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Setting up an alarm

The first time you open Aurora, it automatically adds a new alarm to the alarm list. You can create additional alarms at any time. Aurora indicates which of the alarms will go off next with a green arrow badge on the alarm's playlist icon.

Each alarm has properties that are displayed in the alarm panel on the right side of the main window. Some of these properties you'll need to set up for each alarm, such as the time and date. Others are optional or work great at the default setting.

To add an alarm:

Step 1

Choose Alarm > New. A new alarm will be inserted into the alarm list and selected.

Step 2

Set up the alarm date. Alarms can be one-time alarms or they're recurring weekly.

For a one-time alarm, uncheck Weekly . You can then enter a specific date or use the button to set the date to the following day.

For weekly recurring alarms, select on which weekdays the alarm should go off by toggling the respective buttons.

Step 3

Set up the alarm time. The alarm will go off at that time on the next day that matches the date you set up in the step above. Aurora will wake your Mac at alarm time unless you uncheck the Wake Computer checkbox. Please note that no alarm can go off when your Mac is sleeping and this checkbox is unchecked and that you can't set up alarms to go off in less than 60 seconds.

Step 4

Set up which iTunes playlist or EyeTV channel should be played at alarm time by selecting the playlist or channel from the pop-up menu. You can also specify if the playlist should be shuffled or if the TV channel should be played full-screen.

Other properties that you can adjust to your preferences include the alarm volume, the alarm duration or a label to better distinguish the alarm among others.

In the run section of the properties panel, you can attach an application, document or web site to the alarm which will be launched as the alarm goes off. Simply drag the item you want to be launched onto the "Drag application or file here" text.

It's recommended that you try out the alarm at least once using the speakers that'll be connected at alarm time to get a feeling for the volume and adjust it if neccessary. You don't want to wake up to music blasting at full volume or miss the alarm because it's too silent. Use the Try Out button in the lower right corner of the main window.