Yaesu FTDX101D User manual

Operation Manual

Table of Contents
Accessories & options ................................. 1
Supplied Accessories ......................................1
Available options .............................................1
Installation and interconnections ................. 2
Antenna Considerations ..................................2
Connection of Antenna and Power Cables......2
Connection of Microphone, Headphone,
Key, Keyer and FH-2 .......................................3
Front panel controls & Switches.................. 4
Display indications..................................... 13
Meter display .................................................15
Rear Panel................................................. 16
Basic Operation......................................... 18
Turning the Transceiver ON and OFF ...........18
Adjusting the Audio Volume Level .................18
Switch between MAIN and SUB....................18
Operating Band Selection .............................19
Operating Mode Select..................................19
Setting the Operating Frequency ..................20
RF Power output control................................21
Antenna selection..........................................21
MIC Gain Adjustment ....................................21
DIAL knob Lock .............................................21
Receiver Accessories ................................ 22
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RF Gain .........................................................22
AGC ( Automatic Gain Control ........................22
Band Stack Operation ...................................23
CW Decode ...................................................23
Audio Peak Filter ...........................................23
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CW Pitch Adjustment.....................................24
Interference Rejection ............................... 25
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VC Tune Filter ...............................................25
Contour Control Operation ............................26
IF SHIFT Operation .......................................26
WIDTH Tuning...............................................27
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IF NOTCH Filter Operation............................27
DNR Operation..............................................28
DNF Operation ..............................................28
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Transmitter Operation................................ 29
Transmission .................................................29
Changing the transmission meter..................29
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Speech Processor .........................................30
Monitor ..........................................................30
VOX...............................................................30
Split-Frequency Operation ............................31
CW Mode Operation.................................. 32
Setup for Straight Key Operation ..................32
Using the Built-in Electronic Keyer ................33
FM Mode Operation................................... 34
Repeater Operation.......................................34
Tone Squelch Operation................................34
SCOPE...................................................... 35
Scope function setting ...................................36
Memory Operation..................................... 38
Memory Storage............................................38
Memory Channel Recall ................................38
Erasing Memory Channel Date .....................39
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Setting Menu ............................................. 40
Using Menu ...................................................40
Resetting the Microprocessor.................... 45
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General..........................................................46
Transmitter ....................................................46
Receiver ........................................................47

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Accessories & options
Supplied Accessories
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Available options
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 Dual Element Microphone M-100
 Ultra-High-Fidelity Desktop Microphone MD-200A8X
 Desktop Microphone MD-100A8X
 Lightweight Stereo Headphone YH-77STA
 External Automatic Antenna Tuner FC-40
 Remote Control Keypad FH-2
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Installation and interconnections
Antenna Considerations
The FTDX101D is designed for 50 Ohm resistive impedance at the amateur operating frequencies.
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chosen operation and bands.
Construct the antenna and coaxial cable, or use a suitable antenna tuner, to maintain the impedance pre-
sented to the FTDX101D antenna connector for an SWR of 1.5 or less. Careful preparation of the antenna
and/or tuner will permit maximum performance and protect the transceiver from damage.
High voltages may be present on the antenna; install it so it will not be easily touched when in operation.
Connection of Antenna and Power Cables
Please follow the outline in the illustration regarding the proper connection of antenna coaxial cables, as
well as the DC power cable.
ANT 1 ANT 2 EXT SPKR KEY
ACC TUNER
PTT
METER
RX OUT BRX OUT A IF OUT A IF OUT B
GND
DC IN
LINEAR +13.8V
REM EXT ALC RS-232C
AB
RED
FUSE: 25A
DC power cord (supplied)
BLACK
To prevent damage from lightning, atmospheric electricity,
electrical shock etc., please provide a good earth ground.
Use a short, thick, braided cable to connect your station equipment
to the buried ground rod (or alternative earth ground system).

