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Alcorn McBride Digital Video Machine HD User’s Manual Rev 1.0
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Example 4
T:1:00 D:11-28-02 R:4 P:Thursday S:November E:COMMAND 1:"1PL”
The only thing that is new with this example is the Set field:
Repeat Set(S): November
A set defines a certain range of valid repeat periods. For this example, only the Thursdays in
November are eligible for this event. When a Set is used in an event, the Repeat Number
takes on a different meaning. Instead of being a multiplier of the Repeat Period, it and the
Repeat Period become an index
of the set. These three fields should be read in
conjunction like this: “Repeat this event every 4
th
Thursday in November.”
Fields in Detail
There is a summary table in the Scheduled Events section that lists all the fields for
your reference. Since the Command Event, and event Parameter fields have been
discussed, we’ll discuss the rest of the fields here.
T: Start Time
The Start Time is the hour and minute your event becomes active. For most cases
being active simply means gets executed. You can specify it in military or standard
time where 00:00 is midnight, 23:59 or 11:59pm is last minute of the day something
can be scheduled. You can also specify sunrise or sunset. In order to take
advantage of sunrise/sunset calculations in the DVMHD, 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 DVMHD.
Example:
T:13:30
T:Sunrise
T:Sunset
D: Start Date
The Start Date is the month, day, and year your event becomes active. For most
cases being active simple means gets executed. You specify it in a variety of ways.
You can use periods, slashes, or dashes to separate the fields of the dates. Dates
from the year 2000 to the year 2099 are supported. Leap years are handled
automatically.
Examples:
D:01.01.2001
D:01/01/2001
D:01-1-2001
I: End Time
The End Time is the hour and minute your event stops being active. See the T: Start
Time section for syntax.
Examples:
I:1:30
I:Sunset
I:Sunrise