User manual PHILIPS HB811

[. . . ] Visible light enables us to see, ultraviolet (UV) light gives us a tan and the infrared (IR) light in sunlight provides the heat in which we like to bask. The tanning appliance With this tanning appliance you can suntan comfortably at home. The tanning lamps emit visible light, heat and ultraviolet light, giving you the impression you are sunbathing in real sunlight. The special UV filter only passes the light that is required to get a tan. [. . . ] Tanning sessions: how often and how long?Do not take more than one tanning session per day, over a period of five to ten days. Allow an interval of at least 48 hours between the first and the second session. After this 5- to 10-day course, we advise you to give your skin a rest for a while. Approximately one month after a course, your skin will have lost much of its tan. If you want to keep your tan, do not stop tanning after the course, but continue taking one or two tanning sessions a week. Whether you choose to stop tanning for a while or whether you continue tanning on a lower frequency, always keep in mind that you must not exceed the maximum number of tanning hours. For this appliance the maximum is 21 tanning hours (=1260 minutes) a year. Suppose you take a 10-day tanning course, with an 8-minute session on the first day and a 20-minute session on the nine following days. The entire course will then last (1 x 8 minutes) + (9 x 20 minutes) = 188 minutes. This means you can take 6 of these courses in a year, as 6 x 188 minutes = 1128 minutes Of course, the maximum number of tanning hours applies to each separate part or side of the body that is tanned (e. As is shown in the table, the first session of a tanning course should always last 8 minutes, irrespective of the sensitivity of the skin. If you think that the sessions are too long for you (e. Because your skin feels taut and tender after the session), we advise you to reduce the length of the sessions by e. For a beautiful all-over tan, turn your body slightly during the session so that the sides of your body are better exposed to the tanning light. For persons with very sensitive skin For persons with normal sensitive skin For persons with less sensitive skin Duration of the UV session for each separately treated part of the body 1st session rest of at least 48 hours 2nd session 3rd session 4th session 5th session 6th session 7th session 8th session 9th session 10th session *) or longer, depending on your skin sensitivity. If your skin feels slightly taut after tanning, you can apply a moisturising cream. Preparing for use The appliance can be easily moved in transport position (fig. The appliance is easier to lift if you do so together with another person. If you have to lift the appliance by yourself, use the handle (fig. You will hear clicks when you move the lamp unit past certain fixed positions. Instead of using the above step-by-step method, you can also pull the lamp unit up by its handle in one single movement (fig. [. . . ] After a few years in case of normal use). When this happens, you will notice a decrease in the tanning capacity of the appliance. You can solve this problem by setting a slightly longer tanning time or by having the tanning lamps replaced. the UV filter protects against exposure to undesired UV light. [. . . ]