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JA-63A 

MDX52101 

JA-63A Wireless siren

 

 

The JA-63A siren is designed for outdoor use. It is powered from its own 

AC adapter and has a built in back up battery. The siren communicates 
wirelessly with the control panel (two way communication). It contains a 
high powered siren and a flashing light with a colored lens. In addition to 
signaling alarms, it can also provide arming and disarming chirps. The 
siren makes regular auto testing and reports its condition regularly to the 
system for full supervision. Built in tamper sensors trigger an alarm if there 
is any attempt to tamper with the siren.  

 

1 2

ON

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siren

backup battery

15VAV

adapter

input

internal

antenna

internal antenna

jumper

DIP switches

external antenna

connector

 

 

Specifications 

 

power 

15V AC (adapter SELV) 

back up battery 

6V, 1.3Ah (included) 

working frequency 

433,92 MHz 

working range  

up to 100m (open area) 

siren 

piezo electric, 109 dB 

siren timer 

by control panel, max. 19 min 

flash light timer 

1 hour  

enclosure IP34D 
complies with  

EN 50131-1, grade 2 

working environment 

outdoor use, -25 to +60°C; CLASS IV. 

can be operated according to ERC REC 70-03 

Hereby, Jablotron Ltd., declares that this JA-63A

 

is in compliance with 

the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 
1999/5/EC. 

Original of the conformity assessment can be found at the web page 
www.jablotron.com, section Technical support.

 

Installation 

 

The siren location should not be easily accessible. Do not  place the 

siren close to gutters where ice could cover the siren in winter. 

 

 

select location for the AC adapter (must be indoors) 

 

install cable from the adapter to the desired siren location, 

do no 

plug the adapter into the wall yet

 

 

remove the two plastic caps on the bottom side of the housing 
(with knife or other flat instrument) 

 

unscrew the screws located under the caps 

 

open the cover slowly  

 

select optional functions with DIP switches 

 

attach the siren bottom part to the desired location  (first install 
the top screw, then hang the siren on it and mark the positions of 
the lower two screws) 

 

route the adapter cable to the siren and then tighten the lower 
screws (the right screw in the adjustable plastic bracket is a part 
of the tampering detector) 

 

connect the cable to 15VAC terminals (arbitrary polarity) 

 

connect the back up battery (flat connector)

 

 

reattach the siren cover 

 

 

Enrollment of the siren to the system 

 

Study the system installation manual to learn how to enroll wireless 

items. 

 

enter the enrolling mode on the control panel 

 

plug in the AC adapter (siren will generate an enrollment signal) 

 

the siren will confirm enrollment with a short sound signal 

 

  If you need to enroll a siren which is already powered and it is not 
possible to switch its power off easily (for example after a control panel 
reset), you can enroll it the following way: enter the control panel’s 
enrolling mode and then enter the 6 digit siren production code (printed 
in the siren’s manual) from the control panel’s keypad. The control panel 
will automatically “request” the JA-63A siren to send its enrollment 
signal. The siren will send the signal only if it has no current 
communication with any other control panel (This protects you from 
enrolling your neighbor’s siren). Enrollment takes about five seconds 
after the code is entered.  

 

Note: if it is impossible to enroll the siren to the control panel, it can be 

the result of a weak radio signal (to long of a distance, interference etc.). 
In this case the siren’s optional external antenna AN-01 can be used. 
Connect the optional antenna to the external antenna connector inside 
the siren and disconnect the internal antenna jumper. Fix the external 
antenna on the wall (see drawing in the optional antenna bag). 

 

Optional functions 

 

There are two DIP switches which can change the siren functions: 

 

#1

  arming and disarming chirp sounds 

 

position 1

 – the siren will not indicate arming and disarming  

 

position ON

 – the siren will confirm arming with a beep and 

disarming with two beeps (3 beeps after disarming indicates user 
information on the control panel). The JA-63A will also indicate a 
system problem if function 391 is enabled on the control panel 
(indication of system problems when arming). The JA-63A siren 
chirp sound settings are valid even if function 360 is programmed 
in the control panel (control panel chirps disabled) or 380 is 
programmed (wireless siren alarm indication disabled).   

 

#2 

visual indication of the siren (system) status

 

 

position 2

– the flashing  light will make a short flash every 30 

seconds if the siren’s auto testing is O.K. (=siren is ready). 

 

position ON

 – the flashing light will make short flashes regularly 

every 10 seconds when the alarm system is armed.  

 

Siren function 

 

If an alarm is triggered the siren will sound until the control panel alarm 

finishes. The  light will flash for 1 hour or till the system is armed. 

Tampering of the siren will trigger the “TAMPER A” alarm on the control 

panel. If there is some technical trouble detected in the siren or lost 
communication with the siren, the control panel will indicate this as “Fault 
A”. Low backup battery is signalized as “Battery A”. 

The alarm function of the wireless siren can be disabled in the control 

panel (with programming sequence 380). Even if the alarm function is 
disabled with this setting, the optional siren functions will work, 
corresponding to the settings of jumpers J1 and J2. The control panel will 
also continue to confirm the presence of the JA-63A siren. 

The siren requires no maintenance. The back up battery is charged 

automatically. The lifetime of the back up battery is about 5 years. We 
recommend its replacement after this period. 

 

Note: 

if you erase the outdoor siren from the control panel (in the 

enrolling mode or with a factory default reset), then the control panel 
will ignore signals from the siren. However the siren will react to the 
control panel signals. To erase the control panel from the siren 
disconnect the siren AC adapter and back up battery for more than 20 
seconds. 

 

Warning

: the control panel must be in the programming or user mode 

before any changes are made with the siren. Any unauthorized changes  
will trigger an alarm. 
 The manufacturer has no liability for consequences caused by incorrect 
installation or improper use of the siren. 

 

Note:

 Dispose of batteries safely depending on the type of 

the batteries and local regulation. Although this product does 
not contain any harmful materials we suggest you to return 
the product to the dealer or 

directly to the producer after usage.

 

Internet: www.jablotron.cz

Tel.: +420 483 559 999  

fax: +420 483 559 993

Pod Skalkou 33 

466 01 Jablonec nad Nisou

Czech Republic 

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