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We have put together a series of Video Tutorials, and then placed them on YouTube.com. 
 Click on any of the below links to go to Youtube.com and play the Videos.

Some of these Video Tutorials are a couple of years old, 
BUT, while we have updated our program constantly, 
the actual way things look on the screen and the way they work are
STILL THE SAME 
So be assured what you are watching is "up to date"

NEW!  Just Added - SEE VIDEO # 10 ON HOW TO TRANSFER FREQUENCIES FROM ONE SCANNER
TO ANY OTHER SCANNER YOU OWN.

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Please be aware the RSD files and Mr Scanner databases are only included in our "Packages" or on the COMBO CD. 
If you only purchased Scancat-Lite-Plus, then you can contact us and we will be happy to explain how you can  upgrade your Scancat-Lite-Plus
to one of our "Packages" such as the COMBO CD
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HINT - If Video is in "Low Res" 
Click on one of these options at the bottom of the Utube Video
to ''View in a Higher Quality"

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- Tutorial #1 - Radio Shack Scanners -

        -  Tutorial #1 - Starting up for first the time - (Using RadioShack's Scanners)

  • Basics on Getting Started with Connecting your radio
  • Setting up and finding the comports using the Radio Shack USB Programming Cable RS # 20-047
  • Creating your first Database for programming your radio using ''RSD'' Database Files. RSD files are only included in our "Packages" or on the COMBO CD
  • RSD FILES ARE ONLY A SAMPLING OF A COUNTY. For a complete database of ALL frequencies you should use the Mr. Scanner FCC Database (See Video Tutorial #4 for how to use)

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- Tutorial #2 - Radio Shack Scanners -

- Tutorial #2 - Advanced - Using RSD Files -(Using RadioShack's Scanners)

  • This is a continuation of the Basics of Database creation and management. 
  • This tutorial concentrates on merging several ''RSD databases'' together into one ''Master Database''. RSD files  are only included in our "Packages" or on the COMBO CD
  • You can merge any number of RSD files together,  then use the newly created "Master File" to program your radio
  • RSD FILES ARE ONLY A SAMPLING OF A COUNTY. For a complete database of ALL frequencies you should use the Mr. Scanner FCC Database (See Video Tutorial #4 for how to use)

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            - Tutorial #3 - Uniden Digital Scanners -

  • This tutorial is specific to the Uniden Digital Scanners such as the BC246T, BCD-396-T and BCD996-T,
          (But many of the database principles from VIDEO 1 and 2 apply)
  • Setting up and finding the comports using the auto-configuration feature.
  • Adding new systems to the radio using the RSD files, and also deleting unwanted systems from the radio

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              - Tutorial #4 - Mr. Scanner CD Rom - 

  • This tutorial applies to either Radio Shack or Uniden Scanners - Watch this one after you have viewed Tutorials 1-2 or 3
  • This is a continuation of the Basics of Database creation and management. (Tutorial 2)
  • Shows how to program your Radio Shack Scanner using the Mr. Scanner  FCC 50 state database such as found on our ''Combo CD'' package or Mr Scanner FCC CD-ROM.
  • Shows several different ways to search the FCC CD Rom, place the found frequencies into the 10 banks of the database, and then how to program them into your scanner.

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              - Tutorial #5 - Using Mr. Scanner's FREE Frequency website - 

  • This tutorial applies to either Radio Shack or Uniden Scanners - Watch this one after you have viewed Tutorials 1-2 or 3
  • This is short tutorial on how to find frequencies on Mr. Scanner's FREE Frequency Website 
    which is located at http://www.bearcat1.com/free
  • This tutorial takes you through several examples of how easy it is to:
  •     Pick your State and then click on a city 
  •     Capture the data right off the website and place it into Scancat's Upper Database
  •     Then, with little more than 5 or 6 mouse clicks, transfer the frequency information 
        into the Master Data base

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 - Tutorial #6 - Installing  20-047/20-546 Radio Shack or UNIDEN USB Programming Cable    

  • This is short tutorial on how install the RS 20-047/20-546 or UNIDEN driver for the very first time.  
        And how to Uninstall the driver if it is not functioning properly.
  • This tutorial takes you through several examples of:
  •     What Happens when you insert the USB Driver CD into your Computer's Drive Drawer
  •     The folders on the CD and which ones to use
  •     How to use Scancat (Select Radio Menu) to detect the serial port 
  •     How to use the "Found New Hardware Wizard to install the Driver for the 1st time
  •     How to check by reading your radio to make sure the driver is really working
  •     How to UNINSTALL the driver if is it not working properly.

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- Tutorial #7 - Using Radio Reference Frequency website - 

  •     This tutorial applies to either Radio Shack or Uniden Scanners - Watch this one after you have viewed Tutorials 1-2 or 3
  •     This is short tutorial on how to find frequencies on the Radio Reference  Frequency Website 
  •     This tutorial takes you through several examples of how easy it is to:
  •     Pick your State and then click on a city 
  •     Capture the data right off the website and place it into Scancat's Upper Database
  •     Then, with little more than 5 or 6 mouse clicks, transfer the frequency information 
        into the Master Data base

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- Tutorial #8 - Programming the HOME PATROL Video #8

  • This is short tutorial on how program the Home Patrol with Scancat-Lite-Plus
  •     This tutorial takes you through several examples of how easy it is to:
  •     Use an Existing RSD file as a source to program a favorite into the HP-1
  •     Naming the New Favorite and sending it to the HP-1
  •     Then, with little more than 5 or 6 mouse clicks, transfer the frequency information 
        into the Home Patrol as more than one Favorite.
  •     How to edit, create new Data Files/banks, and Transfer that frequency information  to a new Favorite.

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- Tutorial #9 - Programming the HOME PATROL Video #9

  • This is short tutorial on how to find frequencies on the Built in Radio Reference  HPDB Database 
  • This tutorial takes you through several examples of how easy it is to:
  •     Access the  HP-1's built in Radio Reference Database
  •     Transfer Conventional and Trunking "System" to the Scancat RSD File Structure
  •     How to transfer the RSD frequency information to a Favorite in the Home Patrol
  •     How to access / edit / update Existing Favorites that already exist in the Home Patrol's memory Card

           Scancat-Lite-Plus_Tutorial-Home Patrol #9 

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- Tutorial #10 - Reading From a Scanner and Transferring Frequencies to Another
        

  • This tutorial explains in detail how to transfer the frequencies from a scanner
  • How to read the frequencies from a Uniden Scanner and save them as a ''Personal RSD file'' to your Hard Drive
  • How to change to another scanner radio - load the saved frequency file and
    program any other scanner that accepts computer programming
  • For demonstration this video shows reading frequencies from a BCD996T,
    and then using that data to program both a Radio Shack  PRO-197 and a Uniden BCD396T

             

Scancat-Lite-Plus_Reading Radios And Transfering To Other Radios.avi

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