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• 3Uniden Scanners
• 7Installation Notes
  • 7.4Windows 8 Issues and Solutions

GRE Scanners

• The PSR-500 and PSR-600 both came with their own USB cable
• These scanners are able to use the Whistler cables.
• If you are using the older GRE cable, the PC/IF 30-290 Data Cable Driver can be found at the GRE America website

Radio Shack Scanners

• RS USB cable SKUs
  • 20-047 Legacy
  • 20-546 Legacy
  • Catalog #: 2000546 as of 2019
• The Whistler cable - SKU: PCIF02 is known to work with many of the RS scanners including the Pro-106, Pro-651, Pro-652 and Pro-197

Pigtail Usage Cross Reference Table

Model	Use RS Pigtail?	Model	Use RS Pigtail?
Pro-76	Pro-2016
Pro-79	YES	Pro-2017
Pro-82
Pro-83	YES
Pro-84	YES
Pro-89	YES
Pro-921	Pro-2067	NO
Pro-20523
Pro-93	NO	Pro-2053	NO
Pro-942	YES
Pro-95	NO
Pro-96	NO	Pro-2096	NO
Pro-2051	YES
Pro-97	NO	Pro-2055	NO
Pro-99	NO
Pro-1064	NO	Pro-1974	NO
Pro-107	N/A
Pro-135
Pro-137	NO
Pro-162	NO	Pro-160	NO
Pro-164	NO	Pro-163	NO
Pro-404	NO
Pro-528	NO	Pro-433	NO
Pro-405

Notes

1. The original version of the PRO-92 requires the pigtail- the A and B models don't
2. The PRO-94 came out with a B version years ago which is the only one that is PC addressable (up/download data only)
3. The PRO-2052 is a Uniden product with a DB9 connector in the back. See the Uniden section below for more information
4. Unlike their GRE and Whistler brothers, the Pro-106 and Pro-197 do not come with the USB cable; you must buy it separately

Uniden Scanners

Drivers

• USB Drivers for the BCD325P2 / BCD996P2 Standard USB Mini-B connection cable can be found below;

• Uniden USB-1 cable (for other Uniden Scanners)
  • From Scanner Master
    • Certified to work with the BC95XLT and the DMA Scanners (includes XT versions)
  • The latest Uniden USB-1 drivers, install Driver prior to cable installation
    • NOTE: Uniden handhelds often include a Serial programming cable - DB9 to DB9 with null modem adapter (DB9 thru cables wont work), or DB9 to a proprietary small 4 Pin Serial Connection (Hirose MQ172-4 Series Miniature jack-Uniden unique signaling) a USB to RS-232 converter may be required to interface with PCs that lack true serial ports.

Whistler Products

• Whistler USB Cable for WS-1010 and WS-1025
  • This cable works with the WS1040 and WS1065

Aftermarket Cables for GRE / RS / Whistler Scanners

• Valley Enterprises FTDI chipset USB cable (direct)
• Valley Enterprises FTDI chipset USB cable (via eBay)

Generic USB to RS-232 serial converters

If the programming cable for your radio requires an Serial interface (DB9 female) and your computer only has USB ports, you will need to utilize a USB to Serial (DB9 male) Converter. They are available from various retailers. Cables which use the FTDI chip or authentic Prolific PL2303 chipsets work the most reliably.

Uniden's USB-1 cable, as well as cables provided by GRE and RadioShack use only authentic chipsets, and are more likely to include continued forward support.

• Note: some very inexpensive converter cables (<$10) are available, but many use counterfeit chipsets; Prolific has made their 2013+ drivers incompatible with inauthentic chips.
  
• Note: older Uniden USB-1 cables may not be able to work with newest driver and an older driver may be need pre-2012 click here for older driver.

Driver websites

• Prolific Drivers

From the CHIRP Wiki

USB/Serial Devices

• Digi-Key - 768-1013-ND (Manufacturer - US232R-10-BLK) - FTDI USB to RS232 cables
• Monoprice model 2276
  • It is being discussed, along with driver issues, here

Installation Notes

Accessing Device Manager

Unfortunately sometimes ports aren't available when you think they are, or everything appears to have installed correctly, but still doesn't seem to work. The tool that will allow you to diagnose these issues is Device Manager. You can access this tool in several ways, depending on the OS:

• XP: Start>Control Panel>System>Hardware>Click on the Device Manager button.
• Vista: Control Panel>System and Maintenance>Device Manager
• Win7: Control Panel>System and Security>System>Device Manager
• Click on Start in the Taskbar then Run and enter devmgmt.msc in the resulting box
• Press the Windows key+R, in the resulting menu type 'devmgmt.msc'
• Click Start --> Right click on My Computer and select Properties, click the Device Manager link on the left.
• Press the Windows key + pause/break key
• Set up a .bat file with the following using Notepad or Wordpad. When you want to run this, right click on it, select Run as Administrator (Vista, Win7)

Checklist and Procedures

• CAUTION: There have been numerous reports of drivers for devices that are not compatible with (or do not supply a driver for) Windows 7 64 bit. Make sure your device has a driver that is compatible before proceeding

1. Use Device Manager to determine if other COM ports are available, and not held by Bluetooth or other devices. Sometimes such devices will hold an address even if it's not actually in use (Figure 1).
2. Download the most up to date drivers from the manufacturer or distributor and install. Figure 2 shows one possible result. At this point you need to validate if your application can actually address the COM port that has been assigned. If it can't...

