The Power Efficiency Package hardware includes a modified transceiver, power amplifier, power
supply, fan, and optional transceiver option card (internal reference) along with additional software
configurations through Configuration/Service Software (CSS).
The following conditions must be met to obtain a power consumption of less than or equal to 35 W:
• DC source only
• Speaker turned OFF (if equipped with a transceiver option card)
• No activation of Aux Out Relays (if equipped with a transceiver option card)
• No 29 V AUX loads. For example: active draws by a site controller
• CSS configured for applications not requiring receiver diversity
• CSS Fan Holdover configured to “short” (length of time the fan stays ON after transmission)
• Ambient temperature of 104 °F (40 °C) or less (single fan operation – disabling one of the fans
within the fan module. See
Replacing the Fan Assembly on page 237
in the Field-Replaceable Unit
(FRU) Procedures chapter for instructions on how to disable the fan.)
NOTICE:
To validate the 35 W standby power consumption specification, wait for the main
fans to turn off after the transmitter dekeys. The turn off delay of the main fans is controlled
by the fan holdover configuration in the CSS. Single fan operation requires the Tx Power Out
in the CSS to be limited to 50 W.
• Transceiver, power amplifier, power supply, fan, and TCXO transceiver option card (internal
reference) are all power efficiency package versions
NOTICE:
The TCXO transceiver option card is available only for non-simulcast conventional
systems. The OCXO transceiver option card is available for trunked or simulcast systems, but
does not guarantee 35 W.
Table 2: Standby Power Consumption
Conventional
Non- Simul-
cast
Conventional
Simulcast
Trunked Non-
Simulcast
Trunked Si-
mulcast
Internal Reference Ca-
pable
35 W
45 W
35 W
45 W
Not Internal Reference
Capable
35 W
35 W
35 W
35 W
1.11
License Auditing
License auditing for ASTRO
®
25 G-series devices at M and L core systems can be enabled through the
License Manager to ensure that site licenses have been purchased and also to prevent the transfer of
site licenses across systems.
The License Manager performs the following functions:
• Monitors the number of site devices in use within the system.
• Audits the number of active licenses.
• Displays a noncompliance notification on the Unified Event Manager (UEM) when the number of
devices exceeds the licenses.
If a site license is not present, the following functions do not occur:
• Send or receive audio
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