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In this menu you can view, edit or delete any of the events in your schedule. To clear the schedule, you must go to the Settings menu.
In this menu you can review, edit or delete any of the events in your schedule. To clear the schedule, you must go to the Settings menu.


Please allow at least five minutes after making changes to the schedule for events to appear in the Schedule Review timeline. The system waits to be sure that you have finished working on the schedule to refresh Almanac music and other events for the coming week. Schedule changes will result in scheduled Almanac concerts to play different songs than appeared before modifications, even if those times were not changed.
Please allow at least five minutes after making changes to the schedule for events to appear in the Upcoming Selections timeline. The system waits to be sure that you have finished working on the schedule to refresh Almanac music and other events for the coming week. Schedule changes will result in scheduled Almanac concerts to play different songs than appeared before modifications, even if those times were not changed.


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== Scheduling basics ==
== Scheduling basics ==
The scheduling screens for Weekly, Monthly, Annual and One Time events are for adding new events to these schedules. Use the Schedule Review screen to see what is programmed already.
=== Schedule musical concerts ===
=== Schedule musical concerts ===
* For regular musical concerts, use '''Schedule - Weekly Event'''. Choose the number of songs to play from [[SmartAlmanac_AX|SmartAlmanac]] selected music.
* For regular musical concerts, use '''Schedule - Weekly Event'''. Choose the number of songs to play from [[SmartAlmanac_AX|SmartAlmanac]] selected music.
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* Time strikes. Always use the '''Schedule - Time Strike''' menu to create, modify and review your time strike schedule.
* Time strikes. Always use the '''Schedule - Time Strike''' menu to create, modify and review your time strike schedule.
* Angelus and prayer bells. Always use the '''Schedule - Angelus''' menu to create, modify and review your Angelus schedule.
* Angelus and prayer bells. Always use the '''Schedule - Angelus''' menu to create, modify and review your Angelus schedule.
 
After you have modified your schedule, the system will wait for a pause in user activity and finish playing anything it is supposed to do before applying the schedule changes. During the schedule processing, the status icon at the top right of the screen will display gears. It will choose Almanac music to fit the modified schedule for the next ten days. Wait for the gears to disappear before reviewing.
=== Review the schedule ===
After you have modified your schedule, the system will wait for a pause in user activity and finish playing anything it is supposed to do before applying the schedule changes. During the schedule processing, the status icon at the top right of the screen will display gears. It will choose Almanac music to fit the modified schedule for the next ten days. Wait for the gears to disappear before reviewing '''Today''' or '''Tomorrow''' (on the front screen) or '''Upcoming Selections''' on Chime Center.
 
; Upcoming selections
: '''Today''' - displays everything that is scheduled to play for the remainder of today.
: '''Tomorrow''' - displays everything that is scheduled to play tomorrow
: '''Upcoming''' (Chime Center only) - displays everything that is scheduled. You may enter a start date and a number of days to review. Beyond three days from today, expect this list to take several minutes to populate. Each event in this list has a '''Why will this play?''' button. You may use this button, not only to see why a selection is going to play, but make modifications to all of the reasons (scheduled time, title's album membership, album's seasonal membership, and season's date range) this particular selection played at this particular time by clicking one of the reason buttons. You may also remove the title from the Almanac so that it never plays randomly again.
 
; Events lists
: Displays events that have been scheduled ''weekly, monthly, annual or one-time''. These lists do not include time strike or angelus ringing.
 
; Schedule - Time Strike
: Displays the current time strike schedule. You may also make changes here.
 
; Schedule - Angelus
: Displays the current time prayer bell schedule. You may also make changes here.
 
; Schedule - Played selections (Chime Center only)
: Each event in the list has a '''Why did this play?''' button. You may use this button, not only to see why a selection played, but make modifications to all of the reasons (scheduled time, title's album membership, album's seasonal membership, and season's date range) this particular selection played at this particular time by clicking one of the reason buttons. You may also remove the title from the Almanac so that it never plays randomly again.


== Screen features ==
== Screen features ==
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== Scheduling screens ==
== Scheduling screens ==
 
These screens do not show you what is already programmed. Review your existing schedule using the review screens below.
=== One Time ===
=== One Time & Annual ===
Schedule a one time event to provide music for a unique, non repeating occurrence such as a wedding or a funeral. Because this event occurs once, you will enter the year.
Schedule an annual event. This is often used to schedule memorial music, such as, a person's favorite hymn to be played every year on their birthday. Make a one time event to provide music for a unique, non-repeating occurrence such as a wedding or a funeral, by entering the year.


=== Weekly ===
=== Weekly ===
 
Schedule a weekly event to schedule music on a regular weekly basis, like daily or each Sunday.
Schedule a weekly event to schedule music on a regular weekly basis like, daily or each Sunday.


=== Monthly ===
=== Monthly ===
Schedule a monthly event to schedule music on a regular monthly basis like, the first Sunday of each month.
Schedule a monthly event to schedule music on a regular monthly basis, like the first Sunday of each month.
 
=== Annual ===


Schedule an annual event. This is often used to schedule memorial music, such as, a person's favorite hymn to be played every year on their birthday.
== Review and configuration screens ==
Time strikes and Angelus prayer bell ringing schedules can be checked and modified using the following screens. Other scheduled events can be reviewed with the Schedule Review screen.


=== [[Time_Strike_AX|Time Strike]] (weekly) ===
=== [[Time_Strike_AX|Time Strike]] (weekly) ===
Add and modify clock chiming and hour strikes.
Review and modify clock chiming and hour strikes:
* Select active hours
* Select odd quarters and type of ringing
* Select clock chiming melody


=== Angelus ===
=== Angelus ===
Schedule prayer bell ringing.
Schedule and configure prayer bell ringing.
* Select first pattern
* Select second pattern, toll or swinging bells
* Select days and hours to ring


=== Schedule Review ===
=== Review the schedule ===
 
Tap Schedule and Review.
This screen will provide the following review capabilities.
 
* View upcoming events scheduled for today and tomorrow, including the specific selections made by the seasonal Almanac for scheduled music.
* View the weekly schedule (without specifics)
* View monthly events
* View Annual events
* View One Time events
 
Events can be deleted here. Plans for future releases include the ability to also edit events.


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: '''Review''' - Displays events that have been scheduled weekly, monthly, annual or one-time. This is the best way to see the outline of your program and what will play on a recurring schedule. Events can be deleted from this menu.
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: '''Upcoming''' - Displays exactly what will play from your automatic schedule for the rest of the day today and tomorrow. This includes weekly, monthly, annual and one-time events, time strikes and any scheduled Angelus or call to worship. If you have chosen Almanac Selected Music, the titles will be specified in these two tabs. If you have scheduled more than one selection starting or ending at the same time, those will be assigned to specific minutes to play in the order they were added.
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: '''Played''' - Displays exactly what has played on your ringing system, with the most recent at the top.
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