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Alinco DJ-X3, Manual

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Contents

Features ··········································································································5
NOTICE···········································································································6
Precautions ·····································································································7
Request and Agreement·················································································7
Accessories ····································································································8

Connecting the Antenna ···········································································8
Attaching the Battery Case ·······································································8
Loading the Batteries ················································································9
The NiMH Battery Pack ·············································································9
Prevent Short Circuiting the Battery Pack ···············································10
Battery Recharger ···················································································11
Attaching the Belt Clip ············································································12
Attaching the Hand Strap ·······································································12

Chapter1

Names and Functions of Parts

External View ································································································13

Front ········································································································13
Top ··········································································································13
Side ·········································································································14

Keyboard ······································································································15
Display ··········································································································16

Chapter2

Basic Operation

Power Switch ································································································17
Adjusting the Audio Volume ·········································································17
Adjusting the Squelch···················································································18

Adjusting the Squelch Level ···································································18
Monitor Function ·····················································································19
Mute Function ·························································································19

Operating Mode····························································································20

Switching Modes·····················································································21

Setting the Frequency···················································································22

In VFO Mode ···························································································22
In Preset Mode ························································································22
In Memory Mode ·····················································································23

Memory Function ··························································································23

Types of Memory ····················································································23
Programming a Channel ·········································································24
Erase the Channel···················································································25

Summary of Contents for DJ-X3

Page 1: ...hing the Hand Strap 12 Chapter1 Names and Functions of Parts External View 13 Front 13 Top 13 Side 14 Keyboard 15 Display 16 Chapter2 Basic Operation Power Switch 17 Adjusting the Audio Volume 17 Adjusting the Squelch 18 Adjusting the Squelch Level 18 Monitor Function 19 Mute Function 19 Operating Mode 20 Switching Modes 21 Setting the Frequency 22 In VFO Mode 22 In Preset Mode 22 In Memory Mode 2...

Page 2: ... Attenuator Function 38 Setting the Antenna 38 Selecting the Modulation Mode 39 Selecting from Stereo and Monophonic 40 Setting Bugging Detector Sensitivity 40 Setting Bank Link 41 Lamp Function 42 Setting the Scan Mode Timer Scan Busy Scan 42 APO Auto Power Off Function 43 BS Battery Save Function 44 Overwrite Memory Setting 44 PRIO Priority Watch Function 45 Beep Function 45 Setting Operation in...

Page 3: ... two programmed frequencies alternately and so on For more information see Memory Function P 23 Types of Scanning The DJ X3 has several types of scanning functions which search for receiving signals quickly and easily It allows you to select a variety of scanning operations such as Memory scan Program scan and so on For more information see Scan Function P 26 For more information see Bugging Detec...

Page 4: ... the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However ...

Page 5: ...wide band communication receiver its internal oscillation sometimes block a signal or defect an internal signal sometimes referred to as a birdie These symptoms are not a malfunction The contents of this instruction manual may change without notice DANGER Improper product handling may cause cracking fire smoke performance loss or other troubles Observe the following precautions in usage 1 Do not d...

Page 6: ...to the SMA antenna connector at upper left corner Hold the antenna by its base and turn it clockwise until it stops To disconnect the antenna turn it counter clockwise Attaching the Battery Case How to attach the battery case Align with the grooves on the transceiver and slide in the direction of the arrow until it clicks How to detach the battery case Push down the catch and pull out the battery ...

Page 7: ...ting of the battery which may cause burns Unnecessary prolonged charging overcharging can deteriorate battery performance The battery pack should be stored in dry place where temperature is from 20 to 45 C 4 to 113 F Temperatures outside this range can cause the battery liquid to leak Exposure to prolonged high humidity can cause corrosion of metal components Normally the battery pack can be charg...

Page 8: ...inals DON T carry with metals of any type e g chains Do enclose inside a non conductive enclosure bags or handkerchief made only of non conductive material DON T carry the NiMH battery pack inside bags of metal plated interior Do protect by spreading a non conductive sheet to place on a flat surface DON T place in the proximity of metals or conductives e g nails chains ...

Page 9: ...perature exceeds a certain level protective function operates automatically and turns off the charge status The red light goes off In that case unplug the recharger and dismount the transceiver or the battery pack immediately After removing the cause then use the battery recharger Turn the transceiver power off before recharging the battery pack Disconnect the EDC 105 from the outlet while not usi...

Page 10: ... clip on the rear side of the transceiver with an included screw Make sure it is screwed properly Attaching the Hand Strap Attach the hand strap through a ditch between the belt clip and the transceiver as shown in the illustration on the left ...

