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1. ox m Be B Sa E 2 ERR 4 Eieea o sm 6 F 2B x Hi FRS channels GMRS channels MURS channels CB channels Air_ CAP Emer 462 5625MHz 04625875 462 5875MHz Off Off 0462 6125 462 6125MHz Off Off 0462 6375 462 6375MHz Off Off 0462 6625 462 6625MHz Off Off aljon ejajn ja 0462 6675 462 6875MHz Off Off of Sa oer In this screenshot you can see that the GMRS channels group has been assigned to QuickKey 2 but it has the Lockout parameter set so will not be scanned The group CB channels has not been assigned to a QuickKey but has the Lockout flag set Group QuickKeys are set in the Group Editor Select SETUP _ Groups in the menu to setup group names QuickKeys and lockout flags To indicate that groups are empty E is displayed in the systembrowser ARC15 Software User Manual 200 44 2 14 1 QuickKey EasyPick A ARC396Pro for Uniden BCD396T Profile C adsl testsupersys pfl File view BCD396T Edit Internet Setup Help QuickKeys i Genel Buncombe Co CONY S Buncombe CoCONY G 5 a C test2 Q1 m General System Parameter C test2 Q 1 System Name Buncombe Co CONY 16 Justify I Asheville MOT Q 2 E ius M0 Asheville MOT 0 2
2. System File Stores a single system with all related parameters system settings including systemname systemtype QuickKey and website group settings channel data either frequencies or trunk id s and related channel parameters Profiles A profile stores a list of system filenames A profile is just a list of shortcuts to System files that can be loaded in one single operation instead of opening each a system file individually When you open a profile all system files that are stored in that profile are opened So a profile does not contain system data data is only stored in system files You can view profiles by using the Profile Creator FILE _ Profile Creator Or you can open them as text file in Notepad Creating a new profile There are several ways to create a new profile 1 Manually open all the systemfiles that you want to store in a profile Every systemfile is added to the systembrowser Use File Save Profile or File Save Profile As to store and create a profile 2 Profile creator see next item With this utility you can browse your harddisk for systemfiles mem extension The system files can be dragged and dropped into the profile 3 read data from the scanner into the software and select FILE _ SAVE PROFILE AS Saving a profile will automatically save your systems ARC15 Software User Manual 200 40 2 12 1 Viewing a Profile Profile Creator The Profile Creator makes it easy
3. System Voice Analog Last Updated 04 11 2004 16 53 Changed Site 003 Hits 243 Latest News Update Posted on 2004 04 11 16 34 02 SMR TRS Provider System Frequencies cy em a e O a o EE im ST Bhi ae ein otc Pelt bo MAO on ia 7 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 23 Return to ARC15 and in the Trunk frequency editor click the right mouse button and select paste frequencies and all frequencies are pasted in the grid a A ARC246 software for Uniden BC246T o xi File View BC246T Edit FCC Help QuickKeys Show Overview SYSTEM E New System 1 General Trunk System Parameters Trunk Frequencies Group Group2 Group3 Groups Groups Groups Group Groups 9 Group3 9 Group10 7 Paste Frequenies Delete Cut Line Copy Line Paste Line Clear Selected Lines Insert Line Remove Selected Lines E asyFill Shift Channel Up From fi gt Shift Channel Down Step 125 x Go Fill Down Default path for files JD arc246development ARC24bnew data 1 80read K Duplicates are automatically removed Paste Frequencies will also filter out ctcss subtones ARC15 Software User Manual 200 24 2 3 6 Setting Up groups in a system After a new system is created you can setup the groups that belong to that system In the systembrowser select Edit groups from the right mouse button menu Setup Enable Groups g
4. aie Click System Folder icon to setup System parameters o Group2 A r s Group3 Click Blue Group icon to program frequencies or Trunk id s o Group4 Groups Systems are stored in individual files o Group6 pai Systems can be combined into profiles when you rou open a profile all systems stored in that profile are Groupt0 automatically loaded Click QuickKey Overview button to see your QuickView configuration You can use drag and drop to move systems or groups into other QuickKeys Use QuickSave to store all your systems In SystemBrowser use right mouse click for the SystemBrowser Menu Latest BCD396T Firmware 1 08 07 Double click the red text and the software will open the firmware download website at www uniden com ARC15 Software User Manual 200 55 2 19 Opening Importing UASD files ARC15 can open or import UASD files For your convenience you can also import a batch of UASD files for easy conversion into ARC15 file format Open a UASD file In the system editor select FILE _ OPEN SYSTEM change the File Of Type to UASD open Bx Look in a data gt e ex E Se testi ae _ closecallprob Ci testdata History conv problem Ci testdata 74 l convproblem 1 v103_396formattest _ foldertest C vctest Desktop l framcois Ci vhfuhF J Francoisopenproblem CI wayneproblem_gk ee _Jreadproblem Neer gee lreadproblem2 l sendproblemisossa 180rea
5. 200 35 The software will automatically fill the selected range using the data at the top of the selected range Fill Series Fill series only works in the tag column It will look for number information in the tag and auto increase the number in ascending channels Example Channel 10 contains the tag UHF Channel 431 0400 0000 0400 0500 0400 1000 0400 1500 0400 2000 0400 2500 0400 3000 0400 3500 0400 4000 0400 4500 0400 5000 Highlight the 0400 0000 0400 4500 0400 5000 channels where you want to copy the data to UHF channel 431 UHF channel 432 UHF channel 433 UHF channel 434 UHF channel 435 UHF channel 436 UHF channel 437 UHF channel 438 UHF channel 439 UHF channel 440 UHF channel 441 2 10 Other Options ARC15 Software User Manual 200 36 PL DPL Column You can directly enter a CTCSS or DCS tone The software will auto correct your entry Tones that are entered and have a decimal are considered CTCSS tones Tones without a decimal are DCS tones Tips You can scroll the list with subtones by using the and keys Shift _ spacebar will scroll down ARC15 Software User Manual 200 37 2 11 Using the GPS options To setup GPS based scanning click the GPS tab Here you can enter latitude and longitude information For your convenience ARC15 has a built in DEG lt gt DMS format converter ARC996PRO software for Uniden BCD996T File Edt view BCD996T Setup Inter
6. 84 5 4 4 Emergency PRO VERSION lt PICTURE gt The emergency tab is used to enter important Trunk talkgroup id s When these id s become active the software will automatically set the volume to the selected setting ARC15 Software User Manual 200 85 6 RadioReference Database import ARC15 can import conventional frequencies trunk system settings and talkgroup id s directly from www radioreference com RadioReference is the largest and most accurate scanner database in the world For information about the database check out http www radioreference com modules php name RR IMPORTANT To use the Radioreference import option you must subscribe to their services only 7 50 90 days IMPORTANT you must allow the ARC software to access the internet through your firewall port 80 only Without access the import option will not work If the radioreference com import option does not work check the following e Make sure your username password is valid Go to www radiorefence com and logon to check your username password are valid e Open a web browser and go to this website http www radioreference com apps xml sl 1 Enter your username and password and when accepted you will see a list of US States If you are not accepted contact the Radioreference com administrator e You must subscribe to their service see http www radioreference com e Disable your firewall if this restores access to the database you m
7. A system can only hold 20 groups Systems can also be added in the Group Editor Setup _ Groups click the active option for groups you want to add to a system You can also click the G button in the group toolbar VA ARC396 software for Uniden BCD396T O x File Edit View Options BCD396T Setup Internet Help QuickKeys PHIX DOIA gt gt B Fo ld s4 o New System 1 Group SEBO ZSGletlIiagixi oh Bw o Group2 Group3 GroupName Gou 6 Okey None I LockOut Group Group4 Groups Group1 Group2 Group3 Group4 Groups Group6 Group Groups Groups Group10 Group6 o Group o Group8 L Out CTCSS DCS Tone L Out ATT Alert Alert Level Group3 Group10 A New System o Group1 o Group2 o Group3 o Group4 o Group5 o Group o Group Groups o Group9 Group10 System Group ARC15 Software User Manual 200 26 Delete a Group from a system Open the Group Editor Setup _ Groups and uncheck the active option for groups you want to remove from a system WARNING If there is data is stored in that group data is lost when active is unselected You can also use the right mouse button menu FA ARC396 software for Uniden BCD396T ee AmE File Edit Yiew Options BCD396T Setup Internet Help QuiokKeys Show Ovewiewl gt lk DOIA gt gt B HO do ae New System 1 p pena s BOI Z Glasa liU AIXI H KAA fGroupgj roupg Group R
8. Grp Active Name Q key L O Grp Active Name O key L O 1 owt de Noe n die r 2 Wome ds ee fe nr C er 3M Groups j Mern oan E i Me r 1 eE h fer a e E e r s mps eee s C i eA r s eE p fee n E e r 7 eb pper v e sed r s oe f fer s C i e r s eE pfer e E e r 10 Groupto None r orf Me r Groups Names EasyFill Name QuickKey Select All Clear All Center 0 Clear All Cancel DeSelect All Default Justify Left _Go Copy In Name Ok In this window you setup Groups First select the groups that you want to add to the system This is done by clicking the active box A system can store a maximum of 20 groups Important Only data of active groups is stored in a systemfile If you disable groups the data from that group is lost Per group you can set a groupname a Quickkey and the Lockout flag Changing number of channels In the main channel editor use the C and C toolbar buttons to increase or decrease the number of channels per group ARC15 will automatically adjust the number of channels when data is pasted in a group Empty channels are not sent to the scanner and will not waste scanner s memory space ARC15 Software User Manual 200 25 2 3 7 Adding and Deleting groups from a system Add a group to existing system Once a system is created you can also add new groups using the system browsers right mouse button menu Add Group
9. Oak Co 10896 MATA 2183 887 D 63PINTEROP Patch to Oakland County TAC 1 688 3232 cal D MONCOM Mason Oceana Newaygo COM Mutual Aid 1162 48a D State EOC District 2 North 1211 4bb D EMMD1 District 1 1212 4bc D EMMDS District 3 2166 876 D EMMD2 District 2 2167 877 D unid EOC testing 3112 c28 D EMMDS District 5 3113 c29 D EMMDE6 District 6 6039 1797 D unid EOC testing 1008 3f0 D STATAN Statewide District 1 1009 3f1 D STATAS Statewide District 3 2006 7d6 D STATWW2 Statewide District 2 3005 bbd D STATAS Statewide District 5 3006 bbe D STATAS Statewide District 6 4003 fa3 D STATW Statewide District 7 6003 1773 D STATWS Statewide District 3 Clear Split in Columns E z Copy Selection to Clipboard Edit Columns I Remove lines containing this string I Replace string by I Remove lines NOT containing this string T Line must contain number of at least 2 digits Import From Clipboard Tia I Number must be dividable by 16 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 73 Final step is to highlight areas in the grid that we want pasted into other software in this example we highlighted the column with trunk id s and when you click Copy Selection to Clipboard you can paste that into ARC15 D TrunkCatcher C 2004 BuTel software The Netherlands 0 7BETA x File Edit AE 4 5 je z Ja 9 4 1b0 D MEPSS Patched to 155 865 MHZ in the UP E D 584 D 82
