Description
Need a no-fuss emergency phone that connects instantly without buttons, dial pads, or complicated programming? The Viking K-1500-EHFA is a handsfree emergency phone built for reliable, always-ready communication at doors, gates, elevators, fuel islands, and commercial delivery entrances.
This phone line powered unit requires no external power supply and mounts directly into a standard emergency phone enclosure for a clean, professional installation. With no dial pad to manage, visitors or workers simply pick up — or in handsfree mode, just speak — and the call connects automatically over a ringdown circuit or paired Viking Hot-Line Dialer. It works on any programmed ringdown circuit of an analog PABX or KSU station, making it a natural fit for facilities that already have existing phone infrastructure in place.
The K-1500-EHFA is equally at home in a truck stop fuel island, a secured residential gate, a business loading dock, or a commercial lobby. The built-in auto-answer feature enables remote monitoring when needed, and an adjustable timeout — ranging from approximately 30 seconds to 7 minutes — helps cut down on prank calls and false alarms without any extra equipment.
Our Expert Take: The K-1500-EHFA is the right choice when you need simple, dependable one-touch emergency communication without the overhead of a full auto-dialing system. It pairs cleanly with a Viking Hot-Line Dialer on CO lines when you need outbound dialing capability added to the setup. If your application requires built-in auto-dialing to emergency numbers, look at Viking's E-1600 series instead — but for ringdown and monitored entry applications, the K-1500-EHFA keeps things simple and solid.
Key Features
- Handsfree operation with no dial pad — simple, single-purpose emergency communication
- Phone line powered — no external power supply required
- Auto-answer feature allows remote monitoring of the location (can be disabled)
- Adjustable call timeout to limit prank calls and false alarms (approximately 30 seconds to 7 minutes)
- Compatible with any programmed ringdown circuit of an analog PABX or KSU station
- Works in conjunction with a Viking Hot-Line Dialer on CO lines or analog PABX/KSU stations
- Designed to mount in a standard emergency phone enclosure for easy, clean installation
- Handsfree or handset configuration available
- Ideal for elevators, doors, gates, fuel islands, and business delivery entrances
- One-year manufacturer's warranty
Technical Specifications
- Power: Phone line powered
- Dial Pad: None
- Operation Mode: Handsfree or handset
- Auto-Answer: Yes, remote monitoring capable (can be disabled)
- Call Timeout: Adjustable, approximately 30 seconds to 7 minutes
- Mounting: Standard emergency phone enclosure
- Compatibility: Analog PABX/KSU ringdown circuits, CO lines with Viking Hot-Line Dialer
- Warranty: One year manufacturer's warranty