tfr said:
can anyone give me a quick step-by-step dummy guide on how to get started tracking an EDACS system with UniTrunker? I think I have clicked through every possible option, but to no avail.
Hi tfr;
I like the title. You're not alone. Someone else asked this same question. Try these steps ...
Getting Started
A program group will be added to the Start menu. To run the program, click on the taskbar, select "Start" -> "All Programs" -> "Universal Trunker" -> "UniTrunker". The program should start promptly. You will be greeted by a brief (1 to 3 seconds long) copyright notice followed by the main screen. Press "F1" to refresh the screen. At the top of the screen it should say "OFFLINE (Use Options menu to turn decoding ON)".
As the "OFFLINE" message suggests, the program will NOT start decoding right away. You will need to specify the "signal source". This could be a sound input (such as microphone or line input) or Hamcomm style data-slicer connected to a serial port. For first time users, I suggest using the Windows default WAVE audio input (usually the microphone input) for signal input (this can be changed).
So ... you've got the program running, but not decoding. Here are the steps to configuration. From the program's main menu, select [O]ptions to see the options menu. From there, select [C]onfigure. Verify that the Configure menu is set like so ...
Signal Input = Default Sound Input
Voice Radio = none
Sample Rate = 44100
Ignore the other settings for now. Press Alt-S to save (which also takes you to the main menu). Press "O" to return to the options menu, tab over to the "Decoder is OFFLINE" field and press the space bar to turn it Online. Press Alt-S to save.
The program should begin decoding. If after a minute on a known good signal - you do not see any results on screen - return to the options menu and change the signal polarity from "Normal" to "Inverted". Press Alt-S for this change to take effect.
Note: signal polarity becomes automatic in the next beta.
Tyytor said:
networked moto system when i change sites it thinks that it is a new system and and i have to hand enter the frerquencies should it find them on its own and get the same system info with out haveing to hand enter it.
Is this for Unitrunker? Post some details and we'll get it sorted out. When you switch sites (same system) on a good 100% decode ... the program can quickly detect the change and switch gears so to speak. In some cases it may erroneously add the control channel to the former site before realizing that the signal is now coming from a different site. At that point it will switch to a new site and begin populating channels under this new site. You'll have to manually clean up any cruft accidentally added to the former site. Once the new site is known ... switch gears becomes much easier. The program can actually back-out the erroneous changes and leave your data intact.
-rick