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Sleep Mode
To save energy, you can specify times to put the LinkStation into sleep (standby) mode, where the hard drive and
LEDs are turned off.
1
In Advanced Settings, click
Management
.
2
Click
to the right of "Sleep Timer".
3
Click
Edit
.
4
Specify the timer interval, wake-up time, and time to go into sleep mode, then click
OK
.
Notes:
•
Up to three timers can be set.
•
The time to enter sleep mode can be set from 0:00 am to 3:45 of the next day.
The time to wake from sleep mode can be set from 0:00 to 23:45.
If the time to enter sleep mode is after 24:00, the wake-up time setting may be from 4:00 am to 23:45.
•
The time to enter sleep mode should not be set at the same time as or before the wake-up time.
•
If a backup job is scheduled during a disk check, disk format, backup job or within 5 minutes of the current
time, the LinkStation will not change to standby mode when the time to enter sleep mode is reached.
•
If the scheduled times in the timer overlap, operation is performed using the widest time interval.
•
Examples of multiple timer settings are shown below.
Example 1:
If running at a current time of 10:00 Wednesday
Timer 1: Daily 12:00–24:00
Timer 2: Not used
Timer 3: Not used
No operation is performed at 12:00 and the unit goes into sleep mode at 24:00.
Example 2:
When running at a current time of 10:00 Wednesday
Timer 1: Daily 9:00–18:00
Timer 2: Wednesday 10:00–20:00
Timer 3: Not used
