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IWHTBY1 Alaruiigl h etter ADT, one cf Canada's lead- mig suppliera cf security and fire alarm - systems, b as slated a major expansionof- its. services in Whitby-. A new . system, called CentraScan, 85, "ýsignifican- tly ,increases .the,.range ý'and efficigey cf ADTs central alarm station s . Whitby la one :f'the first -are*as wi 'Canada served by, us to.,benefitfrom CentraScan" said -ADT pré- sideniý,tôRngld f. Thornley. At the centralstation, a console containngcompUter systemi .componenits is. the hetrt cýf the CentraScan ýsys- tein. Key 'amongý these r-ýoi. ponents is a central multiple- xing.,,unit, which makes it' poss ibl 'to transmit, many- signaIs cencurrently, ever the same wire, replacing the older technique et linking, each, -alarmý-protected. loca- tion, by individual transmis- sien u lne tothe station. "Individual- direct wire lines, because cf ,technical -limita- tions, can only be effective, up< to 10 miles- and are inicreasingly difficult te get from the telephone cern- pany," added Thornley. * This system aise adds effi- ciency, in addition te, geegra- phic range. Incoming alarm signais are automnaticaîîy displayed on a' computer screen,' "stacked" in o rder *or ýpriority, with life safety alarms such as fires and ,hold-ups displayed first.1 Then the systemf takes full advantage of -the cemputer's speedy retrieval of informa- tien. When, an emnergency occursand:is detected on, the customer's: premises, a signal is transmitted.,te the ADT. central station. There, trained, e perators ':dispatch, assistance to the endangered By indicating -,,the ýcusto- mer' s code-number on, the comIuter- keyboard, the ADT security -supe viser can f11 the computer screen with vital 1 'acts that can, help prevent or minimize loss. Included is theaàddress of the, endangered location, tele-- phoenumbers of police and tire departrnentsserving the area, telephone ntumbers of responsible indivîduals, such asa proprietor or manager. Aise includedare any.impor- ;tant, tacts such as the pré- sence ot flammable or vola- tile suibstances, the location et water-supply, standpi'pes, or other-critical informnation.. *"Todaày, the possibiity et crime and tire basses is somethlng 'that al etofus, whether we're in ýbusinessor own a homeemust take into consideration. The,.result has. been an ve-gowing- demaÏnid,(or e ctrncsr veillance, and., alarm sys- tems By expandingou geo-, t grapbic range through the~ use et the CentraScan 85 system in Whitby we are taking an, important step toward meeting the commit- ment for better security ser- vices for a greater number of people a t affordable prices," said Thornley. NEEDED. EECT-ROLUX CANADA LTD. REQUIRES-TWO PART TIME SALES REPRESENTATIVES. E I I I~u ~ n i. LA CONTESSA BEAUTYLOUýNGE, 668-9262 L119 Green Cafe musie A popular musical group, Brookfield- and Hawes, will be featured in an outdoor cafe. at the Whitby Arts Station, Thursday, August 2nd, from.7 to 12 p.m. Desi- gned to provide a place to drop in during County Town Carnival festivities, the eut- door cafe will have a cash bar and candlelit tables on the lawn. Admission is $1.0 and is limited to those 19 and over. Frlends Are A Nice Thlng To ]Have... THIS EMBLEM IS'THE SIGN 0F GOOD BUSI- NESSAND GOOD FRIENDS. For information cail: Phone. 728-2103- Midas Muffler Shop, Midas Muffler Shop, 227 Simcoe St., S, 1220 Dundas St. E., MUFFL EROshawa 576-8111 Whitby 668-1065 668-1665 or 1666 108 Atiiol Ste- Whitby riz erw m w'w Ww vvir- ewm à m M'i <ýNe»àer Il'-" 1 ýý 668-926Z