PRO 2096 After ARC96 upload, won't scan.

[imjohnd]

The PRO 2096 was working ok and scanning the limited number of freqs I had manually loaded.

I purchased ARC96 and retrieved several banks of freqs from RadioRef.

After uploading that data to my scanner, the scanner will no longer scan.

I can open the squelch all the way and there's no static noise (volume all the way up.)

I programmed banks 0 through 5 and 0 blinks but doesn't move on, even though the screen says, "Scan up . . . "

I'm new to programming the scanner other than manually, but trying to learn.

If I press PROG, I can step through the channels and they are loaded with the freqs I selected in ARC96.

Not sure where to go from here.

Any help appreciated.

John

 

[RICHPERK]

Hello,

You might check to ensure all of the channels are not locked out. Just a thought, have a good day.

 

[imjohnd]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
That's what I originally thought, that the channels were locked out.
I initialized the scanner and went back to ARC96 and used "Unlock all channels" and re-uploaded.
No change.
I also went through "Clearing locked-out frequencies" in the manual and it didn't show any to be locked.
I do appreciate the suggestion.
John

 

[WA2E]

Have you selected manually or through software banks 1 - 5?

 

[imjohnd]

If selecting manually all the uploaded frequencies are present and there is noise on the FM channels (that I can squelch out). No noise on the CT channels, which is to be expected?
When I scan (with all banks active) only one bank blinks and it says its scanning up; however I've had it on most of the day and there hasn't been any activity on any channel and that bank is usually quite active.

 

[dste]

You probably have an invalid frequency programmed. Hit MANUAL and look at what you have entered. Try going to program mode and re enter the frequency by hand and it may "round off" to a more valid entry for the radio. If it doesn't start scanning - look just before or after it stops when you press MANUAL..

The scanner will only work with certain exact frequencies but the software may let you get around the "round off" the scanner uses to protect it's self.

 

[imjohnd]

***** SOLVED *****

Thanks dste,

That was it (finally.)

I manually stepped through the channels and compared the frequencies to RadioReference.com and most were off (not much, but enough.)

Not sure what happened since I originally imported into them ARC96 from RR and uploaded them to the scanner. (My first time to use RR and ARC96)

I reinitialized the scanner and redid the import/upload and it's working fine now.

Thanks a million.

John