![]() ![]() This is kind of like a channel number, if the radio and computer are both set to the same Com Port number they can talk.Ĭom Port and communication issues are the biggest problem faced with users of software and scanners. Once this number is displayed in the Device Manager use that number in your programming software so the radio and program can communicate. This will show up as “COM1”, “COM36” etc. The common denominator for all this is that the radio gets a “Com Port” number assigned. If you use a USB-Serial adaptor then the drivers connect to the adaptor. These require a serial port on the computer itself or the use of an USB-Serial adaptor. Some radios use an old fashioned serial port with a DB-9 connection, either on the radio or it’s programming cable. Once the cable has the proper driver installed and a serial port (Comm-X) number assigned it can be used for any compatible radio with no further issues. then the driver is matched to the cable (like the Uniden USB-1, or the blue, orange or black RadioShack/GRE/Whistler cables). ![]() If you have an older radio with a USB-serial adaptor cable, such as a BCD996XT, BCD396XT, PRO106, a PSR 500/600 etc. If your scanner has a standard USB port on it (such as a HomePatrol, a BCD996P2, BCD325P2 or some of the other newer model Uniden and Whistler scanners) then the driver goes to the radio itself. This page also links to download pages for the drivers needed by many scanners.ĭepending on the scanner you have the driver might be connected to the radio or to a separate cable. We have a link here that helps scanner users get drivers and load them. If not then you will have to install a driver to make it work. If the stars are all aligned and all is well with the world the device driver will load automatically when you plug in the device. Drivers are basically small programs that allow the computer and device to talk to each other, kind of like an interpreter. Windows however tries to make life difficult for us and requires almost everything we connect to a computer to have “drivers”. Computer programs (like ARC products) are great for programming and controlling scanners. If you have a scanner and a computer you will most likely want to use one with the other. ![]()
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