Philips offers, register your product at www.philips. com/welcome. The Philips Wake-up Light helps you wake up more pleasantly. The light intensity of the lamp gradually increases to the set level in the 30 minutes before the set wake-up time. The light gently prepares your body for waking up at the programmed time.
The effects of the Wake-up light The Philips Wake-up Light gently prepares your body for waking up during the last half hour of sleep. In the early morning hours our eyes are more sensitive to light than when we are awake. During that period the relatively low light levels of a simulated natural sunrise prepare our body for waking up and getting alert.
The appliance is suitable for a mains voltage of 230V and a frequency of 50Hz. If the mains cord is damaged, you must have it replaced by Philips, a service centre authorised by Philips or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
Electromagnetic fields (EMF) This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic fields (EMF). If handled properly and according to the instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on scientific evidence available today.
EnglisH setting the clock time You cannot use the Wake-up Light until you have set the clock time. When the hour indication on the display flashes, move the middle dial up or down to select the hour. Press the middle dial gently and release it to confirm. The minute indication starts flashing (Fig.
Middle dial The middle dial allows you to choose various functions from the menu. These functions appear in the menu in the following order: Clock time Alarm time Alarm sound Dusk simulation function Display brightness function You can operate the middle dial in the following way: Press the middle dial gently and release it to enter the menu (Fig.
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EnglisH Tip: When you use the appliance for the first time, set the light intensity to 20. The moment you wake up, check which light intensity level the appliance has reached by slightly moving the top dial up or down. When you do this, the current alarm light intensity level appears on the display.
setting the alarm sound Follow steps 1 to 5 in section ‘Middle dial’ in this chapter. You can choose one of the following sounds: Radio (Fig. 12) Birds (Fig. 13) Beep (Fig. 14) African jungle (Fig. 15) Wind chimes (Fig. 16) snoozing Push down the control lever to the bottom position when the alarm goes off.
EnglisH Note: It takes approx. 1 second for the lamp to go on. This is normal, the lamp needs to heat up. Note: The lamp does not go on when you press the top dial while the appliance is in the menu. Move the top dial up or down to select the light intensity level you prefer.
Dusk simulation function Select the dusk simulation function if you want the light and/or the sound of the Wake-up Light to stay on and dim gradually during a set period of time (15 minutes to 2 hours) before you go to sleep. The lamp and/or sound switch off automatically after the set time.
For safety reasons, the lamp of this appliance cannot be replaced. If the appliance or the lamp does not work, please visit the Philips website at www.philips.com or contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre in your country (you find its phone number in the worldwide guarantee leaflet).
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The lamp is not replaceable. If the lamp breaks down, contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre in your country. The appliance This is normal, as the appliance is heated up by the becomes hot light of the lamp and the electronics.
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If you selected the radio as the alarm sound, the radio may be defective. Switch on the radio after you switch off the alarm to check if the radio works. If it does not work, contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre in your country. The radio does The radio may be defective.
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Problem Solution The alarm did Perhaps you pushed the control lever down with so not go off 9 much force that it jumped to off position. minutes after I pushed the control lever down to snooze. Perhaps you set the volume level to 0 (shown on the display as ‘OFF’).
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