10. category will be imported as a group therefore you can only import 20 categories per system You can now select Create System or preview the frequencies first by clicking the Preview option State ca California 7 F Statewide Agency California State University CSU x View Agency County Select County 7 View County Categories Frequencies SubCategory Category Subtone Callsign 453 12500 Fresno Public Education 156 7 WPMK366 453 OE Fresno Public Education WPKGB83 159 09000 Police Humboldt Public Education WPKY917 154 92000 CLEMARS Humboldt Public Education 0 0 WYU985 470 71250 Police Dispatch Long Beach Public Education 203 5 WPL 289 464 92500 Police Long Beach Public Education 503 D WPAJ290 464 52500 Police Events Long Beach Public Education 203 5 WNYJ906 ong Beach Public Education M 462 01250 Long Beach Public E ducati 114D WPLW648 5 ong Beach Public Education M 464 77500 Long Beach Public E ducati 503 D WPLW648 ong Beach Public Education MM 469 83750 Long Beach Public E ducati WPKR589 i ong Beach Public Education M 469 96250 Long Beach Public E ducati WPKR589 omona Public Education v M 151 49000 Pi Public E ducati WNYG823 4 gt Select All UnSelect AII View Map CallSign required Preview Frequencies Systemname CaliforniaStateU System QuickKey X Create System Done ARC15 Software User Manual 200 88 In the preview wind
11. edit box is shown light blue background Use enter to store the data or Esc to leave the edit box To edit existing data use the space bar to enter edit mode F2 Double click shows edit box pressing F2 or double clicking a cell will show the edit box Display suggestions list the software automatically builds a list of all tags that where entered in the past this option will show a popup list showing all tags that match the characters that you type in When you click on the tag in the suggestions list the tag is automatically copied in the grid Below is an example of the suggestions list CTCSS DCS a j wulon an eco po Copy frequency to name column If the name tag cell is empty the software will copy the frequency to the name column and adds MHz ARC15 Software User Manual 200 59 I Enter moves focus to next line and Frequency Column Enter moves focus to Name column I Automatically Show Edit box Double Click shows Edit Box 7 Edit Box has AutoComplete Display suggestions list Enter moves focus to next line and frequency column when pressing the enter key the focus will be set to next line and frequency cell Enter moves focus to Name column pressing the enter key will move the focus to the name column next to the frequency id cell not available for Race systems Automatically show edit box in the grid a edit box is shown light blue background Use enter to store the d
12. for County selection Enter your Username and Password and press CONNECT The software will now try to setup a link with the database IMPORTANT you must allow the software to access the internet through your firewall port 80 only Without access the import option will not work ARC15 Software User Manual 200 90 Once connected to the database you can browse States Counties and Systems to get the trunk system frequencies and Trunk ID s from the database You can use the VIEW options to preview the data per State County or System To import data select at least one site and one group with talkgroup ID s Next press Create System and a new system will be added to your systembrowser Control Ch Only when you select this option the software will only import control channel frequencies and the software will automatically enable the Control Channel Only mode for the selected system Motorola Type 2 systems only ARC15 Software User Manual 200 91 6 4 Radioreference Options MV Use Tag Filtering for Group and Channel Tags MV Automatically Remove Spaces from Channel Tags V Do not modify tags smaller than 16 characters 1 Use Tag Filters This option uses an external file to automatically filter replace text tags You can edit the file in notepad and define your own filter rules Locate tagfilter txt and open in notepad here are some filter examples East E West
13. onto the clipboard Go to TrunkWebCatcher and press Import from Clipboard the software will now copy the data into the grid Refine the data using the filter options Either save to disk or use Copy To Clipboard to paste data into other applications you simply highlight the area in the gird that you want to export The save option saves the entire grid Save ARC15 Software User Manual 200 65 TrunkWebCatcher can save data in the CSV format Excel can read CSV format files Please note that in the beta version the entire grid is saved not the selected area Columns setting By default the software assumes the first part of the lines that are imported are trunk id s If the data you copy has more columns you can increase this setting so data is split into more columns The space is used as separator Just play with this setting to get the best result Columns can always be combined or removed General Importing large text from a website increases the possibility that data is lost by the filters try to import text from a website that is grouped and has the same layout ARC15 Software User Manual 200 66 Filters Because trunk id s are normally just numbers WebCatcher can not tell the difference between an id and other data Therefore you must use filters Experiment with these filters As long as data is not copied back onto the clipboard you can always go back to the original data by using
14. quickkey 4 System 3 System Quickkey 7 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 System 4 System Quickkey 7 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group quickkeys only work within a system and can only be set when that system is active So in example above selecting group quickkey 1 in System 1 will enable group 1 group 2 and group 3 of system 1 The groups in System 3 and 4 are not assigned to a group quickkey and will always be scanned if related system quickkey 7 is enabled ARC15 Software User Manual 200 11 2 Using and understanding the memory channel editor ARC15 includes the most versatile memory editor available on the market Unlike other software packages you can use ARC15 without a scanner connected The main editor screen layout is divided into two panes the left pane is called the system browser and the right pane is called the channel editor For your convenience Windows style toolbars and right mouse click menus are available This section describes most options available in the memory editor in order to use the full power of the editor it is important that you read this section carefully The editor does not require that a scanner be connected The memory editor has a clear layout MENU QuickKey Menu Editorbar Toolbar ARTI 3 6T for Jniden BC246T Profile D arc246developi ent ARC246new datai 180readi 180read pi File Edit ievg Options BC246T Setup FCC Help Quic
15. step The software will automatically calculate the frequencies for the selected channel range Example Frequency is set to 88 000 MHz step is set to 50 kHz and channel range is 1 100 If you select APPLY the software will program 88 000 in channel 1 88 050 in channel 2 88 100 in channel 3 etc ARC15 Software User Manual 200 30 Fill series for the TAG option you can also set the fill series option Fill series will search for a number in the tag and use that number to calculate the tags in the selected channel range Example in the tag box the tag is set to Police 1 The channel range is set to 1 100 If fill series is selected the software will automatically program Police 1 in channel 1 Police 2 in channel 2 Police 3 in channel 3 etc See also section 2 9 The number of characters of the tag box is shown in blue ARC15 Software User Manual 200 31 2 7 Using the clipboard In the memory editor grid you can use the standard Windows clipboard options In the toolbar shortcuts are available for cut copy and paste options You can also use the keyboard shortcuts CTRL C CTRL X and CTRL V Use these options to paste data from other applications like Excel Cut Copy Paste B gt B Cut Copy Paste Line An additional clipboard option is available that will automatically select entire lines Cut line copy line and paste line To use these extra options click any cell of a memory channe
16. this is set to 3 a line containing 12 04 04 could be a date will be removed Look at the website and increase this number if possible to get better results for Motorola systems Number must be dividable by 16 Most Motorola typ2 trunk id s are dividable by 16 Check this option to improve results for mot 2 id s Remove String this option scans the whole grid and simply removes the string you enter For example if every line contains WFM or FM for mode setting enter WFM and this info will be removed from the grid strings are case sensitive Replace String instead of remove scan the whole grid and replaced the entered string strings are case sensitive Filter tips Motorola Type 1 type 1 ID s normally have the format nnn nn To make sure the lines contain a Type 1 id use a filter ARC15 Software User Manual 200 68 Detailed Description and sample how to use the TrunkWebCatcher Screen copy of a website showing trunk id s tags we want to import Mutual Aid Intersystem Talkgroups DEC HEX Mode Display Description 432 i1bO D MEPSS Patched to 155 865 MHZ inthe U P 2180 884 D 820911 Wayne County Metro Detroit Mutual Aid Interagency 2182 886 D 63PMATA Patch to Oakland County Old Oak Co 10896 MATA 2183 887 D 63PINTEROP Patch to Oakland County TAC 1 688 3232 cad D MONCOM Mason Oceana Newaygo COM Mutual Aid State Police Emergency Mgmt Division Talkgroups DEC HEX Mode Dispio Descr
17. to create a new profile a profile is a collection of system files A systemfile can be used in more than one system Important Since a profile only stores the location of a systemfile and NOT the actual data be careful when you move mem files into different folders AR 3 d New Volume x System Files a D5 SM arc246development Arlington MOT mem Asheville MOT mem Brook Park MOT mem Broward Cnty MOT mem Broward Cony mem Buncombe Co CON Cambridge MOT met Clark County MOT m EQARC246new Coral SpringsMOT me Dade Conv mem Dade EDACS mem Dade Fire EDACS me Dallas Cony mem Add Profile Created 5 Use Mouse Drag and Mop to build a new profile D are246development ARC246new data test mem D are246development 4RC246new dataAsheville MOT me D are246development ARC246new data Brook Park MOT m D arc246development ARC246new data Broward Cnty MOT D are246development ARC246new data Broward Conv mem Remove Selected files Clear All Open Existing PFL Close Clean Up Save Profile Use the drive and folder navigation to locate system files mem files The lower part is the contents of the profile You can drag and drop system files into the profile Double clicking in the System Files section will copy a system file into the profile You can use Shift amp CTRL buttons to make multi selections in the System Files list box ARC15 Softwar
18. 0 use Auto gt 148 0 150 7875 NFM 12 5 150 8 161 995 NFM 5 C Rule9 From 1445000 To 146 0000 use Auto gt 162 0 174 000 NFM 125 174 00 215 95 WFM 50 Rule 10 From 144 5000 To 146 0000 use Auto 216 0 224 980 NFM 20 225 0 399 950 AM 50 400 0 956 000 NFM 125 1240 1300 NFM 25 Apply Cancel Ok Here you can modify the behavior for a frequency range Rules must be enabled before they are used by the software The bandplan is stored and remembered Rules are applied from top to bottom rules can overlap In this example the software will select FM instead of NFM for the 400 0 500 0 MHz range and 144 500 146 00 range For your convenience the default bandplan is shown in Auto mode this is the bandplan that is used in this editor you program exceptions to the standard bandplan ARC15 Software User Manual 200 54 2 18 Instant Firmware Updates Notification ARC15 can automatically check for Firmware updates To enable this option start ARC15 and click on a group in the systembrowser In the menu select SETUP _ SOFTWARE OPTIONS and click the GENERAL TAB Select the option Check for Firmware Update and now close and restart ARC15 If you run firewall software you must allow ARC15 to access the internet If newer firmware versions are available you will see a flashing warning EN ARC396 software for Uniden BCD396T F loj x Fie view BCD396T Internet Help QuickKeys
