User's Manual Part 1

8 Product Overview — Notices
Revision 1.8 P/N 9002363
Notices
Safety Warning
Neither Merlin or Expedite GPRS products may be used in an environment where radio
frequency equipment is prohibited or restricted in its use. This includes aircraft/airports,
hospitals, and other sensitive electronic areas. To ensure that the modem is deactivated
remove it from the computer under the above conditions.
Under extended operation the Merlin modem will generate a noticeable amount of heat.
Like all PC Cards, the modem generates heat during normal operation and will be heated
by the host computer. For this reason it is recommended that after extended periods of
operation, prior to removal and handling, the user allow the modem to cool down.
Software Interface • standard GSM AT Command set with enhancements
• supports PPP protocols for external hosting
• supports channel coding schemes CS-1 and CS-2
Software included • Compatible with Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, Windows NT 4.0 SP4, Pocket PC
3.0 and Pocket PC 2002
Approvals • Full Type Approval, compliant to GSM Phase 2+ standard (all)
• FCC Part 15 and Part 24 (PCS1900) (Merlin G100, G301, Expedite G301)
• Essential requirements of the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal
Equipment (R&TTE) Directive, 1999/5/EC; 3GPP TS 51.010-1 Digital Cellular
Telecommunications SYstem (Phase 2+) Mobile Station (MS) conformance
Specification; Part 1: Conformance Specification (Merlin G201,G301)
Frequency Band • PCS 1900 North American GSM (Merlin G100) or
• GSM 900 / DCS 1800 (Merlin G200 series) or
• GSM 900 / PCS 1900 / DCS 1800 (Merlin G301 and Expedite G301)
Data Power Connector • standard 16 bit PCMCIA PC Card Interface
• 70 pin electrical interface for Expedite
SIM Card • SIM card supplied by the carrier as a separate item. Expedite provides connection
signals for an external SIM Module
Antenna Interface • standard 50-ohm MMCX antenna termination (Expedite G301, Merlin G201)
• standard 50-ohm Radial MC card type antenna connector (Merlin G100)
Output Power Level • GSM Power Class 1 (1 watt/30 dBm, max Tx power) at DCS 1800 and PCS 1900
frequency bands.
• GSM Power Class 4 (2 watt/33dBm, max Tx power) at GSM 900 frequency bands
Temperature
• Operating -10
o
C to +55
o
C
• Storage -30
o
C to +75
o
C
Power Supply • nominal 3.6 volt DC supply for Expedite module
Feature Description