FAQ

The LED on my E-1600A is blinking but I don’t hear any sound through the speaker. Why not?
This could mean the speaker volume control is turned all the way down (on the back) or there may be a problem with the speaker.  If the speaker volume is se...
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 10:25 AM
The Relay LED’s on the C-2000B are constantly on. What does this mean?
This indicates that a user has inadvertently dialed a relay latch command like “*1”, while talking to an entry phone, instead of the normal “**” timed rela...
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 10:25 AM
When I press the call button on my E-30, I hear two beeps and then it calls out to Viking. Why?
This normally means that dip switch #3 on the back of the E-30 is set to the Off position, which keeps it in the programming mode.  Dip switch # 3 should be...
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 10:25 AM
I just installed the BLK-4 Strobe light and it has lights that are on steady when it is idle. Is there a way to turn off the steady lights, so it will only flash the lights when there is activity like ring or loop current detected?
You can turn off the steady lights by slightly changing the wiring to the strobe.  In the product manual, it tells you to match the three wires from the str...
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 10:26 AM
I have an E-40 entry phone, a K-1900-5 to dial the number for the entry phone and a SRC-1 for touch tone door control. When the remote party tries to dial the touch tone command to open the door, there is a constant beeping sound. Why?
The K-1900-5 is producing the continuous touch tones as part of a “restriction” feature.  The “restriction” feature of the K-1900-5 must be disabled in an a...
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 10:27 AM
Are the E-1600A series phones or the E-30 series entry phones polarity sensitive to tip/ring for the phone line connection?
No, none of our analog emergency phones or entry phones are sensitive to polarity of the analog line connected.  They have a built in “polarity guard’ that ...
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 10:28 AM
Trouble Programming my AES-2000
We've had an AES-2000 installed at the front door of our apartment building for years and recently switched the telephone line that feeds the AES-2000 f...
Tue, 6 Aug, 2019 at 12:56 PM
Is there an option to use a static IP address for my IP phone?
The IP phones have DHCP enabled by default but they can be set to a static address.  You must use Viking IP Programming software and connect it to the unit ...
Wed, 19 Feb, 2020 at 10:05 AM
Are the Viking IP phones full duplex?
No, the Viking IP phones are based on a simplex design, with automatic voice activated switching.  When the party that answers the call is talking, the spea...
Wed, 19 Feb, 2020 at 10:06 AM
My IP phone is registered with a cloud-based SIP provider, but outgoing calls will not ring through properly. Why not?
When using cloud-based SIP providers, the “in-band audio call progress” feature must be enabled (“phone settings” tab of Viking IP Programming software).  I...
Wed, 19 Feb, 2020 at 10:09 AM