Has anyone tried the Bodyclock Elite 300?

Hi there,

I am thinking of buying this Bodyclock "Bodyclock ELITE 300"
but haven't been able to find any reviews on it yet.

If anyone has tried and tested this model please could you answer a few questions about it for me?

What are the range of natural wake up sounds like? Could you list them all for me as it doesn't give any detail on this in the description. Is the loop noticable? Are there any that are more annoying than others?

I was told that on this model the sounds run on a 60second loop/repeat which is really good and long compaired to others I have read about; but are there any wake up sounds that are noticably annoying?

If I am awake during the day but decide I would like some light thearapy could I use this as a SAD light and sit by at it for say 30minutes on its strongest sunlight/wake up point setting?

Is there an option on there? or any way to do that?

My problems with SAD are relatively mild so I don't need a strong separate light. But it would be great to have the option to get a little burst of sunshine when I feel a bit blue.

Lastly is there anything random good or bad you could tell me about this model?

Any help would be very much appreciated as it is quite pricey and a large investment for us, so I want to get it just right.

thanks :)

"it is a pain to tune the radio ( takes forever)" oh ? Did not have that problem. Are you using the auto-tuning (keep the button pressed so it search the next station) ?

The only problem I had so far is that I "froze" the alarm-clock when trying to read the content of my SDCard... I guess it did not like my mp3.

How do you access the meditation sounds? Does the SD Card come with it ? mine didnt. So far am happy with light

Paul

Thanks Mike. Tried it last night not sure if I like all the sounds but a mater of personal choice I guess very pleased with the light

Paul

No SD card with it you have to buy your own

Just getting to grips with mine and can recommend it Bodyclock ELITE 300
Sleeping much better with the sunset option and waking gently Much better start to the day

E mail Lumie I had a slight problem and they e mailed me back same day

Are you setting the sound volume then waiting until the clock clears the written instructions from the face ? If not it will revert to its default setting. Set it and wait for a minute or so until the settings disapear on their own this should solve it.

Paul

Try selecting the radio first then adjust the volume ?
Mine seems to get louder as I ignore it and snuggle in lol
Try e mailing lumie they are very helpful. As I said in a previous post they replied same day with advice and it solved my problem. They all seem to have minds of there own looking at the posts

paul

The manual says the default setting is four, But it also says " Previous volume settings will be saved for next used Unless this is 0 then the default setting will be used. Try using the radio on a higher setting then switch on the alarm and try that .

Paul

Does anyone know if you can adjust the low setting on the display so that you can see the clock more clearly during the night?

"...and they were considering a software update..."

Oh oh, interesting, wonder if it's something that can be done by putting some file on a sdcard.

Hopefully they will also fix the few bugs I signaled about the mp3 handling :)

Re: wake-up volume at 4

Are you using the sleepsound option at night (where the volume fades down over time)? If you are, then the final volume will be 0 so that's why it comes on at the default volume of 4 in the morning.

As for other queries:

It doesn't come with an SD card

If you have the display light level set to 'off' at night and need to see the clock, press any button; this will take it up to low level for a few seconds and then back down to off.

Best thing is to phone the Lumie Careline if you're having trouble.

The sleepsound option is turned off. I contacted Lumie and they said the manual is wrong and it always comes on at level 4, even though by the sounds of it for some people it doesn't???

has anyone any idea how to turn down the light on the clock ???

Thanks for the advice I did mean on the clock light not the main light. I love the main light reminds me of the sunshine
( whats that I hear you cry )lol

Thanks for this tip. I feel like such an idiot - but how do I get Sleep Tropical to play?

Thank you so much for this. Its been driving me crazy! I was reading and re-reading the instruction book thinking that I must be missing something. Pity my French is so poor as your guide would really be helpful :)

The sound quality of the replay system is good (you can notice by pluggin in a headset), but the loudspeakers are not as good. You have stereo sound, but since they are small, it's never going to be hi-fi quality.

@chesh (sorry about previous spelling)
John Burn found the answer if you don't want a sunrise. Press +/- at the same time and the display will dim. (This is the sunset without sunrise trick.)
http://www.lumie.com/forum/2008-12-25/display-always-on

I have just purchased the Elite 300. Can anyone please advise on the radio/light function as I find that when I adjust the main light using the light +/- button the radio comes on. Is there away to aviod this

@keithm
Hi, your question is kind of confusing. First of all, is the button A up (dawn/dusk mode) or down (reading mode)? Do you mean the buttons Lamp +/- ? Or the buttons on the upper right to search the next radio station (when sound source is radio) ?

@Hope,
Thanks for sharing the info on volume.
Sound card: We have definitely confirmed this, whether you just play a track or use a track for wake or sleep, only one track is played. This definitely annoyed some of our customers but now that we know it we've updated our product description (in our shop--not Lumie) to avoid future frustrated customers. Also we tested 4 memory cards I had handy which may be of interest.
* MMC First Champion 512MB
* SD DANE ELEC 2GB
* SD Silicon Power 133x 1GB
* SD 1GB (no name bought on eBay). Blue label. On the back there was a gold sticker marked L U and 07 - 06 underneath

Tested some tunes that according to 4Musics MP3 Bitrate Changer were 128kbps layer I and 160kbps layer I (whereas classic mp3 is layer III). I purposefully put a space and an accented character (à) in the name. They played fine--on all but the last (no-name) card which froze the Lumie. Avoid that card--stick to brand names from reputable sources. May have something to do with the supported voltage of the card.

