Problems waking up

I just got my Lumie Elite last week, but it's not waking me up properly.

I have set it to 30 min sunrise, with an Mp3 set to play. I first tried one track, but slept through it. Then I joined 3 tracks together. Still slept through it!

It seems from what I've read that there is no way of increasing the volume, and level 4 just isn't that loud.

What is worse, is that it automatically shuts off after 20 mins! So most days this week I've woken up to my backup alarm - and the Lumie is sitting there with the light off and no music playing.

Help - I really want to throw out my old beeping alarm and wake up more naturally!

Thanks for the tip. The light is on a stand right next to the bed. I'm going to try moving it further forward so it is closer to the centre of my field of vision.

Unfortunately I often turn on my side when I'm sleeping, so sometimes I'll wake up with my back to the light.

I'm a heavy sleeper, so even after getting used to it I doubt I will wake up to the light alone most days.

That's fantastic news, thanks!

I have a dawn simulator but I have to set two other alarm clocks too, or I would never wake up! The light just makes it easier to wake up once the alarms have gone off, ie not waking up in a dark room!