Philips HP3643/01 Manual page 9

Tip: Tall persons who want to treat their lower back can lie down on a bed with their back towards the
appliance.
- To treat your hip and upper leg, place the appliance beside a chair, with the lamp housing in
horizontal position. Sit down comfortably on a chair or stool (Fig. 14).
5 Adjust the lamp housing.
To avoid getting your fingers stuck when you adjust the height, hold the lamp housing by one of
the handgrips or by the hinge as long as the height adjustment rings are unlocked.
Note: The pedestal tube consists of three parts and two height adjustment rings. You can adjust the
height with both rings.
- To adjust the height of the InfraCare, hold the lamp housing by one of the handgrips or the
hinge with one hand while you turn the height adjustment rings with the other hand.
- Turn the height adjustment ring anticlockwise until the 'unlocked' symbol is visible through the
hole in the ring (1). Then pull up the lamp housing or push it down to the desired height
(2) (Fig. 15).
- When you have set the lamp housing to the desired height, turn the height adjustment ring
clockwise until the 'locked' symbol is visible through the hole in the ring. The height adjustment
ring is now locked and the height of the lamp housing is fixed (Fig. 16).
- To tilt the lamp housing upwards or downwards, grasp it by its handgrips and move it to the
desired position (Fig. 17).
- To put the lamp housing in vertical or horizontal position, grasp it by its handgrips and turn it to
the required position (Fig. 18).
- Make sure the pedestal base is horizontal. If it is placed at an angle, the appliance switches off
automatically (Fig. 19).
6 Sit or lie down at the right distance from the appliance.
- At a distance of 40-50cm to the body, the InfraCare treats an area of about 40cm by 60cm. At a
larger distance, the area treated becomes larger and the infrared light and therefore the heat
less intense. At a smaller distance, the area treated is smaller and the infrared light and therefore
the heat more intense.
- Make sure the distance between your body and the appliance is large enough to prevent
accidental contact with the hot filter.
choose a distance at which the heat is comfortable and increase the distance if
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the heat becomes too intense.
Note: The heat of the appliance does not reach its full intensity until several minutes after you switch on
the appliance. This does not mean, however, that the appliance is not effective during these first minutes.
Duration of treatment
The duration of the treatment depends on the type of treatment and the person to be treated.
Treatment of a single muscle or joint should last approximately 15 minutes. If necessary, the
treatment can be repeated several times a day. A longer treatment time than 15 minutes does not
lead to better results. You can repeat the course of several treatments a day on several consecutive
days to get a result. If there is no improvement after 6-8 treatments, stop using the appliance and
consult your doctor. For chronic problems, the appliance can be used for longer periods of time, as
long as you follow the instructions given in the 'Warning' section in chapter 'Important'.
using the infracare
1 Put the mains plug in the wall socket.
2 Set the on/off switch to 'I' to switch on the appliance (Fig. 20).
The power-on light goes on (Fig. 21).
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The appliance stays on for approx. 15 minutes and then automatically switches off.
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If you want to use the InfraCare longer, simply press the on/off switch again.
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