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- Page 1 WIDE BAND COMMUNICATION RECEIVER DJ-X7T/E Instruction Manual TONE SCAN DJ-X7 WIDE BAND COMMUNICATION RECEIVER ALINCO, INC.
- Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice or obligation. All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Alinco cannot be liable for pictorial or typographical inaccuracies. Some parts, options, and/or accessories are unavailable in certain areas. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the device.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents ■Memory types ............19 Precautions ..............5 ■Programming to memory channel ......20 Precautionary Statement ............5 ■Clearing memory channel .........21 Precautionary Statement - External Power Supply....5 ■Programmable items to memory channels....21 Request and Agreement ............5 Chapter 5 Advanced Operations ........22 Chapter 1 Features ............6 5.1 Scanning Function............22 1.1 Standard Accessory List ............6... - Page 4 (14)Write-protect function setting.........34 (15)Modulation Type setting ........34 Chapter 7 Cable-clone and PC Connection ....35 7.1 Cable Connection.............35 7.2 Operation for Receiving Data (on the Slave)....35 7.3 Operation for Transferring Data (on the Master) ....36 Chapter 8 Maintenance and Reference......37 8.1 Troubleshooting..............37 8.2 Resetting ................38 ■Factory default value ..........38 8.3 Optional Accessory List ...........38...
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Page 5: Precautions
Ensure that the receiver is safe, then use the optionally available cigar-socket DC cable (EDH-32). contact the nearest Alinco Service Center. • Turn the receiver's power OFF when connecting or disconnecting the cable of external power supply. -
Page 6: Chapter 1 Features
• DJ-X7 adopts Lithium ion rechargeable battery. DJ-X7T/E: EA-131 • A curl-cable earphone/antenna The free editing software can be downloaded at our website (http://www.alinco.com). The optional PC interface-cable DJ-X7T/E: EME-25 (ERW-4C) is required to interface your computer and the • An antenna cap DJ-X7. -
Page 7: Chapter 2 Accessories
Chapter 2 Accessories ■Installing & uninstalling battery 2.1 Mounting Arrangement ■Installing & uninstalling antenna ●Installing battery 1.Align the projections on the Projections ●Installing antenna battery with the grooves on 1.Hold the antenna at the base. the receiver. 2.Attach the antenna to the 2.Push the battery in the direction antenna connector. -
Page 8: Precaution For Preventing Short-Circuit Of Battery
■Precaution for preventing short-circuit of battery Caution • Do not modify, dismantle, incinerate, or immerse the extra cautious when battery pack, as these practices can be dangerous. carrying the battery pack; the • Do not short-circuit the terminals of the battery pack. This may cause damage to the receiver. -
Page 9: Receiving While Charging With Ac Adapter
■Receiving while charging with AC adapter ■Low battery indicator Low battery indicator ●Charging battery Indicates the charge level is 1.Install the battery pack to the AC adapter plug low. receiver. 2.Plug the AC adapter to the DC-IN jack of the receiver. •... -
Page 10: Chapter 3 Names And Functions Of Parts
Chapter 3 Names and Functions of Parts 3.1 External View ■Top/Front panel Item Description This is for plugging an earphone or an external Earphone jack speaker (8Ω) with 2.5ø stereo plug. Rotate this dial to change frequency and various settings. Press this dial to adjust the volume and squelch Dial levels. -
Page 11: Side Panel
■Side panel Item Description Antenna Install the included whip antenna or an external connector antenna. (Hereinafter referred to as [F] key.) Use this key in combination with other keys to Function key access various functions of the receiver. (LOCK) Holding this key for 1 second activates the Key- lock function. -
Page 12: Key Operations
3.2 Key Operations Dial [F] key TONE SCAN Independent Operation While is ON Holding for 1 Sec Dial Operation with Holding Switch among the Program to memory channels Perform the Priority Monitoring V/P/M VFO/Preset/Memory mode (P.16) (P.20) function (P.25) Start scanning (P.22-24, 25-27) Switch to the Tone Squelch Switch among the scanning SCAN... -
Page 13: Icons And Indicators
3.3 Icons and Indicators Appears when the [F] key is pressed. Blinks during various types of scanning operations. Disappears during the memory skip operation. Appears while the keypad is locked. Appears when the receiver squelch opens. Appears while the Attenuator function is ON. Appears while the Bell function is ON. -
