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Chapter 8 – Visual Scheduler
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If you drag a Dim, Scene, IR, or thermostat markers, once you drop the marker a dialog opens that
allows you to select its properties. More on this later.
As you drag time markers around, you may see that you can’t quite get the exact time you want.
You want to get something to happen at 10:15, but no matter how carefully you drag, you can get
10:13 or 10:16, but not 10:15.
This is due to the fact that the Visual Scheduler translates the position of the pointer on the time
bar into a percentage of 24 hours. Since the pointer moves only in single pixel increments, this
percentage calculation may not always yield schedule entries to the exact minute. You will need to
use the Schedule Entry Properties for this device to set the time exactly.
Hint: If you can’t see the all of the time bar details and all the time markers, make the HCA
window bigger or maximize it.
One final point about using the Visual Scheduler: When creating schedule entries that control
programs, you may be able to drag On markers and have them “click” onto the time bar for the
program but not Off markers. As the chapter on the Visual Programmer describes, programs can
be started by a lot of different trigger types. Using the Visual Programmer you can only start
programs using simple ON and OFF triggers.
Modifying existing schedule entries
It is very easy to change an existing schedule entry using the Visual Scheduler:
1. Move the mouse pointer to the time marker for the schedule entry.
As soon as the pointer is over an existing time marker, the status bar displays the
corresponding schedule entry.
2. Click the marker and drag it to another location.
When you complete the drag, the schedule entry updates to reflect the new position.
This only changes the time. To change the date or the vary amount, right-click on the time marker
and select Properties from the popup menu.
Using this dialog you can change all aspects of the schedule entry: Its date, time, light level and
name.