Valkee HumanCharger User manual
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User Guide
Benutzerhandbuch
Guía de Usuario
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Designed and manufactured by Valkee Oy (Ltd), Elektroniikkatie 3-5, FI-90590 Oulu, 08/2019, version 3.1 HC
EU (ID165216 V 68). These instructions are copyright 2019 Valkee Oy. HumanCharger® and Valkee are
registered trademark by Valkee Oy. All rights reserved.
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Contents
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1.1. Intended Use
1.2. Product Description
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2.1. When To Use HumanCharger®
2.2. Adjustment Of The Light Settings
2.3. Safety Information
2.4. Charging
2.5. Troubleshooting
2.6. Maintenance And Service
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1.1. Intended Use
The HumanCharger® is intended for alleviang
symptoms caused by jet lag, and typical symptoms of
winter blues caused by lack of sunlight.
Thank you for purchasing the HumanCharger®!
Your HumanCharger® sales package contains the
following accessories and materials:
A charging cable•
A bag of earbud ngs•
Instrucons for use•
This user guide contains important informaon
about the appropriate use of your HumanCharger®
device. Read all safety informaon and instrucons
for use carefully before using the device.
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1.2. Product Descripti on
A. HumanCharger® main unit
B. LEDSet earplugs
C. Silicone ng for the earplug
D. Power on/o bu on
E. USB connector for the LEDSet and charging
cable
F. Indicator light for ba ery power and charging
G. Indicator light for session length and progress
Before the rst use, select the ear piece ngs
(C) that best match your ears and put them on the
LEDSet (B). Connect the LEDSet connector (E) to the
main unit (A). Place the LEDSet carefully in your ears.
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Start the session by briey pressing the power
buon . HumanCharger® switches itself o when
the session is complete. You can follow the session
from progress ring . Recharge the main unit when
the baery indicator ashes or when the device
will no longer switch on.
HumanCharger® will not switch on if the LEDSet is
disconnected. HumanCharger® can be charged with
many mobile phone chargers or smartphone micro-
USB chargers or from a computer’s USB port.
The baery-indicator cycle on and o when
charging and remain on when the baery is full
charged. One charge is enough for more than 10
sessions. Remember to clean the earbuds regularly.
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Invented in Finland, HumanCharger® is a light
therapy device that sends a UV-free blue-enriched
white light through the ear canals to the light-
sensive regions of the brain.
HumanCharger® benets are:
Increased mental alertness•
Improved mood•
Increased energy levels•
Use HumanCharger® to gain those benets on a
regular basis in the morning once a day within two
hours of waking up at the same me each day.
Recommended me is 12 minutes.
Follow the instrucons below to prepare your device
for use.
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The winter blues is a mild version of Seasonal
Aecve Disorder caused by lack of ambient light.
To alleviate typical symptoms of winter blues,
such as irritability, loss of interest in acvies you
usually nd enjoyable, feeling of worthlessness or
hopelessness, oversleeping, loss of energy, social
withdrawal, decreased physical acvity, fague,
cravings for foods that are high in carbohydrates, and
weight gain, use the HumanCharger® as usual on a
regular basis in the morning once a day within two
hours of waking up at the same me each day.
If your seasonal mood swings are more severe, or
you are suering from depression, or if you are
currently on medicaon for depression, consult
your physician and use light therapy only under
supervision.
When you travel cross several me zones, you are
likely to experience some jet lag. HumanCharger®
is perfect for accelerang your recovery from the
unpleasant symptoms of jet lag. If your ight is
eastward, use HumanCharger® rst thing in the
morning and early aernoon, four mes during the
day at 2-hour intervals (for example at 8 am, 10 am,
12 noon, and 2 pm local me). Repeat each day
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unl you feel recovered. For a westward ight, use
HumanCharger® from late aernoon to evening,
four mes a day at 2-hour intervals (for example at 3
pm, 5 pm, 7 pm, and 9 pm local me). Repeat each
day unl you feel recovered. It is not recommended
to take more than four 12 minute HumanCharger®
sessions per day.
For more detailed trip-specic instrucons and
reminders, you can download free HumanCharger®
companion app from your phone app store*. Search
for it by the name “HumanCharger”, or scan this
QR code with your mobile device to access the app
directly.
*App availability varies by
smartphone operang system
version.
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On rst use, the session starts with the default
bright light sengs (12 minutes). If you feel that the
intensity is disturbing adjust the light sengs:
Turn o the device.1.
Press the power buon for three seconds 2.
to reduce the length of the session by three
minutes and the intensity of the bright light by
25%. For further reducon, keep holding down
the power buon. The device saves your new
sengs to the LEDSet.
If you want to return to the default seng, 3.
keep holding the power buon unl 12 minute
seng is restored.
12 MIN
3 SEK
6 MIN
3 MIN9 MIN
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2.3. Safety Information
IMPORTANT NOTE: Use the device only as instructed
by Valkee, to avoid potenal personal injury or
damage to the device. Read all warnings and
cautions before using the device.
The device has CE Class I medical device
cercaon and has been clinically tested. The
device meets the requirements of the Medical
Device Direcve 93/42/EEC.
Contraindicaons
The device is not intended for person with
depression, anxiety, person with andepressant
medicaon or person who has or has had suicidal
thoughts or has ever tried to hurt others or
themselves.
The device is not intended for children or for use
during pregnancy.
