3. Using Accessories • To prevent overcharging, charging automatically finishes after 12 hours MEMO (this time is can be changed with the Set mode). • Charging is possible even while signals are being received. • The DJ-X30 can be charged directly from the AC adapter without using the trickle charger. • Set the charging time according the battery to be used. The time can be changed with the "Charging time setting" of the Set mode. * The charging time of the battery pack (EBP-57N) is about 10 hours.
4. Names and Functions of Parts 4. Names and Functions of Parts 4-1 Names and Functions of Receiver Parts 4-1-1 Top/Front panel 4 (5) (6) (4) (3) (2) (1) (8) (9) (10) (7) No. Item 22 Description (1) Dial Rotate the dial to change frequency. Press the dial once to adjust the volume level. Pressing this dial while the icon is displayed switches the receiver to the Set mode. (2) RX lamp This lamp illuminates in green while the squelch is open.
4. Names and Functions of Parts 4-1-2 Side panel (12) (13) (11) (14) 4 Antenna side Dial side No. Item Description (11) DC jack This jack is for plugging in an external power supply. (12) FUNC (Function) key Use this key in combination with other keys to access various functions. Holding down this key activates/ deactivates the Key-lock function. (13) MONI (Monitor) key Press this key to open the squelch to receive weaker signals better.
. Names and Functions of Parts ● Main keys No.
4. Names and Functions of Parts ● Key pad No. Item Description After the [FUNC] key is pressed (8) 1 Enter 1 Set the wild key (Default: ATT) 2 Enter 2 Set the reception mode 3 Enter 3 Adjust the tuning of the shortwave barantenna 4 Enter 4 Start Priority Monitoring.
4. Names and Functions of Parts 4-2 LCD Display (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (1) (2) (13) (3) (4) (5) 4 (22) (21) No. Icon 26 (20) (18) (19) (15)(17) (16) (14) Description (1) Appears when the FUNC key is pressed. (2) Appears while the Normal Lock is activated. (3) Appears while the Priority Monitoring function is ON. (4) Appears while the skip is set. (5) (Not used with the DJ-X30) (6) Appears while the Quick Lock is activated.
5. Basic Operation 5. Basic Operation 5-1 Turning the Power ON 1 Hold down the [PWR] key to turn the power ON. Hold down the key again to turn the power OFF. 5 5-2 Adjusting Volume Level Volume can be adjusted within the range of 31 levels (0 to 30). The default is set to 20. 1 Press the dial once. Current frequency The current volume level is displayed. The LCD should look something like the figure on the right. 2 Adjust the volume level by rotating the dial.
5. Basic Operation 5-3 Adjusting Squelch Level ● What is "squelch"? 5 The Squelch function activates the speaker only when signals at a specified level or higher are received. This makes it easier to catch target signals by eliminating the static noise which occurs when no signals are received. When the squelch level is increased, the receiver can receive strong signals with less static noise, but cannot receive weak signals. "To open the squelch" means to receive signals and activate the speaker.
5. Basic Operation 5-3-2 Monitor function The Monitor function forces the squelch to open. When receiving signals are relatively weak or are often interrupted, it opens the squelch temporarily, regardless of the current squelch level. This function is activated when the "Monitor/Mute function setting" (+P. ••) is set to the Monitor function. There are two options for the Monitor function: PUSH and HOLD. When the [MONI] key is pressed, both options open the squelch and the "BUSY" icon appears on the LCD.
5. Basic Operation 5-4 Operating Modes The DJ-X30 has three operating modes: VFO, Preset, and Memory. 5 VFO mode VFO stands for Variable Frequency Oscillator. You can select a desired frequency by rotating the dial. Preset mode The audio frequencies for AM/FM radio and TV channels (1 to 62) have already been set so that you can choose among them. Memory mode You can program frequencies to memory channels beforehand and call up one when you want.
5. Basic Operation ● Switching between bands • Every time you press the key, the 14 bands shown in the table below are switched in the listed order. • You can also select bands by rotating the dial while holding down the key. 5-5-2 Specifying tuning step frequencies Tuning steps refer to the intervals between the frequencies which have been assigned to radio communications and radio/TV broadcasts by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan.
