radio shack pro 2096 cable problem

[cookjames35]

hi everyone I purchased a radioshack pro 2096 scanner and bought the radioshack programming cable then bought the arc 96 programming software for downloading and storing frequencies in the scanner when I hook the cable up scanner display says cloan but when I try and upload everything to scanner it says its downloading but it does not work my guess is I'm having some kind of port problem don't know what to do to fix this also is their anything you can do about the 2096 not supporting nac codes I live in liberty ky everything here is conventional I listen to ksp a lot scanner seems to jump around without the nac any advice would be appreciated thank u

 

[ka3jjz]

Please practice grammer! Run on sentences without punctuation - very hard to read.

Did you load the drivers for the cable? Are you using the pigtail (most of the RS scanners, except for some very old ones, don't need it)?

And no there is no way to 'fix' the scanner to decode a NAC without a fair amount of changes.

Mike

 

[cookjames35]

yes I'm using the pig tail with no luck it has somrthing to do with port settings

 

[ka3jjz]

Try not using the pig tail...

 

[n9mxq]

Try a slower computer. I recently reprogrammed a Pro-96 for an old boss.. Had to use an older laptop running XP. Worked like a charm.

 

[Butelsoftware]

Don't use the pigtail and make sure you select the correct usb/com port,

Gommert
Butel Software

 

[cookjames35]

I have given up on it I don't have a computer running xp I have ttried everything don't know what else to do

 

[ermin]

hi everyone I purchased a radioshack pro 2096 scanner and bought the radioshack programming cable then bought the arc 96 programming software for downloading and storing frequencies in the scanner when I hook the cable up scanner display says cloan but when I try and upload everything to scanner it says its downloading but it does not work my guess is I'm having some kind of port problem don't know what to do to fix this also is their anything you can do about the 2096 not supporting nac codes I live in liberty ky everything here is conventional I listen to ksp a lot scanner seems to jump around without the nac any advice would be appreciated thank u

1 . BEFORE you plug the cable in open up Device Manager
2. Plug in the cable and note which com port in Device Manager it is assigned to.
3. Open your program and when you upload make sure it is using the same com port that is noted in
Device Manager.

I use Win96 and even with Windows 10 I have never had a problem programming my 96.

73

Ermin

 

[JD21960]

RS pro2096 cable

Did you look to see if the cable you're using is one of those that doesn't work with ARC96?
From their website:
Radioshack PC interface cable 20-047 or 20-546 (USB) or 20-289 (RS232) or the GRECOM USB cable
**IMPORTANT: Radioshack cables 20-048, 20-049 do NOT work with the PRO96/PRO2096

My 20-047 works perfectly with ARC96.

 

[cookjames35]

radioshack cable

yes the person i purchased it from used it on the scanner that i have but i cant get it to work

 

[FPOWLD]

I have a Radio Shack, 20546 cable CD and all that I have never used, If interested, PM me.

 

[Butelsoftware]

XP? Who told you to use XP? ARC96 will run on Windows XP/7/9/10.
If the cable came with the pigtail you have the correct cable but the pigtail should NOT be used. Make sure the drivers installed properly and the correct port is selected in ARC96.

Gommert
Butel Software

 

[cookjames35]

i have checked it is a port problem i have been trying diffirent things everytime you go to device mananger and put diffirent port still same thing wont work everyone says use port 4 but that on is being used

 

[Butelsoftware]

Select the port assigned to the cable. ARC96 only lists the available ports.

Gommert
Butel Software