Programming Digital Scanner
GRE/RS 500 object programmer. I Guess is that what you mean? new to scanners. I need Bibb Co Ga SO, Macon PD
First of all, we have the same radio; however, the software that came with your radio is not the software needed for programming it.
In my opinion, I believe Win500 is the friendliest software for programming this radio. Yes, you can program this radio through the
rather narrow viewing screen that comes with manual programming, but you won't be able to see the bigger picture of how things are arranged inside your radio.
Win500 allows you to expand you view of what is actually programmed. If you decide to manually program your radio, here is a video to help. Although this video shows someone programming a Radio Shack Pro106, it is the exact same chassis as the PSR 500.
How To Program the PRO-106 Digital Trunking Scanner - YouTube
I have looked at the various "conventional" and "trunking" listings for your county. Luckily, you aren't faced with programming a large P25 trunking system that is shown in this video.
If you downloaded the information, you need to have two main things for trunking to work: a) a TSYS or trunking framework; b) the associated talk groups or channels associated with each system.
On the follow page, you will see both "conventional" frequencies at the top of the page and various trunking system at the bottom:
Bibb County, Georgia (GA) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
When you click on the Macon-Bibb county trunking system, you have "system frequencies" at the top and the associated talk groups below. Both of these need to be entered into your radio.
So, please, tell me whether you are wanting to manually program this system or use Win500 or other programming software. I am assuming you have programmed the provided USB cable to function as a conduit between PC and radio.
Here is an easier programming manual for your radio. Please, review the video and browse over some of the information here:
Here is the easier guide:
Easier to Read Pro-106/197/PSR500/600 Digital Scanner Manual
Here is a view of what the programming software looks like. On item 8, you can see how there are trunking systems at the top with associated channels or talk groups below. This is a detailed example of how to program using software.
WIN500 - UtahRadio
PS:
How did you program your radio via download?