Task Scheduler

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Scheduled tasks allow you to set up recurring lighting events using the real time clock of Windows. Each task can be scheduled to run daily, weekly, monthly, one-time only, every hour, every X seconds or on astronomical events such as sunrise and sunset based on your location. Each task executes a NEO shortcut.

Create a scheduled task

Before a task can be scheduled to run, one or more must be created. To create a new task, click on the “New Task” button at the top left of the window.  A wizard will be invoked to guide you through setting up a task.  In the window above are examples of tasks created by the “New Task” wizard.

 

Modify a scheduled task

Created scheduled tasks can be modified. You can modify the shortcut to run, the schedule, or the specifics of a particular task. To modify a task double, click on the desired entry or click once and select “Properties” from the options at the top of the window. The list of entries can be sorted by clicking on the column headings.

 

This will start the same wizard you used to create the task. Follow the same procedure to change any of the options or click “Cancel” at any time to return to the task scheduler window.

 

Remove a scheduled task

For scheduled tasks that are no longer needed, you can remove them entirely by selecting the corresponding row and clicking on the “Delete” button at the top of the window.

 

Temporarily turn off a scheduled task

You can temporarily turn off or pause scheduled tasks from running using the “Pause Task” button provided. The status field will show paused tasks. To turn a task back on simply click on the “Pause Task” button again.

 

In the “Special Shortcuts” tab of System Properties you can assign shortcuts to toggle the pause state of all schedule tasks.

 

Sunrise / Sunset

When using the built-in scheduling feature of NEO, you can create schedule items that will operate on sunrise and/or sunset. The software will calculate the time of the day for these events based on your location.

 

In order for this feature to work you must set the latitude and longitude information. To make this easier you can select your closest city from the drop-down provided and latitude and longitude information will be populated automatically.

 

You are still able to adjust these numbers if you know more precisely your global position. A GPS may be used to set these numbers.

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