Description
When a real emergency hits, the last thing you need is a phone that fails because of bad weather, background noise, or a dead battery. The Viking E-1600-45A-EWP is a bright yellow, ADA compliant handsfree emergency phone built to perform in the toughest conditions — rain, snow, extreme temperatures, and loud environments included.
This wall-mounted emergency dialer is completely phone line powered, so there are no batteries to replace and no separate power supply to wire in. Press the button and it automatically dials up to five programmed emergency numbers, cycling through backups if a line is busy or goes unanswered. A built-in 16-second non-volatile digital voice announcer identifies the caller's location automatically, while the "Call Connected" LED gives instant visual confirmation that help is on the way. The Enhanced Weather Protection design meets IP66 ingress protection standards, making it a reliable choice for parking garages, outdoor walkways, stairwells, and any exposed public space where standard phones would struggle.
Building managers, safety coordinators, and facilities teams choose this unit for elevator compliance, campus emergency stations, and public infrastructure because it checks every regulatory box without adding complexity to installation or maintenance.
Our Expert Take: The yellow housing makes this unit easy to spot in an emergency — a simple but important advantage over standard grey or white alternatives in parking structures, industrial facilities, or outdoor campuses. If your installation also needs to meet ASME A17.1 elevator code, pair this phone with a Viking LV-1K Line Verification Panel as specified in DOD 246. For locations that don't require the high-visibility yellow color, the red E-1600A-EWP offers the same core feature set in a red enclosure.
Key Features
- Enhanced Weather Protection (EWP) designed to meet IP66 ingress protection rating — ideal for outdoor and exposed installations
- ADA compliant: automatic "Call Connected" LED, Grade 2 Braille label, and location identification via voice announcement or DTMF code
- Meets ASME A17.1 elevator code when used with Viking LV-1K Line Verification Panel (see DOD 246)
- Automatic Noise Canceling (ANC) for clear, intelligible audio in noisy environments
- Handsfree operation — no handset required
- Phone line powered with non-volatile memory — no batteries required
- Dials up to 5 programmable emergency numbers with backup cycling on busy or ring-no-answer
- Non-volatile 16-second digital voice announcer for automatic location identification
- Central Station Monitoring capability — dials up to 2 central station numbers
- Programmable to auto-answer incoming calls and remotely programmable from any touch-tone phone
- Advanced call progress detection — hangs up on CPC, silence, busy signal, dial tone, time-out, or touch-tone command
Technical Specifications
- Power: Telephone line powered — no batteries required
- Voice Memory: 16 seconds, non-volatile digital
- Emergency Numbers: Up to 5 programmable numbers
- Central Station Numbers: Up to 2
- Operating Temperature: -15°F to 130°F (-26°C to 54°C)
- Weather Protection: EWP, designed to meet IP66 ingress protection rating
- Certifications: ADA compliant, IP66 (EWP), ASME A17.1 (with LV-1K)
- Color: Yellow