Elkay 350A-1 Fitting And Operating Instructions Download Page 2

 UK Head Office, Station Road. Coleshill, Birmingham B46 1HT
Tel: +44 (0) 1675 468 222 Fax:   +44 (0) 1675 464 930 

www.elkay.co.uk

The Company‘s policy is one of continuous improvement and reserves 
the right to change specifi cations at any time without prior notice.

Diagram 3

Please note that the 

black bar 

denotes the position of the dip switch

IMPORTANT NOTICE  

All wiring should be carried out 

by a competent person or qualifi ed electrician and be
fi tted to current IEE Edition wiring regulations.

TECHNICAL HELPLINE

For further help or assistance or information on this or other products in the range please call the Elkay Technical team on 
01675 468222. Please call the Technical helpline before returning any products to your stockist. In the unlikely event that 
you have to return your product please ensure you switch the battery off fi rst.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All wiring should be carried out by a competent person or a qualified electrician and should be fitted to IEE 17th Edition Wiring regulations BS7671:2008.

TECHNICAL HELPLINE

For further help or assistance or information on this or other products in the range please call the Elkay Technical team on 01675 468222.

Please call the Technical helpline before returning any products to your stockist. In the unlikely event that you have to return your product

please ensure you switch the battery off first.

Elkay Electrical, Coleshill, Birmingham, England.
Tel: +44 (0) 1675 468222   

www.elkay.co.uk

For further wiring diagrams and more information on our products please visit our website on www. elkay.co.uk

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Step 3

- Attach the unit with the screws to the wall, then clip

on the front fascia plate. The red LED light will now change to a
single flashing light every 3 seconds approximately. You are now
ready to apply the mains power. The light or chosen appliance
will now start. Press and hold the button, the red flashing light
goes off and the blue locator ring will light up around the 
push button/touch pad. Your light source or appliance will
now be switched off and ready for operation.

Operation

1.

Press the pushbutton/touch pad and the red LED will light
once. Your light source or appliance will now be switched
on. Please note that the pushbutton has an audible click.

2.

At any time during the working of the light source or
appliance, the push button/touch pad can be pressed to
reset the timing sequence  to the originally set time, 
e.g when the timing period is 30 minutes, if pressed 15 minutes
into the sequence, the timer will reset to 30 minutes.

3.

To end the timing sequence prematurely, press and hold the
push button/touch pad until the red LED flashes

continuosly indicating the last minute countdown is in
operation. Your light source or appliance will now be
switched off, after one minute.

4.

At one minute prior to the end of the timing sequence, the
red LED will begin to flash continuously for the last minute
of operation. The blue locator ring will then illuminate once
the light source or appliance has gone off.

Operation Notes

If the Elkay Timer does not receive power then the unit will put
the unit into sleep mode to conserve the battery. To reactivate
the unit press and hold for a period of 15 seconds approximately,
the red LED should start to flash, release button, the LED changes
to a flash every 3 seconds press and hold again until load switches
off. The unit will attempt to latch on to the mains power 25 times
automatically before going to sleep mode as mentioned above.

Outdoor Installation

Please note only products in the Elkay energy outdoor range are
suitable for use outdoors. Elkay energy outdoor can only be used
in conjunction with the surface mount box supplied. Take the
surface mount box and remove the knock out section. If required
and to ensure IP66 waterproof rating, please use a suitable M20
cable gland and use appropriate sealing washers. Mount the
surface mount box on a secure surface using the mounting pack
supplied. Place screw cover seals over the mounting screws. It is
essential that the correct IP66 rated connections are made to keep
the IP66 rating of the back box. Steel wire armored connections
without seals are not appropriate.

Turn off mains supply before proceeding with installation - Install
as per previous remote installation instructions - Mount unit
onto surface mount box using the fixing screws at all four corners
ensuring even connection with the seal - Place screw hole seals
over left and right screw cavities - Clip on front fascia plate - 
Re-instate mains supply.

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10 mins

20 mins

40 mins

60 mins

90 mins

120 mins

Diagram 3 - time settings

Please note that the black bar denotes the position of the dip switch.