Page 14: Chapter 4 Basic Operations
Chapter 4 Basic Operations 2. Adjust the volume level by rotating the dial. 4.1 Turning Power ON As the value increases, the sound becomes louder. Hold the key for 1 3. Press the dial twice or the [F] key to conclude the setting. second to turn the power ON. -
Page 15: Adjusting Squelch Level
■Monitor function 4.3 Adjusting Squelch Level This is a function to open squelch compellingly. When a "Squelch" is a function for eliminating noise which you may hear receiving signal is relatively weak or is interrupted, this function during AM or FM radio reception. This noise is a nature of opens squelch temporarily regardless of the squelch level you AM/FM receivers when no signals are present. -
Page 16: Mute Function
■Mute function 4.4 Operating Modes This is a mute function, and it's for cutting off the audio output. The DJ-X7 has three operating modes; VFO, Preset, and This is activated only when the [MONI] key is assigned to the Memory. Mute function in the Set mode. -
Page 17: Frequency Settings
●Switching among bands (E version) 4.5 Frequency Settings For E version, every time you press the key, the following ■VFO mode 14 bands can be switched in listed order. This is the mode which is displayed when you turn the power .100 (100~530kHz)* ON of the receiver as a factory default setting. -
Page 18: Preset Mode
Note that this key will be used as the Shift key when the NOTE 1. Press the key to select a band to change its Shift function is set to ON (see on P.27). Thus, this tuning step. tuning becomes invalid. Note that the bands with the * marks in the lists shown at the previous page are not able to be selected. -
Page 19: Memory Mode
■Memory mode 4.6 Memory Mode 1. Press the key to switch to the Memory mode. This mode allows you to program frequencies into the DJ-X7's memory. A programmed frequency is called a channel. 2. Press the key to select a bank you wish to ■Memory types monitor. -
Page 20: Programming To Memory Channel
4. Select a channel by rotating the dial. It is not possible to program duplicated frequencies to NOTE According to the bank, the number of programmable channels a skip-search channel. If you try to do so, an error is different as follows; beep will sound. -
Page 21: Clearing Memory Channel
Introducing both free software we provide from our A beep sounds telling that the channel and its frequency are website (http://www.alinco.com) and the optionally deleted successfully. Then, "------" is displayed on the LCD. available PC interface-cable (ERW-4C) enables you to control and manage the configurations or previously 5. -
Page 22: Chapter 5 Advanced Operations
Chapter 5 Advanced Operations ■VFO scan 5.1 Scanning Function In the VFO mode, it scans with the tuning step you specified in This function automatically searches for active frequencies to advance throughout the frequencies of the selected band. help you locate the signal that you wish to receive. There are two types of the scan-resume conditions;... -
Page 23: Programmed Scan
■Programmed scan ■Preset scan This programmed scan searches for signals between a 1. Press the key to switch to the Preset mode. specified range of frequencies. Both the higher and the lower limit of the range need to be programmed in advance. Otherwise, the following operations can't be executed. -
Page 24: Memory Skip Function
• The all banks scan is valid only for numeric banks, The following operations are applicable to all the and other banks such as priority are disregarded. Scanning functions (VFO, programmed, preset, and • The banks can be expanded up to 50 with free memory). -
Page 25: Key-Lock Function
4. Press the [MONI] key. 1. Hold the key for 1 second to start the priority You can now set the memory channel to be skipped. The monitoring operation. decimal point (.) on the LCD goes off during the skip operation. icon appears on the LCD during the operation. -
Page 26: Tone Squelch Function
TONE 5.6 Tone Squelch Function 3. Press the key. SCAN This starts the Descrambling function. The icon on the LCD This function opens squelch only when a signal carrying the blinks during the operation. Also, the decode No. for CTCSS tone is received. This function allows you to monitor scrambling will appear. -
Page 27: Tone Scan Function
5.7 Tone Scan Function 5.8 Shift Function This function detects a CTCSS tone frequency of the receiving This function switches to receive another frequency with the signal automatically. one-touch operation while receiving the other. This feature is useful to receive both repeaters' uplink and downlink signals. 1. -