Page 11: ...ne Dial VOL SQL SET key Use this dial to change frequency and various settings When press it down change the volume level and settings of squelch or select options in Set mode Display Displays the frequency and other infor mation P 16 Speaker Thin built in speaker Keyboard For changing the mode and various set tings P 15 POWER SCAN SCRT V P M MW BANK WIDE BAND COMMUNICATION RECEIVER DJ X3 1M 10M ...

Page 12: ...several settings Besides hold this key down for about one second key lock function is on P 35 MONI ST SK key While holding this key down squelch temporarily opens Besides use for Mute function P 19 ENT KL ST SK MONI FUNC Caution When use an antenna on the market set a ground for the antenna which should be different from the one for an external power ...

Page 13: ...ling P 32 Switches the operating mode P 21 When F is displayed programs and clears the Memory channels P 24 25 Switches the Preset and Memory mode P 22 23 In VFO mode switches a unit for increasing decreasing frequency by one click of the dial Key Function POWER key SCAN SCRT key V P M MW key BANK 1M 10M key POWER SCAN SCRT V P M MW BANK WIDE BAND COMMUNICATION RECEIVER DJ X3 1M 10M ...

Page 14: ...adio is selected and A when AM radio is selected When FM radio is selected nothing appears Appears when executing Memory skip Appears when the keys are locked Appears when the battery is exhausted Displays the bank No left one digit and the channel No right two digits of Programmed memory Displays the frequency and value of various settings Appears when using the Bugging Detector Flashes when Desc...

Page 15: ... Press the VOL SQL SET key dial voL will appear on the display 2 Adjust the audio volume by rotating the dial There are 31 levels of audio volume 00 30 As the value increases the audio becomes louder 3 Press the FUNC ENTER key Be back to normal mode If the DJ X3 makes no sound When the squelch closes or the Mute function is activated the DJ X3 does not make sound even if you increase the value of ...

Page 16: ...te audio because of insufficient signal level Adjusting the Squelch Level You can specify the signal level at which the DJ X3 unmutes by adjusting the squelch level 1 Press the VOL SQL SET key dial twice When voL is on the display press it once SqL will appear on the display 2 Adjust the squelch level by rotating the dial There are 11 squelch levels 0 10 A higher squelch level requires a stronger ...

Page 17: ...Squelch unmutes and remains the status once press the MONI ST SK key Press the key again then Monitor function is off and squelch goes back to be normal as you set before Switch the mode between PUSH and HOLD in the Set mode For more information see Setting Operation of the MONI key P 46 Mute Function This function mutes sound Even when squelch opens this function makes sound off and while it is a...

Page 18: ...The preparation for receiving a signal has been finished Now try to adjust the frequency and receive a signal Next section explains the three operating models of the DJ X3 Operating Mode The DJ X3 has three operating modes VFO mode Preset mode and Memory mode VFO mode VFO mode allows you to change the frequency by the dial Preset mode The frequencies of AM radio FM radio and TV have been set alrea...

Page 19: ...ss of the V P M MW key changes the operating mode as shown below Tip When nothing is programmed in Memory mode Memory mode is skipped and switches between VFO mode and Preset mode in turn Preset mode Memory mode VFO mode V P M MW V P M MW V P M MW ...

Page 20: ...flashes In Preset Mode 1 Select a band by pressing the BANK key Every press of the BANK 1M 10M key changes the band as shown below AM radio FM radio TV AM radio 2 Increase decrease the frequency by rotating the dial Tip A appears on the display when selecting AM radio and W appears when selecting TV However nothing appears when selecting FM radio Also frequency displays when AM FM radio is selecte...

Page 21: ...e The DJ X3 has 700 Memory bank channels 70 channels 10 banks You can call up a frequently used frequency easily Program scan channel A channel which is used for Program scan You can program 20 pairs of frequency ranges upper and lower limits Priority channel The channel which is used for Priority monitoring functions You can program up to 8 channels Search pass memory channel If you program a fre...

Page 22: ...g to the use 4 Select a channel by rotating the dial According to the type of bank available channels are different as shown below Bank 0 9 00 69 Bank A B A00 B19 Bank P 00 07 Bank J 00 99 If bank No flashes the channel is available and if it appears on the display a channel S is already programmed 5 Press the V P M MW key The setting will be completed Tip It is not possible to increase the number...

Page 23: ...ant to erase For more information see In Memory Mode P 23 3 Press the FUNC ENTER key F will appear on the display 4 Press the V P M MW key The channel will be erased Tip You can clear all the programmed channels at one time For more information see Resetting P 36 B Bank No Channel No POWER SCAN SCRT V P M MW BANK 1M 10M 1 4 3 ...

Page 24: ... need to be set in advance Preset scan Scans the entire band in Preset mode Memory scan Scans specified memory banks VFO Scan 1 Switch to VFO mode by pressing the V P M MW key 2 Press the SCAN MODE key 3 Rotate the dial as holding the SCAN SCRT key and change display to vFo 4 Release the SCAN MODE key VFO scan starts and decimal point flashes on the display Scanning pauses when receiving a signal ...

