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We have put together a series of Video Tutorials, and then placed them on YouTube.com. 

                                    However......

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE DSL/WIDEBAND AND CANNOT VIEW THE VIDEOS ON UTUBE
 Click on any of the below links to DOWNLOAD the Videos to your Computer.

(Make sure you remember the folder/directory where you have downloaded the files)

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        -  Tutorial #1 - Starting up for first the time -

  • 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

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Tutorial #2 - Advanced - using RSD Files

  • 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''. 
  • You can merge any number of RSD files together,  then use the newly created "Master File" to program your radio

    

              Scancat-Lite-Plus_Tutorial-Getting Started-2

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            - Tutorial #3 - Uniden Digital Scanners -

  • This tutorial is specific to the Uniden Digital Scanners such as the BCD-396-T and BCD996-T
  • 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

              Scancat-Lite-Plus_Tutorial-Getting Started-3 

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- Tutorial #4 - Mr. Scanner CD Rom - 

  • 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.
  • 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.

              Scancat-Lite-Plus_Tutorial-Getting Started-4  

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

  • 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

              Scancat-Lite-Plus_Tutorial-Getting Started-5 

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- Tutorial #6 - Installing  20-047 Radio Shack USB Programming Cable

  • This is short tutorial on how install the 20-047 driver for the very first time.  
        And how to Uninstall the driver it 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.

              Scancat-Lite-Plus_Tutorial-Getting Started-6 

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- Tutorial #7 - Using Radio Reference Frequency website - 

  • 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

              Scancat-Lite-Plus_Tutorial-Getting Started-7

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- Tutorial #8 - How to navigate your computer using FILE EXPLORER - 

  • This is short tutorial on how to use the Windows built in "File Explorer"
  • This tutorial takes you through several examples of how easy it is to:
  • Browse your hard drive and it's files and folders
  • Move or Copy files from one place to another on your Hard Drive

              Scancat-Lite-Plus-Using Windows File Explorer-Tutorial 8 

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- Tutorial #8 - Programming the HOME PATROL Video #9

  • 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.

              Scancat-Lite-Plus_Tutorial-Home Patrol -9 

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- Tutorial #9 - Programming the HOME PATROL Video #10

  • 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 #10