Problem with Pro 96 com
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rhicks6000
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Someone might be able to help if you describe the problem
mikey60
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What problem are you seeing?
Keep in mind that Pro96Com will only work with 9600bps P25 control channels. It will not work with Motorola 3600bps control channels, or EDACS control channels.
Mike
n0lqt
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OK, I'll assume that the USB link cable works with WIN96 to program the scanner. First check the Com Port in the Program Configuration dialog of Pro96Com. Be sure it is set to the same port as you use for WIN96. Next, find whatever control chaannel you are going to decode. Manually step or goto that channel until you hear the data stream and you see the percentage of packets the radio is decoding correctly on the bottom line of the display. Plug in the USB cable to the PC Interface plug on the side of the radio (not the headphone audio jack on top) and press, PGM, FUNC, PGM, PGM. Yoiu should see a screen on the radio that looks like this:
V-Scanner
PC/IF Port
***IN USE***
CLR to EXIT
On the main program screen, click on the "Data Read from Radio" button down at the bottom of the screen. If you were decoding data before going into the data dump mode on the radio, you should see a percentage of packets decoded listed as "Receive Rate", I believe it is now displayed on the righthand edge of the program screen in the newer versions of the program. (Version 1.6.10 released 06/24/08 is the latest version unless Mike did something this weekend I haven't read yet) If you don't, then the most likely culprit is your Com Port Settings in the program.....
mikey60
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1.6.10 is the latest, although there is a 1.7.0 in beta testing, and should be out soon.
Please note that the ***IN USE*** line will appear once you press the Read Data button, before that it reads something like "Remote Mode" (I don't have my Pro-96 handy at the moment)
Also, with the USB cable, you have to do the keypresses without the cable plugged into the radio. Make sure you tune in manual mode to the control channel you want to monitor, then press the PGM-FUNC-PGM-PGM key combination. Plug the cable into the radio, and click on the Read Data button, you should see data being decoded.
Mike
mikey60
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You followed the procedure in my last message correct?
In Pro96Com, go to the Edit Menu, and select the Decode Configuration option.
Make sure that the scanner type is set to Pro-96/Pro-2096 and that the Com Port is set correctly.
On the scanner, disconnect the cable, and when scanning Press PGM, then FUNC, then PGM twice. You should see the message on the scanner screen that was in the previous message.
Plug in the cable to the scanner and click on the Read Data from Radio button. If the system is a P25 9600 bps control channel system, you should start to see data.
Mike
seamusg
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When you hold on the Control Channel, what is displayed on the bottom line of the scanner?
mikey60
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Well, that confirms that it is a 9600bps system... And following the procedure I gave you earlier didn't work?
Mike
mikey60
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Exactly what led up to this error message?You must me using Windows Vista. I'm having the same problem.
Mike
mikey60
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Ok, I'm just trying to figure how when that occurs so that I can try to fix it.
Mike
The drivers work fine. I use them on PROSCAN
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