
The Installation must be carried out by an electrician
LED Group 
Western Retail Park Tel: +353 1 7099000 
Nangor Road Fax: +353 1 7099060
Ireland Website: www.led.ie
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ISO 9001:2008
Q UAL IT Y ASS U RED C O MPANY
Issue 1 220110 
Information for the Product user
1. Please note the requirement to dispose of Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment separately from household waste (WEEE 
 marked with crossed out wheelie bin symbol). 
2. Please consider your role in contributing to re-use and recycling by returning this product at end of life to a collection centre 
 for waste electrical equipment or a Civic Amenity site, or to a retail outlet from which you are purchasing a replacement.
3. This equipment may contain substances that are hazardous to health and the environment if disposed of carelessly. It is 
 important that it is separated from normal household waste and recycled in the WEEE chain
4. The “crossed out wheelie bin symbol” on a product indicates this equipment must not be disposed of in normal household 
 waste, but should be disposed of according to local WEEE regulations
Specification:
Installation:
Model No. R8EM 
Operating mode maintained 
Lamp T5 8W fluorescent tube
Dimensions (L)430mm x (H)200mm x 60mm
Insulation Class I, Must be earthed
Supply voltage 240V 50Hz
Lumen oupput 15
Supply current 0.1A 
Discharge Duration >3 hours after minimum 36Hr charge
Battery 2.4V x 4Ah Ni-Cd cells
Battery Life up to 4 years normal use
Storage temperature -5°C ~ +60°C
Operating ambient temperature 5°C ~ +25°C
Case materials Steel/ PC sign panel
Flammability With stands 850°C Glow wire test
Connection: Screw terminals
Suitable for mounting on a normally flammable surface
Green LED indicator indicates battery charging mode
Safety and performance in accordance with EN60598-1, EN60598-2-22
EN50082-1, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3
Suitable for Indoor use, wall mounted
! Warning. Isolate mains supply before installing or servicing
1. Remove front panel and gear tray and knock out relevant cable entry point
2. Mark appropriate fixing points on wall; check that fixings will not impinge on 
 concealed cables of pipes before drilling holes.
3. Introduce supply cable. ( Normally, the emergency fitting must be
 powered from the lighting circuit feed)
4. Write installation date on battery
5. Connect wires from unswitched supply from a tamper proof test switch (key operated 
 with automatic re-set), brown to “PL”, Blue to “N” and green/yellow to earth marked 
 terminals on gear tray. In the maintained emergency unit;
 for lamp always on, link “PL” to terminal “SL”
 for lamp switched connect switched live wire to terminal “SL”
 Note: if “SL” not connected, fitting works as non-maintained
6. Fix gear tray in position and refit appropriate panel.
7. Switch on supply: In the non-maintained unit the green led should come on indicating 
 correct battery charge has started. The lamp only lights if the mains supply fails. 
 In the maintained unit, the green led will come on indicating correct battery charge has 
 started and the lamp will light (if switched live on). When supply to the unswitched live 
 is lost, battery will operate lamp in emergency mode.
R8EM 
Maintained Exit sign bulkheads 
Please read instructions before commencing installation and 
retain for future reference.
incl.