BCD996XT BCD996p2 No Communication between Scanner & Butel Pro Software and Windows 10

I would like to suggest that you try the free trial of ProScan. Though I do not know if it supports Win10. Bob, the software developer has added a neat comm port tool that may help us understand what is going on. It can actually show you while it is discovering what COMM Ports it discovers in a list and inform you per port if that port is available for use, or if it sees that some other software is using the port.

Being both Free Scan and ARC do not see the comm port and from all the other data you have collected, I suspect the problem is between WIN 10 and the driver. It seems even though the driver is showing as being installed and working, Win 10 is not able to find and or provide the proper link (path) of the installed hardware of this port when queried by the two programs.


Someone responded to you and stated they have your combination up and running. It would be interesting if that person could send you a copy of the device driver that he is in fact using for you to try. It would also be wise to insure that both of you are running the same beta release of Win 10.

BCD996XT Frequency Display Modes

Can anyone advise on how to get the rf frequency that it stops on, or how to set the display to show it? trying to keep track of which alpha tags are associated with a tag is a mind blower.

Firmware update v1.04.00 and v1.06.00

When Updating to these firmware updates,

You do not need to enter a registration key When prompted not a major update.

All updates are cumulative. Applying the latest update includes all changes made by previous updates.

v1.04.00

This update makes the following changes to your BCD996XT scanner: 

1. Add support for storing Unit IDs in channels with alpha tags. 

2. Fixed a problem where corrupted memory caused by a bad PC programming upload would make the scanner lock up on the copyright screen. 

3. Save Hold status immediately instead of at power-down. 

4. Add ATT indication in Close Call Only mode 

5. Fixed a bug that could cause APCO P25 decoding to stop in some conditions. 

Using the Unit ID Feature

Uniden USB-1 & Prolific PL-2303 cable do NOT work - Mac OS X Only Problem

bcprogtool_usb_serial_info - Mac OS X Only Problem

The Uniden USB-1 & Prolific PL-2303 cable do NOT work with TCL/TK Software in MAC OS X only. Use FTDI US-232R or KeySpan USA-19HS USB Serial Cables & drivers.

BCD996XT Keypad Tricks

Hold down the following keys and then power-up the BCD996XT to enter one of these modes. Might want to back up your scanner memory before you try any of these...especially the ones marked "ERASE"

Frequency Step Test 

1, 5, 9

Scan Rate Test (ERASE) 

1, 9, SCAN

Firmware Version 

2, 5, 9

System Tests 

1, 8, 9

NWR-SAME (LOUD) 

2, 3, No

Loopback Test RH96 

0, No, HOLD

Battery Save Tests 

1, 4, 8

Key Touch Test 

0, 3, SCAN

Setting the P25 Decode Level for the BCD396XT and BCD996XT and other tips

Digital Decode Threshold

P25 LP Filter 
This setting lets you set the scanner to apply a software filter that removes the 4kHz tone you can hear on some P25 systems. Note that turning on this setting increases the CPU load and could slightly degrade P25 decode performance on some systems. 

P25 Waiting Time (BCD396XT and BCD996XT Only) 
On channels that contain a mix of analog and digital signals (i.e., where the Audio Mode is set to All), it is possible to have false decode problems caused by digital noise at the beginning of transmissions. To prevent this, a user-configurable P25 wait time (from 0 to 1000 ms) has been added. 

During the wait time, the scanner evaluates the received signal; if it detects P25 data, the scanner opens squelch immediately. If it does not detect any P25 data, the scanner opens squelch as soon as the wait time expires. 
Note: Any analog transmissions on this channel will lose the first part of the transmission, up to the wait time you set here. Select the number of milliseconds (after the start of a transmission) the scanner should wait while checking for P25 data. Choose a number from 0 through 1000 ms in 100 ms increments. The scanner only applies the wait time setting to Conventional or Motorola (non P25) systems, and only when the channel's Audio Mode setting is All. 

UNIDEN BCD996XT Quick Keys

BCD996XT Quick Keys

Hello all.....I have a quick question about accessing the syste quick keys and quick keys within a group....First off, the system quick keys after 0-9......How do you access them after 0? Obviously I know how to do 0-9....You just hit the approprate number for that system you program for that key(i.e. Omaha is set for 0, so when I am ready to listen to Omaha, I just hit 0 to add it to my active scan list, and vice versa when I am ready to turn it off....But I do not know how to access any systems after 9. If someone with the knowledge can help me out, that would be greatly appreciated.

Secondly, how to access a quick key for a certain group within a system.

Uniden Bearcat BCD996XT Included Materials

A look at what material and hardware is included with the Uniden Bearcat BCD996XT scanner.

Uniden Bearcat BCD996XT Overview

UNIDEN BCD996XT Using the Unit ID Feature

The Unit ID (UID) feature lets you see the unit ID of the radio currently transmitting on Motorola, EDACS, and APCO P25 systems. To see the Unit ID, you need to first turn on the global Unit ID option in the Settings menu.

1. Press MENU.
2. Scroll to SETTINGS and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to Disp. Unit ID and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to On and press E/yes.

When turned on, in Display Modes 1 and 2 the scanner will alternate the current channel information and the Unit ID information in Line 2 of the display. In Display Mode 3, the scanner will display the Unit ID information on Line 3 of the display. If you program a Unit ID into a channel, you can assign an Alpha to the Unit ID. You program a Unit ID just like an iCall ID (press ./no then the Unit ID).
Notes:

• In some cases where you catch a transmission already in progress you will not see the Unit ID.
• In some cases where a second party responds to a transmission before the channel is released, you will not see the second party's Unit ID and will continue to see the first party's Unit ID.

Uniden BCD996XT Firmware Revision Notes 1.07.03

Installation Steps

Here is what you need to do to apply the 1.07.03 update.

1. Download the latest version of BC_VUP3 (the firmware update tool) by clicking BC_VUP_V3_02_01.zip.
2. Unzip the files you downloaded in Step 1 to your desktop. Then run setup.exe to install the firmware updater. (If you previously installed a version of BC_VUP, be sure you delete the old install files before reinstalling. These files are in a "BCSS" directory.)
3. Run the BC_VUP3 application you installed in Step 2. Follow all on-screen instructions, selecting the BCD996XT to update and the V1_07_03 version. 

Notes:

• All updates are cumulative. Applying the latest update includes all changes made by previous updates, too.
• Most update problems are caused by serial port issues. See the troubleshooting hints in the Update Troubleshooting section if you have problems.
• Two great forums exist for sharing information about this scanner within the user community:
  • The RadioReference forums ( http://www.RadioReference.com/forums)
  • The BCD996XT Yahoo! Group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BCD996XT)