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1. Scheduled events in Houseport
®
can have a
random amount of time added to their run time
to break up regular patterns. Set the maximum
number of minutes of variation to be added.
2. The modules in your Z-Wave
®
network can
be turned on and off independent of Houseport
®
.
To keep the information about the modules
displayed in the plan view current Houseport
®
periodically updates the state of all the modules
in the network. Set how often Houseport
®
should update its module state information.
3. Scheduled events will not run if your Mac
®
is turned off or asleep. Houseport
®
can keep
your Mac
®
from sleeping if there are active
schedules to be run. If you would rather let your
Mac
®
sleep then turn this check box off.
NoTe
: This setting does not prevent screen
savers from running or the display on your
Mac
®
from sleeping. It does prevent the Mac
®
processor from sleeping so that scheduled
events can be run at their prescribed times.
4. Houseport
®
software is continually being
updated and enhanced. A check for new
software updates can be made each time
Houseport
®
is started if this check box is turned
on. You can also check for Houseport
®
updates
by choosing the
Check for Updates
menu item in
the Houseport
®
menu.
Additional Houseport
®
Preferences
Use the following procedure to initially setup
your Houseport
®
software.
1. Find the Houseport
®
icon in the Applications
folder (or wherever you installed it) and double-
click it to start Houseport
®
2. Houseport
®
automatically uses the location
and time zone information that you have set in
your Mac. This information is used to determine
sunrise and sunset times. If you think there
is a problem with the sunrise or sunset times
choose the Preferences item in the Houseport
®
menu and check the location. To change the
location and time zone information click on the
Set Time Zone
button.
Houseport
®
Setup
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®
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