Vertex Standard VX-230 Service Manual page 10

Alignment
Test Setup
Setup the test equipment as shown for transceiver alignment,
then apply 7.5 V DC power to the transceiver.
50-ohm
Dummy Load
RF Sampling
Coupler
Inline
Wattmeter
Deviation Meter
Frequency
Counter
The Alignment Tool Outline
Installation the tool
Install the CE99 (Clone Editor) to your PC.
"Basic Alingment" function in the "Radio" menu of
CE99.
Action of the switches
When the transceiver is in alignment mode, the action of PTT
and KEY is ignored. All of the action is remote controlled by
PC.
Caution!
Please never turn off a power supply while alignment. If
the power supply turn off while alignment, the setting
data is failed.
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RF
Signal Generator
Transceiver
ANT
MIC/SP BATTERY
TERMINAL
Power Supply
7.5 VDC
CT-42
or
FIF10A + CT-106
COM Port ( for CT-42 )
or
USB Port ( for FIF10A + CT-106 )
Basic Alignment Mode
In the Basic Alignment mode, the aligned data written in the
radio will be able to re-align its alignment data. In this mode,
there are many items to align with five points (F1, F2, F3, F4,
F5) except "Frequency", "Mic Sense", "SQL/RSSI", and "Bat-
tery". The value of each parameter can be changed to desired
position by " " / " " arrow key for up/down, direct number
input and drag the mouse.
To enter the Basic Alignment Mode, select "Basic Alignment"
in the main menu "Radio". It will start to "Read" the written
personalized data from the radio. Then pressing the button "OK"
will start the Basic Alignment Mode.
Note: when all items are aligned, it is strongly recommended to
align according to following order. The detail information is
written in the help of CE99 (Clone Editor).
1. PLL Reference Frequency (Frequency)
2. RX Sensitivity (RX Tune)
3. Squelch (SQL/RSSI)
4. TX Power <High> / <Low>
5. Mic Sense
6. Maximum Deviation <Wide> / <Narrow>
7. Modulation Balance <Wide> / <Narrow>
8. CTCSS Deviation <Wide> / <Narrow>
9. DCS Deviation <Wide> / <Narrow>
10. Battery
Unit
During alignment, you may select the value among
dBµV, µV (EMF or PD), or dBm.
When perform the RX Tune and SQL alignment, the RF
level shows this unit according to this setting.