HT201250 How do I set the time of day and interval I want Time Machine to perform backup?

Time Machine keeps starting its backup when I'm using my mac. I would like it to do its backup overnight - when I'm not using it. How do I set this? I'd also only like to do backups once a week.
Can I also configure it to perform backup on an external hard drive as well as the internal hard drive?

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