5. Basic Operation ● Selectable tuning steps Auto, 5 kHz, 6.25 kHz, 8.33 kHz, 10 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 15 kHz, 20 kHz, 25 kHz, 30 kHz, 50 kHz, 100 kHz, 125 kHz, 150 kHz, 200 kHz, 500 kHz, 1 MHz *1 : Only 1 kHz tuning step is available. This cannot be changed. *2 : Only 9 kHz tuning step is available. This cannot be changed. 1 Press the step. key to select a band to change its tuning 2 Press the [FUNC] key to display the 5 icon on the LCD. 3 Press the [MONI] key. "AUTO" appears on the LCD.
5. Basic Operation 3 When the [FUNC] key or the key is pressed, the frequency display returns to normal. Display during 1 MHz UP/ DOWN adjustment • The 10 MHz/1 MHz UP/DOWN operation increases or decreases MEMO frequencies regardless of the frequency range of each band. 5 5-5-4 Setting frequencies in Preset mode 1 While in VFO mode, press the key once. The DJ-X30 is set to the Preset mode and the reception mode is displayed on the LCD. 2 Press the desired band.
5. Basic Operation 3 Rotate the dial to select a channel. You cannot select banks or channels which have not been programmed. • When no data is programmed to memory channels, the Memory mode MEMO is skipped. • You can select banks also by rotating the dial while holding down the key. 5-6 Memory Mode 5 Memory mode allows you to pre-program frequently-used frequencies into the DJ-X30's memory so that you can call up a desired frequency when you want.
5. Basic Operation • You cannot program duplicated frequencies to the bank for skip-search CAUTION channels. If you try to do so, an error beep will sound. • The data factory-written to the memory has been edited by Alinco. Note that the assigned frequencies and modulation types may change at a later time. Although Alinco reviews the data from time to time, we do not guarantee the reliability of the data.
5. Basic Operation 5 Press the key to save the frequency. • By default, it is not possible to overwrite the channel to which data has MEMO been programmed. • To delete or edit memory data, disable the Write-protect (memory protection) function (+P. ••) and then continue the procedure. 5 Example: When programming a frequency of 145.000 MHz to channel 002 of bank 01 (1) In VFO mode, tune to frequency 145.000. (2) Press the [FUNC] key. (3) Press the key and select bank "01".
5. Basic Operation 5-6-3 Deleting a memory channel 1 Disable the Write-protect (memory protection) function (+P. ••). 2 Press the key to switch to the Memory mode. 3 Select the channel you want to delete by rotating the dial. 4 Press the [FUNC] key to display the icon on the LCD. 5 Press the key while the icon is displayed, to delete the frequency programmed to the memory channel. 5 • Once data is deleted, it cannot be restored. Check carefully that you CAUTION are deleting the right data.
6. Useful Functions 6. Useful Functions 6-1 Scanning Function The Scan function automatically searches for active frequencies to locate signals. The following scan types are available. 6 VFO scan In VFO mode, the scan searches all frequencies within the selected band by using the tuning step specified in advance. Preset scan The scan searches the frequencies within the band specified in Preset mode.
6. Useful Functions 6-1-1 VFOScan 1 Press the 2 Press the key to switch to VFO mode, if necessary. key to select the band to scan. 3 While holding down the key, rotate the dial until "VFO" appears on the LCD. 4 Release the scanning. key to start During scanning, the decimal point of the displayed frequency blinks. 6-1-2 Preset scan 1 Press the key to switch to the Preset mode. 2 Press the key to select AM radio, FM radio, or TV. 3 Press the key to start scanning.
6. Useful Functions 6-1-3 Memory scan In Memory mode, either a specified bank or all banks are scanned. The memory scan offers the following three types of scanning methods. Single-bank scan This scans only through a specified bank. Group scan This scans only a group of previously selected banks. All-bank scan This scans all banks from 0 through 9 which are previously programmed. • Bank grouping is possible only when the key pad is installed.
6. Useful Functions 6-1-4 Programmed scan The Programmed scan searches a range of frequencies specified by upper and lower limits. The specified upper and lower frequencies are collectively reffered to as a "programmed scan channel". The DJ-X30 can store up to 50 pairs of programmed scan channels. For more information, refer to "Programming a memory channel" (+P. ••). Note that you need to program data in the bank for programmed scan channels in advance.
