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Special Advertising Section

Quality and Ingenuity Catapult Hose-McCann Into Year 2000

Established in 1936, Hose-

McCann Telephone Co., Inc. has been known throughout the marine industry as the pioneer of

Sound Powered Telephones and a leader in shipboard communica- tion systems. Based in Deerfield

Beach, Florida, Hose-McCann continues to design and manufacture safe, reliable and rugged communication systems for maritime use.

High quality products and superior customer service has earned Hose-McCann honors such as "Blue Ribbon

Vendor" for the U.S. Navy and Defense Department

Gold Medallist for "Automated Best Value". Commit- ment to quality processes in manufacturing, distribution and documentation has recently led Hose-McCann to becoming an ISO 9001 Registered company. "Hose-

McCann employees strive to offer the best products and provide the best service in our industry," says President and CEO Joan Grande-Butera.

Hose-McCann is a communications "superstore", manufacturing and distributing marine communication equipment such as Integrated Voice Communication

Systems, Automatic Dial Telephone Switchboards,

Sound Powered Telephones, Intrinsically Safe Sound

Powered Telephones, Navigation Light Panels, Public

Address and General Alarm Systems, as well as all the peripheral equipment associated with these systems.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT "An integral part of our business is to stay on the cut- ting edge of technology and lead the industry in quality improvements," says Grande-Butera, "Research and

Development teams are busy improving established product lines and developing new products to meet the demands of the next millenium." Besides constantly improving their Sound Powered Telephone product line to include Intrinsically Safe and Back-lit Sound Powered

Telephones, Hose-McCann is breaking new ground by re-designing speakers for music quality sound output to satisfy all locations, including hazardous. These new speaker styles have been designed to complement the

Integrated Public Address / Entertainment / General

Alarm System that Hose-McCann now offers.

Through a unique partnership with United Marine

Communications of Canada, Hose-McCann has expand- ed its manufacturing capability to include fully integrat- ed systems with unparalleled redundancy and supervi- sion capabilities. The HMUM-RACK-1648 Series Inte- grated Public Address / General Alarm System was the first and so far the only system of its kind to be ABS

Type Approved.

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

The HMUM-1648 family of interior communications systems is a series of compact and highly versatile sys- tems for marine applications. A single HMUM-1648 system cabinet houses power supply, monitor panel, sin- gle or dual switching/control sections and as many as five dual-channel amplifiers easily covering a broad range of Public Address, Loudhailer and Talkback func- tions. The addition of alarm tone generator cards, con- tinuous supervision features and redundant components throughout the system allows the HMUM-1648 Series to meet and exceed US Coast Guard regulations governing redundancies in General Alarm applications.

Designed exclusively for use with Hose-McCann's

Integrated Public Address Systems, the Intelligent Digi- tal Controlhead is a modern microprocessor controlled station unit providing bridge users with centralized access to multi-line telephone, public address, Loudhail- er, Talkback, radio, satellite and cellular communications systems. Control of alarm signals as well as other func- tions is also possible through the array of illuminated multi-function keys provided. All communication sys- tems are thus provided access in a single flush mounted unit saving precious console space while maintaining modern console design.

The Controlhead provides the user all the advantages of digital use while its function is as reliable as having each push button hard wired to its respective task. In addition, the Controlhead monitors and visually signals for any failure in the systems it governs. When used in conjunction with any of Hose-McCann's Integrated Pub- lic Address Systems, "auto fault detection" is incorporat- ed in such a way that if a PA amplifier or speaker were to fail, a visual as well as an audible indication is shown on the Controlhead. The user is given the opportunity to identify and repair the specific problem repair while the redundant components function in place of the failed.

Ideal for the cruise ship industry, Hose-McCann also offers Integrated Entertainment Systems that provide ship-wide music through the public address system.

When integrated in this fashion, Public Address and

Alarm announcements automatically over-ride the music. Custom designed speakers enable control of the music volume, while the alarm system stays fully func- tional, saving cost and space of additional speakers.

Integrated TV Distribution Systems and Closed Circuit

Television Systems are also available.

Hose-McCann's Wireless Headset System provides clear, reliable, handsfree and therefore, convenient com- munications between control locations and crew working in hazardous or high noise areas. High reliability, good range and exceptional clarity make this system ideal for a broad range of vessel and rig applications. Communi- cation between all parties in the system is full-duplex on a single conference plane. When integrated with the

Public Address System, emergency announcements are heard by the headset users alerting them to emergency situations. Special headset noise cancellation technolo- gy assures strong, clear performance even in high noise environments, such as the engine room, loading and crane areas or drill platforms, where hands-free inter- communication is a must. Independent Wireless Head- set Systems are also available.

CUSTOMIZATION

All Hose-McCann systems can be fully customized to meet shipyard specifications. The company offers quali- fied engineers to lay out and design systems both for new construction vessels and conversion projects. "Con- version projects spark new developments in our sys- tems," says Grande-Butera. Back-lit Sound Powered

Telephones were developed to meet the new illumination requirements of the US Coast Guard Regulations. Digi- tal Message Storage and Delay circuits have been incor- porated into the Hose-McCann 1648 Series Public

Address System to drastically diminish the echo quality usually found in car decks on vessels such as ferries.

Developed for the often limited space available on con- version projects, the 2200 Series is a smaller version of the 1648 Series Public Address Systems. The 2200

Series Integrated Public Address System offers the same features, internal architecture and redundancies found in the 1648 Series in a more compact cabinet design. Each

Hose-McCann Public Address System has its own unique characteristics.

Hose-McCann is providing Sound Powered Telephone equipment and Integrated Public Address / General

Alarm / Dial Telephone Systems for a wide range of customers, including: U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard,

Army, Military Sealift Command, Mexican Navy and other military organizations world wide. In addition to its military customer base, Hose-McCann products can be found aboard all varieties of commercial vessels and oil production platforms circling the globe. With the diverse product line available, it is a wonder that a ship- yard would need to go any farther than Hose-McCann

Telephone Co., Inc. This company is truly a "communi- cations superstore" with an emphasis on quality, reliabil- ity and ingenuity. Please contact our sales professionals, to see what Hose-McCann can do for you.

Circle 87 on Reader Service Card

Left: HMUM-IDCH- 7200F Intelligent Dig- ital Controlhead.

Interior Flush Mount- ing.

Right: HMUM-1648

Rack. Integrated

Public Address &

General Alarm Com- munications System.