Review and setup of the Philips HF3520 Wake-Up Light. amzn.to/2mWtS1l This product has made my morning and waking up more bearable. It helps you feel more refreshed, and is less abrupt than traditional alarm clocks.
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@Amigameggy2 жыл бұрын
I had just about given up on this light because of frustrations in getting it to work properly. Thank you for this video! I feel like I finally get the functions
@deannef98033 жыл бұрын
Lovely alam system for the dark mornings but I was struggling with all the buttons....thank you for the useful information, explained well.
@nickw226894 ай бұрын
I had one of the older models in high school, damn near 20 years ago now…Im tired of keeping my phone near my head at night so I’m switching back to one of these! Can’t wait for those peaceful early morning wake-ups.
@STT5116 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this! Super helpful! I was ready to chuck it at the wall before watching this.
@user-qe7tl1th1c9 ай бұрын
Thank You , I bought this 2nd hand with no manual, previous owner very frustrated with the settings, but your explaining how to set up made it simple!
@JillofAllTrades2 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I love this sunrise simulator. I unplugged it and forgot how to program the various features so appreciate your video.
@tcarlson5505 Жыл бұрын
This was so helpful, thank you! I couldn’t figure out how to activate the alarm once I set it until I watched this.
@jaderusso8061 Жыл бұрын
Super helpful video I was struggling to understand why this wasn’t going off in the morning + this helped a bunch!
@hassanalzaid92694 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I was struggling to get the time set. Your review was perfect and clear.
@1992Calf Жыл бұрын
How did you get it set!?
@oritelevy18174 жыл бұрын
thanks, I just got one of these and was confused by the directions so this was super helpful! thanks for the easy to follow directions.
@DiaYoga2 жыл бұрын
Just got this alarm clock as a Christmas present. Your video was great help setting it up. Thank you and merry Christmas 🎄
@captainclueless75963 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video, it was very helpful.
@DanielHernandezCa3 жыл бұрын
I just bought it. It just arrived. Thanks
@Ropuch78 ай бұрын
I bought one second-hand without the manual. Veeery helpful video!
@Nicelifeinnature6 ай бұрын
Thank you! This video helped me figure out how to set the alarm
@maiseyauclair272 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I very much appreciate your video. I just picked one of these up at the thrift shop sans manual. Now I know all I need to. 🙏🏽🌈❤️
@charliedoucette22497 ай бұрын
Nice find!
@yourmomlovespenis3 жыл бұрын
Great walk through
@tasinallb4 жыл бұрын
How do you change the radio station? Thanks for all the info
@Mark.Watson6 жыл бұрын
Very helpful instructions! Thank you for doing this.
@KD6TAV6 жыл бұрын
devlinger when does the sound start?
@nikkim33993 жыл бұрын
Perfect tutorial!
@michelleann27693 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this...I was ready to give up! Did not realize you have to tap (lightly) the alarm button to the alarm symbol appears on the face to actually activate the alarm! The manual is useless!!
@pheebeesknees3 ай бұрын
Super helpful, thanks for breaking it down, bud.
@julesmartin69726 ай бұрын
Me watching the whole video to figure out how to turn the alarm off in the morning instead of snooze. Still don't know it...
@julesmartin69726 ай бұрын
just press the alarm button 1 on the left side
@Filmbz3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the review. I was actually trying to find out what the wrapped up wire in the back is for.
@jayvivaitalia6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing that you can dim the digital display, but can you actually turn it off entirely so the time is not staring at you in the face? Thanks!
@TheRealStevenGlen4 жыл бұрын
The manual states that the contrast can be reduced to "0" but as shown in this video, mine only goes down to "1". I've been putting a folded tshirt in front of this display for years and I'm tired of it!!! Show me the hacks
@RPL007274 жыл бұрын
How do you use the sounds to fall asleep to and is there snooze button?
@Sysshad2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for video, good review. I never use radio as wakeup. You never know what they are playing, or if they have problems with broadcast so its completely silent :P
@alor41722 жыл бұрын
I wake up with my cellphone alarm and with a good mood, so I wonder if this product is gonna help me or something similar. Also, I'm between this wake-up light and a Lenovo Smart Clock (normal clock but with Alexa built-in). What would you do?
@mariusb.76605 жыл бұрын
Attention! Planned obsolescence ... this series is broken after 24 months - see the Amazon reviews! The "planned defects" occured frequently in my HF 3520 after the warranty period - at first, the front touch switches do not work (any more) as suspected (for example, I can not turn off the alarm using them). It is still possible to turn on / off the lamp, radio, etc. - but not the alarm. The snooze function is extremely lacking after 2 years (in the past it was easy to activate by touching - sind about 3 - 4 months I have to nearly hit the display several times to activate it). The alarm works for me as follows, the simulated sunrise works as suspected with the rising levels of brightness, but when the alarm time is reached, the light suddenly goes off - the alarm sound is still on. The problems started for me after about 2 years (shortly after the warranty period) ... I expect that it will suddenly break and do nothing more (as can be seen from the other reviews on Amazon) - a similar error is described (in the comments) with the Hue lamps. Remember, it was the company Philips by the 1920s (one of many as a cartell) who reduced the life of light bulbs by antitrust fines - some of which still seem to have stuck with this company.
