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Transmitters as Add On Components to the Alerting Systems Main Unit

As outlined in the Basic Components section, there are currently three main products designed as build-upon systems whereby additional accessories in the form of transmitters and/or receivers may be added on to the main unit to expand the system's capabilities. In the image below, the three main units displayed at the top (from left to right) include the HomeAware, Central Alert, and AlertMaster systems. When purchased on their own without any additional accessories, all three units function as alarm clocks with the necessary components to also notify user of doorbell activation and of an incoming landline phone call by generating an audible alarm, visual strobe, and/or a vibrotactile signal in the form of a bed shaker. When there is a need to be alerted to other activities in the home beyond the alarm clock, doorbell, and landline phone, transmitters may be added on to the main unit to notify the user of other activity occurring in the home. Note, not every system offers the same accessories so in order to choose the right solution, it is necessary to identify those activities that the user wants or needs to be alerted to in the home. 

STEP ONE: MAKE A LIST OF ACTIVITIES USER NEEDS/WANTS TO BE ALERTED TO IN HOME:

The help determine whether the HomeAware, Central Alert or AlertMaster is the best option, make a list of all the activities that a patient wants and/or needs to be alerted to in the home. For example, in addition to being alerted to the doorbell, phone, and alarm clock, a patient may express the need to be able to be alerted to the smoke detector, the carbon monoxide detector and of NOAA alerts. This list will dictate which system will meet the patient's needs.  

STEP TWO: USE THE ABOVE CHART TO IDENTIFY WHICH SYSTEM OFFERS WHAT IS NEEDED:

Once the list of what the patient wants or needs to be alerted to is compiled, the next step is to identify which systems offer those specific capabilities. The icons appearing in the far-left column in the above chart reflect the types of activities that a user may be interested in being alerted to in the home. In the three columns designated to a main unit, the corresponding accessory that will enable the main unit to alert the individual of that particular activity will be listed as an item number.  If the box is empty, it indicates that the system does not offer that feature. For example, if a user is interested in being alerted to the doorbell, phone, alarm clock, smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and NOAA alerts, the only system offering all of these capabilities is the Central Alert system (item CA-360).  In this case, it will be necessary to combine the Central Alert Main Unit with the fire/carbon monoxide detector transmitter (item CA-AX), and the NOAA transmitter accessory (item CA-NOAA) to meet these needs.