FreeScan User Guide

Welcome to the FreeSCAN user guide. This document is designed to help the newcomer install and navigate FreeSCAN, which is designed to work with the Uniden DMA scanners.

Getting Started

The following scanners are compatible with FreeSCAN:

• SC230, BC246T, BR330T, UBC3500XLT, BCD396T, BCD996T, BCT15
• BC346XT, BCD396XT, BCD996XT , BCT15X
• UBCD996T,UBCD396T, UBCT15

Installation and Connections

• Making the Connection

• Installing and executing FreeSCAN
  • Under Windows (2000, XP, Vista and Windows7 Supported)
  • Under LINUX (Version .7G and earlier only)

Command Line Options

• FreeScan Command Line Options

Pulldown Menus

From left to right, the graphics above represent the following;

• New File
• Open File
• Save File
• Print File
• Create System
• Create Site (trunking only)
• Create Group
• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Upload to Scanner (Ctrl-U or select from the Scanner pulldown menu)
• Download from Scanner (Ctrl-D or select from the Scanner pulldown menu)
• Virtual Control (Shift+F1 or select from the Scanner pulldown menu)

File

• Import
  • From FreeSCAN
  • From UASD
  • A paid subscription to RadioReference is required to use the following features:
    • RadioReference Conventional
    • RadioReference Trunked
  • From BuTel Applications
• Export CSV
• Statistics
• The Print Screen

Edit

• The Edit Pulldown
• Using EZ-Grab
• Freescan and Quick Key Processing
• Create/Edit System
• Create/Edit Site
• Create/Edit Group
• Create/Edit APCO Bandplan
• GPS Functions/View in Google

Scanner

• Upload Programming to Scanner
• Download Programming
• The Virtual Scanner Interfaces
• Set Scanner Options
• Band Plan Editor

Tools

• The Tools Pulldown

View

• The View Pulldown

Common Questions and Answers

• The Freescan FAQ
• Shortcut Keys
• FreeSCAN Tips
• Entering GPS Coordinates