Verilux VA04 manual

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2 Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing the V erilux Rise & Shine ® Natural Sleep System. Y ou have received an innovative and quality manufactured product, backed by a one year limited warranty . I hope you’ll take the time to read and follow the instructions in this owner’ s guide. It will help you to set up, operate and enjoy the Ris[...]

3 T able of Contents Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FCC Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Guide to Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 Important Safety Instructions CAUTION: THIS DEVICE MUST BE CONNECTED TO A MAINS SOCKET OUTLET WITH A PROTECTIVE EARTHING CONNECTION. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE ANY COMPONENTS. THERE ARE NO SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning ?[...]

5 Important Safety Instructions — continued plug has two blades with one wider than the other . A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third gr ounding prong. The wide blade or the thir d prong is provided for your safety . If the provided plug does not fi t in your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. • P[...]

6 FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer ence received, including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with[...]

7 Front Panel Guide to Features 1. Brightness Control for LED light panel and optional external lamp 2. Audio Input Selector/Off Contr ol 3. V olume Control 4. W ake On/Off Button 5. Menu Show/Hide Button 6. Sleep On/Off Button 7. Selector Control Dial 8. USB Port 9. SD/MMC Card Reader 10. Time and Menu Display 10 1 7 8 9 4 5 6 2 3[...]

8 Guide to Features — continued Back Panel 1. External Antenna Jack (1/8" Mini connector) 2. Headphone Jack (1/8" Mini connector) 3. AUX In Jack (1/8" Mini connector) 4. 120V -60Hz AC Connector Socket 5. Auxiliary Lamp Connector Socket 6. Fuse 1 2 4 6 5 3[...]

9 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the V erilux ® Rise & Shine ® Natural Sleep System. With the Rise & Shine, you’ll fall asleep peacefully and wake refr eshed with soothing, ambient lighting and sound, customized to your prefer ences. Sound options The Rise & Shine provides r elaxing and rejuvenating sleeping and wa[...]

10 Unpacking Please check your shipping carton for the following items: • V erilux ® Rise & Shine Natural Sleep System • AC power cord • External FM antenna • Secure Digital (SD) Car d containing natural ambient soundscapes and wake-up tones. This card can be found in the SD car d reader opening (see number 9 in the image above). Selec[...]

11 Operating Y our Rise & Shine ® Y our Rise & Shine Natural Sleep System has a wealth of features. Explanations for the controls for the device ar e listed below . Selector Control Dial The Selector Control Dial is used to make selections fr om the various menus which can be displayed. The Selector Control Dial has two functions. By pr es[...]

12 • SD card, either the one pr ovided or your own SD card, is selected to play MP3 fi les (Page 24 pr ovides details for this application). Controlling the V olume The V olume dial is used to adjust the volume for the differ ent sound sources. Ther e are four dif ferent sound sources for this featur e: • AUX volume can be controlled by either[...]

T rouble Shooting Sanitizing W and 13 Setting the Clock 1. Press the MENU button. 2. The fi rst item in the Main Menu, TIME SET , is highlighted (TIME SET sets the time, year , month and day). 3. Press the Selector Contr ol Dial to choose Time Set. The time and SET HOUR are shown. The hour digits are highlighted. 4. T urn the Selector Control Dial[...]

T rouble Shooting Sanitizing W and 14 Setting and Using W AKE SET Setting WAKE Cycle Y ou can set separate weekend and weekday wake-up programs and customize them to start either 5, 10 or 15 minutes before your desir ed wake-up time. Y ou may need to experiment with the 5, 15 or 30 minute intervals to determine which cycle works best for you. Examp[...]

T rouble Shooting Sanitizing W and 15 WAKE SETTINGS TIME: 06:00AM/08:00AM DURA TION: 5 MINUTES LIGHT : NONE VOLUME: 25 SOUND: SD PLA Y MODE: CONTINUOUS PREVIOUS WAKE SETTINGS TIME: 06:00AM/08:00AM DURA TION: 5 MINUTES LIGHT : TOP AND LAMP VOLUME: 25 SOUND: SD PLA Y MODE: CONTINUOUS PREVIOUS Setting and Using W AKE SET — continued Use the same met[...]

T rouble Shooting Sanitizing W and 16 Setting and Using W AKE SET — continued V olume Settings From the W AKE SETTINGS menu: 1. Use the Selector Control Dial to highlight VOLUME: 25 (25 is the default setting). 2. Press the Selector Contr ol Dial. 3. From the W AKE VOLUME sub-menu, tur n the Selector Control Dial to choose a volume between 0 and [...]

T rouble Shooting Sanitizing W and 17 Setting and Using SLEEP SET Y our Rise & Shine ® allows you to fall asleep gradually , using one of three Sleep Cycle Durations: 5, 15 or 30 minutes and other options listed below . During the cycle, the volume of the sound and/or the brightness of the light will gradually decrease allowing you to fall asl[...]

T rouble Shooting Sanitizing W and 18 Setting and Using SLEEP SET — continued 3. Use the Selector Control Dial to highlight SLEEP SET . 4. Press the Selector Contr ol Dial to choose SLEEP SETTINGS. The SLEEP SETTINGS menu is displayed. DURA TION: 5 MINUTES is highlighted (5 MINUTES is the default setting). Duration Settings 1. Press the Selector [...]

T rouble Shooting Sanitizing W and 19 Setting and Using SLEEP SET — continued 4. Press the Selector Contr ol Dial to choose the highlighted selection. The display returns to the SLEEP SETTINGS menu. Backlight Settings The BACKLIGHT Setting determines whether the display backlight is on or off after the Sleep Cycle completes. If you’d like no di[...]