19. 4 2 Quickkey Overview 14 3 Groups per Quickkey 14 4 Group Quickkeys preset 14 5 System quickkeys preset 15 Uploading data in the scanner 16 Import Export data 17 Software Bandplan 18 Instant Firmware Updates 17 Open Import UASD files 18 Linking Maps to a System 19 Opening Importing UASD files 20 Linking maps 21Programming global lockout frequencies 22 Customizing the editor 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 12 2 12 2 13 2 14 2 14 2 14 2 14 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 WebCatcher and TrunkWebcatcher 3 1 Using WebCatcher 3 2 Using TrunkWebCatcher 4 Scanner Configuration parameters ARC15 Software User Manual 200 2 5 Virtual control 5 1 Keyboard shortcuts 5 2 Resize Display 5 3 VC minimized 5 4 PRO Extra options 5 4 1 History logging 5 4 2 Recording 5 4 3 Log settings 5 4 4 Emergency 6 Radioreference Database Import Option 6 1 Conventional Systems 6 2 Map 6 3 Trunk Systems 6 4 Options 7 Misc items 7 1 Troubleshooting RS232 communication problems 7 1 1 Set Check communication settings 7 1 2 Check your cable 7 1 3 Other serial devices 7 1 4 Serial USB drivers 7 1 5 Use ARC15 autodetect 7 1 6 Comm error 8018 7 2 revision history 7 3 connecting scanner audio ARC15 Software User Manual 200 3 1 INTRODUCTION ARC15 is a Windows software package for easy programming and controlling the Uniden BCT1
20. 4 QuickKey 5 QuickKey 6 POLICE EQC Buncombe Co CO Ashville Air AVL Buncombe Co CO Buncombe EMS Buncombe Co C QuickKey QuickKey 8 QuickKey 9 Local Mise Fregs Buncombe Co C QuickKey 0 No Key Assigned Systems using this QuickKey Fort Worth MOT Fort Worth MOT Buncombe Co CONV Ft LauderdaleMOT Ft Lauderdale Fort Worth MOT Ft LauderdaleMOT test6 Use Mouse Drag and Drop to re organize your systems Cancel Ok The select dropdown list will only show Quickkeys that are assigned to a Quickkey You can drag and drop groups into group quickkeys The overview also shows all the systems that are assigned to this System Quickkey You can simply use mouse drag and drop to move systems groups into quickkeys ARC15 Software User Manual 200 48 2 14 4 Enabling disabling Grou uickkeys FA arc396Pro software for Uniden BCD396T a oJ x Fie view BCD396T Internet Setup Help QuickKeys _Hide _Overview General Location New System 1 New System 1 o Group1 rm General System Parameters o Group2 System Name New System 1 0 Justify Group3 Groups None gt EasyPick QuickKey GKey Overview _Status Groups Groups System Type Conventional 7 9 aoup Path Filename Groups Groups Groupto System Website Open WebSite m System Options T Lockout System T Data Skip Channel Delay Time 2 x Seconds System Hold Time 2 4 gt Se
21. 5 E asyFick QuickKey w OKey Gerview test3 0 2 EE H E DadeFireEDACS Q 3 m e Conventional DAS 7 test5 a4 allay abil alae lic We Walp ally ales als alte i Path Filename PQ Fort Worth MOT Q 5 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 lt ro FtLauderdaleMOT O 5 C ads Buncombe Co CONV mem 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 e a System Website 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 allas Cony 7 Garland MOT a6 Leer BO Si0 52 Saad SS S6 SA S099 C test a6 iia ie ski 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 ol Close Call 0 7 T Lockout System I DataSB 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 Ei test Q 7 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Arlington MOT Q 8 7 Brook Park MOT a8 3 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Channel Delay Time Broward Conv 0 8 Okey Free Qkey Used by Single System 420 Broward Cnty MOT 0 8 System Hold Time jo Okey Used by Multiple Systems Cambridge MOT Q 8 5 Buncombe Co CUNY Clark County MOT Q 8 Apco25 Threshold 5 Fort Worth MOT Cook Cony Q 8 Group OKey s that are enabled 5 Ft LauderdaleMOT aM Coral SpringsMOT 0 8 Viv2MV3M 45 B test6 Dade Cony 0 8 H E Dade EDACS a 8 test9 0 8 Default path for files 10 Dallas MOT Q 9 Crad j test10 0 9 Nationwide CONY 0 0 test 0 0 7 Add System Group To set a system Quickkey you can select the Quickkey number from the dropdown list For you convenience ARC15 shows which System Qkeys are free and displays an overview off all s
22. 5 System requirements e Windows XP Win2000 e Minimum display resolution settings VGA 800x600 e Display must be set to SMALL Fonts e Free serial port comi com16 or USB to serial converter or USB 1 cable ARC15 Quick Start Reference Install the software 1 1 Enter the registration information 1 2 Connect the scanner to the PC 1 3 Setup the RS232 serial communication port number and baudrate using auto detect 1 4 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 4 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IMPORTANT YOU MUST ENTER A VALID REGISTRATION CODE TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE SOFTWARE THE REGISTRATION CODE IS SEND TO YOU BY E MAIL IF YOU PURCHASED ONLINE OR IS IN THE CD BOX DO NOT LOSE THIS INFORMATION YOU NEED IT FOR UPDATES Software limitations Important Information Screenshots in this manual were taken from various software packages ARC 996 ARC 246 ARC 330 ARC 396 ARC15 can open 200 systems at the same time Per system you can open 20 groups Per conventional system you can store 5000 frequencies Per group both trunk and conventional you can program 25 channels If you want to program more than 250 frequencies in a conventional system use extra groups to store the frequencies The BCT15 can only store 250 channels in a trunk system ARC15 can store more channels but the BCT15 will not accept more than 250 channels Empty channels are not sent to your scanner so they do not waste space in sca
23. ARC15 for BCT15 User Manual Version 2 00 lt C gt 2008 BuTel software The Netherlands all rights reserved www butelsoftware com ARC15 Software User Manual 200 1 Contents 1 Introduction and quick start reference 1 1 Software Installation 1 2 Enter registration information 1 3 Connecting the scanner to your PC 1 4 RS232 port setup 1 5 USB information 1 6 Explanation of System and Group Quickkeys 2 Using and understanding the ARC15 editor 2 1 Reading data from the scanner 2 2 General hints and tips for using the editor 3 How to build a new system 3 1 System parameters 3 2 Adding a site to a trunk system 3 3 Trunk System parameters 3 3 1 Motorola VHF UHF info 3 4 Programming trunk frequencies 3 5 Pasting Trunk frequencies from a website 3 6 Setting up groups in a system 3 7 Adding and Deleting Groups 3 8 QuickSave 4 Default Data 5 Sort data 6 Easy Fill 7 Using the clipboard 8 Copy Move Swap banks channels 8 1 Copy Move Swap memory channels within a system 8 2 Copy Move Swap memory banks within a system 8 3 Copy paste groups between systems 8 4 Copy paste systems 9 Fill Down Fill Series 10 Other editor options 11 Using GPS option 11 1 Finding latitude and longitude data 11 2 Find latitude longitude based on US street address 11 3 Find latitude longitude based in area zip code 12 Understanding how data is stored in ARC15 12 1 Viewing a Profile create a profile 13 Organizing QuickKeys 14 1 QuickKey Easypick 1
24. Add System Site Group Sites you can only add sites to trunk systems ARC15 Software User Manual 200 15 2 3 1 System Parameters Click the New System line in the systembrowser to open the system parameter editor EN ARC396 software for Uniden BCD396T 10 x Fie View BCD396T Edit Internet Help QuickKeys i General A New System E New System 1 Group1 m General System Parameter Group2 System Name A New System 12 Justify Group3 Group4 None x o Okey Overview Group5 n z p System Type Conventional 7 Group6 Group Path Filename Groups eT Group9 oun System Website Goto RadioReference com Open WebSite ew System Toup Sust Group2 System Options Group3 T Lockout System I Data Skip Group4 Group5 ae Channel Delay Time 2 z Seconds Groups System Hold Time eo Ao o Seconds Group3 Group10 Apeo25 Threshold Auto x fe Group QKey s that are enabled Miz M3s Mams Me M7r Ms Mamo _AllOn AIO i Default path for files D are246development SRC24bnew data a0 System Group First enter a unique name in the System Name box Select the System Type depending on the systemtype extra tabs are shown to setup trunk system parameters If the system is a conventional systems you can program a quickkey to assign a quickkey to a trunk system you must use the Site editor Website enter a website with information a
25. C911 Wayne CountyMetro Detroit Mutual Aid Interagency 886 D 63PMATA Patch to Oakland County Old Oak Co 10896 MATA 887 D 63PINTEROP Patch to Oakland County TAC 1 688 cal D MONCOM Mason Oceana Newaygo COM Mutual Aid 48a D State EOC District 2 North 4bb D EMMD1 District 1 4bco D EMMDS District 3 876 D EMMD2 District 2 877 D unid EOC testing c28 D EMMDS District 5 c29 D EMMDG District 6 1797 D unid EOC testing 3f0 D STATAN Statewide District 1 3f1 D STATAS Statewide District 3 7d6 D STATW2 Statewide District 2 bbd D STATAS Statewide District 5 bbe D STATAS Statewide District 6 fa3 D STATA Statewide District 7 1773 D STATWS Statewide District 3 Import From Clipboard Unda Clear Split in Columns E p Copy Selection to Clipboard Filter Edit Columns IV Line must contain a number I Remove string I Remove lines containing this string I Replace string oOo by oOo I Remove lines NOT containing this string I Line must contain number of at least 2 digits P Number must be dividable by 16 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 74 You can do the same for the display column TrunkCatcher C 2004 BuTel software The Netherlands 0 7BETA E3 File Edit Patched to 155 865 MHZ in the U P Wayne County Metro Detroit Mutual Aid Interagency Patch to Oakland County Old Oak Co 10896 MATA Patch to Oakland County TAC 1 688 Mason Oceana Newaygo COM
26. CN information consult the database at www radioreference com If the LCN s are not correct you scanner cannot track the system properly ARC15 has a powerful option to paste frequencies from popular websites like www radioreference com see section 2 3 4 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 21 2 3 5 Pasting frequencies from a website While setting up trunk systems you have probably spent a lot of time typing over frequency lists ARC15 has a new paste option that will do this for you First locate a website with trunk frequency information in the sample we use a trunk system website found at http www radioreference com modules php name TRSDB amp sid 3352 We want to copy the frequencies from this website into ARC15 The Radio Reference Homepage The Trunked Radio Information Database Microsoft Internet Explore File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help Bak gt amp A Bsearch Favorites BWHmedia lt 4 B Si a Address http www radioreference com modules php name TRSDB amp sid 3352 Go Links Norton Antivirus od SCANNER SJMASTER Your Complete Reference Source 4 RadioReference com RR Recommends Welcome butelsoftware US gt Multiple States gt Multiple Counties NEW So f Subm Guillera Communications Inc System Metairie VA FL MI LA System Name Guilera Communications Inc Location Metairie YA FL MI LA County 4 counties System Type Mo
27. In the systembrowser you can copy paste groups Click on the group you want to copy and select the right mouse button Select Copy Group Next select the system where you want to paste the data and select Paste group in the right click menu IMPORTANT you can only copy paste groups that are the same system type So for example you can not copy a Motorola group into an Edacs system etc 2 8 4 Co aste systems In the systembrowser you can copy paste systems Click on the system you want to copy and select the right mouse button Select Copy System Next select Paste System and system will be added to the systembrowser ARC15 Software User Manual 200 34 2 9 Fill Down Fill Series The Fill down and fill series options are used to copy the same data into a range of channels Fill series will auto calculate ascending numbers in text tags see examples below This example will show fill down Channel 10 contains Trunk OFF Delay Time 4 seconds and Record ON 0400 0000 0400 0500 0400 1000 0400 1500 Frasnnnannanannnannnnnad We want to copy this data to channels 11 20 first you must highlight the channel range 0400 0000 0400 0500 0400 1000 0400 1500 0400 2000 0400 2500 0400 3000 0400 3500 0400 4000 0400 4500 0400 5000 0400 0000 0400 0500 0400 1000 0400 1500 0400 2000 0400 2500 0400 3000 0400 3500 0400 4000 0400 4500 0400 5000 ARC15 Software User Manual
