channel and the scanner is able to decode data), it will be immediately replaced by 'T'.

If you see the 'S' icon more than just briefly, it means:
* RF squelch level set too low,
* tuned frequency isn't a control channel, or
* unable to reliably decode data

The 'S' icon can also appear with conventional DMR channels, because it's looking for "trunking" data.

The primary intent of the 'S' icon is to tell the user that he likely has RF squelch set too low. In some trunked systems (e.g. LTR) or when you have lots of convention DMR channels programmed, where the scanner has to cycle through all programmed frequencies, constantly seeing that 'S' icon means the system / channels are being scanned very slowly.

Thanks for the detailed explanation! What can and/or should be done to correct the RF squelch level?

 

[DonS]

Turn the squelch know clockwise.

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[jimg]

Turn the squelch know clockwise.

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Will that also increase the scanning speed?