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Connection of Microphone, Headphone, Key, Keyer and FH-2
ANT 1 ANT 2 EXT SPKR KEY
ACC TUNER
PTT
METER
RX OUT BRX OUT A IF OUT A IF OUT B
GND
DC IN
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AB
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PTT
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Front panel controls & Switches
ON/OFF Switch
Press and hold in this switch for one second to turn
the transceiver on. Similarly, press and hold in this
switch for one second to turn the transceiver off.
USB Jack
Connect a USB A type keyboard or mouse.
KEY
Connect a telegraph key or electronic keyer paddle
to use for CW mode operation.
When connecting a key or other device to
the KEY jack, use only a 3-contact (“ste-
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will place a short between the ring and the
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constant “key-down” condition.
DOT DASH COMMON
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KEY
KEY
NC GND
GND
PHONES Jack
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jack.
When wearing headphones, we recommend
that you turn the AF Gain levels down to
their lowest settings before turning power
on, to minimize the impact on your hearing
caused by audio “pops” during switch-on.
SIGNAL GND
MIC
This 8-pin jack accepts input from a microphone
uti-lizing a traditional YAESU HF transceiver pinout.
UP
+5V
DOWN FAST GND
PTT
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TUNE
This is the on/off switch for the FTDX101D Auto-
matic Antenna Tuner.
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the antenna tuner.
Press the [TUNE] key for about 1 second to start
“automatic tuning”.
Since the transceiver transmits automati-
cally during automatic tuning, make sure to
connect an antenna or dummy load before
tuning up.
When the antenna or dummy load does not
match the impedance, “HI-SWR” will appear
on the touch panel.
VOX
This key enables automatic voice-actuated trans-
mitter switching. While VOX is activated, the LED
inside this key glows orange.
MOX
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circuit to activate the transmitter.
ZIN/SPOT
ZIN
Touch [ZIN/SPOT] to cause the receiving frequency
to zero-in automatically while receiving the CW sig-
nal.
SPOT
Pressing and holding [ZIN/SPOT], the tone is out-
put from the speaker.
DISP
Each time the key is pressed, the display of the
scope screen changes as shown below.
Only “MAIN” or “SUB” will be displayed
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Upper side: MAIN, Lower side: SUB
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Left side: MAIN, Right side: SUB
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Left side: MAIN, Right side: SUB
S.MENU
Settings related to scope display.
SPEED: Setting scope sweep speed.
PEAK: Adjust the peak signal color density.
MARKER: Marker display ON or OFF.
COLOR: Changing scope display color.
LEVEL: Adjust the reference level.
FUNC
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screen where the operation settings for a variety of
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to close the function menu screen.
SD memory card slot
You can use the commercially available SD memo-
ry card to save various settings, save the memory
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MODE
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Press and hold this key to display the radio modu-
lation form selection screen, then touch and select
your desired modulation form.
SSB
The operation mode becomes “SSB”.
Press the [SSB] key will toggle to the alternate
mode. For example, In the LSB or USB modes,
press the [MODE] key toggles between “LSB” and
“USB” mode.
CW
The operation mode becomes “CW”.
Press the [CW] key will toggle to the alternate
mode. For example, In the CW-L or CW-U modes,
press the [MODE] key toggles between “CW-L” and
“CW-U” mode.
BK-IN
This key turns the CW break-in capability on and
off. While CW break-in is activated, the LED inside
this key glows orange.
MONI
This key enables the transmit monitor in SSB, CW
and AM modes. While activated, the LED inside this
key glows orange.
SYNC
Change the frequency of the MAIN band with the
MAIN dial, the frequency of the SUB band also
changes in the same step.
SPLIT
Press this key to operate split frequency between
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[SPLIT] key for one second, the “Quick Split” fea-
ture will be engaged. SUB band transmit will auto-
matically be set to a frequency 5 kHz higher than
the MAIN band receive frequency, with the same
operating mode. The transceiver will operate in the
Split mode.
RX (CLAR)
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allow you to temporarily adjust the receive frequen-
cy up to ±9.990 kHz with the MPVD knob. Press
this key once more to return the receiver to the
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the [RX], [TX] or [CLAR] key.
TX (CLAR)
Pressing this key activates the TX Clarifie. This
will allow you to temporarily adjust the transmit fre-
quency up to ±9.990 kHz with the MPVD knob.
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the [RX], [TX] or [CLAR] key.
MAIN
Change the operation band to the MAIN band.
SUB
Change the operation band to the SUB band.

