Assistance Call System - Quantec

Quantec represents the biggest breakthrough in call communication equipment for many years. System operation can be tailored to suit a care facility’s specific requirements with different day, night and call divert arrangements easily accommodated and if required, simply changed at a later date. This flexibility, coupled with many other advanced features such as four different call levels (Including an infrared staff attack facility), built-in data logging and full monitoring of all network devices, makes Quantec the obvious choice for nursing homes and hospitals alike.

Addressable Call System

As nursing homes have become larger and more specialised, demand has increased for call systems which operate in more sophisticated ways, i.e. different urgency of calls, calls shown in different places at different times, sounders operating as quietly as possible, etc. These requirements can vary greatly between establishments and although it is possible to meet some of these demands with the careful planning of conventional call systems, conditions change and there is often some special request which cannot be easily accommodated once installation is complete.

Quantec V Basic Call Systems

The main advantage of addressable call systems over conventional call systems is that they can be installed with very little planning and displays can be fitted virtually anywhere to suit the application. However, whilst simplifying things for the installer, most addressable systems fail to satisfy the varied needs of the user. This is because they are essentially ‘dumb’ systems, i.e. their call points send notification of a call onto the wiring, their displays pick the information up and the message is shown everywhere.

Quantec is different. It is much more sophisticated than basic addressable call systems, but at the same time it is very simple for staff to use. Quantec’s call points send notification of a call to the ‘Network Controller’ which passes the call only to pre-selected displays, which can be quickly and easily altered in the future.

In order to achieve this level of flexibility and allow the use of ordinary unscreened cable, Quantec utilises a unique data protocol that works down just two wires (power and data). This allows considerable cost savings on installation and means Quantec can be retrofitted to the wiring of many existing conventional call systems. The protocol allows up to 256 addressable devices (network controller, displays, call points, etc) to be connected to a system together with virtually any number of ancillary devices such as ceiling pulls and over-door lights.