3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION.........................................................................................................................................................5
1.1
DX-1
D
–
I
NTERNAL
V
IEW
........................................................................................................................................................6
2
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..............................................................................................................................................7
3
UNPACKING .................................................................................................................................................................................8
3.1
O
PENING THE CARTON
..............................................................................................................................................................8
3.2
O
PENING THE
DX-1
D COVER
....................................................................................................................................................8
3.3
R
EMOVING THE PACKING BLOCK
..............................................................................................................................................8
4
INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT...........................................................................................................................................9
4.1
R
EQUIRED ENVIRONMENT
........................................................................................................................................................9
4.2
P
OWER REQUIREMENTS
............................................................................................................................................................9
5
REAR PANEL................................................................................................................................................................................9
5.1
P
OWER
/
E
ARTH CONNECTIONS
................................................................................................................................................9
5.2
RF
CONNECTIONS
.....................................................................................................................................................................9
5.3
T
RANSCEIVER CONTROL
...........................................................................................................................................................9
6
FRONT PANEL ...........................................................................................................................................................................10
6.1
C
ONTROLS
..............................................................................................................................................................................10
6.2
D
ISPLAYS
................................................................................................................................................................................10
7
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS..............................................................................................................................................12
7.1
C
ONNECTIONS TO
T
RANSCEIVER
/
E
XCITER
...........................................................................................................................12
7.2
E
ARTH AND MAINS CONNECTIONS
..........................................................................................................................................12
7.3
T
HE POWER CABLE
(
EXPORT VERSION
) ..................................................................................................................................12
7.4
O
PERATION AT
230V,
220V,
200V,
100V
AND
120V
(
EXPORT VERSION
).............................................................................12
8
DX-1D DESCRIPTION...............................................................................................................................................................14
8.1
RF
S
ECTION
............................................................................................................................................................................14
8.2
M
AINS TRANSFORMER
............................................................................................................................................................14
8.3
H.
V.
P
OWER
S
UPPLY
.............................................................................................................................................................14
8.4
S
OFT START MODULE
..............................................................................................................................................................14
8.5
S
ENSOR MODULE
....................................................................................................................................................................14
8.6
A
NTENNA RELAY
/
QSK
MODULE
..........................................................................................................................................14
8.7
D
ISPLAY BOARD
.....................................................................................................................................................................15
8.8
C
ONTROLLER BOARD
..............................................................................................................................................................15
9
POWERING UP...........................................................................................................................................................................16
10
OPERATION ...........................................................................................................................................................................16
10.1
TUNNING
PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................................................................16
10.1.1
General...........................................................................................................................................................................16
10.1.2
Preliminary tuning.........................................................................................................................................................16
10.1.3
Final tuning....................................................................................................................................................................17
10.1.4. Potential problems during tuning......................................................................................................................................18
10.2
ALC
ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................................................................................................18
10.3
USING
YOUR
DX-1
D
...........................................................................................................................................................19
10.3.1
CW / RTTY and all digital modes..................................................................................................................................19
10.3.2
Voice modes (SSB).........................................................................................................................................................19
10.3.3
Hints on good linearity and efficiency ..........................................................................................................................19
11
SWITCHING THE POWER OFF.........................................................................................................................................20
12
TROUBLESHOOTING - IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG ..........................................................................................20
12.1
N
O POWER
..............................................................................................................................................................................20
12.2
F
AN NOT WORKING
.................................................................................................................................................................20
12.3
I
F THE
FAULT
LIGHT TURNS ON
............................................................................................................................................20