
GE
Lighting Solutions
Area Lighting
Decashield™ 400 (DSMT, DSME & DSMR)
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Product Features
Designed for superior photometric performance and architectural appeal, GE Outdoor Area Sightlighters provide
broad application flexibility. From parking lots to downtown areas, hospitals to shopping malls, business complexes
to residential neighborhoods, these fixtures will satisfy your large area lighting needs, while complementing your
aesthetic desires.
Applications
• Walkways, driveways, tennis courts, malls, shopping
centers, commercial and industrial complexes
• Residential areas and parkway lighting
Housing
• Heavy-duty die-cast aluminum housing and door
Finish
• Polyester powder paint finish in dark bronze, black,
gray, white or aluminum
Rating
• 1598 Listed Suitable for Wet Locations
/
Mounting
• Decorative Mounting Arm standard for flat or
curved (for 3.5 to 4.5) OD pole (drilling templates
are the same as those for the Decashield 1000™
and Dimension™ luminaires)
Unique Features
• No-tool access stainless steel latch design
• Heat and impact resistant tempered flat glass lens
• Type II, Type III metal halide, and all Forward Throw
reflectors are field rotatable
• Enclosed and gasketed optical
• Mogul base socket – E39 standard, except 150W
Pulse MH and below supplied with Medium Base
• Plug-in ignitor
• Unit shipped complete in one carton (Ballast secured
to housing)
• Removable ballast tray
• Magnapack packaging available
Reflectors
• ALGLAS™ finish on Type II, Type III and Type V
reflectors, anodized finish on Forward Throw reflector

Ordering Number Logic
Decashield™ 400 (DSMT, DSME & DSMR)
G
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PROD. ID
DSMT =
Decashield 400
Luminaire with
Ballast Tray
Flat Surface &
Mounting Arm
DSME =
Decashield 400
Luminaire with
2” External
Slipfitter
Installed
DSMR =
Decashield
400 Luminaire
with Ballast
Tray & Direct
Mounting Arm
to Round Pole
WATTAGE
15 = 150 (55V)
17 = 175
20 = 200
24 = 250/400*
25 = 250
32 = 320
35 = 350
40 = 400
*250/400
connected
250W for
HPS only
LIGHT
SOURCE
E = Energy Act
Compliant Pulse
MH (EPMH)
S = HPS
P = Pulse
MH
Standard:
Mogul base
lamp not
included.
BALLAST
VOLTAGE COLOR
60Hz
0 = 120/208/240/
277 Multivolt
1 = 120
2 = 208
3 = 240
4 = 277
5 = 480
D = 347
F = 120X347
T = 220
50Hz
Y = 240
NOTE:
120 X 347
connected for
120V
TYPE
SELECTION
See Ballast and
Photometric
Selection Table
A = Autoreg
D = Bi-Level
G = Mag-Reg
with
Grounded
Socket Shell
H = HPF
Reactor or
Lag
K = Hot Restrike
(Must also
order “P”
option at
right. (NonUL) Contact
Factory)
M = Mag-Reg
P = CWI with
Grounded
Socket Shell
PE
FUNCTION
1 = None
2 = PE Receptacle
4 = PE Receptacle
and Shorting
Cap
NOTE: Receptacle
connected same
voltage as unit.
LENS
TYPE
G = Flat Glass
IES
DISTRIBUTION
TYPE
See Ballast and
Photometric
Selection Table
MC2 = Medium Cutoff
Type II *
MC3 = Medium Cutoff
Type III *
FWC = FWT w/ILS*
FWT = Forward
Throw*
HTV = Horizontal
Type V *
* = Previously IESNA
Full Cutoff Optics
AL = Aluminum
BL = Black
DB = Dark Bronze
CG = Charcoal Gray
WH= White
NOTE: Contact
Manufacturer
for other colors.
Ballast and Photometric Selection Table
All light sources are clear unless otherwise indicated.
Ballast Type/Voltage
Light 208,240 347,
Wattage Source Multivolt 120 277,480 120X347 220 240 MC2 MC3 FWT HTV FWC
60Hz 50Hz
150(55V) HPS H,K,A G,H,M,A G,M,A H N/A N/A 178591 178596 178604 178599 452557
250, 400 HPS A, K A, P A A A,H A 178592 177315 178605 178600 452555
**150 PMH N/A A ,H H* H N/A N/A 454163 454165 454164 454182 C/F
175, 320 EPMH A A A* N/A N/A N/A 178594 178597 178607 178602 452559
250 EPMH A A A N/A N/A N/A 178594 178597 178607 178602 452559
350, 400 EPMH A A A* N/A N/A N/A 178595 178598 178608 178603 452554
NOTE: N/A = Not available. C/F = Contact Manufacturer *150, 320 and 350W PMH N/A 480V **Medium Base Socket
IES Distribution Type
Photometric Curve Number 35-
(Standard)
OPTIONS
C = Charcoal
Filter (Not
available
with FWT)
F = Fusing (Not
available with
multivolt or
120X347V)
J = Line Surge
Protector,
Expulsion Type
(UL not available)
P = Prewire with 6’ of
14/3 cable.
R = No Mounting Arm or
Slipfitter

Product Dimensions
DSME
MOUNTING
4.070 in.
(103mm)
4.000 in.
(102mm)
6.820 in.
(173mm)
DSMT
SQUARE POLE MOUNTING: STANDARD
.312 in. (6 mm) DIA
Hole
5.250 in.
(133 mm)
MIN
1.812 in.
(46 mm)
1.250 in. DIA
(32 mm DIA)
HOLE
.438 in. (11 mm) DIA
Holes
2.196 in. (56 mm)
4.392 in.
(112 mm)
.656 in. (17 mm)
1.312 in. (33 mm)
DSMT
2.375 in. (60 mm)
6.500 in.
(165 mm)
8.000 in.
(203 mm)
2.250 in.
(57 mm)
23.250 in. R
(591 mm R)
24.000 in. (610 mm)
DSMR
ROUND POLE MOUNTING
3.5 to 4.5-inch (89 to 114mm) OD round pole
.312 in. (6 mm) DIA Hole
5.250 in.
(133 mm)
MIN
1.812 in.
(46 mm)
.750 in. DIA
(19 mm DIA)
HOLE
.438 in. (11 mm) DIA
2.719 in. (69 mm)
5.438 in.
(138 mm)
9.000 in.
(229 mm)
17.000 in.
(432 mm)
Holes
DRILLING TEMPLATE
DRILLING TEMPLATE
• Approximate Net Weight: 35-45 lbs (16-18 kgs)
• Suggested Mounting Height: 20-40 ft. (6-12 M)
• Effective Projected Area:
No Mounting Arm 1.4 sq. ft. max. (0.13 sq. M max.)
Single with 8 in. (203mm) Mounting Arm 1.8 sq. ft. max. (0.17 sq. M max.)
Double with 8 in. (203mm) Mounting Arm at 180° 3.6 sq. ft . max. (0.33 sq. M max.)
DATA
Triple with 8 in. (203mm) Mounting Arm at 90° 4.3 sq. ft. max. (0.40 sq. M max.)
Quad with 8 in. (203mm) Mounting Arm at 90° 4.9 sq. ft. max. (0.46 sq. M max.)
Double with 8 in. (203mm) Mounting Arm at 90° 2.5 sq. ft . max. (0.23 sq. M max.)
NOTE: The wind loading of Decashield Luminaires, when mounted to poles in multiples radially about the axis of the pole, do not necessarily have the EPA of
a single luminaire multiplied by the number of luminaires.
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