Change Transfer Speed
To change transfer speed, enter into the menu mode.
1.Press MENU.
2.Press ▲ or ▼ to select SYSTEM DATA and then
press E.
3.Press ▲ or ▼ to select PC CONTROL and then press E.
4.To change the transfer speed, press ▲ or ▼. Then press E.
Clone Mode
You will need to purchase an RS232C cable and a null modem adapter. RS232C cables are available as male to male or male to female. Even if the cable you buy already has the Male to Male connectors, you will still have to have the null modem adapter. Below you will see the pin connections that are internal to a standard device. (These items are available at your local electronics stores.)
To connect the scanner to scanner:
Plug the male end of the RS232C straight interface cables into the remote port on the rear of one of the two scanners. Then connect the
Null Modem Adapter
Pin connections
Female | Male |
DB9 | DB9 |
1 | 4 |
2 | 3 |
3 | 2 |
4 | 6 & 1 |
5 | 5 |
64
78
87
9Not used
You can clone all of the programming of one BC780XLT into another, including frequencies, talkgroup IDs, alpha tags, delay settings, etc. After connecting the two scanners, turn the radios on. Prepare each scanner for clone mode as follows.
1.Press MENU.
2.Select SYSTEM DATA - CLONE using ▲, ▼ or VFO and pressing E, SELECT or VFO.
3.Determine the scanner that has the frequency data that you want to transfer. This one must be set up as the “Master Unit”, and the other must be set as the “Slave Unit”.
4.On the scanner that is the “Master Unit”, select
MASTER, then press E.
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