Clear-Com's HelixNet Backpack Now Shipping

Clear-Com has confirmed that its new HelixNet beltpack (HXII-BP-X4) is now shipping.

The wired beltpack, which is for the HelixNet digital partyline intercom systems, uses Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) to access any two of the 24 channels on the system at once. Other features of the HXII-BP-X4 include a molded polycarbonate case that is lighter and smaller; users are able to assign and access any one of the 24 intercom channels to a single intercom key, or multiple channels to a single key set, thanks to the 'Stacked Key' feature; it operates over a single microphone cable for digital powerline or a single PoE cable; one set of Talk and Call buttons for each of the two intercom channels, and up/down arrow buttons for program audio level adjustment; 3-pin XLR and RJ-45 Ethercon intercom connectors on the bottom panel for connection to the intercom station, while a four-pin XLR connector is provided for intercom headsets, with a 5-pin XLR connector being available as an option. There is also a micro-USB connector to update firmware in the beltpack, and can also be achieved automatically whenever the HXII-BP-X4 is connected to a HelixNet Main Station running a more current firmware version.

John Wycoff, Product Manager at Clear-Com, said: "The easy remote connection of beltpacks through PoE switches will allow for the ability to add more beltpacks to systems already maxed out with 20 Digital Power Line beltpacks – 10 per power line, 2 power lines per main station. It gives users access to an all-digital system based on networked technology and is the superior solution that they have been waiting on."

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(JP/LM)