Quantec NURSE CALL

Nurse call system & dementia care

from Channel Safety Systems
Quantec
Nurse call system
Designed in conjunction with a prestigious NHS Trust, the Quantec
nurse call system is widely regarded as the leading light in the
provision of high-intensity
dementia care.

In an environment where efficiency is paramount, Quantec delivers,

helping save staff time, minimising disturbance and improving the
quality of patient care.

The way the system operates can be tailored to suit a care facility's
specific requirements with different day, night and call divert
arrangements easily accommodated to meet the exact operational
needs and precise layout of any building.

This flexibility, coupled with many advanced features such as

multiple call levels and full monitoring of all network devices, makes
Quantec the obvious choice for larger nursing homes. Product Dimensions
Features • Height 270mm
• Multiple call levels including standard, en suite, help required, • Width 435mm
emergency, attack, presence & attendance • Depth 85mm
• Tailored to suit a site’s exact operational requirements
• Call accept feature PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION
• Automatic call divert N/QT601-2 Quantec addressable nurse call panel
• Illuminates overdoor lights and corridor lights F/CH24/3 3.2Ah 24V battery
• Staff attendance allows staff entering rooms to log their ‘attendance’ via N/CH385 Flush bezel for Quantec QT601-2
an infrared call point or ceiling receiver
• Call follower sounders (optional)
SPECIFICATIONS
• Night mode allows Quantec to work in a totally different way at night,
providing for fewer staff and reduced sound levels Mains supply 230V A.C 50/60Hz. Max. current
350mA
• Infrared staff protection helps protect staff against disturbed patients,
intruders and aggressive visitors Internal Power Supply 27V DC (nominal)
• ‘Surveyor’ data analysis software allows to output custom reports Total output current limited to 3A @ 230V A.C
• Optional paging facilities (DECT telephone capability also available) Max. switching current 25mA
• Low maintenance time and costs Max. switching voltage 30Vd.c
• Laptop programmable system controller Accept(A), Scroll Up, Sroll Down,
• No expensive rewiring, no mess and no fuss Control and menu access buttons Code Entry Buttons(1, 2, 3 & 4),
• Easy to install & expand Escape (E)
• Minimising disturbance Power Present (LED lit),No Power
LED Indicator
Present(LED extinguished)
Applications Main Fuse 1 x 1 A HRC ceramic (20x5mm)
• Nursecall • Hospitals 1 x 3.15 A F (20x5mm) this limits the
Battery Fuse
• Dementia Care • GP Surgeries current drawn from the battery
• Staff Protection • Hotels Weight 3.5kg (not including battery)
• Emergency Assistance • Leisure Centres
• Cell Call • Shops
• Affray Locations • Offices
• Care Homes • Factories

Sites currently benefitting from the Quantec Addressable Call System include

Prospect View Todmorden House (Health St Kentigerns Abraham Guest

(Health Centre) Centre) (Hospice) (Secondary School)
Worcestershire Yorkshire North Wales Greater Manchester

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 Display Units
The Display Units indicate incoming calls to the system with the highest
priority calls displayed first and a message to notify staff how many calls are
waiting. The display has an on board sounder and buttons to accept, scroll
and divert calls. The units are normally used in corridors, staff rooms, and
nursing stations to enable staff to see the call details without having to go
back to the control panel.
Product Dimensions

PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION • Height 87mm

• Width 147mm
N/QT608C Quantec display unit with controls
• Depth 35mm
N/QT608CD Quantec display unit with no controls

Network Splitter
The N/QT603 network splitter is a requirement for a Quantec installation.
It allows for fused distribution, creating ‘limbs’ of devices from the main
panel. Their use protects the main panel from short circuit of network cable
and devices. These should be considered as a must to protect the
N/QT601-2 control panel.
Product Dimensions
• Height 87mm
• Width 147mm
PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION • Depth 35mm
Network splitter - required to protect the network
N/QT603
from open & short circuit faults

Call Points & Magnetic Units

Quantec’s call points have two buttons, a red/green confidence light and
(depending on the version purchased) a remote socket for connecting
ancillary devices such as tail call leads. The type of call point used will
depend on the type of operation (button or magnetic reset) and the system
features you wish to take advantage of.