28. MHz I VHF High 137 0 174 0 MHz VHF High 225 0 320 0 MHz I UHF 400 0 512 0 MHz 7 800 900 Band 806 0 956 0 MHz AllOn Read From Scanner i 7 Close Open Save Use the Open and Save options to store configuration settings on disk ARC15 Software User Manual 200 78 5 Virtual Control Basic amp Pro version ARC15 includes a virtual control option basic and pro version Virtual control shows real time scanner display data and you can operate the scanner from your PC keyboard using smart shortcuts You can also control the volume and squelch settings ARC996 irtual Control PRO a CFB Borden 150 2450MHz Giga 150 2450 SUB HODE Balad VOL SOL Bul Volume Squelch Special options Use right mouse click on F button to toggle the FUNCTION option on off MONI Monitor opens squelch conventional mode only MUTE mutes audio ATT toggle attenuator on off When close call is enabled Virtual Control will automatically display the found frequency You do not need to press a key to display close call hits ARC15 Software User Manual 200 79 5 1 Virtual Control Keyboard Shortcuts When using your scanner under virtual control your PC keyboard has shortcuts to options in the BCT15 PC Keyboard button Function M Open Close Menu Esc escape Open Close Menu Arrow buttons up down left right Browse Menu H Hold Resume scanning searching S spacebar Scan Hold scann
29. Mutual Aid EOC District 2 North District 1 District 3 District 2 EOC testing District 5 EMMD6 District 6 EOC testing Statewide District 1 Statewide District 3 Statewide District 2 Statewide District 5 Statewide District 6 Statewide District 7 Statewide District 6 Import From Clipboard Urda Clear Split in Columns 4 z Copy Selection to Clipboard Filter Edit Columns IV Line must contain a number I Remove string I Remove lines containing this string I Replace string sd by I Remove lines NOT containing this string T Line must contain number of at least 2 digits T Number must be dividable by 16 Apply ARC15 Software User Manual 200 75 Finally there may be websites that do not show descriptions that will fit your scanner here is an example of using TrunkWebCatcher option to make shorter descriptions In the Description column you see for example Statewide District you can replace this by STW DIS or what you like TrunkCatcher C 2004 BuTel software The Netherlands 0 7BETA File Edit pa 1b0 D Patched to 155 865 MHz in the U P 2180 584 D Wayne CountyMetro Detroit Mutual Aid Interagency 2182 556 D Patch to Oakland County Old Oak Co 10896 MATA 2183 887 D Patch to Oakland County TAC 1 688 3232 cad D Mason Oceana Newaygo COM Mutual Aid 1162 48a D EOC Distr
30. Out List Read From Scanner Read from Scanner reads all Lockout frequencies that are stored in scanners memory Send to Scanner if you added new frequencies to the list use this option to update the active lockout frequencies list Adding frequencies type in the frequencies and press the Add button After you entered all frequencies you want to lockout press the Send to Scanner button or the Add To Scanner button Add to scanner will not clear the existing list in the scanner it will only add the new frequencies Deleting a frequency from the list first read data from the scanner then tick the frequencies you want deleted from the list and click Send to Scanner ARC15 Software User Manual 200 61 3 1 Using WebCatcher for importing frequencies from internet websites ARC15 can very easily import frequencies from any website e Start the ARC15 software e Open you internet browser and open a website displaying frequencies you want to import example http www trunktracker com e In your browser highlight the area you want to import ELC York Microsoft Internet Explorer lolx File Edt View Favorites Tools Help e gt Ala a alp wo Back Fonyvard Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Address ja http www trunktracker comstates ny html e Go NEW YORK State of New York Metro 21 System New York City Ericsson EDACS Frequencies Port Auth
31. RS channels GMRS channels MURS channels CB channels Air CAP Emer ron ii 1 462 5625MHz IRN Broward Cnty MOT 2 04625875 462 5875MHz Ot Ort i Ptr MOT 3 04626125 462 6125MHz Ot Ott 4 0462 6375 462 6375MHz Ot Ot Fort Worth MOT 5 04626625 462 6625MHz Ot Ot Senate 6 04626875 462 6875MHz Ort Of a Garland MOT g i Garland MOT In this sample screenshot you can see that Nationwide CONV has system Quickkey 1 assigned and Group CB channels has Group QuickKey 4 assigned within the system Press Hide to remove the QuickKeys from the systembrowser ARC15 Software User Manual 200 43 Within a system you can lockout groups these groups will not be scanned even when the assigned Quickkey is selected To indicate that groups have the lockout flag set a L is displayed in the systembrowser File Edit View Options BC246T Setup FCC Help QuickKeys _Hide Overview 3 Nationwide CONV O FRS channels GMRS channels MURS channels CB channels ArcA Emergency Freqs MED channels NPSPAC Tactical PO Broward Cnty MOT amp Broward Cnty MOT EM Fort Worth MOT Fort Worth MOT Pt Ft LauderdaleMOT Ft LauderdaleMOT P0 Garland MOT Galand MOT A ARC246T for Uniden BC246T Profile D arc246devyelopment ARC246new datai foldertestitestphi
32. W North N South S Police PD Fire FD Tactical Tac uu nN ror So East will be replaced by E etc The character will be removed You can define up to 1000 rules to filter text 2 Remove spaces tick this box if you want the software to automatically remove spaces form group and channel names 3 Do not modify if the tag is 16 characters or less the software will not modify it since it fits the available space ARC15 Software User Manual 200 92 7General information and troubleshooting 7 1 Troubleshooting communication problems In case of communication problems you can use the information in this section to troubleshoot communication problems 7 1 1 Set Check scanner communication settings Switch on your scanner verify the scanner is enabled for RS232 serial communication Press MENU select Xfer Information PC Control and select 57800 and press E to store this setting 7 1 2 Check your cable The BCT15 comes with a special serial cable Connect the cable directly to your PC serial port 9 pin male connector If you use extra cables remove them and connect your scanner directly to your PC Also check cable is properly plugged in the scanner 7 1 3 Other serial drivers If you also use the serial port for programming your PDA PALM POCKET PC or mobile phone GSM there may be resident software that constantly polls the serial ports Disable any PDA mobile phone programmi
33. ar If the mouse is moved over a toolbar button a help text is shown giving a brief description of that button The editor bar changes as you move the mouse in the editor grid if you click on a column the editor bar will show the right edit options You can edit data both in the editor bar or directly in the editor grid Tip In the Frequency trunk ID and Name column you can enter edit mode by pressing F2 or double clicking a cell 2 1 Reading data from the scanner After setting up the communication you can start to use the memory editor Because there is probably already some data in your scanner it is a good start to first read the data from your scanner From the main menu select BCT15 _ Read Data Tip you can also use the toolbar button or press F5 A new window is shown x Systems Stored In Scanner O2 System2 L LTR 03 Alameda County WwW LTR r Read Data 04 Crystal Communic LTR O Pead Al Systems 0s LTR System Alame LTR Os Pacific Gas amp El LTR C Read Selected System O7 testsubtoon Conv I Add Systems to Browser Select Al Unselect au Delete Al Delete System s OK a CD The software always starts with reading system information from the scanner This information is required to read data from the scanner If the software fails to read data correct the problem and press Connect To BCT15 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 13 You can read all systems or selected
34. ased scanning oe bs DEG C DMS Groups E Groups x Latitude 51 662334 513944 40 DDMMSS ss Paste Geo Group6 E Group JE Longitude 4 845657 0045044 37 DDDMMSS ss Show Map o Groups E i Groups JE Range 05 Xj Miles Clear Groupio E New System 2 r Find Latitude Longitude for USA street address 6 sites amp Sitel Street patterson x S4 Site2 City dayton F Site3 amp Sites State OH ki Group sgos Group2 E i Group3 E Zipcode Clear Groups E g mi Latitude 39 7557 Accept oS Longitude 84 18742 oe Show Map toup ti Groups E Groupio E Add System Site Group In the GPS tab enter a street city and State Press Find and software will try to find the latitude longitude information for that street If the street background is green the street name was found You can omit the street name in that case longitude and latitude are the center of the selected city town Preset streets The street input box has the 20 most popular streets pre programmed 2 11 3 Find latitude longitude based on zi Enter the US zip code and press Find ARC15 will show latitude longitude of center of zip code area Show Map for your convenience ARC15 can open google maps based on latitude and longitude information ARC15 Software User Manual 200 39 2 12 Understanding how data is stored in ARC15 In ARC15 data is stored in a system file or in a profile file
35. ata or Esc to leave the edit box To edit existing data use the space bar to enter edit mode Double click shows edit box pressing F2 or double clicking a cell will show the edit box Autocomplete when you type in a subtone the software will show a suggestion press enter to accept the suggestion In the sample below 20 was entered and the software automatically completed this to 203 5 Press enter to accept the suggestion CTCSS DCS 1 145 650 Albany FD a j j fm ja Suggestions list when you type in data the software will show a popup window showing the CTCSSS and DCS tone that match the data you entered Click the required subtone to copy it into the grid Below the user entered 20 and the software displays a popup showing possible CTCSS and DCS subtones Click the tone in the popup to set that subtone Use Esc button to hide popup CTCSS DCS Tone L Out 145 650 Albany FD 20 a COPS MO elcome Select from list or use double click spacebar to scroll up the list TIP Use omir 1_SP 4 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 60 2 22 Setting up global lockout frequencies During custom and service search you can lockout frequencies These frequencies are stored in the global lockout frequency list Select SETUP _ SEARCH L O FREQUENCIES to edit these frequencies FS Global L 0 Frequencies x Add Frequency Add o 0144 0000 o 0145 0000 o 0146 0000 Select All UnSelect All Add To Scanners Lock
36. bout this system Pressing Check Site will open the website This website link is stored in your system file System options set the system options refer to BCT15 user manual for information If the new system is a trunk system additional parameters must be set click the trunk system parameters and trunk frequencies tab to setup this data IMPORTANT before you start programming trunk id s you must first setup the correct system type to avoid problems during data upload ARC15 Software User Manual 200 16 For your convenience the system browser shows unique icons per system type A ARC246T for Uniden BC246T Profile D arc246devyelopment ARCZ46new data 180readitest phi File Edit Yiew Options BC246T Setup FCC Help QuickKeys Show Overview os 9 te A 3 0 Conventional Group 4 M Se x Sle LI Group2 Group Group2 Group3 Group4 Group5 Group Group Groups Group9 Group10 8 Sa S B Bi ost me Ses tw By a z a Group3 Groups o Group5 Groups r Group Groups L Out CTCSS DCS ToneL Out ATT Alert Step Enter frequency or trunk id Use lt ENTER gt to jump to next channel In this screenshot a conventional Motorola Edacs and a LTR systems are loaded ARC15 Software User Manual 200 17 2 3 2 Adding sites to a trunk system After a new trunk system is created y
37. channel You must know at least one frequency used in the trunk systems AND the channel number assigned to that frequency The step is normally predefined for the frequency range Example If the system you want to program uses a frequency 425 250 step 25 kHz and the channel number assigned to that frequency is 402 then you must program Base 425 250 Step 25 Offset 402 Because you know the step and channel number you can also use different settings in the table below all given examples of base step offset will have the same effect Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Frequency 425 250 425 200 420 000 430 200 Step 25 25 25 25 Offset 402 400 380 600 The offset channel has a range of 380 600 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 20 2 3 4 Trunk frequencies Click the Trunk frequencies tab to enter or paste trunk frequencies ARC996PRO software for Uniden BCD996T SIE xt File Edt View BCD996T Setup Internet Help QuickKeys Overview E New System 1 Group Group2 E Group3 E Groups E Groups E Groups Z Group 7E Groups E Groups JE Groupto HE B RN New System 2 BC sites Groupto HE Add System Ste Group For Edacs and LT systems the LCN number must be entered Motorola systems do not use LCN information If you do not enter a LCN number the software will automatically use the channel numbers as LCN For L
