$(function () {
    var params = { btnNext: '#left', btnPrev: '#right', speed: 500, startAt: 0 };
    $("#singleContainer").slide(params);
});

var t;    
function timedCount()
{
  var params = { btnNext: '#left', btnPrev: '#right', speed: 500, timerTriggered: 1 };
  $("#singleContainer").slide(params);
  t=setTimeout("timedCount()",4000);
}

function stopCount()
{
  clearTimeout(t);
  timer_is_on=0;
}

$(document).ready(timedCount());