Picture Perfect 4.6 User Manual - UTCFS Global Security Products

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Picture Perfect 4.6
User Manual
Overview
Schedules allow you to change a variety of operational characteristics based on mode, day of week,
and time of day. Using the Schedule feature, you can specify when you want a particular type of
change to occur. That change remains in effect until overridden by another schedule or mode event,
or manually changed by an operator.
Picture Perfect supports multiple modes of operation, such as emergency and non-emergency
modes. Examples of non-emergency modes are Normal or Holiday mode; examples of emergency
modes are Fire or Lockdown.
When you initially set up the system, make sure that all the values and schedules that you define (for
readers, doors, areas, etc.) are associated with your normal operating mode. Weekdays and
weekends occur within your normal operating mode, so the system does not need a unique
“weekend mode.” An “evening mode” is not required either, as the normal mode can contain
schedules for multiple shifts and weekends.
To operate the system in a different mode during holidays (or other special events based on the
calendar), you must create a mode, re-define the schedules to occur during that mode, and then
schedule the mode to become active on a selected date and time.
When a mode becomes active, it remains active until changed by an operator (Change Mode),
another scheduled Mode Event, or by a DI-triggered emergency mode. A Mode Event is a scheduled
change to one or more of the operating characteristics. Events can occur when a mode starts, when
a mode ends, or at a given time of day and day of week within the mode. Typical events are locking
and unlocking lobby doors for general access, turning on motion detectors after hours, and changing
categories on areas to control access for shift workers.
Administrative procedures can also be scheduled, such as performing backups and running reports.
For details on these procedures, see Scheduling backup events on page 210 and Scheduling reports
on page 296.
Creating modes
Use the Modes form to define each system operating mode. Operating modes are an administrative
decision, as each facility has unique requirements.
Examples of scheduled operating modes are Normal mode and Holiday mode. Examples of
command operating modes are emergency modes such as Fire or Lockdown mode, which can be
initiated by the operator at any time. (See Changing modes by command on page 188.) A mode that
you can design to provide tighter security in case working conditions change from the routine is the
Restricted-access mode, which can be scheduled or initiated by command.
After a mode is created using the Modes form, you define its characteristics by using the various
Events forms.