Setting Up and Using the Sunrise System 260
Setting the Language
When the BLSS260 is plugged in for the first time or after a factory reset, the BLSS260 will
prompt the user to set the language. The display will show ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Momentarily
press the up or down buttons to select the required language then press MENU to go on and set
the time and date or press SNOOZE to exit the setup menu. To change the language again after
it has been set, a factory reset must be performed. See factory reset instructions on page 10 of
this user guide.
Please Note:
The BLSS260 will come out of Setup Mode automatically if no button is pressed
for 12 seconds or if you press the zzZ (SNOOZE) button.
Setting the Time
Press the MENU button until the display shows 12 HOUR CLOCK or 24 HOUR CLOCK the
current time will also be shown on the display. Momentarily press the light up or down buttons
to set the clock in 1 minute increments or press and hold the up or down buttons to set the
clock in 10 minute increments. Press the Display button to change 12 or 24 hour mode.
Setting the Alarm or Sunrise Time
The Sunrise System 260 can be set to imperceptibly simulate a sunrise, it is designed to use the
natural light progression of the ‘s’ or sigmoidal curve. The simulated sunrise brightens the room
gradually, gently waking the sleeper. To set the wake up time press the MENU button until the
display shows MONDAY ALARM TIME, the alarm time will also be shown on the display.
Momentarily press the light up or down buttons to set the time in one minute increments or
press and hold the up or down buttons to set the clock in 10 minute increments. Repeat this
procedure for each day of the week.
Setting the Date
Press the MENU button until the display shows YEAR, the current date will also be shown with
the year segment flashing. Momentarily press the up or down buttons to set the year or press
and hold the up or down buttons to quickly skip through the year. Repeat this procedure for the
month and date, the display will show MONTH and DATE in place of YEAR.
To change the date format from European (DD/MM/YYYY) to American (MM/DD/YYYY) press the
DISPLAY button once while setting up the Year, Month or Date.
Please Note:
The weekday and Leap year are automatically calculated by the BLSS260
therefore there is no need to adjust them manually.
‘Down’ button
(for dimming lamp manually)
‘Up’ button
(for increasing light
manually)
Snooze button. In alarm mode use
to control the lamp, MP3 and alarm
buzzer. In normal mode use to
Recalling Presets AM/FM Radio
Switch on the AM/FM radio by pressing R button then press one of the preset buttons 1 to 5,
if the preset has been assigned then the stored station will be tuned.
NOTE:
If a preset is empty the screen will show PRESET EMPTY.
Recalling Presets MP3
Press the MP3 button (triangle) and the MP3 player will start, press one of the preset buttons 1
to 5, if the preset has been assigned the stored file will begin to play.
NOTE:
If a preset is empty the screen will show PRESET EMPTY.
Listening Volume
To adjust the volume turn the volume control wheel on the side of the Sunrise System forward
or backward. There are 16 sound levels from zero. If zero sound is selected (no bars) the
speakers will be muted.
Headphone Socket
NOTE:
Before connecting headphones turn the VOLUME to a low setting. The headphones must
have a stereo 3.5mm plug fitted, DO NOT use a mono plug as damage may occur to the unit.
Plug your headphones into the headphone socket on the front of the unit. The speakers will
automatically cut out and the sound will be played through the headphones.
Setting a Wake Up Sound
The wake up sound will begin when the Sunrise starts and gradually increase in volume reaching
the maximum user set volume at the alarm time. You can set the radio or the MP3 player as
your wake up sound or choose not to have a wake up sound.
Setting the radio as a Wake Up Sound
Switch the radio on and tune it to the desired band AM, FM or WB* and frequency. Next set the
desired maximum volume. Press and hold the ALARM button until the display shows FM RADIO
ALARM SOUND ON, for example. The Wake Up sound selection is now stored. The radio can
now be switched off if preferred.
Setting the MP3 player as a Wake Up Sound
There are three MP3 wake up modes:
1. Continuous Play. Choose this if you wish the BLSS260 to play from the last track played.
2. Repeat Track. Plays from a specific track. Choose this to repeat the same track over and over.
3. Repeat Daily. Plays from a specific track each day. Choose this to start from the same track
every day.
To play from a specific track, start the MP3 player and select the required track using the
forward < or > rewind buttons. Next set the desired maximum wake up volume. Press and hold
the ALARM button, the display will show MP3 PLAYER ALARM SOUND. The MP3 Wake Up sound
has 3 different options available from the setup menu, see above. Press MENU until the display
shows MP3 ALARM SOUND then press the up or down light buttons to select the way you want
the Wake Up sound to play, Continuous Play, Repeat Track or Repeat Daily.
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