Page 25: ...FO mode by pressing the V P M MW key 2 Press the SCAN SCRT key 3 Rotate the dial as holding the SCAN SCRT key and select a set of program channel which is to be scanned Frequencies between A and B of the same No will be scanned 4 Release the SCAN SCRT key Program scan starts decimal point flashes and PS appears on the display Scanning pauses when receiving a signal Tip The tuning step and modulati...

Page 26: ...ing a signal Memory Scan This function scans the specified banks or all banks in the Memory mode There are three types of Memory scan Bank scan Scans a specified bank only Bank link scan Scans multiple banks Up to five banks can be linked Link setting is required in advance For more information see Setting Bank Link P 41 All bank scan Scans banks 0 to 9 Tip In any type of scan bank A B P and J are...

Page 27: ...n the display Scanning pauses when receiving a signal Tip The following are common to all the scans Scanning direction depends on the direction of the last operation However in the case of Program scan scan toward the direction of the other side Rotate the dial while scanning the direction of scanning can change To stop scanning press any key except the dial and the MONI ST SK key Operate Monitor ...

Page 28: ...isplay The default setting is AUTO AUto 4 Select a tuning step by rotating the dial from the followings 5 6 25 8 33 10 12 5 15 20 25 30 50 100 or AUTO Unit kHz 5 Press the FUNC ENTER key The setting will be completed Tip AUTO is for selecting the suitable tuning step and modulation mode automatically When AUTO is selected it is not possible to change the modulation mode And under 1620 MHz frequenc...

Page 29: ... mode by pressing the V P M MW key 2 Call up the memory channel you want to skip 3 Press the FUNC ENTER key F will appear on the display 4 Press the MONI ST SK key The setting will be completed How do you cancel the memory skip Call up the memory channel to cancel and then operate step 3 and 4 above F POWER SCAN SCRT V P M MW BANK 1M 10M 1 4 3 ...

Page 30: ...nd at the bottom left of the display flashes Decode No for scrambling will appear on the display 4 Select a decode No by rotating the dial Select a decode No from 01 to 16 Select the No which allows you to recognize the voice Tip Pressing the FUNC ENTER key allows you to descramble the voice using the specified decode No and change the frequency at the same time How do you cancel the Descrambling ...

Page 31: ...r on the display and the DJ X3 starts scanning according to the set memory bank link When a bugging signal is found dc flashes on the display and scanning stops 2 Press the dial the VOL SQL SET key down to adjust the audio volume Adjust the audio volume so that the howling noise sounds at an angle to the DJ X3 and detect the listening microphone Be sure not to cover the speaker Tip You can set a l...

Page 32: ...etects a bugging signal by the presence or absence of a howling noise a loud sound may be emitted during detection however it is not a malfunction Detection area is approximately 15 square meters 18 square yards depending on the type of listening microphone How do you stop detecting Turn the power OFF then turn the power ON as holding the MONI ST SK key down Tip When turn the power on as holding t...

Page 33: ...nd the key icon will appear on the display How do you cancel the keylock Hold down the FUNC ENTER key for a second while the keylock is ON The keylock will turn OFF and the key icon will disappear Battery Indication When the battery is exhausted the battery icon at the upper right corner of the display will appear If the indicator starts to flash the battery power will soon be depleted and the tra...

Page 34: ...ngs are reset All reset All the memory channels and settings are reset However Preset channels AM radio FM radio TV cannot be reset How to Reset Partially Turn the power on as holding the FUNC ENTER key down How to Reset All Turn the power on as holding down the FUNC ENTER key the BANK 1M 10M key and the dial altogether POWER SCAN SCRT V P M MW BANK 1M 10M FUNC ENTER key POWER SCAN SCRT V P M MW B...

Page 35: ...tting operation in the Monitor and Mute function P 46 Setting operation of the MONI key P 46 Setting Each Item All the items of the Set mode are set by the same operation 1 Press the FUNC ENTER key F will appear on the display 2 Press the dial the VOL SQL SET key down Change to the Set mode and the item name will be displayed 3 Select an item by pressing the dial the VOL SQL SET key Each press of ...

Page 36: ...ng on the frequency you wish to receive The DJ X3 has four types of antennas AM bar antenna The internal antenna which receives 100 kHz to 1620 kHz including AM radio band Short wave bar antenna The internal antenna which receives 1625 kHz to 12 MHz including short wave band Earphone antenna The earphone s cord performs the role of antenna Receives over 12 MHz External antenna The whip antenna att...

