AES-2000 Accessible Entry System Technical Info 1600A-Series ADA Emergency Phone Technical Info

Viking's Accessible Entry System...  Ding Dong

Introducing the first truly accessible door entry system that works for everybody!

Viking Electronics with the help of the City of San Francisco and the Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute has taken the lead in developing an apartment door entry system that provides equal access to all apartment visitors. The Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, located in San Francisco, contributed to the development and participated in the evaluation of Viking’s AES-2000 Apartment Door Entry System. The AES-2000 incorporates both written and verbal operating instructions, as well as written and verbal tenant directories. The visual display uses one half inch black characters against a back-lit green background.

Blind users will find the AES-2000 simple to operate and extremely user friendly. The system incorporates the familiar raised tactile diamond shaped EZ Help® system developed by the University of Wisconsin TRACE center. Pressing the diamond button provides easy to understand verbal instructions. The voice instructions are professionally recorded with clear diction and played at an easy to follow cadence. As the user presses each button, the voice announces that particular button's use and operation. Raised tactile up and down buttons allow the user to scroll backwards and forwards through the tenant directory, first by letter of the alphabet, and then by individual tenant name. Each tenant's name is read audibly as the user scrolls. Depending on the building management's policy, the tenant name can be recorded using the building manager's voice, or the tenant's actual voice. This local control ensures that the tenant name is properly pronounced. A separate button is provided to boost or lower volume. Once the correct tenant is located, the user presses the call button and the system dials the tenant's phone. The verbal recording continues to inform the visitor of the call's progress.

The AES-2000 is also fully Text TTY compatible.  Simply by plugging a portable Text TTY  telephone into the AES-2000, the visitor can generate a call to a building tenant and communicate with them via standard TTY keyboard entries.  This feature opens a whole new mode of communication for deaf visitors and tenants alike.

The AES-2000 follows all ADA (American with Disabilities Act) guidelines for physical design and accessibility issues.  By following ADA recommended mounting heights, the system is fully accessible to all wheelchair visitors and those with physical challenges.  Future upgrades will include remote operation via infrared devices.

Other ADA Compliant Products by Viking

Viking also manufactures a complete line of ADA compliant elevator, emergency, area of refuge and campus phones.

The 1600A series emergency phones are designed to provide quick and reliable handsfree communication over the public switched telephone network. The 1600A series meets ADA* requirements for elevator telephones, and can be programmed from any Touch Tone phone. The 1600A series phones can automatically send the digital announcement to identify the locations of the emergency call, then automatically light the call connected LED.

The E-1600A, E-1600-45A, E-1600-50A, and the E-1600-20A are available as an option with
EWP (Enhanced Weather Protection)

The 1600A series can also be used with Central Station Monitoring equipment. All parameters, phone numbers and location numbers are stored in non-volatile E² memory. All units are phone line powered, requiring no batteries or external power sources.