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selected and the time matches the programmed time (to the minute).
When this happens, the programmed Response is activated.
For example, in an office, Time Program 1 may be programmed for
9:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday to activate
a Response which disarms the security system and turns on the lights,
air-conditioning and photocopying machine. Time Program 2 may be
programmed for 7 PM on the same days to arm the system to Away
mode and turn off the lights, photocopying machine and
air-conditioning. However, on Holidays, Time Program 1 should not take
place. The Response for Time Program 1 should check that the day is
not a holiday, and if it is, to exit without performing the other actions.
Up to 24 Holidays in a year can be defined to handle situations like this.
Time Programs can also handle automatic Daylight Savings Time
Adjustments.
Holiday Programs
The system has the ability to control lights and home appliances at
semi-random times during the day or night in Holiday Mode. This is
made possible by Holiday Programs. There are 8 Holiday programs
available.
Each Holiday Program consists of a Start Time in hours (0-23), a
Duration in hours (0-23) , an ON Response, and an OFF Response.
The Start Time is when the ON Response is activated. Only the Start
Hour (0 to 23) is specified in the Holiday program. The actual time
within the hour is generated randomly by the system, and is different
for each day that it is activated. The duration is specified in hours in the
Holiday Program, but the actual duration minutes is also generated
randomly, and is different each time that the Holiday program is
activated. At the end of the Duration, the OFF Response is activated.
For example, Holiday Program 1 is programmed for Start Time of 7 PM,
a duration of 1 hour, ON Response to turn on a light, and OFF Response
to turn off the light. Each day, the light will turn on between 7 PM and 8
PM, for a duration of 1 hour to 1 hour 59 minutes. With this randomised
pattern, it will not appear to be a programmed or automatic operation.
All Holiday Programs can run simultaneously and overlap in time.
Security Mode Responses
When the system changes from one of the Security Modes (Security off,
Away, Night, Holiday) to another, a Response may be activated. When
the system is armed to Away, Night or Holiday Mode, lights and
appliances may be turned off. For Security Off Mode, heating or
air-conditioning may be turned on or set to a comfortable temperature.
The default setting makes use of macro responses inserted to allow
multiple responses to occur at the same time using action code 74 (Do
response).
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