Philips HF3550 User Manual

Wake-up App: Content of Help pages

1. Take the tour

1a. Welcome
1b. Wake up
1c. Fall asleep
1d. Stats

2. The Wake-up Light

2a. How it works
2b. Wake-up function
2c. Fall asleep function
2d. The light source
2e. Optimize your settings
2f. Troubleshooting
2g. Where can I get one?

3. Wake-up Stats

3a. Why this feature
3b. What is measured
3c. How to use the results
3d. Healthy bedtime routines

4. Well-being by light

4a. Light and a healthy lifestyle
4b. Light and alertness
4c. Light and sleep
4d. Light and mood
4e. Clinically proven benefits

5. Contact us

5a. Send an email to Philips

1. Take the tour

1a. Welcome

Welcome!

The Wake-up Light uses a unique combination of
light and sound to wake you in a gentle way, so
you are ready for the day ahead. This app is
compatible with the Philips Wake-up Light
HF3550.

1b. Wake up

Wake up naturally

The Wake-up Light wakes you in a natural way, by
using light that increases gradually and simulates
the sunrise. Personalize your waking experience by
choosing a natural sound or music from your iPod
library.

1c. Fall asleep

Fall asleep naturally

The gradually decreasing light and sound help you
to drift off to sleep. You can set the dimming
duration you prefer.

1d. Stats

Wake-up stats

Follow your bedtime routines and record how you
feel in the morning to help you use your Wake-up
Light better and to get an overview of your wake­up habits.

2. The Wake-up Light

2a. How it works

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 level of a
simulated natural sunrise prepares our body for
waking up and getting alert.

Clinical research shows that people who use the
Wake-up Light wake up more easily, have a better
overall mood in the morning and feel more

energetic. Starting the day with the Wake-Up Light
may also have a positive effect on your
productivity throughout the day.

Position the appliance on your nightstand at 16­20in/ 40-50 centimeters from your head. Make
sure the appliance is located at such a height that
the light is not blocked by your bed, comforter or
pillow.

The 20 light intensity settings allow you to use the
product as a bedside lamp, whether your iPhone is
docked or not. You can change the light intensity
by pressing the Light + and - buttons even when
the light is off, so you can decrease the intensity
before turning on the light if you need to get up
and find your way in the middle of the night.

The battery of your iPhone or iPod Touch charges
automatically when it is docked in your Wake-up

Light.

The time of your Wake-up Light will be set by the
clock of your iPhone. If there is a power failure,
your alarm time is stored in your iPhone, so if the
app is running you will always be notified at the
set alarm time.

You can use the Wake-up Light speaker to listen to

music at any time of the day with the iPod
function of your iPhone. The speaker of the Wake-

up Light will automatically turn on when you play
music from the iPod function, but it may not turn
on automatically with other audio apps. You can
always turn the speaker on and off manually with
the sound button on your Wake-up Light. The
speaker icon on the right-hand side of the display
of your Wake-up Light indicates if the speaker is on
(icon is visible) or off (icon is hidden).

2b. Wake-up function

The light of the Wake-up Light gradually increases
for 30 minutes before the set alarm time,
mimicking the colors of a sunrise from deep
morning red to bright daylight. For example, if you
set your alarm time at 7:00, the light of the Wake­up Light will gradually start to get stronger after
6:30 so that by 7:00 the light is at its brightest and
you wake up. You can adjust the sunrise duration
from 20 to 40 minutes to your preference.

Because the sensitivity to light differs per person,
you can set the light intensity of each alarm to a
level that matches your light sensitivity for an
optimal start of the day. The light intensity of the
Wake-up Light can be set up to 250 lux. You may
have to experiment with different settings for a
few days to find your optimal level. See the page
“Optimize your settings” for more information.

The duration of a natural sunrise varies with the
seasons and the geographic location. Most people
find that a 30-minute duration is good to prepare
their body for waking up in the morning, but if you
are very sensitive to light you may choose 20 or 25
minutes for the sunrise duration.

At alarm time, you will start hearing the selected
natural sound or the selected music from your

iPod library. It starts quietly and takes 90 seconds
to reach the volume level you selected. The
gradually increasing sound will make the wake-up
process even more pleasant, ensuring that you are
never woken up roughly.

Thanks to Smart Snooze, you can put the Wake-up
Light into snooze mode by tapping the product.
After 10 minutes (or a snooze time of your choice)
the sound will start playing again gently. The light
remains on during snoozing, just like a natural
sunrise.

You can stop the alarm by pressing the Sound
on/off button on your Wake-up Light or by simply
undocking your iPhone. The lamp stays on to give
you the opportunity to get out of bed without
switching on another lamp.

After waking up, you can turn off the light by
pressing the light on/off button on your Wake-up
Light. If you forget to do so, the light will
automatically turn off after 90 minutes.

In this app you can create up to 10 alarms with
fully customizable wake-up profiles. You can use
this app to wake up without the Wake-up Light. In
that case, the light function will not be available.
You will only hear the wake-up sound from the
speaker of your iPhone at alarm time.

Remember to leave the app running overnight to
ensure the Wake-up Light wakes you up at the set
alarm time in the morning. The “Bell” symbol on
your Wake-up Light is a confirmation that an alarm
is set for the next day.

2c. Fall-asleep function

Your Wake-up Light can help you drift off to sleep
by gradually decreasing the light and/or sound for
5 to 60 minutes. The light decreases from bright
daylight to warm evening light. At the end of the
set duration, the light and sound turn off
completely.

Before you start the fall-asleep function, turn on
the light to the level you like. The dimming will

start from that intensity. If you change the light
intensity or volume during the dimming, the light
will stay at that intensity until the end of the set
dimming time (for example to give you enough
light to read a little longer), and then turn off.

The fall-asleep function can only be started by
docking your iPhone after selecting the dimming
settings. If you undock during the dimming time,
the light will continue to decrease, but the music
will stop. Don’t forget to dock your iPhone and
leave the app open before you go to sleep to
ensure the Wake-up Light wakes you at the set
alarm time in the morning.

You can stop the fall-asleep function by turning off
the light and sound with the light and sound
buttons of your Wake-up Light at any time. Your
programmed alarms for the next morning are still
active.

2d. The light source

The light source in your Wake-up Light is a unique
arrangement of high-power LEDs (Light Emitting
Diodes) designed to mimic the colors of a natural
sunrise from deep morning red to bright daylight
and give you the optimal wake-up improvement.
Because of the long lifetime of LEDs, the light
source in this device is not replaceable.

The high-power LEDs make your Wake-up Light
very energy-efficient: the maximum power