38. conds Apco25 Threshold Auto ba fe Group QKey s that are enabled VMiv2M3aM4ahM5hMEM7 Ma Mg o _AllOn AlOff 4 gt Default path for files Add System Group a You can preset the Group Qkeys on off status Tick the group Qkeys that you want to enable If the quickkey background color is red this means the quickkey is used by a group but not enabled ARC15 Software User Manual 200 49 2 14 5 Enabling disabling System Quickkeys PSsystem Quickkeys x r System Quickkeys Preset Status Systems assigned to Okey 24 Vi M263 M4 M5 Mew Me MS Mo Onl LO oer Vuh 2h Bh ais Mie M17 mis mig mio On 0 KA D2 m23 hahah 2 M27 2 M2 20 _On Of Da manra Manas M9037 M380 33 30 _On o Pa Cara Ca Ma C4 Mar 4s Mag 40 _On Off raya 5h 55 Oe 57 ss 59 50 Onf or Me MezMes Cea Ces Mes Mer Mes Mes co _On Of Cama zas Ce Cw Cw C7 7 _On Of Ms me me m oe Ce Ce Os Ose Meg oso _On Of Canna ma nms Oe Oa M9 99h 90 On OF Green background One or more systems are assigned to this QuickKey Move mouse over System QuickKey to see systems assigned to that quickkey AutoEnable Okeys Cancel You can select which systems quickkeys are enabled Quickkeys with a green background are assigned to one or more systems By moving the mouse over the system quickkey number the software will list all systems assigned to that quickkey Auto enable will enable all quickkeys that are assigned to
39. d My Computer Gz My Network P You can now browse for UASD files Import a UASD file Select FILE _ IMPORT _ UASD FILE and browse for the UASD file To change the default directory for UASD files select SETUP _ SOFTWARE OPTIONS click on FOLDERS tab and set the default folder for UASD files Batch Import UASD files You can easily import all UASD from the default UASD folder select FILE _ IMPORT _ UASD BATCH IMPORT This will import all files stored in the default UASD folder To change the default directory for UASD files select SETUP _ SOFTWARE OPTIONS click on FOLDERS tab and set the default folder for UASD files Import of UASD race systems is not supported ARC15 Software User Manual 200 56 2 20 Linking Maps to a System Not available in current release ARC15 Software User Manual 200 57 2 21 Customizing the editor You can customize the editor select SETUP _ SOFTWARE OPTIONS Software Setup Customize Editor General Folders Ya YoY L pu y Enter moves focus to CTCSS column Conventional systems only Automatically Show Edit box P F2 Double Click shows Edit Box I Enter moves focus to CTCSS column Enter moves focus to next line and Frequency Column JV Automatically Show Edit Box JV F2 Double Click shows Edit Box Display suggestions list T When entering new Frequency copy frequency to Name column I Enter moves focus to next line and Freq
40. d Oak Co 10896 MATA 887 63PINTEROP Patch to Oakland County TAC 1 688 cal MONCOM Mason Oceana Newaygo COM Mutual Aid Police Emergency Mart Division Talkgroups HEX Mode Display Description 48a State EOC District 2 North 4bb EMMD1 District 1 4bc EMMD3 District 3 876 EMMD2 District 2 877 unid fea EOC testing c28 EMMDS District 5 c29 EMMD6 District 6 1797 unid EOC testing Statewide _Talkgroups HEX Display Description STATAN Statewide District 1 ooo ooo0oo0oOo In this particular case the website already has a column called Display Because your scanner can only show a limited number of characters for the tag the data from this column can be used to import into ARC15 The grid also shows a long description but scanners cannot store that You can save the file with the long description to csv format for later reference ARC15 Software User Manual 200 72 You can use filters to remove unwanted data although the grid can be easily used to copy data into your scanner software In this example lines without numbers were removed D TrunkCatcher C 2004 BuTel software The Netherlands 0 7BETA x File Edit 2 1b0 D MEPSS Patched to 155 865 MHZ in the U P 2180 884 D 82C911 Wayne CountyMetro Detroit Mutual Aid Interagency 2182 886 D 63PMATA Patch to Oakland County Old
41. e User Manual 200 41 Import All will import all ARC15 mem files from the active folder maximum is 200 files You can also modify existing profiles use the Open Existing PFL button to load existing profiles Clean Up if system files were moved to different folders you can use this button to clean up the profile This option will check all files in the profile are still at their stored location If they are moved that system file is removed from the profile ARC15 Software User Manual 200 42 2 13 Organizing QuickKeys The BCT15 uses QuickKeys to combine systems so they can be scanned together Also groups within a system can be assigned to a QuickKey Group QuickKeys are numbers 1 9 and 0 System Site QuickKeys are number 0 99 In the systembrowser you will find the QuickKey Menu with powerful options to display print and organize your QuickKeys Displaying QuickKeys in the SystemBrowser Press the SHOW button and ARC15 will add all Quickkeys to the System and Group names in the systembrowser Al ARC246T for Uniden BC246T Profile D arc246development ARC246new data foldertest test pil File Edit Yiew Options BC246T Setup FCC Help QuickKeys _Hide Overview I Nationwide CUNY FRS channels GMRS channels MURS channels CB channels ArcA Emergency Freqs MED channels NPSPAC Tactical oo on 8 Sas 2 EMR 4 LLA IDES 6 N e 2e x F
42. e ates Volume Volume geoescesesesesoeses I Select C Media Wave Device In this window make sure that the Line In is selected Now you can set the recording volume by moving the Volume slider ARC15 Software User Manual 200 95
43. e registration code in a safe place If you lose the registration information you must buy a new registration code CDROM in the jewel case of the CDROM you find the registration information Store the case of the CDROM in a safe place ARC15 Software User Manual 200 6 Enter registration Start the software by selecting START _ PROGRAMS _ BuTel _ ARC15 _ ARC15 for Uniden BCT15 After the start screen select HELP _ REGISTER in the menu Enter the name and key information the name is case sensitive No spaces are allowed The key only contains numbers The name may contain O zero or capital O 1 3 Connect your scanner The scanner must be connected to a free serial port This is normally a 9 pin connector at the back of your PC Refer to your PC and scanner manual for information If your PC does not have a serial you must purchase the Uniden USB 1 converter cable www scannermaster com ARC15 Software User Manual 200 7 1 4 Getting started RS232 communication setup After installation of the software you must check and set the software settings for RS232 communication Start the software and select BCT15 _ RS232 setup from the menu x comi C com5 other com2 comb C com3 C com Baudrate C com4 come 115200 z AutoDetect Cancel i The software has an auto detect option If you know the settings for the serial communications port and baud rate you can manua
44. ename Group Group2 6 Okey None ba I LockOut Group Bi Group Edit Groups Z Group Add Group Delete Group Group Copy Group Group Paste group foup2 l Group3 Group4 Group5 Group6 Group Groups Group9 Group10 L Out CTCSS DCS Tone L Out ATT Alert Alert Level a ANewSy 4dd System o Group Delete System o Group Copy System Group Paste System 4 Group Sort Systems o Group Copy Qkey in SystemName o Group Group Collapse All Group Expand All Add System Group ARC15 Software User Manual 200 27 2 3 8 QuickSave Systems are stored in separate files To avoid that you need to manually save all systems a QuickSave option was developed A system file can have a different filename than the systemname In the system editor the actual filename and location is shown When you select QuickSave the software first checks if a filename already exists in the software shown in system editor screen If there is no filename stored the software uses the systemname as filename only first 16 characters If systems have the same name the filename is automatically modified so systems with the same name will not use the same filename When you save a profile the software will always first execute a Quicksave to make sure that all systems are stored in a file ARC15 Software User Manual 200 28 2 4 Default data When you ente
45. existing data use the editor bar above the grid or press F2 Most columns support double click for easy data toggle The space bar has the same effect as using the mouse double click Sorting data you can easily sort data in the Frequency trunk id or name column by double clicking the header of those columns Keyboard shortcuts In some columns you can also use keyboard shortcuts Mode A Auto F FM N NFM On Off columns 0 OFF 1 ON F OFF N ON Spacebar toggle data ARC15 Software User Manual 200 14 Although the editor can display Empty channels they are not sent to your scanner 2 3 Build a new system To build a new system select FILE _ NEW and select Conventional or Trunk systems This will add a new system to the systembrowser or press the System button in the Add menu Using the File New menu you can also add groups and sites trunk systems only ADCOQEDDN cnfhmara Fae linidan RENGAGRT E k 5 iol x File Edit view Options BCD996T Setup Internet Help New A Cony System ry oid course x OO 1B 1s gt 10 Bo ldo dele Quick Save All Open Systems a Ait SBElaekRIiValiIxliz HPA Open System Save System As Close System Group Group2 Group3 Group4 Group Group6 Group Group8 Group Group10 Open Profile Save Profile Save Profile As Close Profile Close All Systems Profile Creator Import Export CS Data Print Webj Trunk Catcher Exit
46. ict 2 North 1211 4bb D Erer District 1 1212 4bce D District 3 2166 876 D District 2 2167 ar77 D M 0c testing 3112 c28 D C District 5 3113 c29 D i 6039 1797 D EOC testing 1008 3f0 D Statewide District 1 1009 3f1 D Statewide District 3 2006 7d6 D Statewide District 2 3005 bbd D Statewide District 5 3006 bbe D Statewide District 6 4003 fa3 D Statewide District 7 6003 1773 D Statewide District 3 Import From Clipboard Urda Clear Split in Columns 4 z Copy Selection to Clipboard Filter Edit Columns IV Line must contain a number I Remove string J Remove lines containing this string M Replace string Statewide Distric by stw DIS I Remove lines NOT containing this string J Line must contain number of at least 2 digits P Number must be dividable by 16 _ Apply ARC15 Software User Manual 200 76 And clicking Apply will give you D TrunkCatcher C 2004 BuTel software The Netherlands 0 7BETA Ea File Edit 2 1b0 D MEPSS Patched to 155 865 MHz in the U P 2180 584 D 82C911 Wayne CountyMetro Detroit Mutual Aid Interagency 2182 886 D 63PMATA Patch to Oakland County Old Oak Co 10896 MATA 2183 887 D B63PINTEROP Patch to Oakland County TAC 1 688 3232 cal D MONCOM Mason Oceana Newaygo COM Mutual Aid 1162 48a D State EOC District 2 North 1211 4bb D EMMD1 District 1 1212 4bco D EMMDS District 3 2166 876 D EMMD2 Dis
47. ing searching Enter E button 1 9 0 Select SYSTEM QuickKey On Off Shift 1 9 0 Select GROUP QuickKey On Off L Set Lockout U Up D Down Clear entry frequency or trunk id Toggle FUNC on off By using the ESC Enter and arrow buttons at your PC keyboard you can easily browse the BCT15 menu and set data ARC15 Software User Manual 200 80 5 2 Resize Display Double click in the VC main window to toggle between 2 BASIC or 3 PRO different screen sizes 5 3 VC minimized If you minimize virtual control your windows toolbar will display the first 2 lines of the scanner display depending on space available Astart aea y ARC246_NEW Microsoft M arc246 doc Microsoft W ALARC246T for Uniden BC2 A Plantation MOT 858 26 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 81 5 4 Extra Options in ARC15 PRO 5 4 1 History Logging 4RC996 irtual Control PRO CFB Borden 150 2450MHz FHEC 150 2450 SUB MODE Bolag LLL SOL Mull Volume Squelch System Group Frequency ID HitCount Name CFB Borden CFE 150 2450 150 2451 i 07 07 2006 Air 120 1750 1 FA wii 07 06 2006 Air 131 7000 07 06 2006 Air 128 4500 i 07 06 2006 Air 127 2250 07 06 2006 Air 133 3500 i 07 06 2006 Air 130 9500 H 07 06 2006 Air 128 1250 07 06 2006 Air 125 0250 07 06 2006 In ARC15 PRO a history logger will log all activity This includes detected subtones and close call hits Use Save Log to sa
