ProScan: Official Software Thread

[engine183]

I’m a member of a scanner club in the greater Cincinnati area (Monix). We are always looking for more information on scanners and programming software. Many of our members either have or are interested in PROSCAN. The software is so powerful, I’m sure it does things that we are not aware of. We were wondering if PROSCAN has a speaker’s bureau that could participate with our scanners group via Zoom?

 

[ProScan]

I will email you in reply.

I got your email. I don't think I will do this. There is a technical limitation that would require a lot of time to overcome. It also came in via web report and not initially an email suggestion.

 

[N2ICV]

I got your email. I don't think I will do this. There is a technical limitation that would require a lot of time to overcome. It also came in via web report and not initially an email suggestion.

Thanks Bob for your reply, an email suggestion was sent. Thanks!

 

[Nascar18]

Hi Bob, I got my new Dell pc up and running. I connected the SDS200 to Proscan and read from the scanner to get a favorite list in ProScan. I go and use it tonight and I can't get a com port. I try thr Proscan with my 996P2 and it was fine. I used Sentinel with the SDS200 and the com port was there and worked ok.
Any ideas!

 

[ProScan]

Hi Bob, I got my new Dell pc up and running. I connected the SDS200 to Proscan and read from the scanner to get a favorite list in ProScan. I go and use it tonight and I can't get a com port. I try thr Proscan with my 996P2 and it was fine. I used Sentinel with the SDS200 and the com port was there and worked ok.
Any ideas!

You mentioned "com port". The comm. port (or serial port) is not used with Sentinel. ProScan uses the comm. port for the virtual display, and logging.

Are you trying to read or write the favorites from the scanner or trying to get the virtual display, and logging working.. If trying to read or write the favorites, is the scanner in Mass Storage mode? Can you access the scanner SD card using File Explorer?

 

[Nascar18]

Yes, on the Mass Storage. The D drive was there also.

 

[ProScan]

Yes, on the Mass Storage. The D drive was there also.

When you click on Scanner Read or Scanner Write, do you get a dialog box like this and does the scanner show?

 

[Nascar18]

Yes, without any com port showing. Bob, where should the files be saved? It looks like OneDrive has some.

 

[ProScan]

Yes, without any com port showing. Bob, where should the files be saved? It looks like OneDrive has some.

I'm not following? 1st, no comm. port involved when reading and writting the favorites.
Do you have the Favorites Editor loaded and do you have a favorites lists opened?

 

[Nascar18]

Bob, I am going to uninstall the ProScan and re-install it. I think the One Drive was backing up the files.

 

[ProScan]

Bob, I am going to uninstall the ProScan and re-install it. I think the One Drive was backing up the files.

You never answered my questions. It's hard to troubleshoot without knowing what you're doing.
I never recommend uninstalling and reinstalling ProScan, all that does is replace the exe file.

 

[TeeJayZee]

Added - Bypass 'Frequency Out Of Range' Check option.

In what situations would this feature be activated? Can you provide examples?

 

[ProScan]

In what situations would this feature be activated? Can you provide examples?

It was a request. Someone with a hacked firmware, allowing continuous band coverage. Also may be used for scanners that ProScan doesn't support directly such as the UBCD160DN. Anyone using the UBCD160DN has to set the scanner type to BCD160DN and that model, I haven't looked it up, but I'm sure the band coverage is a little different.

 

[JamesWest]

Hello Mr. Proscan. I have a SDS-200 running with Proscan and it is an amazing combo. Well worth the $50.
My question is: I am thinking about buying a Uniden BCT15X running Close Call in my truck all the time. (I am very interested in near field transmissions) Will Proscan log the Close Call hits the same way it does with the SDS-200? All I am interested in is the frequency. I am assuming the history logging tab is basically the same? I will be using a small notebook computer.
Thanks for a great product.

 

[buddrousa]

If the scanner is connected to the PC running Proscan it will log what the scanner hears.

 

[BinaryMode]

Hello Mr. Proscan. I have a SDS-200 running with Proscan and it is an amazing combo. Well worth the $50.
My question is: I am thinking about buying a Uniden BCT15X running Close Call in my truck all the time. (I am very interested in near field transmissions) Will Proscan log the Close Call hits the same way it does with the SDS-200? All I am interested in is the frequency. I am assuming the history logging tab is basically the same? I will be using a small notebook computer.
Thanks for a great product.

Yeah, it'll work.

I have a BCD996P2 in the vehicle with Close Call on all the time and it hardly gets anything. When it does it's kinda annoying sometimes due to digital data or whatever so I have to try and lock it out while driving. And for me, I personally don't drive and use a cellphone - and try and make coffee... In other words, my hands are always on the wheel because I know it takes just a second. I even pull over to use a cellphone. I'm very paranoid about that. I've been in a car accident of no fault of my own and it's no joke. I shouldn't even be here...

So yeah, it'll work, but can be distracting at times. I even picked up someone's home Ham repeater on 1.25 meters.

I'm not familiar with the SDS line of scanners, but if they're like the P2's go to the settings and find the "Tone/Code Search" option in Close Call and turn it off. If for example it's set to NAC/CC/RAN/Area, Close Call will ONLY Close Call capture on a digital transmissions. Like wise, if it's on CTCSS/DCS it will ONLY capture analog and not digital. So with it off you get the best of both modulation schemes minus the ability to see a subcode. Whether that be analog or digital voice.

 

[JamesWest]

If the scanner is connected to the PC running Proscan it will log what the scanner hears.

Thanks. Sort of a no brainer but I just wanted to confirm before I buy the scanner.

 

[Firebuff66]

Anyone getting the message that i posted below?

Wondering if is a Pro-Scan thing or windows, I have 16 scanners remoted with Pro-Scan and it will randomly happen to any one of them. I just upgraded all of them to the newest version and that's when it started

 

[ProScan]

Anyone getting the message that i posted below?

Wondering if is a Pro-Scan thing or windows, I have 16 scanners remoted with Pro-Scan and will randomly happen to any one of them. I just upgraded all of them to the newest version ands that's when it started

I'll look at it before the next release.

 

[mrlindstrom]

Hello,

I sent an email a couple weeks ago regarding having to rebuild my PC and now I'm stuck with the "Maximum Installs Exceeded Per The License Agreement" message. Is there a way to clear that old install out of the backend as the drive in my PC failed and I can't boot that OS install any more.