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ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 1ARC250 for BC2xxD/BC7xxD User ManualVersion 1.10<C> 2004 BuTel software The Netherlands – all rights reservedwww.bute

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 102.1 Reading data from the scanner:After setting up the communication you can start to use the memory editor.Because there

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 11Search Data: the data that is stored in the 10 user programmable searchranges (also referred to as chain search).All butto

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 122.3 Programming conventional frequencies:You can enter frequencies directly in the grid. In the grid there is no cursorsho

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 13Additional information about trunk frequencies:Trunk frequencies only use Fm or Nfm mode.For an Edacs system it is very im

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 14In the top frame the channel range is selected. DEFAULT will set the start andend channel of the selected bank. ALL CHANNE

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 152.7 Using the clipboardIn the memory editor grid you can use the standard Windows clipboardoptions. In the toolbar shortcu

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 162.8.1 Copy/Move/Swap Memory Channels:The ‘from’ and ‘to’ list boxes will automatically display the channel number,frequenc

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 172.9 Fill Down / Fill SeriesThe Fill down and fill series options are used to copy the same data into arange of channels. F

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 18The software will automatically fill the selected range, using the data at the topof the selected range.Fill Series:Fill s

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 192.10 Other Options:PL/DPL Column / PL/DPL tone lockout:If you want to ignore a subtone (lockout a subtone) use the 'L

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 2Contents:1 Introduction and quick start reference1.1 Software Installation1.2 Enter registration information1.3 Connecting

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 20 2.11 Using Webcatcher for importing frequencies from internetwebsite:ARC250 can very easily import frequencies from any w

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 21• ARC automatically removes duplicate frequencies:• For import into the memory table you must transfer the frequencies t

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 22• Webcatcher works with ANY website, the website shown above is only anexample.Here is the result of WebCatcher:

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 232.12 Priority Channels:You can set the priority channels, select Bc250 _ Priority Channels:Priority channels are stored in

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 242.14 Set Active Banks:You can set the active banks for scan and search mode. Active bank settingsare stored in a mem file.

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 252.15: Uploading data into the scanner:From the main menu select: BC250 _ Send Data from Scanner (or BC785 _Send Data from

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 262.16 Import/Export data:ARC250 can import data from various sources:- import data from mem files ( select FILE _ IMPORT )-

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 273 TRUNK SYSTEM SETTINGS:From the menu select TRUNK _ SYSTEM SETTINGS.A new window is shown; in this window you will find t

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 283.2 MOTOROLA TYPE1:For a TYPE 1 system it is very important that the trunk system is setupcorrectly before any trunk id’s

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 293.3 MOTOROLA TYPE 2 – 900 MHZ:

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 31: INTRODUCTION:ARC250 is a windows software package for easy programming and controllingthe Uniden BC250/785/296/796 digit

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 303,4 MOTOROLA TYPE 2 – UHF:You must program at least one base configuration for a type 2 UHF system.See next page for more

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 31Explanation of base/step/offset parameters:For a type 2 VHF or type 2 UHF you must program base/step/offsetparameters.For

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 323.6 EDACS WIDE/NARROW:You can use either AFS or decimal trunk id format. ARC250 will accept bothAFS and decimal trunk id’s

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 333.7 LT system:

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 344 TRUNK ID editor:Every bank can store a maximum of 100 trunk id’s (also known as talkgroups).You can also program a tag f

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 35Align left / center: align the trunk tags in the grid.MOVE UP/DOWN: select a line in the grid, and then use the up/down bu

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 365 SEARCH RANGE EDITOR:The scanner has 10 user programmable search ranges. For your conveniencethe software uses a preset

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 376 Software Settings6.1 General:Reverse Channel Shift Option Buttons: In the memory editor grid two toolbarbuttons are used

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 386.2 Software settings: BandplanYour scanner has a build in bandplan. This means that when you enter afrequency, the scanne

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 396.3 Software settings: TagsSave memory banks tags: stores the tags of memory banks in mem files.Automatically clear bank t

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 41.1 Software installation:The ARC250 is available as Internet download or on CD-ROM.Important: we advise our customers to u

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 406.4 Software settings: TrunkDelete empty trunk id’s: select whether you want to clear trunk id’s. If thisoption is not sel

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 416.5 Software settings: Virtual ControlAlways start with VC: after starting the software, virtual is automaticallyloaded.VC

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 426.6 Software settings: BackupARC250 can generate automatic backups of your work. Backups are stored inC:\PROGRAM FILES\ARC

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 436.7 SCANNER GENERAL PARAMETERS:You can setup the general parameters using ARC250. These parameters arenot stored in mem fi

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 447 Virtual ControlBoth ARC250BASIC and ARC250PRO include a virtual control option.ARC250BASIC is a basic version of Virtual

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 45PRI: right click for setting a trunk channelLock Out: right click for clearing all lockout channels / frequencies / id&apo

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 467.2 Virtual Control: history (PRO VERSION ONLY)The history tab will show the last 100 frequencies/trunk id's/subtone

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 477.3 Virtual Control: search range extender (PRO VERSION ONLY)The search range extender will add 200 extra search ranges to

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 48Every line must contain a START frequency, STOP frequency, MODE, STEP andTEXT.Example:118.00 , 136.00 , AM , 25 , AIRBANDM

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 497.4: Virtual Control: Log Setup (PRO VERSION ONLY):You can log data to disk; ARC250 saves log files in the CSV format. CSV

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 5Enter registration:Start the software by selecting START _ PROGRAMS _ ARC250 _ ARC250 forUniden BC250/785. After the start

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 507.5 Virtual Control: audio recording setup (PRO VERSION ONLY)In the Audio Setup TAB, the parameters for audio recording ar

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 517.6 Virtual Control: audio recording (PRO VERSION ONLY)ARC250PRO includes an auto recording option. The recording option c

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 527.7 Virtual Control: fonts settings (PRO VERSION ONLY)Use this tab to set your personal font and color settings. The defau

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 537.8 Virtual Control: Misc. options (PRO VERSION ONLY)VFO knob and VFO buttons are only available when BC796/296 model is u

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 548 General information and troubleshooting8.1 Custom Bandplan:You can customize the bandplan with a text editor. Any change

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 558.2 INI file settings:The setup.ini file contains some additional options you can set.You can open and edit setup.ini with

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 568.3 Troubleshooting communication problemsIn case of communication problems you can use the information in this sectionto

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 578.3.3 Other serial drivers:If you also use the serial port for programming your PDA/PAL/POCKET PC ormobile phone (GSM), th

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 588.4 Support:The latest versions of ARC250 are available for download atwww.butelsoftware.comIn case of problems contact Bu

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 598.5 Revision history:ARC250 V1.051:- fixed problem 7.5khz steps- view option for toolbar- import trunk id's per bank-

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 61.4: Getting started: RS232 communication setupAfter installation of the software you must check and set the software setti

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 601.10 PRO:- VFO knob for bc296/796 models

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 7- Switch on your scanner, verify the scanner is enabled for RS232 serialcommunication: select MENU _ 3 _ 5 _ ENTER; this w

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 81.5: USB informationUniden scanners use a standard Rs232 port for computer programming andcontrol. Uniden scanners do not h

ARC250 User Manual 1.10 - 92: Using the memory channel editor:ARC250 includes the most versatile memory editor available on the market.Unlike other so