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SUB AF
The inner [MAIN AF] knob sets the audio level of
the SUB band receiver.
MULTI
This knob incorporates multiple tasks and makes it
very convenient to operate the various functions of
the FTDX101D.
You can assign the desired action from the bellow.
SPEED: Setting scope sweep speed.
PEAK: A
djust the peak signal color density.
MARKER: Marker display ON or OFF.
COLOR: Changing scope display color.
LEVEL: Adjust the reference level.
RF POWER: Output power setting.
MONI LEVEL: Monitor level adjustment.
DNR LEVEL: DNR level adjustment.
NB LEVEL: NB level adjustment.
VOX GAIN: VOX gain adjustment.
VOX DELAY: VOX delay adjustment.
ANTI VOX: ANTI VOX adjustment.
CH DIAL: Frequency change at a predeter-
mined frequency step.
MEM CH: Selects the Desired memory chan-
nel.
GROUP: Selects the memory group.
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ter.
FAST
Pressing this key will change the tuning of the
MAIN Dial knob to a higher step rate.
MAIN AF
The inner [MAIN AF] knob sets the audio level of
the MAIN band receiver.
RF/SQL (MAIN band)
RF
The outer [RF/SQL] knob is the receiver RF gain
control of the MAIN band receiver, which adjusts
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This control is normally left in the fully clockwise
position.
SQL
This knob sets the signal level threshold of the
MAIN band receiver, below which the receiver au-
dio is muted, in FM mode. It is very useful during
local ragchews, to eliminate noise between incom-
ing transmissions. This control is normally kept fully
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during FM operation.
LOCK
This key toggles locking on/off for the MAIN Dial
knob. With “Lock” on, the MAIN Dial knob can still
be turned, but the frequency will not change, and
the “LOCK” appears in the frequency display.
RF/SQL (SUB band)
RF
The outer [RF/SQL] knob is the receiver RF gain
control of the SUB band receiver, which adjusts
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This control is normally left in the fully clockwise
position.
SQL
This knob sets the signal level threshold of the SUB
band receiver, below which the receiver audio is
muted, in FM mode. It is very useful during local
ragchews, to eliminate noise between incoming
transmissions. This control is normally kept fully
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CLAR
When pressed,
MPVD dial will operate as CLAR
dial.
RX (MAIN band)
Press this key to activate receive on the MAIN band
frequency. The LED inside the key will glow green
when the transceiver is receiving on the MAIN band
frequency.
TX (MAIN band)
When this key is pushed, the LED inside the key
will glow red; and, when the PTT switch is pressed,
the transceiver will transmit on the MAIN band fre-
quency.
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SUB
Pressing this key momentarily, exchanges the fre-
quency data, of MAIN band and SUB band.
TX (SUB band)
When this key is pushed, the LED inside the key
will glow red; and, when the PTT switch is pressed,
the transceiver will transmit on the SUB band fre-
quency.
RX (SUB band)
Press this key to activate receive on the SUB band
frequency. The LED inside the key will glow green
when the transceiver is receiving on the SUB band
frequency.
VC TUNE
When pressed,
MPVD dial will operate as VC
TUNE dial.
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QMB
Pressing the [QMB] key copies the contents (fre-
quency, mode, bandwidth, FM repeater offset, and
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FINE TUNING
When pressed, MAIN dial will operate as FINE
TUNING dial which changes the frequency at 1 Hz
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MAIN dial
This large knob adjusts the operating frequency.
Clockwise rotation of this knob increases the fre-
quency. Default tuning increments are 10 Hz (CW,
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the tuning steps increases. The available steps are:
Operating Mode 1 Step 1 Dial Rotation
LSB, USB, CW
DATA-L, DATA-U
RTTY
10Hz [100Hz] 10kHz [100kHz]
AM, FM, DATA FM 100Hz [1kHz] 100kHz [1MHz]
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MPVD dial
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one touch operation.
MAIN/SUB
When pressed, the
MPVD dial operates as the
dial to set the frequency of the SUB band when the
operation band is MAIN band, and the frequency
of the MAIN band when the operation band is SUB
band.