VIGIL FireCare is a sophisticated emergency fire telephone system, which has been developed in accordance with BS5588 part 11 and BS5839 part 9. The system is a fully monitored/battery backed communication network, which enables fire officers/building management to report the status of any emergency within a building quickly and efficiently to the main central control room. This ensures that the occupants are evacuated with ease and less panic. The whole system is simple to operate, install and works independently to any other emergency fire system within a building.

The system has two main components these being the Main Control Panel and the Remote Fire Telephones. The Main Control Panel is available in various options: 08, 16, 32, 48, 64 80, 96, 112 or 128 way. The panel is normally wall mounted within the permanently manned main Control Room. There are four types of telephone remote units available, which are wall mounted in areas of risk, such as stairwells, corridors and ‘gathering’ areas. Operation of these remote units is extremely simple – just lift the handset to contact the Main Control Panel.

VIGIL FireCare Features

Main Control Panel:

Up to 128 way

Wall mountable –optional flush mounting available

Lockable glazed door

Full or half duplex speech

Conference facility

Fully monitored

Battery backed – 24 hour quiescent with three hours use

Volt free contact – operated when in fault

Indicators for: in use, call, fault, power, charger and speech volume

Fully BS5588 Part 11 and BS5839 parts 8 & 9 compliant, when installed according to both standards

 
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Dimensions: 410mm (W) x 290mm (H) x 200mm (D) (08– 32 Way)

Dimensions: 410mm (W) x 455mm (H) x 200mm (D) (16 – 64 Way)

Dimensions: 410mm (W) x 777mm (H) x 200mm (D) (80 – 128 Way)

Bezel dimensions: 461mm (W) x 340mm (H) x 25mm (D) (08-32 way)

Bezel cut out dimensions: 420mm (W) x 300mm (H) (08-32 way)

Bezel dimensions: 461mm (W) x 506mm (H) x 25mm (D) (16 – 64 Way)

Bezel cut out dimensions: 420mm (W) x 465mm (H) (16 – 64 Way)

Remote Telephones:

Full or half duplex speech

Optional lockable door and/or beacon

Coloured red for emergency purposes

System healthy indicator

Push catch or slot lock

Contains both rugged handset and loudspeaker

Wall mountable – optional flush mountable bezel available

Dimensions: 130mm (W) x 350mm (H) x 100mm (D) – excludes beacon

Bezel dimensions: 170mm (W) x 390mm (H) x 20mm (D)

Bezel cut out dimensions: 138mm (W) x 356mm (H)

System Requirements:

Enhanced fire rated four core cable with drain must be used, Baldwin Boxall recommends colour  coded.

Up to 200m cable run between handsets and control panel as standard

A ring circuit configuration must be used

A repeater unit must be used if distance between units exceeds 200m

Please contact our sales department for wiring methods

VIGIL FireCare utilises a ring circuit with typically sixteen handsets on each ring. There can be up to 200m of cable between each. It is possible to extend this distance by installing a repeater unit. It is necessary for the first and last handsets to be no more than 200m from the Control Panel. By utilising this ring method it is possible to save up to 75% on cabling costs when compared with typical star circuit systems. The intelligence of the system ensures that if the circuit were to be broken at any point on the loop, the system will still operate without loss of communication.