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
• UBCD996T,UBCD396T, UBCT15

NOTE: A new version of FreeScan has recently been released, based on the .net framework.
This user guide is now in a bit of flux, as images may be from version .7g. However all
functions should remain fairly close.

Installation and Connections

• Making the Connection

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

Pulldown Menus

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

• Create New Scanner Profile
• Load Scanner Profile from disk
• Save Scanner Profile to disk
• Print Screen (not yet available)
• Download from Scanner (Ctrl-D or select from the Scanner pulldown menu)
• Upload to Scanner (Ctrl-U or select from the Scanner pulldown menu)
• Virtual Control to Scanner (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 NOTE: Not available for version .8

Edit

• The Edit Pulldown
• Using EZ-Grab
• Create/Edit System
• Create/Edit Site
• Create/Edit Group
• Create/Edit APCO Bandplan

Tools

• The Tools Pulldown

Scanner

• Upload Programming to Scanner
• Download Programming
• The Virtual Scanner Interfaces
• Set Scanner Options

View

• The View Pulldown

Common Questions and Answers

• The Freescan FAQ
• Shortcut Keys
• FreeSCAN Tips