Thanks to all again but I tried this yesterday for 4 1/2 hours and got nothing into the scanner but bank one . I just don't understand why they don't make it simple if they want someone to buy the scanners .
John
John, it is easy. You're probably confusing yourself, overthinking it. Before getting everything you want to hear in the scanner how and where you want it I would take a little time to better understand your radio.
Easier to Read Pro-106/197/PSR500/600 Digital Scanner Manual
First, read the manual thoroughly. This radio does not have any banks. It is object oriented meaning everything you store in it is an object. You can organize scannable objects into scan lists. There are 20 regular and 2 special scan lists. Once you get accustomed to that you'll find it much nicer and more flexible than the channels and banks method. Don't begin with importing anything. I would perform a reset, erase everything. Then manually enter a conventional frequency and manually program a talk group and trunk system. Anything, you won't be keeping it anyway. When the scan list setting comes up a new object will go in list 1 by default. You can press select and the arrows to choose which scan list you want the object in. Doing this will help you get familiarized with the radio, how things are organized and what the options are. You'll also quickly discover how tedious it is to program all these things with the little keypad. Now, on the the software. The first thing you may want to do is download from the radio. You can then see how the items you put in manually are arranged in the software. You have access to everything, frequencies, trunk systems, talk groups, delay, LED color, bandwidth, and which scan lists those scannable items can be included in.
Once you get the hang of it then you can set it up how you want.
Changing scan lists is done a little differently in these programs. Some have check boxes for each list you want "on" and others you type in the field to toggle the list on and off.