@TheBarbaraNunes5 жыл бұрын
You know what?! The same EXACT thing happened to me! Im looking up a replacement at this second and Im sorry to see that is a planned thing!
@stuffymew34975 жыл бұрын
Well this is a useful warning... I almost decided on buying this, but now I changed my mind :)
@GlatHjerne5 жыл бұрын
Is this true? I've been wanting to get the HF3520 because its good quality but if it doesn't even work after 2 years is there even any reason to get it?
@edwynbillingham63664 жыл бұрын
@@stuffymew3497 what did you end up getting may I ask? I was just thinking about buying this
@spissatus4 жыл бұрын
I actually have EXACTLY the same problem. Out of nowhere it has brightened until the set time and then light shuts off and radio turns on. NOT what it did a month ago and not what it is set to do. If this is happening among many then it's more suspicious this is intended planned defect.
@sprintpg5 жыл бұрын
I love this thing... I live in the far north. No sunshine in the early morning. ☀️
@aryehpaulwalter75203 жыл бұрын
How do you set it so that the light does not turn off when it reaches the alarm time? I want it to keep glowing at the brightness I selected until I turn it off, not when the alarm reaches its time.
@laptopdroptop94572 жыл бұрын
Breaking this bad boy and the sonic alarm as a duo. That should get me on a solid early morning schedule. You ever try those zen alarm clocks? Taps on a metal rod to wake you up
@omairafigueroa90892 жыл бұрын
Two weeks later I still can’t get it to start the sun rise at the time I want. I think I have to give in. I really want this
@kimmyzack24645 жыл бұрын
Review it in dark next time
@aabsc3 жыл бұрын
The Philips page for this click says it has "smart snooze", what's that? Can you set the snooze time to your choice or is it a fixed preset?
@Grimfanden6 жыл бұрын
Living in Norway and Radio is useless, hope the radio is not what jack's up the price. If only there was a DAB radio conversion.
@tomthetit2419 Жыл бұрын
Just bought this and wondered if you can have no sound or no radio for the alarm and just have the light waking you up?
@tasinallb2 жыл бұрын
I've had my light for four years now and I still don't know how to set the gradual turn off of the light. It comes on at 6:45 and I leave for work at 7:45. I'd like to set it to turn off at 7:45. But it stays on until 8:45 or something. I stayed home one day and watched it. I know how to turn it off manually but I want to know how we set it to slowly turn off on its own?
@steveb51956 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting.
@shaunruddz4832 Жыл бұрын
They should release an updated version that has an app you can sync to the device to make it easier to function cause this is quite a difficult set up process
@omyelia Жыл бұрын
they have an updated version that's app/wifi based and has a lot more settings now!
@crackermantim3 жыл бұрын
i just want to hear the nature sounds w/o alarm activation,is there a way to do this?can't seem to figure it out
@gagemorse9292 жыл бұрын
Did you find out
@51tdunn6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I was about to drop kick this thing after the power went out!
@xcelgolf2 жыл бұрын
How do you set the time of day?
@anneliesehuenneke38642 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know how to switch it from AM to PM??
@NinjaDog25111 ай бұрын
how do you change the bulb? I hate the dingey yellow light. I like a bright daylight.
@heytherebarry Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@urdabli3 жыл бұрын
Great walk through! Is it possible to turn to clock display completely off?
@lizafranses3 жыл бұрын
I don't think you can!
@katt73702 жыл бұрын
I haven’t found a way sadly which is stressful cause any light in the room and I can’t sleep
@NAConen3 жыл бұрын
Can a person *just* listen to the radio without having to use the alarm function?
@YoutuberJeremy2 ай бұрын
Can you automate a sunset every night at the same time ?
@acdcmiami4 жыл бұрын
Can it be permanently set at 06:00 for Tuesday and Thursday and at 07:00 for Monday and Wednesday?
@yuunglink3137 Жыл бұрын
I don't think so, but it does have two separate alarms that you can easily turn off or on the night before, that's what I do
@bodybuildingnewsnetwork5 ай бұрын
Thankyou!
@michelleann27693 жыл бұрын
Once the light comes on and the sound comes on -- how do you shut it off! I do not see an icon of a bell with a line through it anywhere!?
@heathermatera50852 жыл бұрын
This! My husband gets up earlier than me :(
@davidhazen23942 жыл бұрын
Nice but kind of hard to understand the settings. The alarm went off and the light went bright instantly. How do I get it to gradually get brighter!
@oliviadaly47952 ай бұрын
From what I'm aware (reviews; I'm about to get one myself) is that the light increases slowly before the alarm goes off, and has dfone the wakeup bit before the alarm goes off. I think.
