LED light bar upgrade kit is for installation in a 2x2 luminarie with the following minimum dimensions: • 2-15/16” deep pan • 3“ wide minimum wiring compartment • 22” minimum length to accommodate LED light bars • Only ONE kit is to be installed per luminaire www.M-lites.com

1. MR SERIES: LED Light Bar
MR-496-209-ALC
2X2
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using electrical equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed including the following below:
READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. DANGER –RISK OF SHOCK –DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE INSTALLATION
2. WARNING –Risk of fire or electric shock. LED lighting upgrade kit installation requires knowledge of luminaires electrical systems. If you
are not qualified, do not attempt installation. Product must be installed in accordance with NEC or your local, state, or federal electrical
codes. If you are not familiar with these codes and requirements, contact a qualified electrician.
3. WARNING –Risk of fire or electric shock. Luminaries wiring and electrical parts may be damaged when drilling for installation of
the LED lighting upgrade kit. Check for enclosed wiring and components before installation.
4. WARNING –Risk of fire or electric shock. Check the existing wiring for damage before installing Led lighting upgrade kit. Do not install
Led upgrade kit if existing wires are damaged in anyway.
5. WARNING –To prevent wiring damage or abrasion, do not expose electrical wires to the edge of sheet metal and/or any other sharp
objects.
6. WARNING –Risk of fire or electric shock. Install this kit only in the luminaries that have the construction features and
dimensions shown in the photographs and/or drawings listed below or on the attached sheets.
7. Do not make or alter any holes in a wiring enclosure or electrical components during the kit installation.
8. Only the holes indicated in the photographs and/or drawings may be made or altered as a result of the led lighting upgrade kit installation.
Do not leave any other holes open in a wiring enclosure or electrical component.
PLEASE SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE
NOTES:
1. LED light bar upgrade kit is for installation in a 2x2 luminarie with the following minimum dimensions:
• 2-15/16”deep pan
• 3“wide minimum wiring compartment
• 22”minimum length to accommodate LED light bars
• Only ONE kit is to be installed per luminaire
2. Please consult your local authority regarding disposal and/or recycling of removed ballast and lamps.
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Upgrade Kit contains the following parts:
(2) LED light bars
(1) LED Driver
(4) #6 Self taping screws
(2) #8 Driver mounting screws
(1) LED retrofit relamping label

2. HOW TO INSTALL OUR LED LIGHT BAR UPGRADE KIT MR-496-209-ALC IN A 2x2 Luminarie
STEP 1: Turn off the power
As stated previously, turn off the power.
Locate latches on the lens frame and release
them allowing lens frame to swing open.
Carefully let lens frame hang and remove if
obstructing upgrade.
STEP 2: REMOVE THE TUBES
Remove the existing linear fluorescent tubes
and properly dispose of them. See Figure 2.
NOTE: Please seek advice from the EPA at
their website, local office, or national hotline
for further disposal details for fluorescent
tubes. The EPA's website is www.EPA.gov
STEP 3: REMOVE BALLAST COVER
To remove the wiring and ballast cover, squeeze the
sides in and pull down and set aside. See Figure 3.
STEP 4: UNSCREW BALLAST
Find the existing ballast and remove the screw
holding the ballast to the fixture. See Figure 4.
STEP 5: REMOVE LEADS & BALLAST
Now remove the ballast from the fixture by cutting
the leads from the ballast to the fixture on both
ends of the luminaire and cap the socket leads.
See Figure 5.
NOTE: When cutting leads to the fixture, always
leave the smallest amount of wire attached.
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STEP 6: CUT POWER LEADS
Cut or disconnect the leads from the ballast to
the input power ensuring that you leave as
much length of wire as possible for the
electrical connections. Remove the ballast from
housing and dispose of properly. See Figure 6
STEP 7: PREP WIRES
Prepare input power by stripping input power
leads ¼ inch. See Figure 7
STEP 8 / 8A: STRIP & ATTACH TO DRIVER
Prepare input power by stripping input power leads ¼
inch. Connect driver to input leads.
See Figure 8 / 8A.
STEP 9: ATTACH DRIVER
Bring new driver into fixture using mounting holes
from old ballast if possible and secure it using
supplied #8-32 screw. See Figure 9.
NOTE: If housing has multiple locations for power
supply, new driver can be secured in any of these
locations.
STEP 10: Connect Driver to input power
Make electrical connection per “Electrical
Connections” persection on page 4.
STEP 11: ATTACH DRIVER COVER
Bring wiring / driver (ballast) cover previously
removed in Step 3 into the fixture. Carefully
tuck all leads and wire connectors into the wire
compartment area of the fixture. Reattach
cover by snapping into place over driver, do
not pinch wires. See Figure 10.
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HOW TO INSTALL OUR LED LIGHT BAR UPGRADE KIT MR-496-209-ALC IN A 2x2 Luminarie

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ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
Make the following Electrical
Connections:
a. Connect the BROWN driver lead
to the BLACK voltage supply
wire.
b. Connect the BLUE driver lead to
the WHITE neutral supply wire.
c. Ground the GREEN wire to the
fixture.
BLACK
WHITE
GREEN
NEUTRAL
LINE
STEP 12: Peel blue film from tape
Prior to installing light bar make sure the
fixture is clean of dirt and/or debris. After
wiping down fixture make sure it is dry
before installing light bar. Remove blue
protective film from the 3M adhesive heat
sink tape from the back of Led light bar.
See Figure 11.
STEP 13: INSTALL LIGHT BAR
Install the LED light bar into the fixture.
Repeat this step for each LED light bar
supplied in the LED light bar upgrade kit.
See Figure 12.
STEP 14: SECURE THEM IN
Once all LED light bars are in desired
position permanently secure them to
fixture by inserting (2) supplied self
tapping screws into each end of the LED
Light bar.
STEP 15:
Connect the driver lead connector, that
is exposed at the end of the driver
compartment with the LED
Light bar connector. See Figure 13.
NOTE: Place the LED relamp label,
provided in the kit, on the inside of the
fixtures lighting compartment. Always
make sure that the label is visible.
STEP 16: Close & turn on
Close the fixtures door and secure the
latches prior to turning on the LED light
bar kit added to your fixture.
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BROWN
BLUE
GROUND
DRIVER ASSEMBLY