48. iption 1162 48a D State EOC District 2 North 1211 4bb D EMMD1 District 1 1212 4bc D EMMD3 District 3 2166 876 D EMMD2 District 2 2167 87 D unid EOC testing 3112 c2 D EMMDS District 5 3113 c29 D EMMD6 District 6 6039 1797 D unid EOC testing MPSCS Statewide Talkgroups DEC HEX Mode Display Descrintion 1008 3f0 D STATYY1 Statewide District 1 1009 3f1 D STATAS Statewide District 3 2006 7d6 D STATA2 Statewide District 2 3005 bbd D STATAS Statewide District 5 3006 bbe D STATAS Statewide District 6 4003 fa3 D STATA Statewide District 7 6003 1773 D STATAS Statewide District 8 data source Michigan State Police trunk system at www radiorefence com We want to import the trunk id s and text from this website first step is to highlight the section we want to import you do this by holding down the left mouse button and move it over the section your web browser will highlight the selection ARC15 Software User Manual 200 69 Updatedinthelast7 days Updated in the last 24 hours List All in one table Mutual Aid Intersystem Talkqroups DECI Hex Mone Pi e nerina an aaa h I STATAS Statewide District 3 State Police Statewide Talkgroups Now in your web browser you select EDIT _ COPY or simple press CTRL C this will copy the selected text to the clipboard ARC15 Software User Manual 200 70 Go to the TrunkWebCatcher and select Import from Clipboard W T
49. kKeys Show Overview H g ors amp O 0 Iel a s SB Ss s al cab a 10 x F Nationwide CONV a Broward Cnty MOT almo F Bx 52g 4 Av Bes Pi AS TE Jese40 Format nnnnn 00000 65536 or innnnn ical Broward Cnty MOT ee eee eT Ft LauderdaleMOT FtLauderdaleMOT i Garland MOT Comments HRI GrandPrairie MOT 1 29840 C FtLdrdl PD Of Off Harris Cony 7 63376 E Pompano PD Of Off Hollywood EDACS 3 17648 Ft Lauderdale FD of off Miami MOT 4 25104 Ft Lauderdale FD Of of H Miami Beach MOT 5 2513 Ft Lauderdale FD Of Off NationalCity MOT 6 17680 Ft Lauderdale PD Of Off New York Cony 7 29904 FtLdrdl PD Off Off H NW Central MOT 8 29808 N FtLdrdl PD Of of H Orange MOT g 35216 Oakland Park FD Of off 1 PhiladelphiaConv 10 36048 Oakland Park PD Off Off Plantation MOT 11 61968 Pompano Beach FD Of of E Richardson EDACS 12 163344 Pompano PD Off Off H SanDiegoCity MOT 13 29972 S FtLdrdl PD Of Off 14 63408 W Pompano PD of of 15 z i Enter frequency or nk id Use lt ENTER gt to jump to next channel 20 ime j System Browser Channel Editor Statusbar ARC15 Software User Manual 200 12 The top section has a standard Windows MENU bar and a Toolbar Most options found in the menu also have a shortcut in the toolb
50. l then select cut copy paste line To paste in a different memory channel select any cell in that memory channel then select paste line ARC15 will automatically align the pasted text Important while pasting data make sure the data is valid for the column you want to paste data Example you cannot paste WFM in the step column 2 8 Co Move Swap Memory channels Groups Copy Move Swap Memory Channels O 0 l l Copy Move Swap Banks Memory channels or entire groups can be easily copied moved or swapped within a system ARC15 Software User Manual 200 32 2 8 1 Co Move Swap Memory Channels From fi 0086 6500 Text 1 aa To CurentBank AllBanks Option f Copy C Move C Swap Commands Apply Cancel Ok The from and to list boxes will automatically display the channel number frequency and tag Channels that are empty no frequency programmed are indicated as Empty Current Bank copy move swap channels in the active bank All Banks copy move swap channels in all Banks 2 8 2 Co Move Swa roups within a system x Load Bank fF Group1 Save Bank fi Group I Include Group Tag Option Copy C Move C Swap Commands Apply Cancel Ok Use this window to copy move swap entire memory groups The Include Bank Tag options will also copy move swap the bankname ARC15 Software User Manual 200 33 2 8 3 Co aste groups between systems
51. lly set them Select OK and the software will store your settings The software remembers these settings The software automatically shows you the available comports Blue comports are available red comports are either not available installed or used by other software applications If you do not know the correct settings you can use the software auto detect option Connect your scanner to a free serial comport normally this is a 9 pin connector using the cable that was supplied with the scanner Switch on your scanner verify the scanner is enabled for RS232 serial communication Press MENU select Xfer Information PC Control and select 115200 and press E to store this setting In the software press the auto detect button the software will scan all available serial ports and detect the scanner model and baud rate This autodetect process may take several minutes If the software successfully detects the scanner a message is shown if the software does not detect the scanner check your cable and the scanner settings Refer to section 8 2 for troubleshooting tips from our customer support department The 115200 baud rate setting is the preferred setting Only use lower baud rates in case of erratic communications Choosing a lower baud rate then 19200 will decrease overall performance of the software ARC15 Software User Manual 200 8 After setting up the serial communication you can check the connecti
52. ly a few mouse clicks Additionally you can use EasyFill for quickly program a range of frequencies in a memory bank so you can use a memory as a Search bank Select EasyFill from the Options menu or use the EasyFill toolbar button to display the EasyFill window x Select Channel Range From channel fi To channel 20 Default Fill Range With Frequency Start 0400 0000 MHz I Stop at A Step fioo gt kHz MHz M Tag 0 J Fill Series Lockout Off E O PL DPL Search 7 Mode Auto Auto Increase I Step Auto aa kHz I T Lockout Off BE T Att Off bi Apply Cancel UR m Smart Info With Easy Fill you can setup a bank with ascending frequencies Enter a start frequency and a step and ARC will calculate all remaining frequencies Example Start 88 00 and step 100 kHz will fill the bank with 88 00 88 10 88 20 88 30 ete In the top frame the channel range is selected DEFAULT will set the start and end channel of the selected bank ALL CHANNELS will set all 1000 channels In the Fill Range With frame you select the data you want to program in that range If you want to set the mode for all selected channels to NFM select the MODE check box then select NFM and select APPLY this will program WFM in all selected channels You can select more than one check box If the Frequency check box is selected you can set a start frequency and a
53. net Help QuickKeys Overview General Trunk frequencies GPS New System 1 Group E Group2 JE M Enable GPS based scanning Group3 c Groups E DEG DMS rl Latitude 51 662334 513944 40 DDMMSS ss ds 5 toup i Group7 Longitude 4 845657 004504437 DDDMMSS ss Show Map Group E Group9 Rangs 05 E mies Clear Groupto iE EMP New System 2 r Find Latitude Longitude for USA street address 6 sites S Sitel Street patterson x 4 Site2 City dayton Site3 amp Sites State OH Group g Group2 E i Group3 iE Zipcode Find Clear Groups E Grows E Latitude jo o Group E on Show M ow Mal Group E Longitude jo i Groups E Groups Groupto iE Add _ System Site Group ARC15 Software User Manual 200 38 2 11 1 Finding Latitude and longitude data ARC15 includes powerful options to easily find latitude and longitude information 2 11 2 Find latitude longitude based on US street address ARC996PRO software for Uniden BCD996T 7 f e File Edit View BCD996T Setup Internet Help 15 x Overview ickKeys General Trunk frequencies GPs a New System 1 Group E Group2 JE MV Enable GPS b
54. ng software they may interfere with the scanner serial communication 7 1 4 Serial USB devices ARC15 does not support USB devices since the Uniden scanners only use RS232 If your PC does not have a serial port you can purchase the optional USB 1 cable at www uniden com 7 1 5 Use the ARC15 Autodetect option The ARC15 autodetect option has been well tested Connect your scanner using the supplied cable switch on your scanner and set serial communication to 57800 see 8 1 1 and then select autodetect 7 1 6 Comm error 8018 Communication error number 8018 will occur when other software is already controlling the selected comport This error means that ARC15 cannot get access to the selected comport usually because other software has control over the comport Close the other software ARC15 Software User Manual 200 93 7 2 Revision history ARC15 V2 10 release March 2008 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 94 7 3 ARC15 Pro connecting the scanner to your soundcard ARC15 PRO has a built in digital audio recorder To use this option you must connect the speaker headphone output 1 8 mono connector to your soundcard line in usually a light blue connector Also you must setup the recording volume in Windows start ARC15 PRO and start the virtual control Click on the Recording tab and press the Set Recording Volume button Feira Options Help Microphone Line In Balance Balance Die el t
55. nners memory ARC15 Software User Manual 200 5 1 1 Software installation The ARC15 is available as Internet download or on CD ROM You must be logged on as administrator to install and use ARC15 Internet download The downloaded file contains all the necessary files for installation Run the exe file and the installer will automatically start CD ROM Insert the CDROM the CDROM has an auto start option that will automatically start the installation process If the installation process does not start simply run setup exe During the installation process you can set the installation directory We suggest using the default directory You cannot install the software on a network drive Software un installation ARC15 will automatically add an uninstall option Use the Windows Control panel for uninstalling the software Backup your work before using the uninstall option 1 2 Registration After installation of the software the program runs in DEMO mode You must enter a valid registration code to activate the software Without valid registration the software will not upload data to the scanner DEMO mode restrictions In demo mode you can upload limited number of systems for a limited period When demo expires functionality of the software is limited Internet download customers that purchased using the Internet download option receive a registration code by e mail It is VERY IMPORTANT that you store th
56. o modify data before you export or save With ARC15 you can directly import trunk data from the new Radioreference Database See section 8 in this manual TrunkWebCatcher will convert selected text from a website using the clipboard into a grid Depending on the filters you define the data in the grid can be refined Once an acceptable result is achieved data can be copied to the clipboard for import into other software or data can be saved in the general CSV format Excel can read CSV format files Your screen should be set to minimum of 800x600 but higher settings are recommended There are some limitations in the software The text that is copied onto the clipboard and imported in TrunkWebCatcher should not be too large About 45000 characters is the maximum this includes spaces The software assumes that a trunk id or frequency is at the beginning of a line Websites that first show text information and than the id number will not work properly To use the software follow these steps see also detailed description with screenshots Locate a website showing the trunk data you are interested in a good resource is www radioreference com Start TrunkWebCatcher In your web browser press and hold the left mouse button and highlight the area of the website you are interested in Release the mouse button and select EDIT _ COPY in the browser menu or press CTRL C at the same time this copies the selected text
