Pro-106 Init'ing after upload

[baybum]

Wanted to see if anyone else has this problem.
I'm using WIN500.
When I upload a change to the 106, it goes into "Init" mode. (hit any key to continue)
All previous programming is gone. I have to restart the scanner and the software, then I can upload my P500 file.
This doesn't happen EVERY time, but about every 3rd or 4th time.

The changes I make are minor, maybe a new frequency, or changing a priority or locking out a channel.
I make the change in the program, upload it to the scanner, and POOF!, it's wiped out.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[JoeyC]

I have uploaded to my PSR500 hundreds of times, and YES, after every 4 or 5 uploads it will FAIL and you have to hit a key and retry. Hitting a key reboots the scanner but I have never had to restart the software. I'm guessing that it is memory issue, but really don't know. As long as its recoverable, I'm satisfied.

 

[nebulous88]

Wanted to see if anyone else has this problem.
I'm using WIN500.
When I upload a change to the 106, it goes into "Init" mode. (hit any key to continue)
All previous programming is gone. I have to restart the scanner and the software, then I can upload my P500 file.
This doesn't happen EVERY time, but about every 3rd or 4th time.

The changes I make are minor, maybe a new frequency, or changing a priority or locking out a channel.
I make the change in the program, upload it to the scanner, and POOF!, it's wiped out.

Thanks,

Mike

I've seen this exact same thing happen with my 106. Very random...sometimes I can go 6 or more uploads without it happening...other times it will only occur once every 2 or 3 uploads.

 

[baybum]

I can get past it also...but it's not normal. My Pro-96 never did it.
It's especially frustrating when I'm doing it remotely, and am not home to reboot the scanner.
I'd be interested to hear if there is a fix for this.

 

[smason]

I had this problem with my PSR600, someone in that forum recommended putting the scanner into program mode first, just push pgm, then uploading.
It's been working great since then.

 

[baybum]

I'll try that, thanks.

 

[exdep]

Did that work ?? in program mode? I try to add more scanists and i lose everything... yea im a rookie! Im frustrated but learning slowly but surely!

 

[hoser147]

I had a incident yesterday while building a file. Win500 locked up. Every other program that was open was fine. Still dont know why it did it, but as I enter freq's to the scanner I always keep the info Im working with and just give it a different ver #. I downloaded from the scanner after restarting Win500 and finished adding the programing. First incident Ive had using both Win96 and Win500.

 

[PHOENIX_SCANNER]

Same thing happens for me, every now and then.

 

[baybum]

Pressing PGM before uploading seems to work OK.
My tests are not 100% conclusive as I have only done 3 uploads since receiving the advise that smason gave us.
I'll try a few more tomorrow and report back.

 

[SOFA_KING]

Not to jinx myself, but I have been Win500 blasting my PRO-197 several times a day for several days now and I have not had any problem (knock wood...salt over shoulder...etc.). And these files are huge! I wonder if its more of an operating system issue. What OS are you all using? Vista??? Win XP Pro here and no issues yet. Even Monitor / Control works good.

Phil

 

[baybum]

I have XP-Pro.

 

[PHOENIX_SCANNER]

I am xp pro sp3, and it does it still , every now and then.

 

[baybum]

Try the PGM key thing over the next few days and report back...as will I.

 

[smason]

XP pro here, it used to happen about every 4th upload. Hasn't happened since I started hitting pgm first.

 

[hoser147]

XP here I will give the PGM key a try .........

 

[jfab]

Maybe its an XP thing? I have Vista and I have never had this issue....

 

[DaWeav]

I know I have uploaded several times after various channel treaks on the XP computer, and it never did what you discribed here. I have the Radio Shack USB Programming Cable and driver version 2.04 which Windows automatically loaded when I attached it a week or so ago.

Different situation, but I noticed that when I uploaded the same data file to my PRO-106 via the Windows XP computer that it took less than 10 seconds, but on my Vista computer it took more than 15 seconds.

So, I went to the USB chipset manufactures site for my Radio Shack USB Programming Cable, and downloaded the latest non-WHQL certified driver and installed it manually on my Vista computer. Since then, Vista is just as fast as XP now doing and upload to my PRO-106.

In my case it was a driver issue. So, maybe you have a simular problem with the serial port driver causing your issue too.

 

[Forts]

Not to jinx myself, but I have been Win500 blasting my PRO-197 several times a day for several days now and I have not had any problem (knock wood...salt over shoulder...etc.). And these files are huge! I wonder if its more of an operating system issue. What OS are you all using? Vista??? Win XP Pro here and no issues yet. Even Monitor / Control works good.

Phil

Same here. I've done a ton of uploads on my desktop using WinXP as well as with my laptop (running Win2K) and I've never seen this problem. Very odd!