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Ilco Unican’s Solitaire Stand-alone Electronic Lock
Now Comes with an Optional Auto Deadbolt

 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (USA), November 11, 2000 – Ilco Unican Inc. today announced the release of an optional auto deadbolt for the Solitaire 710-II stand-alone electronic lock, at booth # 3062 of the International Hotel Motel and Restaurant Show. 

The new auto deadbolt option adds the greatest level of room protection while the guest is either in or out of their room. Each time a guest closes their door, the lock’s auto deadbolt engages for increased guest privacy and security. 

“With this new feature, Ilco Unican offers all the guest security the lodging industry will need. Thanks to the auto deadbolt, a real Do-Not-Disturb function is available”, states Michael Kincaid, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of the Unican Electronics Division.

The lock comes in various finishes including satin chrome, satin brass in full PVD, black or gray paint, split, and custom colors. The Solitaire 710-II lock also offers you a variety of features including mechanical, electrical, or removable override options.

Equipped with both visible and audible indicators, the Solitaire 710-II user-friendly lock is activated using a magnetic-stripe keycard, which is compliant to ISO standards and ABA dimensional specifications. The Solitaire 710-II lock is also fully upgradeable to other reader technologies including the SolitaireSMART stand-alone electronic lock, which is equipped with both contact smart card and magnetic-stripe reader technologies. It operates on 4 AA standard alkaline batteries that are protected by a factory-installed shrink-wrap and are easy to replace. Other standard features include an audit memory capability for up to 400 transactions as well as an anti-pick latch and deadbolt to prevent forced entry.

“The Solitaire 710-II’s new design expands the Solitaire stand-alone electronic lock series,” continues Monica Tawa, Product Manager Stand-alone Systems. “As the lock is now simpler to install, learn, operate and maintain, it will allow the flexibility to customize to your budget and specific requirements.”

This durable lock is the centerpiece of the Solitaire System, consisting of a front desk unit, keycards, in-room safes, energy management, and other useful options, like Property Management System (PMS) interface software, stand-alone card readers and exit devices. The front desk unit features an advanced ergonomic design with a footprint smaller than a standard sheet of paper. Designed for up to 16,000 rooms per property, the system provides full audit tracking capability through infrared link, including keycard access control, single opening, expiration date, and time of keycard. This versatile and reliable security system can operate stand-alone or interface with your PMS. The system can also be factory-configured for Point-of-Sale use.

Designed to withstand various temperature ranges, the Solitaire 710-II stand-alone electronic lock comes with a two-year warranty. The Solitaire 710-II stand-alone electronic lock with an optional auto deadbolt will ship end of first Quarter 2001.

Background  

Ilco Unican Inc, a member of the Unican Group, is a world leader in the manufacture and sale of electronic access control, key blanks, key cutting equipment and mechanical pushbutton locks, reaching OEM accounts, distributors, agents, government institutions, locksmiths, hotels, businesses, and hardware stores in over 150 countries. The Unican Group offers a wide range of mechanical and electronic security products produced in ISO 9001 certified facilities.