REASONS TO BUY ALPHA WATCH

The Alpha Watch product line was introduced in 1988 to aid in protection of wanderers. Unlike other systems on the market, the Alpha Watch System has improved and upgraded on a continuous basis for more than 12 years. Customers routinely upgrade from 2 and 2+ systems to our newest line of Platinum and Gold Systems. The strength of Alpha Watch is our ability to adapt our equipment to the needs of each nursing home, assisted living facility, and hospital we service. With our flexibility comes the ability to give you exactly what you need at a competitive price.

7 reasons why Nursing Homes, Intermediate Care Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities, Adult Day Care, Specialized Alzheimer's Units and Other Medical Facilities are selecting Alpha Watch for wander control and resident security:

• No false alarms.*
• Our Life Time Tags are the best program in the industry.
• Proven reliability.
• Tags are individually coded to identify each wanderer.
• Equipment is easily installed by a trained technician or your own personnel.
• Each system is easy to use and requires little training, Your staff will be happy you selected Alpha Watch.
• Easily upgraded equipment allows you to change to meet the future needs of your facility and residents.

*False Alarms: We have eliminated the problem of false alarms. There is a digital encryption code for each Alpha Watch tag, making it impossible for the system to mistake interference for a valid tag read.

Alpha Watch Equipment Basics

The Alpha Watch Wander Control System is used to provide safety and security for the wandering resident. With a combination of a control unit and an appropriate antenna system placed at a door, hallway, elevator, etc, added security is supplied to help prevent a wanderer from eloping. Each potential wanderer must be provided with a tag that can be placed anywhere on the body. Each of the tags have a unique code to identify individual residents.

During normal operation an Alpha Watch System constantly looks for a tagged resident. When a tag approaches the monitored area the control unit will identify the tag ID and display it on the LCD screen. Once a tag has been detected the control unit will light a red LED on the front panel to let you know the system is in an alert status. During this alert status the unit will activate any magnetic locks attached to the door. If a protected door is opened while detecting a tag an audible alarm will sound, notifying staff members. The ID of the resident will stay on the display of the control unit until a new tag is detected. In order to escort a tagged resident through the protected door a staff member must enter a 3 to 5 digit code on the control unit.

The Alpha Watch System has many programmable and selectable functions. The unit is ready to provide protection at initial power up with the default settings and jumpers. However, many facilities wish to modify the settings to better suite their needs. A few of the commonly used parameters that a facility may change are listed at the bottom of this page.

Even though the Alpha Watch System’s primary function is to monitor the presence of tagged residents, there are times when you may need to monitor the door to secure it from the passage of any unauthorized person. A “perimeter” mode may be manually activated by the keypad on the control unit, or a unit can be programmed to enter and exit the “perimeter” mode at specific times.

While the unit is in “perimeter” mode the control unit is in a constant alert status. If a magnetic lock is in use the door will be securely and continuously closed. In order for staff members to gain passage through the door they must enter a 3 to 5 digit escort code at the control panel to temporarily disable the control unit. Switches and keypads are available for the opposite side of the door to allow access.

Programmable Through Key-Pad On Control Unit

• Change the escort code for allowing tagged residents to pass through a protected door.
• Change the alarm pattern made by the control unit in “wander control” mode.
• Enter the “perimeter” mode.
• Exit the “perimeter” mode.
• Change the escort code used while in “perimeter” mode (you may use a code different from “wander control” mode).
• Change the alarm sound made while in “perimeter” mode.
• Set the time of day (the clock in the control unit has a basic 24 hour clock).

Extra Key-Pad Functions

• Display the programmed “perimeter” times.
• Display the address of the control unit.
• Display the jumper settings of the control unit.
• Display the software version of the control unit.

Jumper Selectable Options

• Set control panel address.
• Set the escort time (10,15,20,25,30,45,60, or 75 seconds).
• Set polarity for the fire panel input.
• Enable monitoring of a second door.
• Allow unit to only protect door with tags that have an ID from 1 to 126.
• Allow unit to only protect door with tags that have an ID from 99 to 254.
• Allow unit to protect door with all tags (1 to 254).

Magnetic Locks

Alpha Watch Inc. assumes no responsibility for supplying the correct magnetic locks to meet your state and local fire, occupancy, and licensor codes.

All magnetic locks are supplied with a fire alarm interface relay. It is the responsibility of the facility to obtain all permits and variances from the appropriate state and local agencies for the installation of the specified system.

The * button may be used for emergency override of locking mechanisms where required.