The complete Emergency Voice Communication system

VIGIL OmniCare is a fully addressable emergency voice communication system that allows disabled refuge, fire telephones and disabled toilet alarm remote units to be connected to just one system. It has been developed in accordance with BS5588, BS5839 part 9 and BS8300:2001 (for the Disabled Toilet Alarm).

The system has two main components; a Master Control Panel and the Remote units. The Master Control Panel is available in various options: 8 - 128 way. Control panels also function as slave panels when wired into a VIGIL OmniCare system on the ring circuit loop. The Master Control Panel is normally wall mounted within a central control room, with additional panels at other locations for control of local areas, e.g. in a stairwell or fallback position. The remote units are supplied in four different styles: Disabled Refuge, Fire Telephone, Disabled Toilet Alarm and combined Disabled Refuge/Fire telephone.

VIGIL OmniCare Master Control key features:

Up to 128 way, constructed in 16 way switch boards

Fully addressable

Link to fire detection system to prevent hoax disabled refuge calls (Disabled Toilet Alarms and Fire Telephones remain active)

Up to 128 master panels can be linked in one system

Wall mountable – optional flush mounting with bezel (see below)

Lockable glazed door

Speech steered (DRS remotes) and Full duplex (Fire telephones) speech

Fully monitored – faults reported at the Master Control Panel

Battery backed - 24 hour quiescent with 3 hour full use, 230V AC with built-in battery charger

Volt free contact – operated when in fault, set during installation

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

‘Listening’ facility

Fully BS5588 Part 11, BS5839 part 9 and BS8300 compliant, when installed
according to the standards

Distinguishing ‘Orange’ name panel

Weight (including battery) 8-32 way 21Kg, 16-64 way 26Kg, 64-128 37Kg

Disabled Refuge Remote Unit:

Speech Steered

Red or stainless steel finish

System healthy indicator

Volt free contact, active when occupied. To operate over-door lamps,
silence speaker/sounder etc.

Call switch

Wall mountable – optional flush mountable bezel available (see below)

Self-powered from ring circuit

Reset from either remote (key switch) or master control panel

Typically 20-30 remote units per loop

Advanced Disabled Refuge Remote:

Speech Steered

Green finish

Induction Loop, Braille, Tactile Text and Luminescent Text as standard

System healthy indicator

Volt free contact, active when occupied. To operate over-door lamps, silence speaker/sounder etc.

Call switch

Flush or Surface mount

Self-powered from ring circuit

Reset via button push

Typically 20-30 remote units per loop

Fire Telephone Remote:

Full duplex speech

Hands free use

Contains handset and loudspeaker

Red or Stainless Steel

Push catch (standard) or optional slot lockable door and/or beacon

System healthy indicator

Conference facility (via master control)

Wall mountable (optional flush mountable bezel available)

Typically 20-30 remote units per loop

Combined Disabled Refuge/Fire Telephone:

Unique to the OmniCare range, this unit has been specially designed to enable both a Disabled Remote and a Fire Telephone to be located at one single 'call' position.

Same features as standard Disabled Refuge and Fire Telephone remotes

Designed to enable correct mounting heights as set out
in BS5839 Part 9.

Only one point of presence at the console.

Disabled Toilet Alarm:

The Baldwin Boxall Disabled Toilet Alarm is fully compliant to BS8300:2001, which requires that all new disabled toilets are fitted with an emergency toilet alarm. This system provides a compliant, reliable and easy to use disabled persons toilet alarm which contains the following components:

Controller
Combined power supply and controller with reset button, audible alarm and high visibility LED

Pull Switch
Ceiling mounted pull cord (with fully compliant G pulls) with LED

Reset point
Reset button & LED to reset calls locally

Light/Sounder
Over door triangular lens with integral sounder to attract attention

Features:

Exceeds BS8300:2001 requirements.

Integral power supply – requires mains power

Monitored battery back up – from main OmniCare system

Powerful LEDs and sounder

Supply and Battery healthy indicators

Two alarm modes (flashing or steady LEDs)

Reset button enable/disable

Self test facility to ensure all sounders and LEDs are fully operational

Plug on terminals to ease installation

Twin G pulls and LED

Reset point with re-assurance LED

Over door light with sounder

Supplied with disabled WC door sign

The disabled toilet alarm units can be connected to the VIGIL OmniCare system via a BVFREPEM repeater unit and any number of disabled toilet alarms can be wired to each repeater.

Optional stainless steel kit available, featuring a stainless steel reset buton and over door light/sounder (controllers and pull cord white).

System Requirements:

Fire rated enhanced four core cable with a screen must be used for loops. Up to 200m cable run between Remote Units and Master Control Panel as standard. A repeater unit must be used if distance between remote units exceeds 200m.

Disabled Refuge, Fire Telephone, combined DRS/Fire Telephone and Toilet Alarm Units can be placed on the same loop. Typically 20-30 remotes per loop. A ring circuit configuration must be used to wire the remotes.

Repeaters are used to connect the Toilet Alarms to the system.

There is incidence of unusually high capacitance of MICC cable and we would ask you to down rate the distances as shown below. The capacitance of MICC cable varies between manufacturers so if you do have to specify MICC cable and if the runs are greater than 100 metres, you may wish to contact our technical team to ensure it is within tolerance.

MICC lightweight four core with screen: 100m.
MICC heavyweight four core with screen: 200m.
Enhanced colour coded four core with screen: 200m
(recommended by Baldwin Boxall).

For specific technical advice on the system, choice of cabling, cabling design or any other aspect of the VIGIL range of products, please contact our Technical Advice Team on +44(0)1892 664422.