@chelleyp96516 жыл бұрын
Is there any way to wake up to light only, with no alarm sound?
@Mark.Watson6 жыл бұрын
Set it to radio and set the volume to "off."
@acdcmiami4 жыл бұрын
Does the bird sound start when the light starts? Or does it start at the alarm time?
@bubl80153 жыл бұрын
starts at alarm time
@vivianv9176 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to turn the red light for the clock off?
@theeversor696 жыл бұрын
No but the intensity of the clock will auto-adjust in the 3520 and 3531 model.
@KD6TAV6 жыл бұрын
Vivian yes
@saintjabroni5 жыл бұрын
@@KD6TAV How?
@kim_300010 ай бұрын
Thinking of getting this. Is it possible to only have the light as your alarm? So without any sound?
@kyles38185 ай бұрын
Set your alarm to radio, and then turn the volume all the way on the top toggle
@user-xg1xb3er3l4 ай бұрын
Is there a way to not have the colon pulse? It's distracting to see blinking lights when trying to fall asleep.
@jimmynestro59793 жыл бұрын
Is it run by batteries or power cable ?
@pooky82823 жыл бұрын
Cable
@darahrockholtllc7225 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to set the alarm for WEEK DAYS ONLY?
@M_______._5 жыл бұрын
Set one alarm for the weekdays and just deactivate it on the weekends :)
@konohamanu6114 жыл бұрын
Can you set to alarms for weekdays?
@channelkerr Жыл бұрын
I read that you have to set the alarm every night - massive deal breaker for me.
@YoutuberJeremy2 ай бұрын
Can you have it only sunrise NO audio
@tiana_t8 ай бұрын
Can anyone tell me wtf is that long cord sticking out of it?
@edwinortiz45334 ай бұрын
Radio antenna
@reaperwraith83402 жыл бұрын
Knowing me I’m just wrap up in my blankets and avoid the light :/
@RodrigoFariasRezino5 жыл бұрын
I bought it but I can’t find a way to stop it in the morning ! Hahahah
@pooky82823 жыл бұрын
Did you find it
@mtm45053 жыл бұрын
I cant stop it to🤣
@studiosingyourstyle2 жыл бұрын
This explanation does seem all over the place if you would’ve started with the correct time of the current day everything else would’ve been a lot easier
@NAConen3 жыл бұрын
Sorry but I can barely see the red numbers.
@tammykennedy13166 жыл бұрын
What is the 12 hour and 24 hour? How do u know if its set for am or pm?
@coreyform5635 жыл бұрын
If you use the 24 hour military clock its self explanatory but if you use 12 hour base it will say am and PM next to time
@glennoconnor11305 жыл бұрын
Lol wow
@pitbrand4 жыл бұрын
In 24 hour mode there is no am or pm because it just continues from 12 to 13hundred hours, then 14:00, and so on until you get to midnight and start over again.
@mimiashford55445 жыл бұрын
Thank you; you were more helpful than the instruction book but it would have been easier to follow if there hadn't been a glare RIGHT where you were programming on the front.
@ryanmuller77526 ай бұрын
Skip to 5 mins for the setup
@minigachacookes69853 жыл бұрын
The only problem for me is the radio, I'm 11 years old and I know how to do it aswell 😁👍🏼. proud of myself
@brandon209043 жыл бұрын
Nice
@kchachalove5 жыл бұрын
Buyers beware! Mine broke after only 4 months of use
@YourEarlyGrave5 жыл бұрын
Warranty?
@googledude56494 жыл бұрын
HEY GUYS - Its the nature-bird-sound the SAME stupid ass loop in 7 seconds ? ffs
@mika93509 ай бұрын
You forgot to tell the most often used and one of the moste annoying feature. How to shut off alarm at morning 😂 You just can,t figure out how to snooze, how to shut down alar, light, or both at morning. 😂 User interface of this thing really is horrible in many ways. I still like the idea of waking up at 'sun light' and use this. But quite hard to imagine how to design more horrible and hard to use user interface than this. 😂
@BigIndianBindi-jy1cz7 ай бұрын
too expensive.
@riskinhos4 жыл бұрын
this is absolute shit and overpriced. get an wifi led bulb and program it the way you want and safe tons of money
@BabeLightyear4 жыл бұрын
Lol this is the most complicated alarm clock in the world. shouldn’t need a 10-minute long instructional video just to figure out how to set my alarm clock. Terrible product.
@pitbrand4 жыл бұрын
This sounds like a case of the operator error.
@framboisemmm43885 жыл бұрын
You speak too much and not very useful.
@glennoconnor11305 жыл бұрын
Marina Maernhout Mmm lol harsh
@tammyrivera66355 жыл бұрын
It requires talking to explain things. Did you want him to dance?
@dangflo5 жыл бұрын
This video was extremely useful. Perhaps your understanding of English is not the best.
@sineadwall51154 жыл бұрын
He explained it perfectly! I didn't even open my manual. Thank you! Why leave such a rude comment.