San Jacinto Unified School District is home to more than 9,000 students, 400 teachers and 500 staff members. The district is located within Riverside County, California, the fourth-most populous county in the state, and spans from the greater Los Angeles area to the Arizona border. The San Jacinto Unified School District and its schools have an obligation to provide a safe and secure environment for students, teachers and staff. With nearly 20 different facility sites in the district, San Jacinto Unified School District must provide clear and open communications in times of crisis.

Recently, San Jacinto Unified School District invested in a new intercom system to support San Jacinto Elementary School, one of the first elementary schools established in the district. San Jacinto Elementary is home to over 600 students from kindergarten through fifth grade. San Jacinto Unified School District selected Time and Alarm Systems, a full-service low-voltage integrator specializing in K12, higher education and military. For over 40 years, Time and Alarm Systems says it has specialized in fire alarm and life safety, surveillance, access control, data networks and audiovisual systems solutions.

“San Jacinto Elementary’s current audio system was outdated and delivered many challenges,” IT Project Manager for Time and Alarm Systems Nathan Kane said. “Their system lacked a few important features for today’s educational environments, such as zone paging and interoperability with other systems in the district, including their V-over-IP intercom systems and security systems. The system was aging and deteriorating. The lack of features caused frustration across all staffing levels.”

Time and Alarm Systems selected Bogen Communications Nyquist E7000MCR to enable increased audio functionality at San Jacinto Elementary. Bogen says the Nyquist E7000MCR is a pre-assembled solution based on the Nyquist E7000 system. The full-featured Nyquist E7000MCR leverages existing facility wiring, 25-volt speakers and call switches to create a plug-and-play solution for legacy paging and intercom systems.

“It was important that San Jacinto Elementary’s existing speaker and speaker wires remained in place,” Kane said. “We replaced the intercom with Bogen Communications’ E7000MCR. The E7000MCR was the perfect solution for this installation because it arrived pre-assembled. It allows for quick and seamless installation. Additionally, it allows San Jacinto Unified School District to integrate the elementary school’s intercom with other district systems. The E7000MCR’s future-proof design enables expanded functionality as San Jacinto Elementary’s needs shift. The additional features, such as audio distribution with other school sites, support district-wide communication without investing in new technologies at San Jacinto Elementary.”

“The Nyquist E7000MCR arrives pre-assembled from our factory,” National Training Manager of Bogen Communications Scott Hepler added. “The customer and license information is pre-loaded into the device at the factory. By pre-assembling the E7000MCR, our dealers and integrators can expedite on-site installation times. The Nyquist E7000MCR features Bogen Communications’ 7.0 software, which includes new features, such as a 72-hour backup bell schedule without any connection to the network.”

Bogen Communications says its Nyquist 7.0 software emphasizes ease of use via its “highly intuitive” user interface. It empowers mission-critical performance through automated server failover capabilities and powerful scripted automated action sequences, known as Routines. The 7.0 update delivers simplified system configuration and a highly automated upgrade process to enable customers to quickly deploy important new features.

The final result was a success overall. Bogen Communications’ Nyquist E7000MCR has provided San Jacinto Elementary with new features to support campus-wide safety and communication.

“We’ve been a Bogen Communications dealer for nearly 40 years,” Kane said. “The respect we’ve received from Bogen Communications has allowed us to grow our business and expand our relationship with Bogen Communications. It’s a business relationship that we truly value.”

“Bogen Communications has a history of reliability and technical excellence,” IT Manager of Time and Alarm Systems Scott Hay said. “They’ve been around for a long time and we’ve worked with them for a long time. They’re committed to excellence, customer service and technical support. They’re constantly thinking of their customers and their long-term product innovation.”