57. on From the main menu select BCT15 _ Virtual Control After a few seconds the Virtual control panel should show the contents of the scanner display Below is an example your display will look different 4RC996 irtual Control PRO a CFB Borden 150 2450MHz FREC 150 2450 SUB VOL SOL Mill Squelch ARC15 Software User Manual 200 9 1 5 USB information If your PC does not have a serial port you can purchase the optional USB1 cable at www unidenshop com For support in case of USB communication problems you can contact Uniden customer service ARC15 Software User Manual 200 10 1 6 Explanation of System and Group Quickkeys Your scanner can store a maximum of 200 BCT 15 or 500 BCD996 systems Each system can hold a maximum of 20 groups By using system quickkeys you can combine systems and toggle them on off using a system QuickKey In this example system 1 and system 2 are assigned to system qkey 4 So enabling system quickkey 4 will enable or scan these 2 systems NOTE for trunk systems the quickkey is assigned to a site sites within the same system can have different quickkeys System 1 System Quickkey 4 Group 1 group quickkey 1 Group 2 group quickkey 1 Group 3 group quickkey 1 Trunk System 2 Site 1 System Quickkey 4 Site 2 System Quickkey 4 Group 1 group quickkey 1 Group 2 group quickkey 2 Group 3 group quickkey 3 Group 4 group
58. one or more systems The system quickkey status is stored in a profile ARC15 Software User Manual 200 50 2 15 Uploading data into the scanner From the main menu select BCT15 _ Send Data Tip you can also use the toolbar button or press F6 Empty channels are NOT sent to your BCT15 A new window is shown PS send Data oe X Systems Stored In Scanner Alameda County W Comested F BE Amateur Radio Conv il O14 Business Conv O15 CFB Borden MOT2 ge CFE Borden MOT2 Ol CFB Borden2 MOT2 ges City of Barrie MOT2 gs Close Call Conv 0O10 Fire Conv 0O11 Fleetnet Central MOT2 x m Send Data Send All Systems Send Selected Systems T Clear All Systems First T Overwrite Systems with same name V Send System Quickkey Status Send to Scanner M Switch Scanner Off Select All Unselect All Status Oooo Es y You can upload All Systems or Selected systems Make your selection in the system overview Select All and Unselect All options are available Upload options Clear All Systems first this option will erase all systems that are stored in your BCT15 It will NOT reset your scanner so other data is not lost Overwrite Systems with same name select this option if you want to replace systems The software first reads the systems that are stored in your scanner ARC15 Software User Manual 200 51 If systems in
59. ority of NY amp NJ Ericsson EDACS Freguencies Operations 00 081 Central Police Desk Newark Airport 00 082 CH 3 Pi E e Now you must press CTRL C in your browser or select EDIT _ COPY from the menu e Now go to ARC15 click on a conventional group and select FILE _ Web Trunk Catcher e A new window is shown see below e Now press the IMPORT FROM CLIPBOARD button e The software will now show the frequencies it found in the highlighted part of the website ARC15 Software User Manual 200 62 e ARC automatically removes duplicate frequencies I Advanced Data Import e For import into the memory table you must transfer the frequencies to the right list e Finally you select in what bank and at what channel you like to import the data ij Advanced Data Import e Press EXPORT TO TABLE button and frequencies are ready for upload ARC15 Software User Manual 200 63 e WebCatcher works with ANY website the website shown above is only an example Here is the result of WebCatcher screenshot was taken from ARC250 Advanced Radio Control for Uniden BC250 785 866 0375 i ARC15 Software User Manual 200 64 3 2 TrunkWebCatcher TrunkWebCatcher is a small but useful utility for importing trunk data from websites You can import frequencies trunk id s and descriptions from websites in seconds You can als
60. ou can add sites a trunk system must have at least one site You can add sites by selecting FILE _ NEW _ SITE or press the quickbutton ARC996PRO software for Uniden BCD996T 3 iol x Fie Edit Yiew BCD996T Setup Internet Help Overview ickKeys RuenKers General Trunk frequencies GPS New System 1 Group E 4 Group2 E Group3 JE site Name ftestsite 2 2 12 lee Nowe SS Groups E z None b Gous x Site System Type Motorola Type 2 800 MHz St x Group Groups Ke None sa Groups E i Group10 E m Site Options P0 New System 2 5 0 sites Apco25 Threshold Auto ba 8 amp Sitel amp Site2 Site Hold Time 2 4 gt Cena F Site3 Site4 T Attenuator croup x M Control Channel Only Group2 E Group3 I Lockout Site Groups E o Group5 JE Modulation Auto Groups E Group E Groups E Groups Grq mte E Add System Site Group Per site you can program a sitename site quickkey and additional parameters Also per site you select the trunk system type If the trunk system type is VHF or UHF you must also enter a bandplan ARC15 Software User Manual 200 18 2 3 3 Trunk system Parameters For every trunk system several parameters can be set Solem General Trunk System Parameters Trunk Frequencies m Trunk Settings ID Scan Search li
61. ow you see detailed information about the frequencies found in the database You can select the frequencies you want to import by default all frequencies are selected 6 2 Viewing map of transmitter site If a callsign is shown in the frequencies Preview window you can view a map of the location of the transmitter click the callsign then View Map This will open a map or Satellite image of the transmitter location ARC15 Software User Manual 200 89 6 3 Trunk Systems ARC15 you can import trunk system settings and talkgroup id s directly from www radioreference com RadioReference is the largest and most accurate scanner database in the world For information about the database check out http www radioreference com modules php name RR IMPORTANT To use the Radioreference import option you must sign up as a member and make a donation to Radioreference com In ARC15 select INTERNET _ RADIOREFERENCE _ Trunk systems and the import window is shown FA waw radioreference com WebService Trunk Systems x Username butelsoftware Password He aa State ca California usa x View State Information County Select County T System m Sites Groups Options Sites Casi Groups Tis View All Systems in this county Select All UnSelect Al Select All UnSelect AlI Systemname Control Channel Ony V Create System System QuickKey 7 fwaiting
62. p Scan Mode x Icall Off End Code Yes detect I Status Bit ON V Control Channel Only Refer to BCT15 user manual for more information General Motorola VHF UHF you must program a base offset and step frequency see next page Motorola Type 1 for a Motorola type 1 a fleetmap must be selected ora custom fleetmap must be build For a TYPE 1 system it is very important that the trunk system is setup correctly before any trunk id s are uploaded to your scanner Depending on the fleetmap settings the scanner may not accept some trunk id s Some Type 1 size codes require more then one block If you enter size code 12 in block O the software will automatically set block 1 to size 12 You can only program size 12 id s in block 0 2 4 and 6 Size Code Required blocks Blocks 12 2 0 2 4 6 13 4 0 4 14 8 0 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 19 2 3 3 1 Motorola VHF UHF systems Explanation of base step offset parameters For a type 2 VHF or type 2 UHF you must program base step offset parameters For properly tracking a type 2 VHF UHF system the scanner needs channel number information The tracking process is controlled by sending channel numbers instead of frequencies Once the scanner knows one combination of frequency and channel number it will track the system because it can calculate all other frequencies using the step setting and the channel number it receives from the traffic
63. r a frequency or ID and you press ENTER the other cells of that line are automatically programmed depending on your custom settings default channel data You can customize the default data select SETUP _ SETUP DEFAULT DATA A new window is shown Default data per channel 7 V Lockout Off z V Alert Dff z In this window you set the default data that is put in the grid when you press enter All parameters that have the check box selected will be put in the grid By using this option the software will take care of programming default data Mode and step column By default both step and mode are set to auto so the scanner uses the internal database to lookup mode and step Tip programming your personal preferences in the default data and setup a custom bandplan will save you time while programming new frequencies id s When you press lt enter gt the software will automatically go to the next cell 2 5 Sort channels Memory channels can be sorted You can either sort ascending or descending You can only sort within a single group In general scanners will scan faster when channels in a bank are sorted Sort a range of channels highlight the range of channels you want to sort and then select the sort option Only the selected range of channels will be sorted ARC15 Software User Manual 200 29 2 6 EasyFill z EasyFill is a simple but powerful option that lets you program data in a range of channels with on
64. runkCatcher C 2004 BuTel software The Netherlands 0 7BETA Aidintersystem Talkgroups HEX Mode Display Description 1b0 _D MEPSS Patched to 155 865 MHz in the U P 884 D 820911 Wayne County Metro Detroit Mutual Aid Interagency 886 D 63SPMATA Patch to Oakland County Old Oak Co 10896 MATA 887 D 63PINTEROP Patch to Oakland County TAC 1 688 cal D MONCOM Mason Oceana Newaygo COM Mutual Aid Police Emergency Mart Division Talkgroups HEX Mode Display Description 48a D State EOC District 2 North 4bb D EMMD1 District 1 4bc D EMMD3 District 3 876 D EMMD2 District 2 877 D unid EOC testing c28 D EMMD5 District 5 c29 _D EMMDE District 6 1797 D unid EOC testing Statewide _Talkgroups HEX Mode Display Description 3f0 D STATA Statewide District 1 The text that you just highlighted is copied into the grid Since the data at the website was divided into several columns increase the Split in Columns option to 4 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 71 You will now see that the software divided the selected text back into the original columns j TrunkCatcher C 2004 BuTel software The Netherlands 0 7BETA Aidintersystem Talkgroups HEX Mode Display Description 1b0 MEPSS Patched to 155 865 MHz in the U P 884 82C911 Wayne County Metro Detroit Mutual Aid Interagency 886 63PMATA Patch to Oakland County Ol
65. systems Make your selection in the list box by clicking the selection boxes For your convenience Select All and Unselect All buttons are available In this window you can also delete systems from your scanner Add System s option when this box is checked the ARC15 systembrowser will not be cleared and all systems you read from the scanner are added into the browser If this box is not selected the systembrowser will be automatically cleared Important ARC15 can handle systems with the same systemname But to avoid problems it is best to only use unique system names Memory indicator In the status bar the current used BCT15 memory is shown 0 100 scale 2 2 Hints and Tips Once data is transferred to the memory channel grid you can use many options to edit your data ARC15 is the most versatile editor available on the market Using the menu or toolbar you can easily move copy sort data All options also have a toolbar button available Moving the mouse pointer over a toolbar button will show a small popup help text You can edit data directly in the grid or you can use the editor bar The editor bar will automatically change if you click on a column Tip In the Frequency trunk ID and Name column you can enter edit mode by pressing F2 or double clicking a cell This will show an edit box with cursor and the background color of the cell will change In the frequency and tag columns you can directly type data to edit
66. ta CSV format Select FILE _ Export CSV data then select the data you want to export and ARC15 will create a CSV file ARC15 fully supports the clipboard so you can copy paste data from ARC15 into many other applications ARC15 Software User Manual 200 53 2 17 Modify the software bandplan The BCT15 has a build in Auttomode bandplan this means that when you enter a frequency the scanner will select receive mode from a preset list see page 10 11 of BCT15 user manual ARC15 also uses this bandplan by default mode of new frequencies is set to Auto You can change this behavior In the systembrowser click on a conventional group In the menu select SETUP _ BANDPLAN Software Bandplan a m Modify Software BandPlan Rules Conventional Systems Only Mode BCD996T Bandplan Freg Range 25 0 27 995 AM 5 28 0 29 680 NFM 20 29 7 49 990 NFM 10 50 0 53 980 54 0 71 950 WFM 50 72 0 75 995 FM 5 50 0000 To 54 0000 use b 3 i T Rule2 From 144 5000 To 146 0000 use 3 4 T Rule3 From 144 5000 To 146 0000 use 3 4 7 MN Rue4 From 144 5000 To 146 0000 use T Rule 5 From 144 5000 To 146 0000 use Auto v 76 0 87 950 WFM 50 88 0 107 90 WFM 100 Rule6 From 144 5000 To 146 0000 use JAuto 108 0 136 975 AM 25 137 0 143 9875 NFM 125 B Rule 7 From 144 5000 To 146 0000 use Auto bi 144 0 147 995 NFM 5 14133413343 EEEO UNNA C Rule8 From 144 5000 To 146 000
