Cisco Codec EQ CS-CODEC-EQ-K9- – Codec EQ Unit, Bundle Component

Product Overview

Distributor records list CS-CODEC-EQ-K9- as a Cisco Codec EQ unit with no list price attached, the shape of a component entry inside a larger configured order. It is worth reading rather than skipping, because this line fixes the codec generation and the display, camera and microphone capability the finished room will have. That platform is the current Cisco Codec EQ: three HDMI 2.0 outputs at up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps, three HDMI inputs, a USB-C input, four 802.3bt PoE++ ports sharing 90W and AES67 audio networking. Cisco publishes no definition for a trailing hyphen on its part numbers.

Product Description

Room designs go wrong when a bundle line is assumed rather than verified. The practical questions to answer from this entry are how many displays the room can drive, how many content sources it can take, how many microphones it can carry, and whether the radio is fitted, because each one constrains the rest of the design.

On displays, Codec EQ provides three HDMI 2.0 outputs at up to 4K60 with CEC 2.0, and an interactive touch screen connects over an HDMI output plus USB-A. On sources, there are three HDMI 1.4b inputs at up to 3840 x 2160 at 30 fps including 1080p60 with HDCP 1.4 on one input, one USB-C input at up to 4K30, and four PoE++ Ethernet ports carrying up to three 1080p60 video-over-IP streams or one 4K30 stream.

On audio, three analog mini-jack inputs, three HDMI embedded inputs, USB-C and USB-A inputs for a DSP or USB microphone, and audio over IP on the PoE++ ports feed a chain with acoustic echo cancellation, AI-powered noise removal and automatic gain control. Up to eight Cisco IP microphone units or third-party AES67 microphones are supported, and Cisco states that more than three IP microphones requires the Room Kit EQ AV Integrator license. Rooms with installed conference audio systems can connect over AES67 instead.

Mechanically the codec is 18.6 x 1.7 x 8 in. and 5.1 lb, mounting on a wall, on CS-CODEC-EQ-RCK rack ears or free-standing, with a Kensington lock slot. RoomOS 11.1.2 or later is required and registration covers Webex, Cisco Unified CM 12.5 or later, Cisco Expressway and Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android. For complete systems built on this codec see meeting room bundles. Cisco publishes no formal definition table for its product-number suffixes, and this part carries no list price in the distributor record, which is characteristic of a line item inside a configured order rather than a standalone purchase. Confirm the configuration recorded against your quote before ordering.

Key Features

• Three 4K60 HDMI outputs — Codec EQ drives up to three external displays at 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps from a single codec, which lets an integrator build dual-display video plus a dedicated content screen without an external scaler.
• Seven video inputs across three transports — Three HDMI inputs, one USB-C input and four PoE++ Ethernet ports carrying up to three 1080p60 video-over-IP streams give an integrator multiple simultaneous camera and content sources on one codec.
• 90W PoE++ power budget on four ports — The four 802.3bt PoE++ ports power and control cameras, the Room Navigator, an audio amplifier and AV-over-IP peripherals from the codec itself, reducing the number of local power outlets required at each device location.
• AES67 audio networking — Codec EQ interoperates with third-party audio systems and digital microphones over AES67, so it can be dropped into rooms that already have a networked DSP infrastructure.
• Up to eight Cisco IP microphones — The codec supports up to eight Cisco IP microphone units or third-party AES67 digital microphones, with more than three IP microphones requiring the AV Integrator license.
• USB-C BYOD passthrough — A single USB-C cable passes camera, microphone and speakers to a laptop while also carrying content sharing and 4K30 display extension, which removes the need for a separate BYOD switching box.
• Rack, wall or free-standing mounting — Optional rack ears (CS-CODEC-EQ-RCK) and a wall-mount kit (CS-CODEC-EQ-WMK) mean the same unit fits a credenza, an equipment rack or a wall behind the display.

Technical Specifications