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Unable to program trunking after uniden download was completed

I began downloading the uniden firmware for my BCD996T and when the screen asked if I wanted to delete the memory I did so since I thought that I would be able to import frequencies into the scanner after downloading which if you can do that I didn't see how.
So I began manually programming the scanner after the download completed, I was able to manually program in the conventional frequencies and they worked fine but when I programmed in the trunking freqencies and the ID codes it does not recieve those at all but yet it had before the download. It does not stop on those frequencies, it is as if the trunking capababilty was erased. I tried everything I could think of from reading the owners manual. Any suggestions?

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I would try redownloading and reflashing the firmware on the scanner. If this doesn't work, you may want to try downgrading to the previous version of the firmware. If you are unable to redownload the firmware from Uniden, there is a Yahoogroup dedicated to this radio.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BCD996T/join

Also in the files section, there are older versions of the firmware.

Hope this helps!

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You need a copy of Uniden Advanced Scanner Director software. You can download the software from http://www.uniden.com in the Customer Service Downloads link.
Also, as a reminder, you need to use the cable supplied with the scanner and, if I recall correctly has a Uniden custom connector on one end and a serial connector on the other. If you do not have such a cable, Uniden sells a USB to Serial converter under the model USB-1.
If, during transfer, you get an error message, reduce the scanner’s serial port speed setting and start again until you get reliable, complete transfer of data.
Let me know if this helps.

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