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Welcome / Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your own MindLights

®

. You now hold a high-qua-

lity, hand-made, »high-end« product for enhancing your wellbeing. Worldwide, there 
is no counterpart for this product. We, the Mindfield

®

 Biosystems Ltd. have our roots 

in the development of audio-visual devices for stimulation and we can prove our long-
standing experience in this field. The MindLights

®

 implement the current standards 

of technology which are linked to many direct demands of our customers, who have 
contributed a lot of ideas during the development of this product.

The MindLights

®

 represent a device for audio-visual stimulation, also labeled »Mind 

Machine», »AVS«, or »audio-visual Entrainment«. These instruments are a modern and 
very effective way to induce relaxation, peace of mind, stress reduction, and an overall 
balance for the user. This has a positive outcome for your daily routine and wellbeing. To 
an increasing degree these devices are also applied during treatment of health issues.

During the last years we have seen progress in scientific research regarding audio-visual 
stimulation. Many positive effects on a broad scale of diseases, such as tinnitus, AD(H)
D, chronic stress, burn-out, depression and migraine have been proven. The chapter 
»Research« (p. 46) includes further information on this subject. In addition, you can find 
publicly available papers on our website www.mindfield.de

The MindLights

®

 provide you with all the advantages of this technology: The inexperi-

enced user will find it easy to get used to the subject and reach his goals. The sophis-
ticated user will find a maximum of flexibility. The possibilities of individually adjusting 
the MindLights

®

 to your demands are greater than for any other product. This provides 

you with the maximal benefits so you can achieve results in the shortest amount of time.

This manual elaborates in detail on all functions of the MindLights

®

 and the annexed 

software for your PC which controls the device. Scope of delivery includes a poster 
which briefly explains the most important parts, so you can start right away.

Have fun with this individual and high-quality product, »Made in Germany«.

1 Huang et. al, 2008: A Comprehensive Review Of The Psychological Effects Of Brainwave Entrainment

2 Thomas Budzynski, Ph. D.: The Clinical Guide to Sound and Light

Please read this manual thoroughly upon utilization of the MindLights®! 
Also pay close attention to the safety advices on page 8!

!

Summary of Contents for MindLights

Page 1: ...www mind eld de MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION AND USE SOFTWARE AUDIO VISUAL STIMULATION...

Page 2: ...fects on a broad scale of diseases such as tinnitus AD H D chronic stress burn out depression and migraine have been proven The chapter Research p 46 includes further information on this subject In ad...

Page 3: ...ain s electrical activity caused be the auditive and visual stimuli1 2 Furthermore clinical stu dies have shown improvements in the field of stress and anxiety problems pain re duction and positive ef...

Page 4: ...ratory Support 24 Step 13 Checking the Settings 24 Step 14 Final Adjustments of Luminance and Volume 25 Step 15 Start Playback of the Session 25 5 Manual Generation of a Session 26 5 1 1 Session 27 5...

Page 5: ...session with the Mindlights Please consider the following safety instructions upon operating the Mindlights Women during pregnancy should only use the Mindlights and other devices for audio visual sti...

Page 6: ...restart IMPORTANT before starting the installation Only connect the Mindlights to the USB port of your PC after the software requests it during installation Important notice The driver unit will only...

Page 7: ...yourself familiar with further content of this manual Optional Alternative Setting of the MindLights to 8 Channels Alternatively you can also change the MindLights to 8 channels 8 CH via the Windows S...

Page 8: ...You now have the following 3 options 1 Automatic Generation of a new Session p 15 2 Manual Generation of a Session p 26 3 Loading an existing Session p 42 By clicking on the following button you will...

Page 9: ...oose the duration of your session By sliding the controller the duration can be adjusted to your personal demands The standard preference which has proven to be 30 minutes for most people is already a...

Page 10: ...ht Stimulations Step 7 Choosing the Color Variation In this part of the menu you can choose a set of predefined colors for your session Option Primary Colors Only a few subject related and predefined...

Page 11: ...medium level of frequency variation More markers will be implemented and there will be more audio visual shifts For the area of performance improvement we recommend a high level of frequen cy variati...

Page 12: ...sier to perceive The different options differ in subjective effectiveness so we recommend that you ex periment with all of them and find the option that best suits you White Noise White noise consists...

Page 13: ...t listen to and look at your preferen ces and change them by dragging the sliders When you have finished confirm your selection with a check mark Your session will now begin Step 15 Start Playback of...

Page 14: ...on page 14 or on the New button 5 1 1 Session Generate Generates a subject related session This selection will guide you to the session generator page 15 Load a Session This will open previously save...

Page 15: ...cking on this button you can add your own audio track to the session The following button will appear Add an Audio Track The explorer window appears and you can chose an audio file either from the Min...

Page 16: ...s Options Click on this button to make any global changes such as language maxi mum frequency switch start menu on off acoustic transitions and fade in out durations Help The manual is provided in PDF...

Page 17: ...r The reset button will set the colors back to black and white They can then be redefined according to your adjustments 5 2 3 Deleting Frequency Markers Select an existing frequency marker and then cl...

Page 18: ...he parameters will be pasted to another transition by clicking on paste All adjustments that you have made will be copied 5 3 2 Function Waveforms The integrated LED lights can perform the visual stim...

Page 19: ...o have the opportunity to switch off this function Another stimulating but also calming influence is the individually manageable training of breathing patterns Breathing Patterns According to a lot of...

Page 20: ...ansition by pressing Tab and backwards by Shift Tab 5 5 Fast Forwarding during a Session At the point when you have created your own session you have the opportunity to rewind or fast forward within i...

Page 21: ...p relaxation Meditation Insomnia Pain reduction Theta Frequency range 4 to 8 Hz q Use frequency markers from 4 to 8 Hz for the following Deep relaxation Stress reduction Meditation Insomnia Hypnosis D...

Page 22: ...ck on the desired session and confirm your selection Details for Advanced Users Please use the professional capabilities of the MindLights software in order to create exciting sessions There is no oth...

Page 23: ...anvas Information symbol for choosing the duration of the session Choice between standard and individual parameters Creation of a new session Extending the session to max 2 hours keyboard shortcut X P...

Page 24: ...Bugs resolved Errors when cloning markers in zoomed view Selection rectangle at the window edge deleting history works as it should EC Declaration of Conformity for the Mindfield MindLights Accordanc...

Page 25: ...48 Ihre Notizen...

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