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The JA-181M wireless magnetic door detector & universal transmitter 

The JA-181M wireless magnetic door detector & universal transmitter 

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MHQ55800 

The JA-181M is a component of Jablotron’s alarm system. It is 

designed to detect the opening of doors, windows etc. It can also 
be extended by a normally closed / normally open sensor. It is also 
designed to detect the handling of roller blinds. This is achieved by 
detecting CT-01 ratchet-wheel movements. Small movements are 
filtered out so that wind blasts do not cause false alarms. The JA-
181M can be used with the LD-81 flood detector as well.  

Installation 

Installation shall only be undertaken by technicians holding a 

certificate issued by an authorized distributor. This detector reacts 
to the removal of its magnet unit. The electronics should be 
installed onto the non-moving part of windows or doors, and the 
magnet onto the moving part. The detector should be installed 
vertically. Avoid locating it directly on a metal frame as metal 
influences the functioning of the magnetic sensor and radio 
communication. If the door or window is made of metal, we 
recommend installing the detector unit away from the metal and 
wiring up an external wired magnetic sensor which is connected to 
the detector.

There are two different types of permanent magnets in the 

package - a standard magnet in a plastic housing (A) and a whorl-
shaped magnet (B) for use in places where there is not enough 
space for a standard magnet or for counter-sinking the magnet into 
a door or window’s inner frame. The right positions for placing both 
types of magnets against the internal magnetic sensor are shown 
below as well as the reaction areas for magnets in millimeters in 
three axes of movement.  

See the following instructions: 

1.

Open the detector cover

 by pressing the tab in

.

2.

Screw the rear cover to the solid part

 of the door/window. 

3.

Attach the magnet to the moving part

 of the window. Its 

distance from the detector should not exceed 5mm when the 
door/window is closed. The lower edge of the magnet should 
be aligned with the lower edge of the detector. Only a single 
magnet can be installed, either on the left side or the right side 
of the detector. 

4.

Leave the battery disconnected and the cover open

 and 

then follow the control panel or receiver manual. The basics of 
enrollment are: 

x

  Enter enrollment mode on the control panel by keying in “1” 

in Service mode 

x

  Install a battery into the detector to activate enrollment. 

x

  Exit enrollment mode by pressing “#” 

5.  To observe EN 50131-2-2 must be the tab must be secured by 

the supplied screw. 

To enroll a detector after having already connected a battery, 

first disconnect the battery, and press and release the tamper 
sensor to discharge any remaining charge to ready the device for 
enrolment. 

DIP switches 

MG ON / MG OFF 

Allows the internal magnetic 

sensor inside

the detector to be 

disabled

 when the detector is only to be used 

with external sensors wired to its terminals.  

  

INS / DEL 

DEL provides entrance & exit delays for detectors 

installed in a building entrance. INS allows the detector to instantly 

trigger alarm activation if the control panel is armed.

 This DIP 

switch (INS/DEL) only has an effect if the detector has a natural 
reaction assigned
 to its address in the Jablotron control panel. It
also has no effect when used with a JA-182N or JA-180N receiver. 

Opening the cover makes the detector react with a tamper 

signal.

Open / closed status detection 

The detector has two different modes. The mode is indicated 

by one or two short flashes when the battery is inserted. 

One flash means that it indicates both opening and closing the 

door or window (factory default setting). The control panel knows 
the status of doors / windows. Two flashes means the pulse mode 
in which the detector indicates only opening the door or window. 

The mode can be set (changed) when keeping the tamper switch 

pressed while installing the battery for 3 to 5 seconds. 

Wiring up the external sensor 

External sensors can be wired to the detector. It is possible to 

protect more doors / windows or to wire in other types of wired 
detectors. The inputs 

IN2

 and 

TMP

 react when disconnected from 

the

GND

 common terminal. The 

IN1 

input can be used either as a 

NC input or a balanced loop input (EOL resistor 1k). The function is 
detected automatically.  

IN1

 If the IN1 terminal is disconnected from GND it sends the same 

signal

 to the control panel as if the magnet had been removed 

from the detector. The internal magnetic sensor can be disabled by 
the DIP switch if desired. 

The balanced loop feature can be used when the connection of a 

detector with a NO output is needed. The resistor is then shorted 
out by the closing contact and the detector is triggered. 

Wiring example for NC … and NO contacts

IN2

The IN2 input terminal

 receives signals from the ratchet-

wheel CT-01. 

Alarm signals are then only transmitted when the 

ratchet contact is opened at least three times within 10 seconds. 
This filters out disconnections caused by accidental ratchet-wheel 
shifts, which are due to wind blasts. When the IN2 input is opened 
for more than 1 sec a 

tamper signal is sent.

Ratchet-wheel function scheme 

TMP

 The TMP terminal sends a 

tamper signal

 to the control 

panel if disconnected from GND. 

Note

: If any of these two inputs is not used, it must be shorted to 

the

GND 

terminal. 

The maximum length of the cable for external detector 

would not be longer than 3 meters. 

Testing the detector

15 minutes after closing the detector cover, the LED indicates 

detector triggering. The strength and quality of detector signals can 
be measured by the control panel in Service mode.  

Battery replacement 

The detector monitors its battery voltage and if too low, a 

transmission is sent to the control panel to inform the installer or 
user. The detector continues to function and shows each triggering 
of the detector with a flash of its LED. Battery replacement should 

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