Speakerbox – USB Audio Device for Hands-free communication
Voice Communication Dispatching Device
The Speakerbox (also referred to as InterCom) is a member of the modular FREE / FREE+ / BeFREE (also referred to as FREE) product family. It is a USB audio device for hands-free bidirectional voice communication, which can be combined with the other family members into multifunctional consoles for various applications.
- Add-on module or standalone device
- Combination of a USB audio device and an HID keyboard
- Plug&play operation with generic drivers
- Stereo loudspeakers and goose-neck microphone
- Separate alert/alarm audio output
- Connection for an external analogue headset and handset
- Incremental encoder (endless potentiometer) for volume control
- Three-colour bar-graph display as VU meter and/or volume indicator
- Six programmable keys with LED indicators for mode control and volume adjustment
- Analogue front-end designed to meet wide-band IP telephony standards
- Programmable signal processing includes ambient noise suppression (noise gating), signal compression and limiting
- Integrated acoustic shock protection
- Optional HID telephony interface
- Optional echo-canceller with a digital signal processor
- Dispatcher terminals
- Banking & trading consoles
- Multifunctional control panels
- Digital telephony (e.g. Voice over IP) devices
Intercom
- Stereo loudspeakers (Left and Right, 2 x 2 x 1W) with volume control encoder
- Goose-neck microphone with illuminated PTT key
- USB audio device
- HID telephony interface supported
- Optional echo-canceller with a digital signal processor
Programmable Keys – User Configurable
- 6 single keys with LED indicator
- Various combinations of single, double and blind keys
Modular & Programmable
- Can be combined with other modules from FREE family, e.g. Handset, keyboard
- Keys can be programmed as keyboard emulation, HID Telephony events
- Audio settings can be programmed (volume settings, microphone sensitivity, PTT/PTM, HOOK events, etc)
- All settings stored in hardware, configuration software: ChangeMe
- Hardware Echo Cancellation
For use with duplex audio, in case no echo cancellation is present in software, we offer an optional hardware echo canceler. - Handset
Because of the modular design, the Speakerbox can be combined with one or more Handsets on the left or right side. The handset can be either:- USB; Besides the Handsfree audio, this offers an extra, independent, voice channel
- Analog Switching; There is one audio (voice) channel that switches automatically from Handsfree to Handset when lifting the Handset.
- Keyboard
If more shortcut keys are needed, a programmable keyboard can be added to the Speakerbox.