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Key Features
• Optimized for digital
video broadcast and
streaming media
services (OTT)
• Easily integrates with
existing in-home
networks and
broadband services
• Optional ATSC, QAM,
or ISDB-T tuner for
broadcast reception
• Whole-home wireless
HD video distribution
with Wi-Fi options
• Energy efficient with
DeepSleep™
technology for reducing
power consumption up
to 99% in standby
mode
Kamai® 500 Series
Hybrid Media Player
IP | OTT | Live Broadcast
Consumers are expecting more
from their service providers. As
users gain more access to a variety
of content, the demand for a more
seamless digital lifestyle continues
to rise.
High Performance in a Sleek
Compact Design
Stay ahead of the game with the
compact, cost-optimized Kamai 500
series.
You no longer have to sacrifice
performance for cost. With twice
the processing speed and half the
power consumption of previous
generation settops, the Kamai 500
series exceeds both in performance
and energy efficiency.
Continuous Video Delivery with
Adaptive Bit-Rate Streaming
The Kamai 500 series is ideal if you
want to offer video but have a geographically diverse broadband footprint with a range of network infrastructure capabilities. By leveraging
the advantages of Adaptive Bit-Rate
(ABR) streaming technology, Kamai
500 can reliably deliver HD video
across the Internet and over last
mile networks of varying quality and
bandwidth. ABR streaming encodes
content at various bitrates and
resolutions, and then dynamically
selects the best quality stream that
can be delivered over the current
network conditions.
If the network conditions change,
like when multiple applications are
sharing a network connection, the
Kamai 500 will automatically adapt
to ensure uninterrupted video
delivery. Now, you can deliver video
to all of your broadband subscribers, not just customers with
fiber (FTTH) or other high-speed
connections.
Digital Tuner Options for Hybrid
Deployments
Kamai 500 series offers optional offair and digital cable tuner options to
help reduce retransmission fees and
network bandwidth demand. Kamai
500 supports worldwide terrestrial
broadcast standards (ATSC, DVB-T,
DAB, T-DMB, ISDB-T, CMMB, CTTB)
and is also compatible with worldwide cable broadcast standards
(DVB-C, ITU-T J.83 Annex A, B, C).
Whole-Home Wireless HD Video
Distribution
The Kamai 500 series offers flexible
networking options to enable
wireless HD video distribution
throughout the home. Reduce
installation time, cost and com-
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plexity of wiring a home with
Kamai’s pre-802.11ac (5 GHz) and
802.11n (2.4 GHz) Wi-Fi networking
options.
Based on the latest standard for
advanced wireless communications,
the pre-802.11ac Wi-Fi option
supports dual-band technology and
uses multiple antennas (MIMO) and
beam forming technologies to
provide better coverage, superior
performance and high quality of
service (QoS) for distributing video
within the home. When matched
with an accompanying access point,
Kamai enables whole-home Wi-Fi
transmission speeds over 600 Mb/s.
Hassle-free installation and easy
distribution of HD video throughout
the home without wires. The Kamai
500 series provides a true videograde Wi-Fi client solution and costeffective architecture to accelerate
the adoption of IP-based video
services.
Cloud-based Applications for a
Connected Home Experience
Meet subscriber’s demand by
offering the most advanced online
services and applications. Based on
Broadcom’s latest chipset, the
Kamai 500 series supports
streaming video services like VUDU,
YouTube and Amazon On Demand.
With Kamai 500, subscribers can
access popular social media
applications such as Facebook,
Flingo, and Twitter, share photos via
Flickr and Picasa, and enjoy online
music from Pandora, MOG and
Grooveshark.*
Ready-to-Deploy Hybrid TV
Solution
By supporting third-party
middleware and digital rights
management (DRM) solutions such
as Conklin Intracom, Latens,
Microsoft PlayReady, Minerva,
Nordija, SecureMedia, and
Verimatrix, the Kamai 500 enables
you to quickly deploy a video
service that also offers advanced
cloud-based features for Hybrid TV
and over-the-top (OTT) streaming
applications. Kamai also offers
advanced applications such as an
HTML5-compliant browser and
C/C++ SDK to enable an open and
flexible platform for application
development.
Supports Legacy Televisions
Broaden your addressable homes
by supporting the millions of
televisions in subscriber homes that
do not support HDMI. Kamai 500
supports composite and component
video, as well as analog stereo
audio and digital multi-channel
audio outputs.
Kamai 500 with external 5 GHz Wi-Fi option
*Online services and applications may vary and are subject to middleware and third-party support.
