Slight issue using PRE-500

[mroneeyedboh]

Finally received it and its pretty cool.
Thing is I can scan the conventional freqs fine, no problem. But the scanner doesn't scan the trunked systems. When Im scanning the conventional freqs, I never see the "T" pop up on the screen during scanning. I went into GLOB, Scan Lists and they are enabled. Now when I select the scanlists from the main menu ( where it shows the numbers 1-20 ) tha tI want to scan that are trunked, It says nothing enabled, and the number flashes.. Any idea on whats up?

 

[W6KRU]

You will learn much faster if you go in smaller steps. Posting a question that blends issues like the one above is tough to answer. The conventional frequencies will not show a T.

 

[mroneeyedboh]

I know that, I have the conventional ones working fine. But when I turn off those scan lists, and goto scan Trunked systems It doesnt work..

Or do I do something different to listen to trunked systems... thats where the problem could be

How do I scan trunked systems? They are on my scanlists from 1-8

 

[W6KRU]

I know that, I have the conventional ones working fine. But when I turn off those scan lists, and goto scan Trunked systems It doesnt work..

Or do I do something different to listen to trunked systems... thats where the problem could be

How do I scan trunked systems? They are on my scanlists from 1-8

What do you want to scan? The Anne Arundel county system?
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=187

 

[mroneeyedboh]

yes, how do I listen to the digital systems>?

It is programmed already, I just dont know how to hear it on the scanner.

 

[W6KRU]

yes, how do I listen to the digital systems>?

It is programmed already, I just dont know how to hear it on the scanner.

Maybe you just think it is programmed.:lol: Do you have a TSYS programmed with the red and blue frequencies from the system?

 

[mroneeyedboh]

haha. I had someone on the forum help me out.. Can I send you my file and you look it over?

 

[W6KRU]

haha. I had someone on the forum help me out.. Can I send you my file and you look it over?

You see what happens when you don't program for yourself? What kind of file is it?

 

[mroneeyedboh]

Its someone locally from me and has a few thousand posts... I asked for help and he did it for me without asking. I trust him... So it has to be something Im doing or maybe something is turned off, IM not sure.

Its a GR5 file

 

[fmon]

yes, how do I listen to the digital systems>?

It is programmed already, I just dont know how to hear it on the scanner.

Press 1 to enable/disable AACO.

 

[mroneeyedboh]

fmon, it is enabled..

 

[W6KRU]

Its someone locally from me and has a few thousand posts... I asked for help and he did it for me without asking. I trust him... So it has to be something Im doing or maybe something is turned off, IM not sure.

Its a GR5 file

The point is that you did not learn anything by having someone program it for you. If you would have done it yourself, you would have learned a lot about how the scanner works. Now it is just a box with a bunch of buttons. Your friend gave you a fish. Now you need to know how to catch your own. I can't do anything with a gr5 file. I use win500.

 

[mroneeyedboh]

There should be a "1" but the camera caught it as it was flashing.

 

[W6KRU]

Frank to the rescue.

 

[mroneeyedboh]

Frank to the rescue.

He's the one that helped me out. So I dont think something was done wrong. Im not INTO scanners, I just wanted to be able to listen locally. So programming isnt a big thing to me, if I had to do it myself ok. But someone was willing to help and I accepted.

 

[mroneeyedboh]

Ok so I just did it myself, and I used the RR option in ARC500 and uploaded like that and it worked fine.... Hmm. Maybe Fmon didnt load something right?

 

[Highpockets]

Ok so I just did it myself, and I used the RR option in ARC500 and uploaded like that and it worked fine.... Hmm. Maybe Fmon didnt load something right?

Ouch!

 

[fmon]

Guess what,

ARC imported all TSYS TGRP's locked out.

Open ARC500, select Talkgroup, in 6th column under Lockout.
1. Double click On cell to Off.
2. Right click the off cell and select copy.
3. Click in and hold on next On cell
4. While holding drag down through ALL talkgroups.
5. When reaching bottom, right click and select paste.

Only the Lockout column cells should be highlighted through the operation and all should change to Off.

Save file and upload to scanner.

I'm very sorry for not noticing the flaw.

 

[mroneeyedboh]

Thanks man. I apprecaite it.. I started to do it by myself, it isnt hard at all. But from you sending me that file from the get go, I understood how it has to be set up. So I do understand it now. Its good to go. Thanks I appreciate it

 

[W6KRU]

Thanks man. I apprecaite it.. I started to do it by myself, it isnt hard at all. But from you sending me that file from the get go, I understood how it has to be set up. So I do understand it now. Its good to go. Thanks I appreciate it

See? Now you're learning how to catch your own fish. :lol::lol::lol: