Scheduled Tasks; Creating A Scheduled Task - American Dynamics ADCI625-P221 Configuration And User's Manual

Scheduled Tasks

Schedule tasks to include specific situations or events; you can set up a regular schedule or a
custom schedule. Schedules could be set for the dome to perform a task, Monday to Friday with a
different task for weekend or holiday operation.
Note
Scheduled tasks, alarms and manual camera control will always begin when they are selected or
scheduled to start. None of these camera actions have a priority over the other. If a camera action
is in progress and a new action is selected or activated the previous action will stop before the new
action is started.

Creating a Scheduled Task

Create a new scheduled task.
Procedure 5-14 Create a Scheduled Task
Step Action
Select Scheduled Tasks from the Programs menu.
1
Select the Add Task tab.
2
The Add Task tab displays.
Enter a task name in the Name text box.
3
Select a start time from the Start Time (HH:MM) drop-down menu.
4
Use 24hr clock.
Select the Task Frequency:
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• every day
• week days
• days of month
If week days is selected you will be required to choose the days on which days the task
will run. Select the check box beside the day to add that day to the task frequency.
If days of month is selected you will be required to enter the a numerical value for the day
separated by a comma. For example, to run on the 4th, 10th, 21st and 25th days of the
month enter 4,10,21,25.
Select the Action:
6
• preset
• pattern
• sequence
• scan
• none
If an action is selected choose type of action to perform from the Action Parameter drop-
down menu.
Select Apply.
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Programs Menu
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