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The lamp does not go on when the alarm goes off.
The lamp does not go on right away when I switch it on.
I do not hear the alarm sound when the alarm goes off.
The radio does not work.
The radio produces a crackling sound.
The alarm went off yesterday, but it did not go off today.
The alarm did not go off 9 minutes after I pushed the control lever down to snooze.
The light wakes me too early.
Perhaps you set a light intensity level that is too low. Increase the light intensity level.
Perhaps you switched off the alarm by setting the control lever to the top position.To switch on the alarm, set the control lever to the middle position.
Perhaps the appliance is defective. Call
It takes approx. 1 second for the lamp to go on.This is normal, the lamp needs to heat up.
Perhaps you set a sound level that is too low.To set a higher sound level, see chapter ‘Using the appliance’, section ‘Radio/volume’.
Perhaps you switched off the alarm by setting the control lever to the top position.
If you selected the radio as the alarm sound, the radio may be defective. Switch on the radio after you switch off the alarm to check if the radio works. If it does not work, call
The radio may be defective. Call
Perhaps the broadcast signal is weak. Move the middle dial up or down to adjust the frequency and/or change the position of the antenna by moving it around. Make sure you have unwound the antenna completely.
Perhaps you switched off the alarm by setting the control lever to the top position.
Perhaps you set a sound level and/or light intensity level that is too low. Set a higher sound and/or light intensity level.
Perhaps there was a power failure that lasted more than approximately 15 minutes. In this case the appliance has remembered all settings except the clock time.The clock time therefore flashes on the display. Set the correct clock time.
Perhaps you pushed the control lever down with so much force that it jumped to off position.
Perhaps you set the volume level to 0 (shown on the display as ‘OFF’).
Perhaps the light intensity level you have set is not appropriate for you. Try a lower light intensity level if you wake up too early. If light intensity 1 is not low enough, move the appliance further away from the bed.
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