1. In the 'Ports (COM & LPT)' section of Device Manager you should see an entry that reads something like 'Serial on USB Port (COM 15)'. The actual text will vary with the driver's documentation
2. Select the Serial Device Entry in the list
3. Right click on it and select Properties
4. Select the Port Settings tab and click on the Advanced button. Change the COM port address.
5. Also in the Advanced menu, make sure the speed on the com port matches the speed the scanner is expecting, and also matches whatever the software is expecting

Uniden Scanner Port Settings

Scanner Setting to engage an open com port, some models require the GPS Port to be turned on inside the scanner, some use the term PC CONTROL, or SERIAL PORT, some automatically connect with proper USB driver for the scanner, most user connect and never have a problem some take the necessary step to save all drivers use and working and it's suggested to do just that. Sometimes a scanner will register as 'not connected' until this procedure is completed. It's beyond the scope of this article to detail this, as it tends to vary from scanner to scanner. For the Uniden DMA driven scanners, see the Freescan - Connecting Scanner to PC article which has a summary (from the Easier to Read manuals) of the MENU commands necessary to set up the speeds for the port(s). For all others, look in the scanner's manual for the keystrokes needed to put the scanner in 'RMT' REMOTE (or similar) mode.

• Note: Common transfer modes tend to work are: 9600bps, 57,600bps and 115,200bps Note, some devices don't like to be completely erased at its' highest transfer rate, safer erasing is believed to best done at a mid to slow rate.
  • For GPS users return the port speed to its correct setting.

Windows 8 Issues and Solutions

Cables Known to be Compatible with Win 8.x

Websites With Win 8.x Information

• If you are using the Uniden USB-1 and your drivers don't seem to work,
  • If you have the HXA chipset, the driver must be rolled back to version 3.4.25.218, 10/7/2011.
  • These drivers can be found here;

RadioReference Forum Threads on USB Issues

Windows 10 Discussions

Software Setup for Linux

Unlike Windows Linux doesn't require drivers even for RS-232 to [USB adapters] 'It just works'. Several Windows applications will also run on Linux with the use of Wine.

Related Links

Front Panel

Contains the LCD, keys and speaker. Some of the keys have two functions, their normal function and a alternate function depending on which screen is being displayed (which mode the radio is in).

Fig 1

The knob also has a push button function whose function also depends on the mode of the radio. In most modes pressing the knob will change it's function to a Volume control. At other times it's equivalent to pressing Enter (PgmE). This later use allows you to both navigate through a menu and make selections using only the knob, very handy.

Top Panel

BNCf Antenna connecotr 3.5mm mono headphone jack Selection Knob-Button

Fig 7 Top

Right Panel

USB Mini computer & Charging cable

Fig 8 Right Side

Rear Panel

Battery Compartment Battery Type switch (Alkaline or Ni-MH rechargeable) Belt Clip Label

Fig 6 Rear Panel

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Bottom Panel

The bottom has feet so that the radio will stand up.

Function Menus

Note that the Func (Orange) key is a precursor key to the keys with an orange notation as shown in the below function table.

Function Table

Func then	Menu
Hold	Close Call (Mode, Bands, Alert, Scan Hits, Set Delay, CTCSS/DECS Search, Review Lockouts, Exit)
Pri/1	Priority (Off, DND, Scan, Plus, Exit)
Wx	Weather (Scan, Standby, Priority, Delay, Exit)
Svc	Service Search (1: Police, 2: Fire/Em, 3: Ham, 4:Marine, 5:Railroad, 6: Civil Air, 7:Mil Air, 8:CB, 9:FRS/GMRS/MURS, 0:Racing) Pressing any of the numbers 0 - 9) during Service Search will toggle Off or On that service.
Beep/7	Toggle Key Beep On/Off
L/O	Toggle Keypad Lockout
PgmE	Scanning (Save Feq, Program Limits, Set Delay, CTCSS/DCS Search, Review Lockouts, Exit)
On/Off	Misc (Backlight, Contrast, Charge Time, Exit)
Scroll Button	Set Squelch by rotating Scroll knob

Banks

The bank numbers at the bottom of the LCD screen can have two different meanings.

When in Service Scan (FuncSrch/Svc) the numbers show the type of service being looked for.
(1: Police, 2: Fire/Em, 3: Ham, 4:Marine, 5:Railroad, 6: Civil Air, 7:Mil Air, 8:CB, 9:FRS/GMRS/MURS, 0:Racing)
Pressing any of the numbers 0 - 9) during Service Search will toggle Off or On that service.

In most cases they refer to groups of 50 Channels. There's no requirement that a bank be inside any frequency range, modulation type &Etc. You can use they as you will. A common use is to put similar types of frequencies together, for example State VHF low band FM highway patrol, VHF & UHF FM sheriff and local police all in one bank. So if you're going to fill in the banks by the type of service then it would be a good idea to use the existing bank numbering, i.e. Bank1 for police, &Etc.

Power Up Options

To turn on: Press and keep down the On/Off button.
To turn off: Press and keep down the On/Off button.

Press and keep down 1 while powering up = USA Band Plan
Press and keep down 2 while powering up = Canadian Band Plan
Press and keep down 29Hold while powering up = Reset

After I reset the radio and power it on with an external antenna connected it goes directly to my local weather broadcast.

Computer

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Installing the file BC125AT_SS_V1_03_00 loads the program but not the USB driver.

The driver file BC125AT_CDC_XP.inf needs to be placed in the C:WINDOWSINF folder.
Now when the radio is connected by USB cable the New Hardware Wizard finds the radio and installs the driver.
In My ComputerPropertiesHardwareDevice Manager the BC125AT shows up with a COM port number 21 in my case.
After starting the BC125AT SS program go to ToolsCOM port setting and use Auto Detect or manually set the COM port number. Auto worked for me.
Here's the Bank 1 display after Reset & I've only entered a local 2 meter ham frequency. To get this this display use: ScannerRead from Scanner.