MAX Tabletop Conference Phones
SALES BRIEF
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
ClearOne’s MAX tabletop conference phones deliver rich, full-duplex audio in a wide variety of conference room settings and at an
affordable price. MAX phones are offered in analog wired, analog wireless, and SIP-based versions, and deliver unprecedented
expansion capabilities. Instead of providing only expansion microphones, MAXAttach offers multiple linked phones, each with
microphones, loudspeakers, and dial pad controls for outstanding full-room coverage. No matter where participants are seated,
conversations are natural and effortless.
A single MAX phone is typically used in small- to medium-sized conference rooms, executive offices, and home offices.
MAXAttach is designed for medium- to large-sized rooms and can support up to 4 total phones daisy-chained together.
COMPETITION
The MAX phones compete directly with Polycom’s SoundStation phones. Since its release in 2003, we have consistently taken
market share from Polycom and have become #2 in the tabletop market.
DIFFERENTIATORS
There are four main areas in which we differentiate ourselves from the competition:
» Audio Quality and Performance
» Room Coverage
» Price
» Warranty
AUDIO QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE
Every MAX phone comes with high performance audio processing technologies that are found in our professionally installed audio
conferencing solutions. Customers who perform side-by-side tests are always telling us that our phones sound better than the
competition.
Each MAX phone contains three microphones, providing full 360° audio pickup, and a large speaker. An audio industry leader
for many years, ClearOne has developed a number of important audio processing technologies that are included in each MAX
phone:
» Full-Duplex: This simply means that the audio is a two-way street—call participants can both talk and listen at the same time.
Many devices claim to be full-duplex but really deliver only half-duplex performance, meaning that when one participant is
talking, he cannot hear anything being said from the far side without substantial audio clipping or suppression.
» Distributed Echo Cancellation®: One of the biggest challenges in delivering good sound quality during a conference call is
eliminating acoustical echo. Canceling echo is especially important with speaker phone devices. A telephone handset does not
need echo cancellation since there is physical isolation between the microphone and the speaker. However, since a speaker
phone’s mic and speaker are close to each other and not isolated, the mic can pick up audio from the far side coming through
the speaker and return it back to the far side, creating an echo. ClearOne’s Distributed Echo Cancellation® solves this problem
by identifying the echo and eliminating it. ClearOne is a pioneer in echo cancellation technology and was the first to introduce
Distributed Echo Cancellation in 1998.
USAGE PROFILES
DEVICE
USAGE
CONNECTION
MAX EX
» Analog conference phone for small/
medium conference rooms, executive
offices and home offices.
Connects to analog PBX via phone line.
» Full-duplex, echo cancellation, noise
reduction, 360° mic pickup, automatic
level controls, first mic priority.
MAXAttach EX
» Analog conference phone for medium/ Connects to analog PBX via phone line.
large conference rooms, training
rooms, unique room configurations
(long or u-shaped tables).
» Expandable up to 4 total units for
larger room coverage and distributed
control.
MAX Wireless
» Wireless analog conference phone
for small/medium conference rooms,
executive offices and home offices.
» Full-duplex, echo cancellation, noise
reduction, 360° mic pickup, automatic
level controls, first mic priority.
Base unit connects to analog PBX via
phone line and transmits wirelessly to
phone(s).
MAXAttach Wireless
» Wireless analog conference phone
for medium/large conference
rooms, training rooms, unique room
configurations (long or u-shaped
tables).
Base unit connects to analog PBX via
phone line and transmits wirelessly to
phone(s).
» Expandable up to 4 total units for
larger room coverage and distributed
control.
MAX IP
» SIP-based conference phone for small/ Connects to SIP-enabled PBX via
Ethernet cable:
» Cisco Call Manager 5
» Avaya SIP Server
» Nortel MCS 5100
» Asterisk
medium conference rooms, executive
offices and home offices.
» Full-duplex, echo cancellation, noise
reduction, 360° mic pickup, automatic
level controls, first mic priority.
» Inter-Tel
» 3Com
» Brekeke
» And many others…
MAXAttach IP
» SIP-based conference phone for
medium/large conference rooms,
training rooms, unique room
configurations (long or u-shaped
tables).
» Expandable up to 4 total units for
larger room coverage and distributed
control.
Connects to SIP-enabled PBX via
Ethernet cable:
» Cisco Call Manager 5
» Avaya SIP Server
» Nortel MCS 5100
» Asterisk
» Inter-Tel
» 3Com
» Brekeke
» And many others…
© 2008 ClearOne Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Other product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Information in this document subject to change without notice. 802-158-000-SB Revision 1.0 April 2008.
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