*Optional wire for blue indicator 

ring on push button slaves only

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Diagram 2

Wiring diagram for a sensor unit with slave.

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Installation Steps

DO NOT APPLY MAINS UNTIL INSTRUCTED!

Step 1

 - Ensure that the mains power to the circuit is switched 

off. Place the previously identifi ed Live In into the terminal marked 
L In and the switched Live Out into the L Out terminal.

Step 2 

- Switch the battery (switch 4) – you will notice a red LED 

light fl ashing on the front of the unit- which will be fl ashing rapidly. 
Whilst this is in action please select the desired timings by 
selecting the appropriate time settings shown in diagram 3.

Step 3

 - Attach the unit with the screws to the wall, then clip 

on the front fascia plate. The red LED light will now change to a 
single fl ashing light every 3 seconds approximately. You are now 
ready to apply the mains power. The light or chosen appliance 
will now start. Press and hold the button, the red fl ashing light 
goes off and the blue locator ring will light up around the push 
button/touch pad. Your light source or appliance will now be 
switched off and ready for operation.

Operation
1.

 Press the pushbutton/touch pad and the red LED will light 

once. Your light source or appliance will now be switched on. 
Please note that the pushbutton has an audible click.

2.

 At any time during the working of the light source or appliance, 

the push button/touch pad can be pressed to reset the timing 
sequence to the originally set time, e.g when the timing period is 
30 minutes, if pressed 15 minutes into the sequence, the timer 
will restart to 30 minutes.

3.

 At one minute prior to the end of the timing sequence, the 

red LED will begin to fl ash continuously for the last minute of 
operation. The blue locator ring will then illuminate once the light 
source or appliance has gone off.

4.

 To end the timing sequence prematurely, press and hold the 

push button/touch pad until the red LED fl ashes continuosly 
indicating the last minute countdown is in operation. Your light 
source or appliance will be switched off after one minute.

Standby/Sleep Mode

If the Elkay Timer does not receive power then the unit will put 
the unit into sleep mode to conserve the battery. The unit will 
attempt to latch on to the mains power 25 times automatically 
before going to sleep mode as mentioned above . To manually 
reactivate the unit press and hold for a period of 15 seconds 
approximately, the red LED should start to fl ash rapidly, release 
button, the LED changes to a fl ash every 3 seconds, press and 
hold again until load switches off. Leave in OFF condition for at 
least 30 minutes before re-pressing.

Outdoor Installation (550A and 560A only)

Please note only products in the Elkay energy outdoor range 
are suitable for use outdoors. Elkay energy outdoor can only 
be used in conjunction with the surface mount box supplied. 
Take the surface mount box and remove knockouts as required. 
Ideally remove with a hole-saw for cleanest effect and remove 
any burrs. Drill a small 3mm drain hole at the back of the box 
in the position marked‘ DRAIN‘. Drill outwards from the inside 
of the box. If required and to ensure IP66 waterproof rating, 
please use a suitable M20 cable gland and use appropriate 
sealing washers. Two yellow sealing washers are added for 
your convenience. Mount the surface mount box on a secure 
surface using the mounting pack supplied. Place screw cover 
seals over the mounting screws. It is essential that the correct 
IP66 rated connections are made to keep the IP66 rating of the 
back box. Steel wire armored connections without seals are not 
appropriate.

Turn off mains supply before proceeding with installation - Install 
as per Installation Steps in these instructions. Mount unit onto 
surface mount box using the fi xing screws at all four corners 
ensuring even connection with the seal - Place screw hole seals 
over left and right screw cavities - Clip on front fascia plate - Re-
instate mains supply.

Emergency Light Fittings

When carrying out the 3hr annual Emergency test please ensure 
that during the test that this timer is switched off at number 4 for 
the duration of the test.

This intelligent timer can detect failed Emergency fi ttings or 
ballasts and may go into Standby Mode. If this occurs remove 
the faulty emergency fi tting and follow the Standby/Sleep Mode 
notes above.

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