
Alignment
FTDX101MP/D Technical SupplementALIGNMENT -6
RF AGC Adjustment
Setthefollowingcontrolsasindicated:
[ANT]:ANT1
[IPO]:AMP1
[ATT]:OFF
[R.FLT]:3kHz
[WIDTH]:2.4kHz
[AGC]:AUTO
[DNF]:OFF
Pressandholdinthe[MODE],[SSB]and[CW]
keys,whileturningtheradioon,toenterthe
alignment mode.
Rotatethe[MULTI]knobtoselectthealign-
mentparameter“2-006RF-AGC7”.
Pressthe[MULTI]knob,thenrotatethe[MPVD]
ringtosetthe“255”.
PerformthesameproceduresfortheAlignment
parameters“2-007RF-AGC14”through“2-010
RF-AGC50”.
Pressandholdinthe[S.MENU]buontosave
thenewseingandexitthealignmentmode.
IF Gain Adjustment
Setthefollowingcontrolsasindicated:
[R.FLT]buon:3kHz
[WIDTH]:2.4kHz
[MODE]:CW-USB
[RFGAIN]:Fullyclockwise
ConnecttheAFmillivoltmeterand4Ohm
dummyloadtotheEXTSPjack.
ConnecttheRFSignalGeneratortothe“ANT1”
jack,thensettheoutputlevelto40dBµ.
SettheMainBandtotheCW-USBmode.
Adjustthe[MAINAF]knobsothattheAFmil-
livoltmeterreadingis“0dB”.
Pressandholdinthe[MODE],[SSB]and[CW]
keys,whileturningtheradioon,toenterthe
alignment mode.
Selecttheappropriate“AlignmentParame-
ter”usingthe[MULTI]knobperthechartbe-
low,thensettheRFSignalGeneratoroutputto
eachfrequency&level,andadjustthe[MPVD]
ringforthecorrespondingAFmillivoltmeter
readingateachfrequency.
Pressandholdinthe[S.MENU]buontosave
thenewseingandexitthealignmentmode.
Alignment
Parameter
RF Signal
Generator
Main-Band
Frequency AF Millivoltmeter
2-011 IF-AGC 7
7.050 MHz, 10 dBµ 7.050 MHz
-2.0 dB ± 0.5 dB
2-012 IF-AGC 14
14.200 MHz, 10 dBµ 14.200 MHz
-2.0 dB ± 0.5 dB
2-013 IF-AGC 21
21.200 MHz, 10 dBµ 21.200 MHz
-2.0 dB ± 0.5 dB
2-014 IF-AGC 28
28.700 MHz, 7 dBµ 28.700 MHz
-2.0 dB ± 0.5 dB
2-015 IF-AGC 50
51.900 MHz, 7 dBµ 51.900 MHz
-2.0 dB ± 0.5 dB
S-meter Adjustment
SettheMainBandfrequencyto14.200MHzin
theCW-USBmode.
Setthefollowingcontrolsasindicated:
[ANT]:ANT1
[IPO]:AMP1
[ATT]:OFF
[R.FLT]:3kHz
[WIDTH]:2.4kHz
[AGC]:AUTO
[RFGAIN]:Fullyclockwise
ConnecttheRFSignalGeneratortothe“ANT1”
jack,thensetthefrequencyto14.200MHz.
Pressandholdinthe[MODE],[SSB]and[CW]
keys,whileturningtheradioon,toenterthe
alignment mode.
Refertothechartbelowandselecttheap-
propriate“AlignmentParameter”usingthe
[MULTI]knob.SettheRFSignalGeneratorout-
putto each level,and adjust the [MPVD]ring
forthecorrespondingS-meterreading.Press
the[MULTI]knobtosavethenewsettingat
eachlevel.
Alignment Parameter RF Signal Generator S-meter
2-016 S-MTR 0 OFF Parameter "8"
2-017 S-MTR S2 +16 dbµ S2
2-018 S-MTR S5 +24 dbµ S5
2-019 S-MTR S7 +30 dbµ S7
2-020 S-MTR S9 +36 dbµ S9
2-021 S-MTR +10 +46 dbµ S9+10
2-022 S-MTR +20 +56 dbµ S9+20
2-023 S-MTR +30 +66 dbµ S9+30
2-024 S-MTR +40 +76 dbµ S9+40
2-025 S-MTR +50 +86 dbµ S9+50
2-026 S-MTR +60 +96 dbµ S9+60
Pressandholdinthe[S.MENU]buontosave
thenewseingandexitthealignmentmode.