Venus 1500: How do I schedule content to stop playing on a certain day and time in version 3?

• How do I schedule normal messages to stop playing on a certain/specific day/date and time weekly in Venus 1500 V3?
• How can I set content to stop running on a specific date or time in Venus 1500 Version 3 when I need to?

How to Set Start and Stop Times/Dates/Days:

• Setting the Start Time/Stop Time
  1. Each event will begin running at the Start Time on the First Date chosen in the line.  Each event will stop running at the Stop Time on the Last Date chosen for this message.
  2. To change the time, select either the start or stop time and highlight the digit to be changed.  Refer to the example below.  Either enter the desired number using the keyboard or click on the up and down arrows.
  3. The Start Time is the first minute of the selected day when the event will run.  The Stop Time is the last minute of the day when the event will run.  The event will run until the end of the minute (i.e. a Stop Time of 11:59 will actually stop running at 11:59:59).  For example, to run a message for one minute at 12:00 noon, both the Start Time and the Stop Time will be 12:00 PM.
  4. If a message is to run overnight or past midnight, from 11:00 PM to 1:00 AM for example, then two events need to be entered.  Event 1 would run from 11:00 PM (Start Time) to 11:59 PM (Stop Time) and Event 2 would run from 12:00 AM (Start Time) to 12:59 AM (Stop Time).
     
     
     Note:  The Start Time for an event must be earlier in the day than the Stop Time.  If the Start Time is greater than the Stop Time, the event will never start.

• Setting the First Date/Last Date
  1. Events may be set to run only during a specific range of dates.  Highlight the date to be changed and click the down arrow.  A calendar month will appear.  Select the desired month, day and year for the start or end date.  The monthly calendar moves forward or backward from month to month by using the arrows at the top corners.
  2. The First Date is the first day of the year when the event will run.  The Last Date is the last day of the year when the event will run.
     
     
     Note:  The First Date must be earlier in the year than the Last Date or the event will not run.
     
     Special Note for Venus 1500 Version 2 Displays:  The year is not adjustable.  The software will automatically change to the next year at the appropriate time.  For example, if a message is to be displayed for the New Year right after midnight of December 31, set the First Date as January 1.  The computer will automatically change to the next year and display the message.
     For example, to run a message on both December 31 and January 1, Event 1 would have a first and last date of 1/1 and Event 2 will have a first and last Start date of 12/31.

• Setting the Days of the Week
  1. A blackened box under a day of the week indicates that the event will run on that day.  This option allows individual days of the week to be selected without creating multiple entries with Start/Stop times and dates in the schedule.
  2. By default, all days are selected.  To deselect a particular day, click on the box underneath the day of the week.  (This box is a toggle.  Click on it again to select the day.)  In the third lines of the example below, the event will run only on Mondays during the specified first and last dates.  All other entries shown will run every day of the week.
     
     

Additional Example with All Settings:

Additional Information:

• Venus 1500 Version 3 Operational Manual

• Venus 1500 V4:  How to schedule overnight or past midnight, make display blank at night, or create dayparting playlists in Venus 1500 V4
• Venus Control Suite: How to have content run continuously until a specific end date and time in Venus Control Suite.