Note that the *bad* card works fine in my old HP Photosmart camera and as a storage device with a card reader on the computer.
http://www.4musics.com/mp3-bitrate-changer.htm

Thanks for all the comments and feedback - even the negative stuff is useful! Some of the Elite problems only became apparent once they were out in the field which is why the instructions are a bit 'rubbish' - we will be revising them this year. Many apologies if you have been having problems - please phone the lovely folk on the Lumie Careline on 01954 780500 and they'll sort you out.

So can you turn down the alarm wake up volume?

It's too loud for me on 4 and wakes me up in a "start".

My old Phillips faded in which was perfect.

how do you set off the sunset light fade/meditation? is there an alarm clock type function for that or do you simply have to press something to start it off once you are ready to go to sleep?

Thanks,

Christine :-)

That's fantastic... thank you so much for your help. I'm really looking forward to going to sleep tonight and trying out my new purchase!

Thanks,

Christine :-)

I am thinking of purchasing this alarm clock for fiancé who works shifts and finds it very hard to get to sleep (even though he's really tired) when he's on ‘earlies’, do you think this would help? He does not seem to have a problem getting up. However, I'm worried that the clock might wake me? Thanks!

Mine arrived the other day and I have to say I'm disappointed. The description states it comes with 60w daylight bulb, but mine came with a 42w bulb that doesn't appear like the daylight bulbs I've seen before that appears with clear light (hard to explain). The light is so bright and harsh, when it's on full I feel it giving me a slight headache. I was expecting the clear daylight bulb, that people sometimes use during the day when they do work. This seems like a normal everyday house hold bulb to me.

It's overpriced as as no DAB considering analogue will be switched off in 2015 the radio on this will be useless (yes I do expect the product to last that long).

Switching the displays to dim but with no alarm is quite annoying due to the feel of the buttons.

And worse offending of the whole thing, which makes this version of the Lumie overpriced and not worth the cash are the inbuilt speakers. Don't get me wrong, I don't expect hi fi quality speakers but for something that is suppose to play relaxing music and sounds, I want something that doesn't sound like a tin.

This now makes the rain storm and waves sound totally useless as they sound like they are in a tin and it sounds just plan bad. I've had to fork out another £20 on a set of external speakers to plug them into the headphone jack to make it listenable (is that even a word).

Bit annoyed.

Still disappointed. Lumie said they have in fact sent me the wrong bulb so I have to wait for that to arrive. But I don't think it's waking me up. It's just anticipation of it coming on that is waking me up. Then when I do, I feel crap because it's like someone's walked into the room and flicked the light on so it becomes annoying. I'd rather just have the sounds waking me up but there appears no way of getting it to do that, bar maybe removing the bulb.

It is however nice for going to sleep. I don't think the sunset is having any effect on me but the relaxation talk works. However, I wanted to dim the display earlier as I'd turned the alarm off. So I held - and + and the display dims but then my sleeping tune comes on. I now can't appear to dim the display without it kicking off into going to sleep mode and playing the tune.

can someone please clarify how the MP3 works? I think i read thatyou can only play 1 track at a time?? That is really pointless.
thanks

I've had the Lumie 300 for a couple of week now and I think it is a great product. The build quality is excellent compared with my old Philips. One thing I do miss is a LARGE SNOOZE BUTTON it makes much easier to find when you have just woken up and don't have on your glasses. So Lumie on the next model please.....

Hi GI Joe,

I’m very sorry to hear that you feel this way about your Bodyclock Elite. I am the Customer Care Manager and we take our customer feedback really seriously. If possible, would you mind contacting me directly so that I can hopefully provide you with further assistance – 01954 780 500.

Kind regards

Jill

Customer Care Manager

Thanks Jill. Why keep it private I could just post it here. You're customers need to know the truth. The guy on the phone at CS was sarcastic and arrogant. The lamp appears to turn itself off once on for about 3 or so hours (not sure if this is by design). Poor manual. The speakers are seriously, for the price, piss poor. The beach tune sounds like it's in a tin on them along with the white noise. I had to spend another £20 for speakers for the darn thing the inbuilt ones are so so so poor. The cost considering it's not even DAB. It's been a while since I've used it, its been boxed up, but the issues I was having was it would work, alarm wise for a few days (never worked at waking me up) but then other days the alarm just refused to go off.

Eventually I gave up. Wanted to return it but Lumie wouldn't arrange pick up. I gave up trying and its sat unused in a box for months. Bit stupid really as I was entitled to a full refund. Now I've got it out the box again. I use nothing on it bar the relaxing sounds for helping me sleep. Only works because I use external 3rd party speakers. Otherwise it's just so not worth it with the inbuilt ones.

So I've essentially paid over the odds for a piss poor lamp. The MP3 function is even a scam as it only plays one tune.

Totally disappointed and avoiding Lumie for the future.

And there ya have it. Ignored my PM, so again what's the point. Don't want to waste money on the phone call to be fobbed off. Unless I was offered a full refund, months after having the thing, then what's the point in the call?