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1. Getting to know your device
Dear customer,
Thank you for choosing a product from our range. Our name stands for high-quality, thoroughly tested products
for applications in the areas of heat, weight, blood pressure, body temperature, pulse, gentle therapy, massage
and air.
With kind regards,
Your Beurer team
Why use a daylight therapy lamp?
When the hours of daylight are noticeably shorter in autumn and people increasingly stay inside in winter, the
effects of a lack of light may become apparent. This is often described as “winter depression”. The symptoms
can present themselves in a number of ways:
• Imbalance
• Subdued mood
• Lack of energy and listlessness
• Generally feeling under the weather
• Need for more sleep
• Loss of appetite
• Difficulty concentrating
The cause of these symptoms is the fact that light, particularly sunlight, is essential for life and has a direct effect
upon the human body. Sunlight indirectly controls the production of melatonin, which is only passed to the blood
in darkness. This hormone shows your body that it’s time to sleep. That’s why more melatonin is produced in
months with less sunshine, making it difficult to get up in the mornings because your body functions are powered
down. Use the daylight therapy lamp immediately after waking up (i.e. as early as possible) to end the production
of melatonin and to brighten your mood.
Lack of light also prevents the production of the happy hormone serotonin, which is said to significantly influence
our well-being. The application of light thus yields quantitative changes to hormones and neurotransmitters in
the brain that have an effect on our activity levels, our feelings and our well-being. To compensate for such a
hormonal imbalance, daylight therapy lamps can create a suitable replacement for natural sunlight.
In the medical field, daylight therapy lamps are used as compensation for the effects of a lack of light. Daylight
therapy lamps simulate daylight over 10,000 lux. This light can influence the human body and be used as a
treatment or as a preventative measure. Normal electric light, however, is not sufficient to influence the hormonal
balance. This is because in a well-lit office, the light intensity is just 500 lux, for example.
Included in delivery:
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Daylight therapy lamp
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Mains part
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These instructions for use
Contents
1. Getting to know your device ................................. 10
2. Signs and symbols ................................................ 11
3. Notes ..................................................................... 11
4. Device description ................................................. 12
5. Initial use ............................................................... 13
6. Operation ............................................................... 13
7. Cleaning and maintaining the device .................... 14
8. Storage .................................................................. 14
9. Disposal ................................................................ 14
10. What if there are problems? ................................ 14
11. Technical specifications ...................................... 15
12. Mains part............................................................ 16
13. Warranty/service .................................................. 16
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