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Chapter 8 Advanced Features
4 Specify the timer interval, wake-up time, and time to enter sleep mode, then click [OK].
Notes:
• Up to three timers can be set.
• The time to enter sleep mode can be set from 12:00 a.m. to 3:45 a.m. of the next day. The time to wake from sleep
mode can be set from 12:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. If the time to enter sleep mode is after 12:00 a.m., the wake-up
time setting may be from 4:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
• The time to enter sleep mode should not be set to the same time as or earlier than the start time.
• If a timer is scheduled during checking or formatting a drive, running a backup process, or setting a backup job
within five minutes of the current time, the LinkStation will not change to standby mode when the configured
time is reached.
• If scheduled times in the timer overlap, the operation is performed using the widest time interval.
• Examples of timer settings are shown below:
◦ Example 1:
If running at a current time of 10:00 a.m. Wednesday
Timer 1: Daily 12:00–24:00
Timer 2: Not used
Timer 3: Not used
No operation is performed at 12:00 p.m. and the unit enters sleep mode at 12:00 a.m.
◦ Example 2:
If running at a current time of 10:00 a.m. Wednesday
Timer 1: Daily 9:00–18:00
Timer 2: Wednesday 10:00–20:00
Timer 3: Not used
On days other than Wednesday, normal operation begins at 9:00 a.m. and the unit enters sleep mode at 6:00
p.m. On Wednesday, the unit enters sleep mode at 8:00 p.m.