General Information

Manufacturer

Aethra

Manufacturer Part Number

790209632

Product Name

Vega X3 IP Only Series 4 NTSC Set Top Videoconferencing System

Marketing Information

With an extremely small footprint, the Vega® X3 was designed by the Paolo Villa Studio to combine high-tech features and functions with an exclusive design. It is ideal for SOHO - Small Office Home Office - environments thanks to excellent audio and video quality and the possibility to use PowerPoint presentations, which render distance collaboration even more effective.

Features

• Quality, Design, Innovation
  Crystal clear audio and superior video quality at 2 Mbps
• Enhances Collaboration
  Aethra Collaborative Tools for PC presentation and data sharing.
• Convenient
  Fully featured set-top solution with embedded DVI/XGA ports and support for 2 monitors.
• Simultaneous Dual-Stream video
  Convenient XGA input and output ports provide one-step PC plug-in for simultaneous dual-stream video and live PC presentations with enhanced images.
• Customizable Graphic User Interface
  The user is able to choose layouts and colours from a variety of alternatives.
• Wideband Audio
  Supports both 14-kHz (ITU and ISO) wideband audio codecs.
• Multipoint Functionality
  The embedded MCU (Multipoint Conferencing Unit) connects up to 4 sites with Continuous Presence in mixed mode IP-H.323 and IP-SIP.

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Specifications

• ITU-T H.323 IP networks
• IETF-SIP (RFC3261) IP networks
• PPPoE
• Video H.261, H.263, H.263+, H.264, H.239, H.241
• Audio G.711, G.728, G.722, G.722.1, G.722.1 Annex C, MPEG4 AAC-LD
• Data T.120
• LDAP H.350
• MCU compatibility H.243, H.231

Transmission

• Bit rate
  • 56 kbps ÷ 512kbps over ISDN BRI
  • 64 kbps ÷ 2 Mbps over IP (H323/SIP), Asymmetric rates
• Simultaneous video motion coding and PC presentations from the DVI/XGA input

Video

• Frame rate
  • 15 fps @ 56 kbps - 128 kbps
  • 30 fps @ 168 kbps - 2 Mbps
• Video resolution
  • 4CIF 704 x 576 pixels
  • FCIF 352 x 288 pixels
  • QCIF 176 x 144 pixels
  • 4CIF 704 x 576 pixels for still images (H.261 Annex D)
  • 4SIF 704 x 480 pixels
  • SIF 352 x 240 pixels
  • QSIF 176 x 120 pixels
  • 4SIF 704 x 480 pixels for still images (H.261 Annex D)
  • Up to 1024 x 768 pixels over XGA in H.263
• Remote camera control H.281 (H.320 - H.323)

Audio

• Audio G.711 Band 300 ÷ 3400 Hz Bit rate 48/56/64 kbps
• Audio G.728 Band 50 ÷ 3400 Hz Bit rate 16 kbps
• Audio G.722 Band 50 ÷ 7000 Hz Bit rate 48/56/64 kbps
• Audio G.722.1 Band 50 ÷ 7000 Hz Bit rate 24/32 kbps
• Audio G.722.1 Band Annex C 50 ÷ 14000 Hz Bit rate 24/32/48 kbps
• Audio AAC-LD 5Band 0 ÷ 14000 Hz Bit rate 48/56/64 kbps
• Echo cancellation Full-duplex
• Adaptive post filtering
• Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
• Automatic Noise Suppression

Hi-Band Digital Microphone Minipod

• Range Cardioid 120°
• Response 50 ÷ 14000 Hz
• 1 Microphones
• Mute button

Built-in Camera

• Resolution 752 x 582 pixels
• Presets 122 presets
• H. angle of view 6.4 to 65.5 degrees
• Zoom 10.5x
• Min. Lux 1.5

Supported Monitor

• Format PAL, NTSC, HighDef
• Single, HighDef
• PIP and PAP function
• 16:9
• Dual Monitor Emulation

Network Interfaces

• Basic version
  • Ethernet 2-Port 10/100BASE-T full-duplex with integrated switch Ethernet 2 RJ-45

Network Protocols

• TELNET, HTTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, RTP/RTCP, TCP/UDP, ARP, STUN, SNTP, FTP

Network Features

• Differentiated Service (DIFFSERV), IP Precedence, IP Type of Service (ToS), Auto Gatekeeper Discovery, Clever Packets Management (AeCPM)

IPv6 support

• Dual Stack IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneous support Firewall Traversal
• Auto NAT discover HTTP and STUN
• H.460.18; H.460.19
• “Keep Alive Packet” time configurable

Audio/Video Interfaces

• Video inputs
  • Main camera Integrated Y/C, not accessible
  • Aux Composite (RCA)
  • XGA In DVI-I
• Video outputs
  • Monitor Composite (RCA)
  • XGA Out DVI-I
• Audio inputs
  • Connection Level Connector
  • Pod mic. Dig. RJ-11 6/6
  • Aux. mic. Mic Stereo jack 3.5 mm
  • Audio In Line RCA
• Audio outputs
  • Connection Level Connector
  • Monitor Line RCA
  • Aux Line Stereo jack 3.5 mm

HighDef (XGA/DVI)

• Input VGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA, SXGA
• Output VGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA

Auxiliary Interfaces

• Data & Diagnostics RS232 Mini-DIN 8-pin with DB9 adapter
• VISCA RS232 Mini-DIN 8-pin supports Canon or Sony, aux PTZ camera

Closed Captioning/Text Chat

• T.140 text chat, available from Web

Interoperability

• Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007

User Interface

• Multilingual on-screen graphic user interface
• User selectable languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Czech, Arabic, Hungarian, Polish, Finnish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish
• Infrared remote control for full function control
• Contextual help
• Diagnostics and management functions
• Call progress monitoring
• Supports AMX™ or Crestron™
• Customizable Graphic User Interface
• Web streaming function: UNICAST and MULTICAST compatible with QuickTime™
• Security mode (sw option)

Multipoint Function (option)

• Integrated MCU H.320, H.323 and SIP mixed mode
  • 3+1 participants @ 384 kbps
• Compatible with analogue and mobile networks
• Video coding H.261, H.263, H.263+
• Audio coding G.711, G.722, G.722.1, G.728
• Chair control H.243
• Dial-In/Dial-Out capabilities
• Continuous Presence
• Encryption
• H.239 Dual-video from any site

Encryption

• AES encryption standard H.233, H.234, H.235, H.235 Annex D
• NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology) certified

Remote Diagnostics and Management

• Self test
• Diagnostics
• Configuration
• Call
• Error tracking

Integrated Presentation

• Supported applications Microsoft® PowerPoint®
• Multimedia support T.120

Power Supply

• 100-240 Vac 50-60 Hz 1.8 A Max

Dimensions

• Width 39 cm (15.3”)
• Height 18,5 cm (7.3”)
• Depth 20,5 cm (8”)