User`s manual

Alcorn McBride Digital Video Machine DVM-7400 User’s Manual Rev 1.5
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Minute
Hour
Day
Year
Notes: Month is not a valid period. If you want to make a monthly schedule, use a
combination of repeat number, period and set to do so. See the example in the
Repeat Number section for details. You can also specify sunrise or sunset. In order
to take advantage of sunrise/sunset calculations in the DVM, you need to determine
you longitude, latitude, and time zone. All three of these settings can be configured
remotely using the Command Protocol of the DVM.
Examples:
R:sunday
R:year
R:sunset
I: Repeat Set
Using the Repeat Set field changes the way Repeat Number and Repeat Period
operate. Together they act as an index into the Repeat Set. Please read the Repeat
Number section above, for a detailed explanation of the different behaviors they take
on when the Repeat Set field is present.
For example, in order to create a monthly schedule, you can specify the Repeat Set
as month.
Sets can be one of the following:
Month
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,
November, and December
Examples:
R:5 P:day S:month ;repeat 5
th
day of every month
R:2 P:monday S:month ;repeat 2
nd
Monday of every month
R:4 P:Thursday S:November ;repeat 4
th
Thursday in November
Restrictions
Since the Scheduler is very flexible, it is easier to explain what it cannot do, than to
explain what it can.
1. Whatever combination you choose between Repeat Number and Repeat Period
should not multiply out to be greater than a century. For example, don’t repeat
an event every 102 years.
2. One event executes per minute. If you want to execute more than one event, you
should launch a playlist with the schedule event. Playlists can execute an
unlimited number of commands once they are triggered.