Please Note: infrared coverage may not be required in all rooms and
infrared ceiling receivers are also available.
Product Dimensions
• Height 87mm
• Width 87mm
• Depth 35mm

PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION

N/QT602 Quantec call point with reset button (remote socket)
N/QT602S Quantec call point with reset button and sounder (remote socket)
N/QT602R Quantec call point with reset button and I/R receiver (remote socket)
N/QT602RS Quantec call point with reset button, sounder and I/R receiver (remote socket)
N/QT602M Quantec magnetic reset/call unit (remote socket)
N/QT609RM Quantec magnetic reset/call unit and I/R receiver (remote socket)
N/QT609 Quantec call point with reset button (no remote socket)
N/QT609S Quantec call point with reset button and sounder (no remote socket)
N/QT609R Quantec call point with reset button and I/R receiver (no remote socket)

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 Door Monitoring Station

The Monitoring points can be used to monitor any device with a open or
closed switch.

It can generate either a standard or emergency level call (for example if

a fire door or drugs cabinet door is opened) and can be used to interface
other devices to the system. It comes with an isolation keyswitch and
button reset.

Door contacts are not supplied.

Product Dimensions

• Height 87mm PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION

• Width 87mm N/QT604 Quantec door monitoring station with reset button
• Depth 35mm Quantec door monitoring station with magnetic
N/QT604M
reset

Over Door Light

The N/QT606 slave over door light can be used to increase the call
indication levels of the system. Positioned typically outside rooms and
include two ultra-bright LEDS in a triangular diffuser.

N/QT606A addressable over door lights include an on board sounder and

can be programmed to illuminate when certain groups of call points are
calling.

Product Dimensions

• Height 87mm
• Width 87mm
• Depth 60mm PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION
N/QT606 Quantec slave overdoor light
N/QT606A Quantec addressable overdoor light

Addressable Sounder
Designed to increase call indication levels in large sites.

N/QT688 Standard sounders include Quantec’s default call tones and a

volume control.

N/QT688/2 Hi-output sounders operate at up to 85dB and can be

programmed with a wide selection of alarm tones using a N/QT423
configurator (default operation utilises Quantec’s standard tones, special
tones include HTM08-03 variants)

Product Dimensions
PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION
• Height 87mm
N/QT688 Quantec addressable sounder
• Width 87mm
• Depth 60mm N/QT688/2 Quantec addressable high output sounder

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 Ceiling Pull Unit

The N/QT607 ceiling pull generates a standard level call when a resident
‘pulls’ the cord, these are most commonly used in bathrooms. They have no
on board reset function so a remote reset point is required.

N/QT607 slave ceiling pulls include a confidence light, 3m of cord and two
triangular pulls and are typically used in en suites or WCs.

Product Dimensions
• Diameter Ø 93mm
• Depth 27mm

PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION

N/QT607 Quantec ceiling pull cord unit

Tail Call Lead Buttons

Tail call buttons consist of a pear-shaped push, a lead and a plug that
connects it to a call point’s remote socket.

A call is made by pressing the button or by pulling the plug out.

Tail call leads are available in a variety of different lengths (as indicated
below) to suit different applications.

PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION

N/CH/805C/6 6ft (1.8m) tail call lead
N/CH/805/14 14ft (4.2m) tail call lead
N/CH/805/25 25ft (7.62m) lead cable (pear push)

Magnetic Reset Keys

The N/CH/803M magnetic reset keys are used to reset calls from made from
call points such as N/QT602M.

PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION

N/CH/803M Magnetic reset key complete with keyring

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 Radio Receiver and Aerial
Radio receivers are designed for use with Quantec’s dual action infrared/
radio transmitter. They allow standard and/or attack calls to be made
from external areas such as car parks, loading bays, etc. Receivers must be
mounted internally - typically in a building’s roof space - where they can
provide RF coverage of typically 60m (dependent on conditions/location).

An optional RF extension aerial is available for outdoor use and we

recommend this for sites where the receiver is located close to large
metallic objects or thick structural walls. In some cases external aerials can
increase a receiver’s RF coverage to typically 90m. For areas such as large
car parks, it is not uncommon for multiple radio receivers to be used (for
example, on adjacent walls) to ensure sufficient coverage. For sites with
multiple, separately-managed areas, different radio receivers can be set
up to respond to calls from certain transmitters only. This is done via an RF
grouping facility whereby a receiver in, say, RF group 3, will only respond to
transmitters assigned to the same RF group.

