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JA-190X Telephone PSTN communication module 

JA-190X Telephone PSTN communication module 

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The JA-190X telephone communicator is a component of the 

JABLOTRON JA-100 system. A control panel with a JA-190X 
reports voice alarm messages, communicates with ARCs and 
provides remote access to the system over PSTN line. The 
communicator uses tone dialling only. The module is equipped with 
basic overvoltage protection. The product should be installed by a 
trained technician with a valid certificate issued by an authorised 
distributor. 

Installation 

Module installation has to be done when the power is completely 

disconnected. Insert the module into the right connector on a JA -
 10xK control panel PCB.  

 

 

Figure: 1 – yellow fault indicator; 2 – relay activity red indicator;  

3 – telephone relay; 4 – component for overvoltage protection; 

5 – terminals for connecting telephone line and grounding  

 

1  The communicator can only be connected to an analogue 

telephone line (PSTN). 

2  When an ADSL line is used, it is necessary to connect the 

communicator after the splitter. 

3  The communicator has to be always the first device on the 

telephone line, other devices can be connected after it, to the 
outgoing terminals labelled OUT. 

4  Connect the incoming telephone line (ADSL splitter output) to 

the input terminals labelled INa and INb. We recommend 
protecting the telephone line against overvoltage. 

5  The OUTa and OUTb terminals work as an output for line-end 

devices like telephones, fax machines, etc. 

6  Do not connect anything to the unlabelled terminal. It is for 

other applications. 

7  In standby mode all connected devices are ready for use and 

the telephone line goes through the telephone line terminals. 
When the communicator is being used, all devices connected 
to the OUTa and OUTb output terminals are disconnected 
during communication. 

Voice alarm message reporting 

The JA-190X reports voice messages to the preset telephone 

numbers. A voice message consists of 4 parts:  

Your system r type of  section X + 

name of the section 

Your system reports

 = 

Premises identification (max. 15s)  

Type of report

 = 

Alarm in instant zone 

 

Alarm in delayed zone 

 Tamper 

alarm 

 Flood 
 Fire 

alarm 

 

State of emergency 

 Health 

problems 

Section X

 = 

X is the section number 

 

(from 1 to 6 or from 1 to 15) 

Section name

 = 

user defined section name (max. 15s); default: 
no name 

Remote access to the system by 

telephone line 

 According to the control panel settings by F-Link software, i.e. 

the Communication / Voice menu and control SMS tabs, when 
calling the system from an arbitrary / authorised telephone the 
system will answer your call and ask you to enter your valid code.  

The communicator offers options by voice. The structure of the 

voice menu changes according to the restriction level of the entered 
code. If a new event in the system occurs, the call will be 
terminated. 

Voice message recording 

The language of pre-recorded messages is set by the F-Link 

software in the 

Initial setup

 tab during system installation. Voice 

recordings can be made by remote access to the communicator 
with Service or Master restriction levels. Do it in a silent room with 
no noise. If you do it from your cell phone, check the GSM signal 
where you will do the recording, it has to be very strong and stable. 
When the connection is established, the communicator starts the 
voice menu. Option 9 is “Voice message recording”, and you 
activate it by pressing the 9 button. Record messages according to 
the commands in the voice menu in the below order 

(the maximum 

message time is in brackets)

. The beginning of recording is 

indicated by one long beep. Messages which can only be recorded 
with 

Service

 level authorisation are marked in 

Bold

. The rest of 

them are available to Administrator level restrictions. 

Press:  

0 – ”For premises name recording press 0“ 

(15 s.)

 

1 – “For section name recording press 1“ 

(5 s.).

 After pressing 

button “1“ you will be offered a recording for every single 
section according to the settings in the 

Initial setup

 tab. 

2 – “For special report A press 2” 
3 – “For special report B press 3” 
4 – “For special report C press 4” 
5 – “For special report D press 5” 
9 – “To erase all recorded messages, press 9” 

# – “To return to the main voice menu, press #“ 
 

When the message is recorded it will be repeated by the system 

once. And if the message is not satisfactory, you can record it again 
by pressing a particular button. 

PSTN communicator settings 

(Public Switched Telephone Network) 

The communicator is programmed by F-Link software – by the 

Communication

 tab, and the 

PSTN settings

 button. In the dialog 

window you can set: 

(default settings are marked*

):

 

 

PSTN module:

 

*Disabled  / Enabled 

– turn on or turn off the 

communication by the JA-190X. 

Call limit min. /day:

 Limited time for outgoing calls from 5 to 500 

minutes / day, (* 20 min). 

Remote control by phone:

 management of system remote 

control by voice menu: 

No

: remote access is denied, only outgoing 

communication is allowed; 

Users

remote access is allowed only 

for users for whom telephone numbers have been set. In the 

Communication

 tab it is also possible to set access to the voice 

menu without entering an access code, see the 

Voice menu and 

SMS control

 option; 

Anybody *

: remote access is allowed for any 

telephone, but a valid user access code is always requested. 

Note:  For correct remote access functioning, it is absolutely 

necessary to have caller ID display (CLIP) activated, which is valid 
for all authorised users.  

DTMF tone level (to ARCs): this setting depends on the local 

quality of the telephone line and the sensitivity of the ARC input. 
Proper functioning (correct settings) has to be checked with the 
ARC technicians.

 

DTMF detection sensitivity (from ARC):

 the required setting for 

the detection sensitivity

 

depends on the quality of the local 

telephone line and the level of the ARC tone output. Proper 
functioning (correct settings) has to be checked with the ARC 
technicians. 

Note: 
Default DTMF detection sensitivity settings are set according to 

the norms for PSTN networks. Only use different settings when you 
are solving some particular problems and when there are problems 
with the telephone line. 

 

PSTN access prefix: (* default: empty)

 A sequence dialled 

before dialling a telephone number by PSTN. Use it when the 
communicator is connected via a private telephone exchange. The 
prefix has to be entered to connect to the PSTN before the desired 
number is dialled and is set according to exchange requirements.  

Detection of dial tone:  Enabled*

, The communicator starts 

dialling a preset tel. number after the dial tone is detected. If a dial 
tone is not detected, the communicator stops its activity and 
records the message that hasn’t been delivered in the event log. 

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