Picture Perfect 4.6 User Manual - UTCFS Global Security Products

Chapter 10
Schedules, modes, and events
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Normal mode
Normal mode usually does not require any start/end events to be scheduled. A start/end event is
something you schedule to happen once; it is not subject to weekly or 24-hour cycles.
Use runtime events to schedule the necessary cycles. You do not need “weekend” or “evening”
modes, since the runtime events in a single mode allow you to set different operating characteristics
for all days of the week and all times of the day.
Emergency modes
Create Emergency modes to handle situations such as fires, accidents, or other emergency
situations. Define these modes on the Modes Tab > Mode Creation form by checking the Emergency
Mode check box. Enter a description such as Emergency or Fire.
Emergency modes are usually activated by the operator using Mode Command, and typically use
start/end events. Remember that most mode-start events require parallel mode-end events.
Unless there are events that need to cycle during the emergency mode, you do not need to set up
runtime events.
Holiday modes
Create Holiday modes to handle access-requirement changes during scheduled holidays. Define the
mode on the Modes Tab > Mode Creation form using a description such as Holiday or Vacation.
Holiday modes are usually activated automatically by scheduling them using Mode Events, and
typically use start/end events. Remember that most mode-start events require parallel mode-end
events.
Be sure to schedule the start of a Holiday mode so that its events are timed properly in regard to
events of the normal operating mode. For example, a setting of Holiday mode may be to leave the
lobby doors locked. Normal mode, however, always unlocks the lobby doors at 7 a.m. If Holiday
mode starts on Monday morning at 8 a.m., and no schedule has been created to lock the doors when
the Holiday mode starts, the lobby doors will already have been unlocked by Normal mode an hour
before; therefore, the lobby doors will remain in an unlocked state throughout the Holiday mode.
One way to keep the doors locked is to schedule Holiday mode to start when the doors are still in a
locked state (before 7 a.m.). Another option is to make a mode-start event that locks the doors when
Holiday mode goes into effect.
When you set up a Holiday mode, you do not need to set up runtime events unless you want weekly
and daily cycles to occur. If you want any of the runtime events in your normal operating mode to
occur during your holiday mode, you must duplicate those runtime events within Holiday mode.
Example
An Emergency mode allows you to conduct fire drills as needed to comply with safety requirements.