The default setting for all radio receivers and transmitters is RF group 1 (of
16). To help ensure the integrity of Quantec radio receivers, we recommend
at least one monitored RF Integrity Transmitter is used with every radio
receiver. Supplied on a single gang plate, they work by sending a periodic PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION
test transmission to the radio receiver. If the receiver fails to receive the test N/QT422RX Quantec MK2 radio receiver
signal, it sends a fault message to the Quantec Controller to advise that
N/QT422RXEX Extension aerial for N/QT422RX
something is wrong.
Product Dimensions
• Height 155mm
• Width 271mm
• Depth 170mm

Dual Action Transmitter

Quantec’s rechargeable dual-action infrared/radio transmitter has a
typical infrared transmitting range of 10m (line of sight) and a typical radio
transmitting range of around 60m. With two infrared emitters (one on each
side to maximise performance), two buttons (A & B) and a retained ‘pull
clip’.
Pressing a transmitter’s buttons or activating its ‘pull clip’ will generate a
standard, help required, emergency or staff attack call on a compatible
infrared and/or radio receiver. The transmitter can be recharged fully in
approximately 14 hours using the N/QT424/1, or the N/QT424/10, which is
also available for sites with multiple transmitters.
The N/QT423 configurator complete with lead, adaptor and software
(Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7) will allow an engineer to reprogram any of the
above transmitters to suit the operational requirements of an individual
site.

N/QT611 is a small multi-purpose programmable device that can

be programmed to operate in a multitude of ways using a N/QT423
configurator. N/QT611 universal devices allow third-party switch
assemblies and indicators to be interfaced to Quantec for use as call points,
monitoring points or day/night switches.

PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION

Dual action infra-red/radio transmitter (push for
N/QT412RXA
attack/pull for attack)
N/QT423 Configurator for N/QT412RXA
N/QT611 Universal interface (call unit)
N/QT424/1 1-way charger for QT412RXA transmitters
N/QT424/10 10-way charger for QT412RXA transmitters

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 Infra-red Ceiling Receivers
Infrared ceiling mounted receivers are designed for use with Quantec’s
wide range of infrared transmitters.
They are usually located in bedrooms, corridors, common rooms and any
other internal area that requires infrared coverage. Slave infrared ceiling
receivers are also available (up to three per master infrared ceiling receivers
or infrared call points to improve coverage in ‘L’ shaped rooms.

Dependent on the type of transmitter(s) used, master ceiling receivers

allow standard and/or attack calls to be made. The type of calls that can
be made from a slave ceiling receiver will depend on whether they are
connected to a master ceiling receiver (standard and attack calls only) or an
infrared call point (standard, help required, emergency and/or attack calls).
Product Dimensions
• Height 87mm
• Width 87mm
• Depth 35mm

PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION

N/QT302RX Quantec master infra-red ceiling receiver
N/QT302RXS Quantec slave infra-red ceiling receiver

Transmitter Encoder
The transmitter encoder has two RS232 ports and eight dry contact inputs,
which enables the system to be hard wired to alert prescribed users in
an event. Supplied configured with default settings and are able to support
up to 4 digit pager numbers as standard, so expansion is already built in.

The transmitter is designed to work at UHF frequencies which gives an

incredibly high degree of reliability in terms of the signalling success within
a commercial environment, whilst using very small and unobtrusive aerials.
Product Dimensions
• Height 190mm
• Width 335mm
• Depth 70mm

PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION

N/QT5050/S Quantec transmitter encoder
N/QT5050/LD 2m lead for N/QT5050/S
Portable Receiver
Features
• 40 character alphanumeric pager
• Bright 20 character x 2 line display
• 6 addresses (selectable OFF/TONE/NUMERICAL/ALPHA)
• Pulsed vibrate modes
• Urgent call alert mode
• Anti-tamper modes.
• Address and frequency hand programmable
• Weight 50g without battery, requires single AAA battery
Product Dimensions
• Length 76mm
• Width 53mm
• Depth 17mm
PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION
N/QT1001/S Quantec portable receiver (pocket datapager)

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Sample System Architecture

Max. 32 x
N/QT606A N/QT606As N/QT606 N/QT60 N/QT607 N/QT607
per system

Max. 3 x N/QT607s
per master call point

N/QT608C N/QT608C

N/QT302RXS N/QT302RX N/QT602

Max. 3 x
N/QT302RXs
per master
ceiling
receiver
Programming
PC
N/QT602 N/Q T 6 0 3 N/QT602 N/QT 6 0 6

door
contacts N/QT604

N/QT601-2
N/QT606 240V a.c.

A maximum of 10 network
to next devices can be connected to
N/QT603 each of the QT603’s 6 outputs

N/QT603

N/QT422RX
N/QT606 N/QT609 N/QT608C

SPINE
100m = 1.0mm 2 twin and earth
150m = 1.5mm 2 twin and earth
250m = 2.5mm 2 twin and earth
LIMB
40m = 4 core stranded alarm cable
60m = 8 core stranded alarm cable

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