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The JA-81M wireless magnetic door detector & universal transmitter  

MHQ53800_PTS 

The JA-81M wireless magnetic door detector & universal transmitter 

 

 
 

The JA-81M is a component of Jablotron’s Oasis 80 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 ratchet-wheel movements. Small movements are 
filtered out so that wind blasts do not cause false alarms. 

The battery-powered detector communicates via OASIS radio protocol.  

 

MG OFF

MG ON

 

tamper

 switch

external

sensors

Reaction

 mag. sensor

 ON/OFF

INSTANT

DELAY

IN

 2

IN

 1

GN

D

TMP

1k

LIT

H

IU

M

3,6V

  

AA

 

 

 

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. 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: 

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

Service mode. 

2. Install a battery into the detector to activate enrollment. 

3. Exit enrollment mode by pressing “#” 

After installing a battery into the detector, allow up to 30 seconds for 
stabilisation.

 During this period the LED is continuously lit. 

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 Oasis control panel.

 

It also has no effect when used with a 

UC-8x or AC-8x receiver. 

Opening the cover makes the detector react with a tamper signal. 

 

   

 

Open / closed status detection 

The detector is factory-set to indicate both opening and closing so that the 

control panel knows the status of doors/windows.  If a pulse mode is 
desired to indicate only opening, keep the tamper switch pressed while 
installing the battery. Not pressing the tamper switch gives open and closed 
status signals. 

  

 

 

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. 

 
 

IN

 1

IN

 2

 

Wiring example for NC contacts 

 

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. 

Overflow
detector

IN

 1

IN

 2

1k

 

 

Wiring example for NO contact 

 

IN2 

The

 

IN2

 

input terminal

 receives signals from the ratchet-wheel. 

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.

 

 

ALARM

t < 5s

 

 
 

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 is 3 meters. 

 

 

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