Page 28: Chapter 6 Set Mode Configurations
Chapter 6 Set Mode Configurations You can configure values or parameters of the DJ-X7's various 6.2 Configuring Values/Parameters of Menu Items operating functions in the Set mode. 1. Press the [F] key, and press the dial once with the 6.1 Set Mode Menu List icon ON. -
Page 29: Set Mode Configurations
External antenna 6.3 Set Mode Configurations ........The whip antenna included with the DJ- Details of each item of the Set mode menu are as follows. X7 or an external antenna. This setting is valid for all frequency range. (1)Attenuator function setting Earphone antenna Use this function when the receiving signal is interfered by ...........The provided earphone's cord performs the... -
Page 30: Am Bar-Antenna Setting
2. Rotate the dial to change the display as shown below (4)Shortwave Bar-antenna setting and select the antenna. You can choose whether or not to use the shortwave bar- antenna. When you set this function to ON, it comes to receive 3MHz to 30MHz frequencies including shortwave bands. -
Page 31: Scan Type Switching Setting
2. Rotate the dial to select the mode as you desire. (7)Priority Monitoring function setting This function can monitor two frequencies at a time, so that you can catch the target signal effectively while receiving frequency of another band. With this setting, you can set a priority channel for the priority The default is set to 5 seconds. -
Page 32: Battery-Save Function Setting
2. Rotate the dial to switch ON/OFF of the function. 2. Rotate the dial to switch ON/OFF of the function. Unless you set it to OFF, select the setting time. When you set it to ON, the icon appears on the LCD. •... -
Page 33: Monitor/Mute Function Setting
2. Rotate the dial to switch ON/OFF of the function. (13)Monitor-key Operation setting When you set it to ON, the icon appears on the LCD. With this setting, you can decide the operation of the [MONI] When the DJ-X7 receives a signal, a bell sounds with the key when the Monitor or the Mute function is used. -
Page 34: Write-Protect Function Setting
(14)Write-protect function setting (15)Modulation Type setting This is a memory-save function. This function prevents You can select modulation types (radio wave types). It may be overwriting or deleting memory channels by mistake and necessary to change the tuning step used in the target protects what you've programmed. -
Page 35: Chapter 7 Cable-Clone And Pc Connection
Chapter 7 Cable-clone and PC Connection Cable-clone is a useful function for transferring the stored 7.2 Operation for Receiving Data (on the Slave) memories and operating parameters from one receiver (called as Master) to another (called as Slave) using a cable to make a 1. -
Page 36: Operation For Transferring Data (On The Master)
7.3 Operation for Transferring Data (on the Master) 1. Hold the key for 1 second to turn the power ON while holding the [MONI] key. The following is displayed on the LCD, and the Master enters the Clone mode. 2. Press the dial to transfer data of the Master's. Make sure that the following is displayed on the LCD. -
Page 37: Chapter 8 Maintenance And Reference
Chapter 8 Maintenance and Reference 8.1 Troubleshooting Please check the list below before concluding that the receiver is faulty. If a problem persists, try to reset the receiver (see on P.38). This may correct erroneous operations. Symptom Possible Cause Action Loose connection of the Li-Ion battery Check if the terminals of the battery are clean. -
Page 38: Resetting
Li-Ion rechargeable battery pack (3.7V 600mAh) EDC-126: AC Adapter (6.0V 0.5A/120V for DJ-X7T) Caution EDC-128: AC Adapter (6.0V 0.5A/220V for DJ-X7E) Before resetting the receiver, be sure to check out the EME-25: Curl-cable earphone/antenna setting of the Write-protect function (see on P.34). -
Page 39: Table Of Available Ctcss Tones
8.4 Table of Available CTCSS Tones The table below illustrates the available CTCSS tones. Rotate the dial while a tone frequency is displayed on the LCD to make selection of CTCSS tone from the 39 available. 67.0 131.8 69.3 136.5 71.9 141.3 74.4... -
Page 40: Chapter 9 Specifications
Chapter 9 Specifications 0.100~1299.995MHz continuous (USA T version: cellular frequencies [824.000~849.995MHz, Receiver range 869.000~894.995MHz)] are blocked.) Modulation type FM/WFM Antenna impedance 50Ω unbalanced SMA port Operating Battery contacts DC3.7V battery voltage External DC port DC3.7V~6.0V Average Approx. 90mA Current Stand-by Approx. - Page 42 ALINCO, INC.
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