Scheduling these special selections simplify the operation of the bell system. These codes can be entered anytime a four digit number is blinking on the front panel display. Some are also available as a pull-down selection while editing schedules and functions using the Management Suite scheduler.
Random Music
One of the Chime Master's strengths is its ‘'set it/forget it'’ ease of programming. The 100-year SmartAlmanacTM makes this possible and you still have total control. Instead of scheduling specific songs or even seasonal music to play on certain dates, simply indicate at what times during the week you want music to play. The system will choose appropriate music for the current season from then on, every week, every season, every year.
Single random selection from music groups
While a four-digit selection number is blinking on the display, press the cursor-up button. The display will indicate Grp_ and you can follow it with a number between 1 and 9:
- Grp1 plays sacred hymns (unless the Easter season is disabled in Seasonal Options) mixed with non-sacred music, and follows the current almanac season
- Grp2 plays sacred hymns mixed with non-sacred music, always non-seasonal
- Grp3 plays sacred hymns only, follows the almanac seasons (this is commonly used in churches)
- Grp4 plays sacred hymns only, always non-seasonal
- Grp5 plays non-sacred music only, will play Patriotic and Christmas music in season
- Grp6 plays non-sacred music only, always non-seasonal
- Grp7 plays patriotic music independent of season
- Grp8 plays Marian hymns independent of season
- Grp9 plays from the User Defined Playlist – requires optional Millennium Suite to customize
Multiple random music selections
In the schedulers, you can continue to enter more musical selections as you did above. When programming a music function button, you can also indicate how many selections to play (up to 199). You can also enter the following timed music blocks in the schedule (must be the last selection for the quarter hour).
70xy where y is the random music group (Grp1 - Grp3 explained above), and x is:
- 0 plays four selections without timing
- 1 plays until 5 minutes before the next quarter hour (up to 10 minutes of music)
- 2 plays until the end of the current quarter hour (up to 15 minutes of music)
- 3 plays through the current quarter until the end of the next quarter hour (up to 30 minutes of music)
Examples:
- 7019 plays music from Group 9 until 5 minutes before the next quarter
- 7023 plays sacred Group 3 music until the end of the current quarter hour
Programmable Functions
You can customize up to eight programmable functions. These are immediately accessible from the front panel when the carillon is in standby mode (not playing and the current time is displayed) by pressing button 1 through 8. You can also program the function in a schedule by entering codes 7901 - 7908.
You can use the factory default codes as follows:
- 7901 Single swinging bell for call to worship
- 7902 Multiple swinging bells ringing together (a Peal) for times of celebration
- 7903 A tolling bell (can be configured to repeat