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For the Making the Connection article for the Freescan user guide:

Setting PC Control on the Scanner

You must set the baud rate of the serial port on the scanner. Generally speaking, setting the scanner to the fastest rate will insure the fastest transfer. These instructions and notes come from the 'Easier to Read' manual series;

On the handhelds, the Menu button is the lower portion of a rubberized button on the left of the case
For the BCD996 and BCT15, the Menu button is below the GPS key and above L/O on the left of the keyboard

In all cases, access the Menu, then (on the handhelds) turn the knob on the top of the radio to scroll to Settings. The same operation occurs if you rotate the scroll control on the 996 and 15.

• SC230, BC246

1. Scroll to Xfer Information and press E/Yes.
2. Scroll to PC Control and press E/Yes.
3. Scroll to 9600, 19200, 38400, or 57600 and press E/Yes to save and exit.

• BR330T, BCD396T, UBC3500XLT

Same as above, but skip step 1. The fastest rate these scanners can handle is 115200

• BCD996T, BCT15

You typically set the front port to match the speed used to communicate with your PC (default 115200 bps)
and the back port to the speed used to communicate with an attached GPS device (default 4800 bps). Note that
the back port is male. You may need a gender changer and a null modem adapter to use a typical DB9 serial cable
from the rear port.

1. Scroll to Set Serial Port and press E/Yes.
2. At Set Baud Rate press E/Yes.
3. Scroll to Set Front Port and press E/Yes.
4. Scroll to Off, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 and press E/Yes to save and exit.
5. Scroll to Set Rear Port and press E/Yes.
6. Scroll to Off, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 and press E/Yes to save and exit.
7. Press Menu twice to return.