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Technical Specifications
• VC-1 Advanced Profile @ Level 3
• AVC/H.264 High Profile @ Level 4.1
• MPEG-2 Main Profile @ High Level
• MPEG-4 Part 2 Advanced Simple Profile
Video Formats
Audio Formats
• DivX versions 3.11, 4.1, 5.X, and 6.X
• XVID
• MPEG-1/H.261/H.263
• AVS decode with support for AVS1-P2 Jizhun Profile @ Level 6.0
• MPEG still picture decode
• MVC
• AAC LC, AAC LC+SBR Level 2, AAC HE Level 2, AAC HE Level 4
• Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
• MPEG I Layer 1, 2
• MPEG I Layer 3 (MP3) encode/decode
• Windows® Media Audio (WMA)
• WMA pro
• AAC HE 5.1 decode plus DTS 5.1 encode SPDIF output
• AAC HE 5.1 decode plus AC3 5.1 encode SPDIF output
Video Outputs
Security
Wireless Networking
Options
• NTSC-M, NTSC-J, PAL-BDGHIN, PAL-M, PAL-Nc, SECAM analog outputs
• 480i/480p/576i/576p/720p/1080i/1080p output formats
• Component RGB or YPrPb output
• DCS support
• Rovi 7.1 support
• HDMI 1.4a with 3D format support
• AES, 1DES, 3DES, CPRM, CPPM, CSS, and DTCP copy protection
algorithms and standards
• VB, ARIB, and DC2-compliant transport demux with 1DES, 3DES, DVB,
Multi2, and AES descramblers
• Internal 802.11n (2.4 GHz) Wi-Fi
• External pre-802.11ac (5.4 GHz) Wi-Fi
‒ Real-time Transmit Digital Beam Forming (MIMO)
‒ Baseband 3Tx3R, up to 3 spatial streams
‒ Client-to-client direct connection (TDLS)
‒ Digital beam forming for up to 4.5db gain
‒ Standards: pre-802.11ac, 802.11a, 802.11h, 802.11n, 802.11e,
802.11i
‒ Wi-Fi Compliant: WMM, WMM-PS, WPA, WPA2, WPS
‒ Encryption: AES, TKIP, WEP64/128
‒ RF: 2.4GHz, 4.9GHz – 5.85GHz
‒ Modulations: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM
‒ FEC: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6
‒ Max PHY Rate: 450 Mb/s
• ATSC
Hybrid Tuner Options
Energy Management
Type Approvals • FCC Part 15, CEA-60065
• QAM
• ISDB-T
• Power 7W maximum at 90-264VAC, 48-63Hz
• ENERGY STAR compliant
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Front, side and back panels of Kamai 500
Technical Specifications (continued)
• Illuminated standby indicator (on/standby)
• IR receiver
Front & Side Panels
• USB 2.0 Host Type A
• SD memory card
• Reset to factory
• Optical digital audio
• Mini DIN connector for composite/component video & stereo audio fan-
Back Panel Connectors
CPU & Memory
Mechanical
out cable (included)
• HDMI 1.4a
• RJ-45 10/100 Base-T Ethernet with integrated status LEDs
• DC power
• Broadcom BCM7229
• MIPS4380 dual thread core 495MHz
• 512MB DDR3-1600
• 4MB NOR flash (secure boot ROM)
• 256MB NAND flash
• 4w x 4d x 1h inches
• 5-35°C (40-95°F) operating temperature
• 30-95% relative humidity
Model Number Description Part Number
Kamai 500 Kamai 500 Hybrid Media Player with Stylus remote 99-880000-00
Kamai 500 Kamai 500 Hybrid Media Player with URC remote 99-880000-02U
Kamai 500 External 5 GHz Wi-Fi adapter for Kamai 500 series 99-970201-00
Kamai 501 Kamai 500 Hybrid Media Player with internal 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi & 99-880400-02
Stylus remote
Kamai 502t Kamai 500 Hybrid Media Player with DVB-T tuner & URC remote 99-880020-02U
Kamai 503c Kamai 500 Hybrid Media Player with QAM tuner, internal 2.4 GHz 99-880490-02U
Wi-Fi & URC remote
Kamai 503t Kamai 500 Hybrid Media Player with ATSC tuner, internal 2.4 GHz 99-880410-02U
Wi-Fi & URC remote
Kamai 523c Kamai 500 Hybrid Media Player with DVB-C tuner, internal 2.4 GHz 99-930470-02
Wi-Fi & Stylus remote
Kamai 523t Kamai 500 Hybrid Media Player with ISDB-T tuner, internal 2.4GHz 99-930480-02
Wi-Fi & Stylus remote
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