67. the Import from Clipboard option Import From Clipboard Unda Clear Split in Columns 2 Copy Selection to Clipboard Filter Edit Columns J Line must contain a number F Remove string I Remove lines containing this string I Replace string by poo I Remove lines NOT containing this string I Line must contain number of at least 2 z digits P Number must be dividable by 16 Apply Follow these 3 basic steps 1 Import From Clipboard gt 2 Filter data gt 3 Copy Selection To Clipboard Once data is copied onto the clipboard simply paste in ARC15 Filters are applied to the grid when you click the apply button Line must contain a number This option checks if at least one number 0 9 is present in a line or row If no numbers are present that line is removed from the grid Remove lines containing this string Removes lines that match the string that is entered The string is case sensitive For example if you want to remove lines that only show frequencies enter the decimal character here and click Apply Remove lines NOT containing this string Removes lines that do not match the entered string The string is case sensitive For example if you want to import Motorola type 1 id s enter the character since these id s e g 122 34 always contain this character ARC15 Software User Manual 200 67 Line must contain number of at least x digits example when
68. the scanner have the same name the software will first erase those systems and then upload the new data Sending data can take up to 10 minutes This is not a software limitation but a limitation of the scanners dynamic memory management Your scanner will automatically sort systems by quickkey this is behaviour of the scanners firmware Systems are uploaded in the order shown in the upload window you can sort systems by name or quickkey by clicking the headers of the list of available systems Also you can sort systems in the systembrowser By default the upload order is the same as shown in the systembrowser ARC15 Software User Manual 200 52 2 16 Import data and UASD files 2 16 1 Import data ARC15 can import data from various sources import using the clipboard you can easily copy paste data from Excel or other database software that supports the clipboard import frequencies from text html csv files Use the WebCatcher option to import from these files CSV files select FILE _ IMPORT _ CSV File The csv file is opened in a grid From the grid data can be copied pasted into ARC15 ARC15 can import UASD files see section 2 17 2 16 2 Import UASD files See section 2 17 2 16 3 Batch import ARC15 ARC396 mem files You can import all mem files stored in a folder Select File _ Import _ Batch mem files and browse to the folder containing the mem files you want to import 2 16 4 Export data ARC15 can export da
69. torola Type II Smartnet System Voice Analog Last Updated 04 11 2004 16 53 Changed Site 003 Hits 243 SMR TRS Provider a OO 001 Detroit 936 4375 936 4500 936 4625 936 4750 936 4875 937 9125 002 Arlington 937 4500 937 4625 937 9500 937 9625 938 8875 938 9000 938 9875 939 9750 003 Oldsmar 935 9125 936 4125 936 9500 937 9375 938 0000 938 4625 938 4750 938 4875 933 5000 939 9500 eg gg Internet Z ARC15 Software User Manual 200 22 The first step is to highlight the frequencies at this website by holding down the left mouse button then select CTRL C or Edit _ Copy in your browser There are 24 frequencies used in this system The Radio Reference Homepage The Trunked Radio Information Database Microsoft Internet Explorel File Edit view Favorites Tools Help e Back gt A Qsearch Favorites GPmedia 64 B 3 SI a Address http www radioreference com madules php name TRSDB amp sid 3352 Go Links Norton Antivirus f SCANNER SS MASTER Your Complete Reference Source scannen i EE RadioReference com RR Recommends Welcome butelsoftware US gt Multiple States gt Multiple Counties NEW z Watch f Submit Changes Guillera Communications Inc System Metairie VA FL MI LA System Name Guillera Communications Inc Location Metairie VA FL MILA County 4 counties System Type Motorola Type Il Smartnet
70. trict 2 2167 877 D unid EOC testing 3112 c28 D EMMDS District 5 3113 c29 D EMMD6 District 6 6039 1797 D unid EOC testing 1008 310 D STATWI vos eee 1009 3f1 D STATAS 2006 7d6 D STATW2 3005 bbd D STATAS 3006 bbe D STATWS 4003 fa3 D STATA 6003 1773 D STATAS Import From Clipboard Undo Clear Split in Columns E z Copy Selection to Clipboard Filter Edit Columns J Line must contain a number I Remove string T Remove lines containing this string J Replace string Statewide Distric by sTw DIS I Remove lines NOT containing this string I Line must contain number of at least 2 digits P Number must be dividable by 16 ARC15 Software User Manual 200 77 4 Configuration parameters From the main menu select VIEW _ Configuration Editor If this option is not shown click on a system in the system browser You can edit BCT15 configuration parameters like general settings custom search ranges and SAME settings for WX alert See scanner user manual for more information about these parameters FS ARC396 software for Uniden BCD396T ox Fila view BCD396T Internet fSetup Help TI System Editor System Okey s Ch Configuration Editor ather Fips General Settings Search Settings Enable Close Call I Close Call Override Pause ti Alert Mode Beep Lisht Alert x Alert LVL H Bands I VHF Low 25 0 54 0 MHz VHF Low 54 0 107 9 MHz 7 Air Band 108 0 137 0
71. uency Column Enter moves focus to Name column Automatically Show Edit box 7 Double Click shows Edit Box I Edit Box has AutoComplete Display suggestions list Frequency ID Column Enter moves focus to Name column pressing the enter key will move the focus to the name column next to the frequency id cell not available for Race systems Enter moves focus to CTCSS column pressing the enter key will move the focus to the ctcss column in the same row conventional race systems only Automatically show edit box in the grid a edit box is shown light blue background Use enter to store the data or Esc to leave the edit box To edit existing data use the space bar to enter edit mode F2 Double click shows edit box pressing F2 or double clicking a cell will show the edit box ARC15 Software User Manual 200 58 Enter moves focus to CTCSS column 7 Enter moves focus to next line and Frequency Column V Automatically Show Edit Box V F2 Double Click shows Edit Box Display suggestions list I When entering new Frequency copy frequency to Name column Enter moves focus to CTCSS column pressing the enter key will move the focus to the ctcss column in the same row conventional race systems only Enter moves focus to next line and frequency column when pressing the enter key the focus will be set to next line and frequency cell Automatically show edit box in the grid a
72. use Drag and Drop to re organize your systems Cancel H In the screenshot above you can see by Quickkey which systems are assigned to one of the quickkeys The overview displays 10 Qkeys there are a total of 100 System Qkeys Use radio buttons to change the view test10 You can simply use mouse drag and drop to move systems groups into quickkeys ARC15 Software User Manual 200 46 You can also view the group quickkeys per system in the select dropdown list select the system you want to see A QuickKey Layout Yiewer And Edi E Select QuickKey 1 QuickKey 2 QuickKey 3 QuickKey 4 QuickKey 5 No Key Assigned FRS channels GMRS channels L i channels Air amp C A P ZL CB channels L QuickKey 6 QuickKey QuickKey 8 QuickKey 9 QuickKey 0 10 Emergency Fregs NPSPAC Tactical f channels Use Mouse Drag and Drop to re organize your systems oOo Pie Cancel Ok You can simply use mouse drag and drop to move systems groups into quickkeys ARC15 Software User Manual 200 47 2 14 3 View Groups per QuickKey This overview will show all groups that are assigned to a System Quickkey you can drag and drop groups to different Quickkeys Double click Quickkeys in system browser for this overview A QuickKey Layout Yiewer And Editor x QuickKey 1 QuickKey 2 QuickKey 3 Fire EOC Buncombe Co CONY NC Arboretum Buncombe Co CONV Asheville CONV Buncombe Co CO Group 6 1 test6 QuickKey
73. ust re configure your firewall so ARC15 is allowed to access the internet port 80 only e Error message 12007 indicates your firewall is blocking access to the internet ARC15 Software User Manual 200 86 6 1 Conventional Import Enter you username and password and click CONNECT You can now browse the database select your State and County or Agency you want to import FA www radioreference com WebService Conventional Systems User None TT Fasc Connect State CA Califomia Statewide Agency Seea View Agency County Select County x View County Categories Frequencies Sub Category Select All UnSelect All Preview Frequencies Systemname System QuickKey 7 Create System JRadioRefDisconnected ARC15 Software User Manual 200 87 After a Agency or County is selected the available Sub Categories and Categories are shown select the Categories you want to import State ca California gt F Statewide Agency California State University CSU 7 View Agency County Select County x View County Categories Frequencies Fresno Public Education Humboldt Public Education Long Beach Public Education Pomona Public Education Sacramento Public Education San Luis Obispo Public Education Select All UnSelect All Preview Frequencies Systemname CaliformiaStateU System QuickKey aa _ Create System waiting for System selection Each
74. ve the history to disk ARC15 Software User Manual 200 82 5 4 2 Recording If you connect the BCT15 speaker output to the line input of your pc s soundcard you can automatically record audio to disk in wav format see section 8 The audio files are automatically saved in the audio folder ARC15 uses zero loss recording unlike other software no audio information is lost at the beginning of the recording To playback audio files use the Windows Media player You can easily drag and drop files in the Media player playlist section ARC996 irtual Control PRO E i CFB Borden 150 2450MHz FHE C 150 2450 SUB HIII SOL WU J Enable Recording I Auto Create Folders per day V Auto Create Folders per System Group Auto Create Folders per hour Set Recording Volume J Use Custom Path Path E arc996 a ARC15 Software User Manual 200 83 5 4 3 Log Settings PRO VERSION 4RC996 irtual Control PRO p E CFB Borden 150 2450MHz FREQ akanena O SUB wl r SOL W l Log Every Event in History Grid l Log To File Fenm koese o I Log Detected Subtones Log Every Event click this box to write a line in the history grid for every event If box is unchecked the software will only increase the hitcounter and last event is moved to top of history list Log To File Writes the log in a csv compatible file Press button to set filename and path ARC15 Software User Manual 200
75. ystems assigned to a key Move your mouse over the EasyPick Quickkey box and a popup window is shown This window displays the actual status of all system quickkeys and the systems assigned to a quickkey Green Quickkey is not used by any system Orange Quickkey is used by only 1 system Red Quickkey is used by more than 1 system To set the quickkey DOUBLE CLICK the number Use a single CLICK to view all systems assigned to a Quickkey ARC15 Software User Manual 200 45 2 14 2 QuickKey Overview Click the Overview button in the Quickkeys menu to show the Quickview Overview This window will show per quickkey the systems or groups that are assigned to that quickkey A QuickKey Layout iewer And Editor x Select fal Systems QuickKeys x 0 9 10 19 20 29 C 30 39 C 40 49 C 50 59 C 60 69 C 70 79 C 80 89 C 90 99 10 19 20 29 30 39 40 49 50 59 60 69 70 79 80 89 90 99 T QuickKey 0 QuickKey1 QuickKe2 No Key Assignee 0 QuickKey 1 QuickKey 2 No Key Assigned Nationwide CONY test2 Asheville MOT test test2 Asheville MOT test3 QuickKey 3 QuickKey 4 QuickKey 5 Dade Fire EDACS test Buncombe Co CONY Fort Worth MOT Ft LauderdaleMOT test6 QuickKey 6 QuickKey QuickKey 8 QuickKey 9 Dallas Cony Arlington MOT Dallas MOT Garland MOT test Brook Park MOT Broward Conv Broward Cnty MOT Cambridge MOT Clark County MOT Cook Cony aie nine AT Use Mo

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