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JA-163A RB Wireless outdoor battery-powered siren

JA-163A RB Wireless outdoor battery-powered siren

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to open a dialog window, internal setting is separated into 2 tabs: 

Settings

and

PG indication

(default settings are marked *):

Settings tab:

Acoustic indication of an intrusion alarm from sections:

to set for 

which sections the siren should indicate an alarm, as well as setting 
the chirps. The default setting is indication for all sections disabled.

Reaction: 

defines whether the siren should indicate 

EW*

(external 

warning) or 

IW

(internal warning). Alarm indication can also be disabled 

completely (other functions remain enabled).

Siren sound:

intermittent*, continuous. Option 

intermittent

saves energy.

Maximum siren time:

No, 1, 2, 3*, 4, 5 minutes, During an alarm. 

Option ‘No’ – the siren doesn’t indicate alarm acoustically (optical indication 
remains). Option ‘During an alarm – acoustic indication in duration of ‘Alarm 
length’ set in ‘Parameters’. 

Note: the maxim Alarm length is 20 minutes, 

which would significantly affect the battery lifetime

.

Different fire alarm indication:

YES/NO*: if enabled the siren indicates 

fire alarm by fast loud beeping, not by a standard beeping when indicates 
other types of alarm like intrusion, sabotage, panic ,etc. (fast beeping
indicating the fire alarm is synchronized with the acoustic indication of the 
fire detectors) 

Enabling any of these mentioned options can 
cause a reduced battery life-time depending 
on the frequency of its use. That´s why 
we recommend fitting the BAT-100A second 
battery.

Other acoustic  indication from section:

selection of the sections 

for which sounds mentioned below will be produced. Default setting 
is ‘All sections.

Higher volume:

YES / NO* - affects only entrance / exit delay indication

and sounds indicating PG output triggering. It doesn´t have any influence 
on the sound of an alarm.

During section control:

YES / NO – if enabled, the siren chirps once 

after setting, twice after unsetting and three times when unsetting after 
an alarm.

During warning:

YES / NO* - When enabled the siren will beep three 

times to indicate:

1) inability to set (a system status which prevents setting, such as 

a fault or a triggered detector)

2) unsuccessful setting (an event occurs during exit delay, e.g. 

a triggered detector)

3) unsetting with alarm memory (an alarm occurred)

Entry delay:

YES / NO* if enabled, it indicates the entrance delay 

for the whole entrance time – intermittent beeping.

Exit delay when partially set:

YES / NO* - if enabled, it indicates 

the entrance delay for the whole time when the system has been partially 
set – intermittent beeping. This option is available when 

Entry delay

is enabled.

Exit delay:

YES / NO* - if enabled, it indicates the exit delay for 

the whole exit time when the system is fully set – intermittent beeping.

Upon loss communication

: YES / NO - When enabled, the siren 

sounds in case of loss communication with the control panel longer than
(110 min). The length of sounding depends on ‘Maximum siren time’ 
– where the option ‘During an alarm’ signifies 20 minutes. 

Optical indication:

Flashes every 60 seconds:

YES / NO* - It sets to one siren flash per 

minute. It can be used as a warning that the building is protected by 
an alarm system.

During warning:

YES/NO* - if enabled, the siren indicates by triple 

flashing:
1) inability to set (a system status which prevents setting, such as 

a fault or a triggered detector)

2) unsuccessful setting (an event occurs during the exit time, e.g. 

a triggered detector)

3) unsetting with alarm memory (an alarm occurred)

When controlled by a section:

YES / NO* – it sets a siren to optically 

indicate setting and unsetting of (a) section(s). It blinks once when set and 
it blinks twice when unset and when unset after an alarm then three blinks. 

LED indication:

red*/ blue, sirens are equipped with dichromatic LED 

indicators. According to the colour of the bought front cover 
it is necessary to set the same colour of indication for LEDs.

Siren flashing options: 

During alarms*/ 1/ 3/ 5/ 30/ 60 min of flashes

after an alarm. This option can set the length of siren flashing for only 
the alarm time or extended for by a pre-set interval. Extended flashing can 
be terminated by new system setting or cancellation of alarm indication in 
the system (with a keypad).

