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IntroductIon
Congratulations for purchasing this DAYVIA light
therapy lamp.
Used in correct conditions, it will enable you to regain
the light that you are lacking.
For certain people, the lack of light can cause various
symptoms :
-irritability and sullen mood
-significant increase in appetite
-decrease of activity and the efficiency at work due
to a lack of energy
-sleeping disturbances, chronic tiredness
-sexual disturbance (loss of libido)
Many international studies show that light therapy
contributes to regaining energy, form, ability to
concentrate and good mood, the same that you get
whilst sunbathing.
The light therapy lamp also contributes to calming
the sleeping rhythm for people who do night shifts,
people who suffer from delayed sleep phase syn
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drome (falling asleep late and difficulties waking up
in the morning) or advanced sleep phase syndrome
(waking up too early) or people who travel and go
across many time zones (jet-lag).
The effect of the light depends on its intensity but
especially on its spectral curve (colour).
Indeed, some receptors located in our eyes are very
sensitive to a light whose colour ranges between 460
and 480 nm (blue), they play a major part in our bio-
logical clock.
So a monochromatic blue light can prove to be as
efficient as a much more intense white light.
Therefore your device offers two possibilities which
are as efficient as each other :
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an intense white light
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a monochromatic blue light
Please read this user’s guide attentively in order to
benefit from all the advantages of your DAYVIA lamp.
saFety Measures
-Do not use the DAYVIA lamp in a damp environ-
ment (for example in a bathroom, next to a bathtub
or shower cubicle, outdoors...).
-Keep the power cord away from heated surfaces.
-Only use the supplied DAYVIA power supply unit
with your light therapy lamp. This power supply unit
is specifically made for your lamp, it must not be
used with any other equipment.
-The plug serves as the power switch. The device
must be used with an accessible plug.
-This lamp must not be used by children, or physi-
cally or mentally disabled people.
-Any modifications to this lamp are forbidden.
-The light must not be used if the cord and/or the
power supply unit are apparently damaged or defec-
tive.
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PrecautIons
The light therapy lamp must be used in an environ-
ment lit by another source of light, the lamp is com-
plementary to normal light (electric or natural light).
Contrary to natural daylight or to other lamps on the
market, this light therapy medical device diffuses no
UV rays.
Studies have shown that light therapy can be used
in safety (for example your light therapy lamp diffuses
a specific blue light or an intense white light – up to
10 000 lux for the white one, whereas on a beach in
the summer, the light can reach up to 100 000 lux as
well as harmful rays such as UV of which your lamp
is devoid).
Nevertheless, before starting your treatment, please
consult your general practitioner if :
-You suffer or have suffered from depression
-You are hypersensitive to light
-You suffer from an eye illness
-You suffer from a mental condition
-You are undergoing a treatment with psychotropic
or photo-sensitizing medication
If you encounter any problems (for example hea-
daches or eye tiredness) after the use of the light the-
rapy lamp, please tell your general practitioner. Often,
all you have to do is start the treatment with shorter
sessions (10 minutes) and gradually increase them
each day until the recommended duration.
turnInG on/oFF
The Dayvia Slim Style lamp is carefully controlled
before packaging and expedition.
You will find the user’s guide, the power supply unit
and your lamp in the package.
We recommend you keep the packaging, in case
return is necessary, else it must be disposed of in
accordance with your country’s regulations.
Here are the different steps to turn on your DAYVIA
light therapy lamp :
1. Insert the male connector of the lamp onto the
female connector situated on the supplied power
supply unit.
2. Check that the voltage indicated on the power
supply unit corresponds to the local sector voltage,
then plug in the device.
3. Turn on the lamp, in a lit environment, using the
on/off
switch located at the top of the lamp (when
the lamp is in the vertical position).
You can then adjust the intensity with the + and –
buttons next to the on/off switch.
When you press on the switch once, you will get an
intense white light which is very efficient from a thera
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peutic perspective. You can reduce its intensity with
the – button, the light will become warmer and war-
mer for back-up lighting. When you press on the on/
off switch a second time, you will get a low-intensity
monochromatic blue light which is as efficient as the
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