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| + | If you do not understand concepts behind [[Rebanding]], where current public safety trunked frequencies will shift downward to avoid mixing their services with Nextel, please see the indicated link for an excellent article by Paul Opitz of Uniden on the subject. | ||
Uniden has developed scanners - the first was the SC230 - which did away with the traditional definition of a 'bank'. Instead, the concept of a virtual memory plan called Dynamic Memory Allocation (or [[DMA]] for short) was introduced. If you have problems understanding DMA, the following is suggested reading; | Uniden has developed scanners - the first was the SC230 - which did away with the traditional definition of a 'bank'. Instead, the concept of a virtual memory plan called Dynamic Memory Allocation (or [[DMA]] for short) was introduced. If you have problems understanding DMA, the following is suggested reading; | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 19 October 2008
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.
Contents
Getting Started
The following scanners are compatible with FreeSCAN:
Installation and Connections
- Installing and executing FreeSCAN
- Under Windows (2000, XP and Vista Supported)
- Under LINUX
Download Data to FreeSCAN
- Import functions
- From FreeSCAN
- From Uniden Advanced System Director (UASD) files
- Using EZ-Grab
- A paid subscription to RadioReference is required to use the following features:
Viewing Data in FreeSCAN
Creating and Editing Data
- The Edit Pulldown
- Create/Edit System
- Create/Edit Site
- Create/Edit Group
- Create/Edit APCO Bandplan
- Rebanding
Exporting Data
Controlling the Scanner
Common Questions and Answers
Appendix
If you are new to scanning in general, or have been away from it for awhile, things have changed considerably. Many terms and abbreviations are used throughout this document. Anything in blue or underlined is a link, which should take you to another article to explain or refine the reference. However, we also have a Glossary which lists many more terms and abbreviations. Some Common Conventional Programming Questions are also listed in the link.
In addition, the concept of trunking is key to programming these scanners effectively. If you are not comfortable with the subject, the following is suggested reading;
- Trunking Basics
- tutorial article on trunking PDF file
- Common Trunking Programming Questions
- Trunk System Types This handy chart, courtesy of Scan Control, outlines the various trunk system types and how they relate to the system types used in Uniden scanners.
If you do not understand concepts behind Rebanding, where current public safety trunked frequencies will shift downward to avoid mixing their services with Nextel, please see the indicated link for an excellent article by Paul Opitz of Uniden on the subject.
Uniden has developed scanners - the first was the SC230 - which did away with the traditional definition of a 'bank'. Instead, the concept of a virtual memory plan called Dynamic Memory Allocation (or DMA for short) was introduced. If you have problems understanding DMA, the following is suggested reading;
There are many new features to the DMA scanners; the Uniden manuals are generally considered to be rather poorly written. It's highly suggested that the appropriate Easier to Read manual be downloaded and kept handy, particularly if you are new to this style of scanning;