T rouble Shooting Sanitizing W and 20 Setting and Using SLEEP SET — continued Setting and Using AUDIO SET AUDIO SET is used to adjust audio Bass and T reble levels. Bass and T reble Settings 1. Press the Menu Button. From the Main Menu: 2. Use the Selector Control Dial to highlight AUDIO SET . 3. Press the Selector Contr ol Dial. 4. From the AUDI[...]

T rouble Shooting Sanitizing W and 21 Setting and Using LIGHT and DISPLA Y SET T IME SET W AKE SET S LEEP SET A UDIO SET L IGHT SET : LAMP ONL Y DISPLA Y SET : LOW DISPLA Y SETTING LOW MEDIUM HIGH MAIN MENU TIME SET WAKE SET SLEEP SET AUDIO SET LIGHT SET : LAMP ONL Y DISPLA Y SET : MEDIUM EXIT LIGHT SET determines whether the LED light panel, an au[...]

22 Display Brightness Settings in Sleep Mode In order to have no light and no backlight to during Sleep Mode: 1. Press the Menu Button. From the Main Menu: 2. Use the Selector Control Dial to highlight and select SLEEP SET . 3. Use the Selector Control Dial to highlight and select LIGHT : TOP AND LAMP . 4. Press the Selector Contr ol Dial and choos[...]

T rouble Shooting Sanitizing W and 23 Listening to USB MP3 Songs The USB Port on the front panel of the Rise & Shine ® is used to listen to MP3 audio fi les on USB Flash Drives, also known as “Thumb Drives.” Y our Rise & Shine can play MP3 audio on all standard USB Drives, regar dless of memory capacity . There are limits of not mor e[...]

T rouble Shooting Sanitizing W and 24 2. Press the Selector Contr ol Dial to open the folder and display the MP3 fi les. 3. Use the Selector Control Dial to highlight an MP3 fi le. 4. Press the Selector Contr ol Dial to choose the fi le. The display returns to the Time/Date display . The MP3 fi le begins to play and the fi le’ s title is sho[...]

25 Using the Supplied V erilux ® SD Card Included with your Rise & Shine ® is an SD Card that contains sounds, sounds with songs and wake tones, in three folders: SOUNDS SOUNDS WITH SONGS WAKE TONES Each folder contains three or mor e selections, which you can play , as described next, or use as a “wake sound” as described under “Settin[...]

26 The display returns to the Time/Date display . The MP3 fi le begins to play and the fi le’ s title is shown at the bottom of the display . If the MP3 fi les wer e contained in folders before being copied to the SD Car d, the folder names will be displayed. 1. Use the Selector Control Dial to highlight a folder name. 2. Press the Selector Co[...]

27 Listening to AUX Devices When using an iPod ® , cassette tape player or other audio device, you can enhance your listening experience by playing the device through your Rise & Shine ® using the AUX IN jack on the r ear panel. Connecting an audio device requir es one of the following cables: • Male-to-male 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo cable [...]

28 Using Headphones For private listening, connect headphones to the headphone jack on the rear panel using a 1/8 inch “mini” headphone jack. The speaker is automatically muted when you plug in your headphones. Note: The speaker will automatically unmute when headphones are disconnected. Because headphone volume may vary from speaker volume, be[...]

29 Changing the Fuse Y ou may need to replace the Rise & Shine ® fuse if it no longer brightens and dims your auxiliary lamp with your W ake and Sleep settings. In order to r eplace the fuse, do the following: • Y ou will need to go to the back of the unit. There is a black cir cular plastic head that holds the fuse. The part is labeled 1A, [...]

30 Problem What to do My Rise & Shine ® does not turn on or play music. • Make sure the power cord is fully plugged into an operating electrical outlet. • Make sure the Audio Input Selector is not OFF . See page 11 for further instructions. The Brightness Control does not change the brightness of the LED light panel or auxiliary lamp. • [...]

31 T roubleshooting — continued The alarm did not go off. • V erify that the correct W ake time was set (Reference page 14). • V erify that the correct setting for weekday or weekend was set (Reference page 14-15). • V erify that the date which was set is correct (Refer ence page 13). • V erify that the AM or PM settings are correct (Refe[...]

32 T roubleshooting — continued The audio is not working. • T urn the volume up. • Make sure the Audio Input Selector is not set to OFF . • Does the display show MUTE? If so, press the Selector Control Dial to unmute. V olume of connected AUX device is too low . • T urn up volume of Rise & Shine ® and AUX device. Do so carefully . I [...]

33 T roubleshooting — continued I turned the dial brightness/volume/ mode select dial and the Rise & Shine ® light and/or audio turned on suddenly . • During the W ake/Sleep cycle, the center dial settings (Brightness/Mode/ V olume) are overridden by the W ake/ Sleep cycle. • If you adjust one of the center dials during the W ake/Sleep c[...]

34 T echnical Specifi cations AC power rating 120V~ 60Hz 140W Auxiliary Lamp Max. load 100W 0.8A Dimensions 9.75" W x 5.25" D x 5.5" H (24.8 cm x 13.3 cm x 14 cm) W eight 5.5 lbs Relative Humidity 75% max All specifi cations subject to change without notice.[...]

35 One Y ear Limited W arranty A TTENTION! ONCE OPENED, PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED FOR REP AIR OR REPLACEMENT! Many questions may be answered by visiting www .verilux.com, or you may call our Customer Service Department at 802-496-3101 during normal business hours. This limited warranty is provided by: V e[...]

V A04-MAN-Rev25 Please visit our web site at: www .verilux.com 340 Mad River Park, W aitsfi eld, VT 05673 Printed in China for V erilux, Inc. © Copyright 2010 V erilux, Inc. All rights reserved.[...]