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Philips DayBreak Duo HF3445 manual

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  • Page 1

    W ake to Y our Own Personal Sunrise. Manage Y our Body Clock ™ Sleep Better . W ake Refreshed. Have More Ener gy . Improve Y our Mood. ™ Apollo Health ® 947 South 500 East, Suite 210 American Fork, Utah 84003 U.S.A. 1-800-545-9667 – T oll Free 1-801-492-1210 – International 1-801-492-1255 – Fax www .ApolloHealth.com ©2006 Apollo Health [...]

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    3 Safety Tips Contents: Introduction ........................................................ 4 T rueDawn ™ T echnology ...................................... 5 Display Layout .................................................... 7 Button Layout ..................................................... 8 Setting Up Y our Daybr eak ....................[...]

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    Intr oduction 4 5  ank you for purchasing the Daybr eak™ Duo from Apollo H ealth®, the Body Clock Experts™. Y our Daybreak is designed using A pollo ’ s exclusive T rueDawn™ technology , which accurately simulates a summer sunrise just before you need to wake up . Y our sleep cycle ends properly , and you awaken refreshed and r eady to [...]

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    6 7 T r ueDawn technology wakens you exactly as nature intended b y gradually increasing light just like a summer sunrise.  is signals your body to complete its sleep cycle so y ou awaken when you need to, feeling refreshed and r eady to start the day . T r ueDawn synchronizes your sleep/wake cy cle—helping you wake and sleep better . J ust li[...]

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    8 9 Setting Up Y our Daybreak Button Layout Installing the Backup Battery A 9V battery provides power to enable y our Daybreak to retain its settings and continue to keep time during power outages or if the device needs to be unplugged and mo ved to another location. Ho wever , your Daybreak ’ s features—including the display—will not operate[...]

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    10 11 Choosing a Lamp Y our Daybreak is designed to control a connected lamp to pro vide a precise sunrise simulation, waking you up naturally . F or proper operation of your Daybreak, you need to supply a compatible lamp . • Use an incandescent or line-v oltage halogen lamp only , up to 200W . • DO NOT connect fluor escent lamps, compact fluor[...]

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    12 13 SNOOZE / N A SUNSET SET WA KE 1 Using your Daybr eak Setting the Clock 1 P ress SET . 2 P ress the TIME touch screen button. The current clock time will flash. 3 P ress the HOUR and/or MIN touch screen buttons to adjust the clock time. Optionally , press the 12/24 touch screen button to switch the clock between 12- and 24-hour time display . [...]

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    14 15 Setting the W ake Mode  e Daybreak D uo has six wake modes available for each wake time, shown in the diagram to the right. • P ress the WAK E 1 or WAKE 2 button to select the desired wake mode for that wake time. OR 1 P ress SET . 2 P ress the WAK E 1 or WAK E 2 touch screen button. The current wake time will flash. 3 P ress the MODE to[...]

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    16 17 Snoozing or Silencing the Backup Alarm • During your sunrise or when the Daybreak r eaches your wake time, press the SNOOZE/NAP button to reset the sunrise and silence the radio or alarm for 9 minutes. Repeat as desir ed. The word SNOOZE will appear on the display and the number of minutes remaining will count down. A t any time during the [...]

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    18 19 Activating a Demonstration Simulation 1 Pr ess and hold SUNSET for 3 seconds. The unit will begin the demonstration with a one minute sunrise simulation and then continue with a one minute sunset. The demonstration will repeat until stopped. 2 P ress LAMP to end the demonstration. Manual Lamp Operation Y ou can use the Daybreak to turn your l[...]

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    20 21 T urning the Radio ON/OFF 1 P ress RADIO . The radio touch screen controls appear and the radio sets to the last station that was tuned. 2 P ress AM/FM to change the radio band. 3 P ress the + or – button to adjust the radio speaker volume. 4 T o turn off the radio, press RADIO . Manual Radio Station T uning P ress the or touch screen butto[...]

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    22 23 Changing Faceplates Y our Daybreak has a remo vable faceplate that surrounds the display and SNOOZE/NAP button. T o allow you to customiz e the look of your Daybreak to match your tastes and decor , additional faceplates in a variety of colors and fi nishes are available from A pollo Health. V isit www . ApolloH ealth.com for more informatio[...]

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    24 25 What should I do if the light doesn’t wake me up? When you fi rst star t using the Daybreak, consider using the backup alarm or radio as part of your wake mode settings. Be sure you ar e using a lamp that provides suffi cient brightness to light up your entire room. Also, many people fi nd that increasing the duration of the sunrise helps[...]

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    26 27 Service and Repair Y our Daybreak needs no regular service except for an occasional dusting or cleaning of the outside of the enclosure. Dust with a soft, non-abrasiv e cloth. A damp cloth—wet with water or a mild window cleaner—may be used to wipe surfaces. Be sure to unplug the Daybreak befor e cleaning. Do not spray directly with any ?[...]