Periodical communication:

1 s / 8 s – This parameter can set 

the maximum postponed reaction of the siren to an alarm, supplementary 
indication or Signalling PG.

Notes:

PG output activation sometimes might not be indicated when periodical 
communication is set to 8 s and a PG output is switched ON for 
a shorter time than 8 s.

If the end customer wants any of the supplementary indications 
mentioned above, we recommend to set the ‘Periodical 
communication’ to 1 s in order to have a faster response time when 
section or PG state changes.  

When periodical communication is set to just 1 s it can reduce 
the typical battery lifetime by half.

Signalling PG tab:

The siren can indicate the activity of selected PG outputs with its beeps.

Slow beeping

- 1 per second (for the whole period when the PG 

is active)

Rapid chirping

- 2 per second (for the whole period when the PG 

is active)

1xOn/2xOff

- 1 chirp when the PG is activated, 2 chirps when the PG is

deactivated 

20 seconds of beeping

– a long 20 sec beep when the PG is activated

Settings according to security grade 2

To set the siren to comply with security grade 2 use F-Link SW, 

the ‘Parameters’ tab and the option ‘System profiles’ set to ‘EN50131-
1, gr.2’. Device will be configured according to required properties.

Sound priorities 

The siren sound has the highest priority, the control chirps have a lower 

priority and the PG output activity indication has the lowest priority 
(PG1 has a higher priority than PG2 etc). A chirp with a higher priority 
always terminates chirping with a lower priority.

External antenna use

To improve the communication quality between the control panel 

and the outdoor siren you can connect an external antenna (AN-868). Plug 
the antenna into the connector (15) on the PCB. Detection of a connected 
antenna is performed only when the cover is open (active tamper). 
If the siren during closing the cover detects the external antenna,
it is automatically used for radio communication. If the antenna is shorted 
out or cut off, it automatically switches to the internal antenna and 
a tamper alarm is sent. When the siren cover is closed with no external 
antenna, the internal antenna is used for radio communication.

Battery replacement

The product checks the battery status automatically. When a battery 

fault is triggered, the system informs its user (or service technician). 
The siren remains fully functional, but we strongly recommend 
to replace the battery is replaced within 2 weeks. Don´t charge 
the battery at all. Use the BAT-100A type only. If two batteries are 
used, always replace both batteries at once. The battery can be 
changed in control panel service mode by a service technician. 
When replacing is finished, test the siren’s functioning. Take the used 
battery to an official collection point, don´t dispose in the general trash.

Technical specifications

The JA-163A RB parts (lithium battery, front cover and base) are 

supplied individually. The reason is the free selection of a wide range 
of a front covers and the transportation of lithium batteries.

Power

Lithium battery 3.6 V / 13 Ah type BAT-100A

(up to 2 batteries can be used)

Please note: battery is not included

Current consumption (nominal / maximal)

0.3 / 1000mA

Battery low voltage

”

2.8 V

Typical battery lifetime

approx. 5 years (for basic settings)

Communication frequency

868.1 MHz, JABLOTRON protocol

Communication range

approx. 300 m (open area)

Antenna

internal, external can be used, type AN-868

Activation lost integrity

acoustic tamper alarm (110 min)

Piezo electric siren

100 dB/m

Dimensions (cover included)

200 x 300 x 70 mm

Weight

434 g

Classification

security grade 2 / environmental class IV

- according to 

EN 50131-1, EN 50131-4, EN 50131-5-3

- environment

general outdoor

- operational temperature range

-20 to +60°C

- power supply

type W

- operational humidity

75%  (95% 30 days) RH, non-condensing

- certification body

Trezor Test s.r.o. (no. 3025)

Security grade

IP44

Also complies with

ETSI EN 300 220, EN 50130-4,

EN 55022, EN 60950-1

Can be operated to 

ERC REC 70-03

JABLOTRON ALARMS a.s. hereby declares that the JA-163A RB 
is in a compliance with the relevant Union harmonisation legislation: 
Directives No: 2014/53/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2011/65/EU. 
The original of the conformity assessment can be found 
at www.jablotron.com - Section Downloads.

Note:

Although this product does not contain any harmful materials 

we suggest you return the product to the dealer or directly 
to the producer after use. 

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