Page 37: ...be unstable depending on the position of the earphone cord When using the bar antenna a signal may be unstable depending on the condition of the frequency Selecting the Modulation Mode You can select a modulation mode from AM FM and WFM In Set mode select wAvE Every click of the dial changes modulation mode as shown below AM WFM FM AM A appears on the display when selecting AM radio and W appears ...

Page 38: ... only when the modulation mode is set to WFM Receive a signal with monophonic mode even stereo mode is selected when AM or FM is selected The default setting is stereo mode Setting Bugging Detector Sensitivity You can select the sensitivity when detecting a bugging There are 5 sensitivity levels 0 highest 4 lowest In Set mode select bUg Select the sensitivity by rotating the dial The default setti...

Page 39: ...ing the BANK 1M 10M key One bank can be assigned to each bank link No 0 4 Tip When only one bank is set to the bank link if you execute the bank link scan only one bank will be scanned For more information about bank link scan see Memory Scan P 28 Scanning while Bugging Detector operates reflects the settings of bank link Bugging Detector detects the listening microphone from bank linked memories ...

Page 40: ...t setting is ON Setting the Scan Mode Timer Scan Busy Scan You can set the scan resume condition While executing the scan if the DJ X3 receives a signal scanning will pause You can set the timing that the DJ X3 restarts scanning Timer scan tImEr Restarts after five second stop even while receiving a signal Busy scan bUSy Restarts when the DJ X3 does not receive a signal In Set mode select tImEr bU...

Page 41: ...operation for a specified period of time Right before cutting the power off beep sound will go off Select the time from 30 60 90 minutes and OFF When OFF is selected this function does not work In Set mode select APO Select ON OFF by rotating the dial The default setting is OFF Tip APO function does not operate while scanning F B ...

Page 42: ...cycles between ON and OFF In Set mode select bS Select ON OFF by rotating the dial The default setting is ON Overwrite Memory Setting To prevent from overwriting memory channels by mistake set whether disable or enable to overwrite In Set mode select ow Select ON OFF by rotating the dial on Enabled to overwrite oFF Disabled to overwrite The default setting is OFF F F ...

Page 43: ...y release from the Set mode and start to operate Priority Watch function at the same time Tip Scanning is not available during Priority Watch If the DJ X3 received a signal of the Priority channel receiving time will be extended for 2 seconds How do you cancel the Priority Watch Press either the SCAN SCRT key or the FUNC ENTER key during the Priority Watch Beep Function The beep sound which sounds...

Page 44: ...ile holding down the MONI ST SK key When HoLd is set Monitor and Mute function is activated every time press the MONI ST SK key down The default setting is PUSH Setting Operation of the MONI key Select to use the MONI ST SK key for either Monitor or Mute function In Set mode select monl or mUtE Select either HoLd or PUSH by rotating the dial When monI is selected the MONI ST SK key operates Monito...

Page 45: ... X3s master and slave 2 Connect the earphone jacks on both master and slave DJ X3s with the cloning cable 3 Turning on both master and slave power as holding the BANK 1M 10M key down cLonE will appear on the display POWER SCAN SCRT V P M MW BANK 1M 10M 3 Connect to the earphone jack of the master unit of the DJ X3 Connect to the earphone jack of the slave unit of the DJ X3 ...

Page 46: ...n the slave DJ X3 will be updated if cloning is executed Be careful with current data on the slave side before cloning If you disconnect the cable or turn off the other DJ X3 after PASS was displayed comErr will appear on the display however cloning has been executed normally If Error appears on the display If incorrect data is transmitted while cloning Error will appear on both DJ X3s displays Wh...

Page 47: ...ck properly When pressing the dial the VOL SQL SET key down on the master side of the DJ X3 restart cloning To copy the data to another slave DJ X3 After completing one cloning operation connect the master DJ X3 to another slave DJ X3 and then turn power on as holding the BANK 1M 10M key on the master side of the DJ X3 When pressing the dial the VOL SQL SET key down on the master side of the DJ X3...

Page 48: ...ge the tuning step and adjust the frequency Select the suitable modula tion mode Recharge or exchange batteries Turn OFF keylock Set the squelch value to cut the noise off Program upper and lower lim it properly Dead battery Incorrect position of battery Poor contact with the battery case and tran sceiver terminals Volume too low Earphone connected Squelch closed Incorrect operation of CPU Battery...

Page 49: ... C 14 140 F Dimension W 56 H 102 D 23 mm without projections W 2 20 H 4 01 D 0 90 in Weight Approx 145 g a NiMH battery pack and an antenna inclusive Approx 5 oz Receiver System Triple conversion superheterodyne 1st I F 248 45 MHz 2nd I F 38 85 MHz 3rd I F 450 kHz Selectivity AM FM 6 dB 12 kHz or over 60 dB 30 kHz or less WFM 6 dB 150 kHz or over Sensitivity AM 0 5 1 62 MHz 17dBµ or less 10dB S N ...

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