Cisco Room Kit EQ CS-KIT-EQ-C-K9-- – Quad Camera Carbon Black

Product Overview

Front-of-room finish is a real specification item in a designed boardroom, and CS-KIT-EQ-C-K9-- is the Cisco Room Kit EQ with the Quad Camera in Carbon Black, supplied as a customized model. Carbon Black is one of the two finishes Cisco publishes for this camera, and it is the one chosen when the bar sits against dark joinery, a dark video wall bezel or an acoustic panel treatment. The camera itself is unchanged: four CMOS sensors of up to 20 MP each with machine-intelligent switching, an integrated loudspeaker system and an eight-element speaker-tracking array, driven by a Codec EQ with three HDMI outputs at up to 4K60.

Product Description

Choosing the darker finish is not only cosmetic. A light camera bar mounted below a large dark display draws the eye and shows in the reflected image on the screen; matching the bar to the surround keeps attention on the content and the participants. Cisco publishes First Light and Carbon Black as the Quad Camera colour options, so both are supported configurations rather than special orders.

Camera capability is the standard Quad Camera specification: 7x zoom, an 83-degree horizontal field of view on the wide lens and 50 degrees across three tele-lenses, 5056 x 3888 pixel resolution, a 1/1.7 CMOS sensor size, and automatic focus, brightness and white balance with focus from 1 m to infinity. The bar also carries the room loudspeaker system, rated 100 Hz to 20 kHz at up to 90 dB SPL with an RCA subwoofer output, and supports meeting zones so framing stays inside a defined perimeter.

The codec behind it is what makes the room extensible. Three HDMI inputs at up to 3840 x 2160 at 30 fps, one USB-C input at up to 4K30 and up to three 1080p60 video-over-IP streams across four PoE++ ports feed the system, while three HDMI outputs at up to 4K60 with CEC 2.0 drive the displays. Up to eight Cisco IP microphones connect over the PoE++ ports for far-end pickup, since the camera's eight-element array is used for speaker tracking rather than speech capture; plan pickup with table and ceiling microphones.

The bundle ships as Cisco Codec EQ, a Cisco Quad Camera, the Quad Camera wall mount (BRKT-QCAM2-WMK-), the Quad Camera power adapter (PSU-12VDC-70W-GR+), a region-specific power cord and a selection of one Cisco Room Navigator touch controller in table-stand or wall-mount form. The Quad Camera measures 37.4 x 4.7 x 4.0 in. at 10.6 lb and mounts above or underneath the screen or on a wall; Cisco publishes 18W in an active meeting for the bundle. Cisco publishes no seat count or square-footage figure for Room Kit EQ, naming only room types - large conference rooms, boardrooms, training rooms and auditoriums - so size the room from sightlines and microphone coverage rather than from a published capacity number. See meeting room bundles for comparable rooms and camera hardware if a second tracking camera is planned for Cross-view.

Key Features

• Carbon Black finish — Cisco publishes Carbon Black as one of two Quad Camera colour options, which lets the bar match dark joinery, bezels or acoustic treatment at the front of room.
• Multi-lens Quad Camera with intelligent switching — Four CMOS sensors of up to 20 MP each switch between an 83-degree wide lens and three 50-degree tele-lenses for 7x zoom with no moving parts.
• Integrated room loudspeaker — A full-range driver with dual low-frequency drivers covers 100 Hz to 20 kHz at up to 90 dB SPL, with an RCA subwoofer output for larger rooms.
• Speaker tracking to nine meters — The eight-element built-in microphone array drives dynamic speaker tracking, with Cisco recommending the furthest participant sit within less than nine meters.
• Meeting zones — Framing can be limited to a defined perimeter, keeping doorways and adjacent divisible-room space out of shot.
• Cross-view with additional cameras — Two further sidewall cameras plus Cisco IP microphones enable AI-directed cinematic cross-view of conversations across the table.
• Three 4K60 display outputs — Three HDMI outputs at up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps drive dual-display video plus a dedicated content screen.
• Customized-model ordering — The -- designation marks a customized model, which is how estates lock a rollout to one agreed configuration and finish.

Typical Applications

• Boardroom — a Carbon Black bar matches dark front-of-room joinery while carrying camera, loudspeaker and tracking array in one unit.
• Large conference room — speaker tracking and meeting zones frame a long table without motorised camera movement.
• Conference room — integrated room audio and a fixed camera bar complete a standard meeting space with fewer components.
• Multi-purpose room — meeting zones keep adjacent divisible space out of frame when a partition is opened.
• Commercial meeting space — a consistent finish across many rooms keeps a designed estate visually coherent.

Technical Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the C in this part number indicate?

C denotes the Carbon Black finish of the Cisco Quad Camera. Cisco publishes First Light and Carbon Black as the two Quad Camera colour options for Room Kit EQ.

Does the camera bar provide room audio?

The Quad Camera carries a loudspeaker system with a single full-range driver and dual low-frequency drivers, a 100 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response, a maximum output level of 90 dB SPL and one RCA output for a subwoofer. Far-end voice pickup still requires Cisco IP microphones or analog microphones on the codec.

What call control platforms does Room Kit EQ register to?

Cisco lists native registration on Cisco Unified Communications Manager v12.5 or later, native registration with Cisco Expressway, Webex, and third-party H.323 gatekeepers and standards-based SIP proxies. The system also runs Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android, with native Webex meetings available when registered in Control Hub.

How many displays does the system drive?

Three HDMI outputs, each supporting formats up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps, with CEC 2.0. An interactive touch screen connects using an HDMI output plus USB-A.

How many microphones can be added?

The codec connects to up to eight Cisco IP microphones over the four PoE++ Ethernet ports, and also accepts three analog mini-jack inputs, three HDMI embedded inputs, one USB-C and one USB-A audio input.

What is the power consumption?

Cisco publishes 18W in an active meeting, 18W idle and 15W in display-off standby for the Room Kit EQ bundle. Input is 100 to 240 VAC at 50/60 Hz.

What size room is Room Kit EQ intended for?

Cisco names large conference rooms, boardrooms, training rooms and auditoriums but publishes no seat count or square-footage figure for Room Kit EQ, so room sizing should be driven by camera framing distance and microphone coverage rather than a capacity number.