The device may not be suitable for individuals who
suer from bipolar disorder. Side eects of use
of the device are rare when the instrucons for
appropriate use are followed. The most common
side eects that have been reported in our
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previous studies are temporary headache, insomnia
and nausea. Addionally there is possibility of
restlessness, decreased quality of sleep during the
early morning hours, dizziness, earache, nnitus,
irregular heartbeat, irritability, sweang, “buzzing of
ears” and sleep disturbances.
Consult your physician and have your current
medicaon reviewed before using the device, if:
You have low blood pressure (hypotension)•
You have an ear infecon•
You suer from, or have suered from, •
diagnosed depression
You have diagnosed bipolar disorder•
You are hypersensive to light (e.g. because •
of epilepsy)
You are using:•
psychotropic drugs (e.g., andepressants •
or neurolepcs)
photo-sensizing medicaons (e.g., •
certain anbiocs or herbal compounds
such as hypericin or an-malarial tablets)
use the device while performing tasks that
require unrestricted hearing, to avoid hazards due
to restricon in hearing capability caused by the
earbuds.
look directly into the light-eming earbuds,
to avoid eye irritaon or damage.
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use excessive force to insert the earbuds, to
avoid damaging your ear canals.
Keep the device and its parts out of the reach of
children. The small parts could present a choking
hazard.
device becomes damaged or degraded in any
way or does not work, do not operate it. Contact
Valkee for service assistance.
share earbuds to avoid personal hygiene
risks.
overuse the device. This helps to avoid
nausea, headache and sleep disturbances. Clinical
data are available only on the recommended dosing.
Make sure that neither the device nor any of its
cables can catch on anything when you are using the
device, to eliminate the possibility of strangulaon.
contains an integrated, rechargeable
lithium-ion baery. Do not incinerate, disassemble,
or expose to extreme temperatures, because the
baery could overheat, causing re or bursng.
of this device is allowed. Contact
Valkee for service assistance.
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For safe operaon, keep the device away from water.
If liquid has somehow entered the system or its
parts, immediately stop using the device and contact
Valkee for service assistance.
Temperature of the LED may rise to up to 41,6°C
and may cause a sensaons of warmth in the ears. If
sensaon becomes uncomfortable, disconnue use
of the device.
Other electrical equipment may aect this device;
Use the device in accordance with the guidelines for
electromagnec compability (EMC) as described in
the EMC informaon leaet contained in the sales
package.
L, R
Follow the instrucons for use
Earbud for le ear, earbud for right ear
Type BF applied part
Serial number
European Declaraon of Conformity
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Keep dry
Compliant with the Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment and Restricon of
the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances
in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) recycling direcves (2012/19/EU
and 2006/66/EC)
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It is recommended to use the medical grade charger
sold by Valkee. HumanCharger®can also be charged
with many mobile-phone chargers or smartphone
micro-USB chargers or from a computer’s USB port.
Charge your device when the boom-most indicator
light is ashing. The baery-indicator lights cycle
on and o when charging and remain on when the
baery is full. Charging takes max. 3h.
If you have a problem with charging, see the
‘Troubleshoong’ secon.
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The device gives an error signal (four beeps and
four ashes of the indicator lights) if the LEDSet is
disconnected or broken. Make sure that the LEDSet
is properly connected to the main unit, and/or
that the LEDSet earbuds and LEDSet wires are not
broken. If the error persists, contact Valkee.
See ‘Technical Informaon’ for appropriate
environments for operaon, transportaon and
storage.
The device is intended for personal use only. Clean
the earbuds and earbud ngs between uses with a
non-abrasive, dry cleaning cloth. Never use abrasive
cleaning agents or strong detergents to clean the
device, and do not rinse it with water.
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Store the device between uses or during potenal
idle periods in a protecve case or bag in a dry
locaon. Remove the LEDSet from the main unit
aer use, before storing.
Contact Valkee at support@valkee.com with any
warranty, service or support issues.
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This is an electronic device containing a lithium-ion
baery as an internal power source. Do not throw
away the device with normal household waste at
the end of its life. Consider the environment: deliver
the device for recycling at an ocial collecon point
for electronic devices. Check with the appropriate
recycling organizaon for local disposal informaon.
The limited HumanCharger® warranty period of one
year starts on the date of purchase.
Valkee is responsible for the device being suitable for
its purpose of use and remaining usable throughout
the warranty period. The warranty covers any
material, design, and manufacturing defects that
manifest themselves during the warranty period. This
limited warranty does not cover:
Normal wear and tear of the device or its •
components
Cosmec changes in the device•
Faults or damage caused by use or handling •
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of the device in a manner that is incorrect,
inappropriate, or counter to the operaon and
service instrucons
Faults or damage caused by the customer, •
for example, from opening the device or
repairing, adjusng, or modifying it
Faults or damage caused by factors that •
Valkee cannot reasonably be expected to have
control over
Faults must be reported within reasonable me
from their detecon. When reporng a fault, you
must present a cercate of warranty, a receipt of
purchase, or another reliable account of where and
when the product was purchased.
Valkee or an authorised Valkee service point may
choose to repair the fault or provide a replacement
device. Opening, modifying or repairing the device
at an unauthorised service point voids this limited
warranty. This limited warranty does not restrict
applicaon of any consumer-protecon legislaon
in force.
Valkee liability is always limited to the purchase price
of the device at maximum. Under no circumstances
is Valkee liable for compensaon for any incidental,
indirect, or consequenal damages unless legislave
requirements impose an obligaon of such
compensaon.
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