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One of your carillon’s primary strengths is its ‘set it/forget it’ ease of programming. The 100-year
One of your carillon’s primary strengths is its ‘set it/forget it’ ease of programming. The 100-year
SmartAlmanac makes this possible and you have total control. In addition to daylight saving time,
SmartAlmanac<sup>TM</sup> makes this possible and you have total control. In addition to daylight saving time,
you may enable or disable liturgical seasons and set the date in December that Christmas music
you may enable or disable liturgical seasons and set the date in December that Christmas music
begins to play.
begins to play.
This menu appears on all current musical bell systems. It has had a few variations over the years but everything you see on your system will be covered below.


== Open the menu ==
== Open the menu ==
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The top line should now say ''System Setup Menu'' and you may press any gray cursor button until the lower line is blinking ''TimeStrike/AutoLevel''. One more press of the ''Enter'' button will get us there.
The top line should now say ''System Setup Menu'' and you may press any gray cursor button until the lower line is blinking ''TimeStrike/AutoLevel''. One more press of the ''Enter'' button will get us there.


The screen will display the following menu:
  Set Seasonal Options
  Auto DST change:'''Yes'''
=== Navigation ===
The setting on the lower right of the display will be blinking. You can press the cursor left button to make the lower left prompt blink. This will allow you to back up the menu if you need to.
Normally you will leave the right side blinking while using the cursor up and cursor down buttons to change the settings. Pressing the ''Enter'' button while the right side is blinking will
== Options and parameters ==
=== Auto DST change ===
*'''Yes''' The carillon will automatically adjust the clock between Daylight Saving and Standard Time
*'''No''' No Daylight Saving adjustments will ever be made


Note that you can change the dates in the [[Daylight Saving setup menu]].
=== Use US Patriotic ===
*'''Yes'''
*'''No'''
=== Play Lenten ===
*'''Yes'''
*'''No'''
=== OFF Good Fri/Sat ===
*'''Yes'''
*'''No'''
=== Play Easter ===
*'''Yes'''
*'''No'''
=== Play Marian ===
*'''Yes'''
*'''No'''
=== Play Thanksgiving ===
*'''Yes'''
*'''No'''
=== Play Advent ===
*'''Yes'''
*'''No'''
=== Christmas From 12/ ===
*Date between '''01''' and '''24'''
=== Use pre-recorded chime (& Harp Bells) arrangements ===
May be displayed as:
  Use PreRec Split
  Use PreRec Ch&Hp
*'''Yes'''
*'''No'''
=== Use pre-recorded full carillon arrangements ===
May be displayed as:
  Use PreRec Full
*'''Yes'''
*'''No'''
=== Speakers on automatic ===
*'''Inside'''
*'''Outside'''
*'''Both'''
=== Speakers on manual ===
*'''Inside'''
*'''Outside'''
*'''Both'''




== Exit the menu ==
== Exit the menu ==


After you have finished setting time strikes and levels, press the red ''Cancel'' button. Don't forget to [[View-edit schedule menu|review your changes]].
Pressing the green ''Enter'' button after the last parameter has been set will exit saving changes.
 
Pressing the green ''Enter'' button while the prompt on the left is blinking will exit saving changes.
 
Pressing the red ''Cancel'' button at any time will exit the menu without making changes.




[[category:manual]]
[[category:manual]]

Revision as of 23:34, 28 December 2016

One of your carillon’s primary strengths is its ‘set it/forget it’ ease of programming. The 100-year SmartAlmanacTM makes this possible and you have total control. In addition to daylight saving time, you may enable or disable liturgical seasons and set the date in December that Christmas music begins to play.

This menu appears on all current musical bell systems. It has had a few variations over the years but everything you see on your system will be covered below.

Open the menu

Open the Seasonal options setup menu by pressing the front panel green Enter button so that you read Main Menu on the top line of the display. Press any gray cursor button until the flashing lower line reads System Setup Menu then press the Enter button again.

The top line should now say System Setup Menu and you may press any gray cursor button until the lower line is blinking TimeStrike/AutoLevel. One more press of the Enter button will get us there.

The screen will display the following menu:

 Set Seasonal Options
  Auto DST change:Yes

Navigation

The setting on the lower right of the display will be blinking. You can press the cursor left button to make the lower left prompt blink. This will allow you to back up the menu if you need to.

Normally you will leave the right side blinking while using the cursor up and cursor down buttons to change the settings. Pressing the Enter button while the right side is blinking will

Options and parameters

Auto DST change

  • Yes The carillon will automatically adjust the clock between Daylight Saving and Standard Time
  • No No Daylight Saving adjustments will ever be made

Note that you can change the dates in the Daylight Saving setup menu.

Use US Patriotic

  • Yes
  • No

Play Lenten

  • Yes
  • No


OFF Good Fri/Sat

  • Yes
  • No


Play Easter

  • Yes
  • No


Play Marian

  • Yes
  • No


Play Thanksgiving

  • Yes
  • No


Play Advent

  • Yes
  • No

Christmas From 12/

  • Date between 01 and 24

Use pre-recorded chime (& Harp Bells) arrangements

May be displayed as:

 Use PreRec Split
 Use PreRec Ch&Hp
  • Yes
  • No

Use pre-recorded full carillon arrangements

May be displayed as:

 Use PreRec Full
  • Yes
  • No

Speakers on automatic

  • Inside
  • Outside
  • Both


Speakers on manual

  • Inside
  • Outside
  • Both


Exit the menu

Pressing the green Enter button after the last parameter has been set will exit saving changes.

Pressing the green Enter button while the prompt on the left is blinking will exit saving changes.

Pressing the red Cancel button at any time will exit the menu without making changes.