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Timer's Functions:

Timer wakes up the computer from the shut down state using the BIOS clock and alarm time (RTC-Alarm). The computer is booted and a user program is started. A next wake-up (restart by BIOS) is programmed and Timer shuts down the computer again.

-- Auto restart by the BIOS of the computer from shutdown state
-- Starting time can be manually set by the command (DOS-box) "Timer <Date> <Time>"
-- Starting time can be set automatically by user-supplied date/time pairs (computed by a standard CMD-file) or from the DVBViewer's parameterfile Timers.xml
-- Correction of the windows system time after auto start by the BIOS
-- Correction of the windows system time after manual restart done by the user
-- User-specific batch file for determining of own start times
-- (also automatic selection of the next start time from a list of times)
-- Serial Recordings: shut down computer / record / shut down / record / ...

Timer's Functions:

-- Auto restart by the BIOS of the computer from shutdown state
-- Starting time can be manually set by the command (DOS-box) "Timer <Date> <Time>"
-- Starting time can be set automatically by user-supplied date/time pairs (computed by a standard CMD-file) or from the DVBViewer's parameterfile Timers.xml
-- Correction of the windows system time after auto start by the BIOS
-- Correction of the windows system time after manual restart done by the user
-- User-specific batch file for determining of own start times
-- (also automatic selection of the next start time from a list of times)
-- Serial Recordings: shut down computer / record / shut down / record / ...... read more

Timer wakes up the computer from the shut down state using the BIOS clock and alarm time (RTC-Alarm). The computer is booted and a user program is started. A next wake-up (restart by BIOS) is programmed and Timer shuts down the computer again.

Timer starts up your computer from the shutdown state at a user defined time

new: showing the number of recordings while processing in the first step
changed: internal changes

Timer 0.25.01 released
fix: internal errors / invalid number

Timer V0.24.01 released

Timer V0.22.01 released
fix: with a start time in the first minutes of the 01. of a month the system time was restored to the 31. of the month

Timer V0.21.01 released

Timer 0.20.02 released
fix: problems restart after change from summer to winter time or back

Timer 0.20.01 submitted

Timer 0.14.05 released 2008-03-03

Timer 0.14.04 released

- new: supports BIOS with Month-setting for up to 365 days to wait
- fix: errors processing special characters in "Descriptions" of Tasks

Timer 0.16.03 Beta released

- New: Time differences taken into account when switching from DST to winter time and back
- New: Monitor for external system time corrections
- Fix: Searched (sometimes) not existing registry keys
- Fix: Name of program to be loaded was fixed to “DVBViewer”

Timer 0.15.01 beta released
Fixed: Problem with start up in new year

The program "Timer - die Zeitschaltuhr" starts the computer with the internal BIOS clock from the shut down state (with mains activated).

The time needed for boot and start of window is considered. Windows and DVB-Viewer are ready for recording when start time of the program to be recorded is reached.
Unterstützt / Supports DVBViewer 3.8
(Program language: DOS)

Functions:
- Auto restart by the BIOS of the computer from shutdown state
- Starting time can be manually set by the command (DOS-box) "Timer <Date> <Time>"
- Starting time can be set automatically by user-supplied date/time pairs (a standard cmd-file) or from the DVBViewers parameterfile Timers.XML
- Correction of the windows system time after auto start by the BIOS
- Correction of the windows system time after manual restart done by the user
- User-specific batch file for determining of own start times
(also automatic selection of the next start time from a list of times)
- Serial Recordings: shut down computer / record / shut down / record / ...... read more