Toshiba 42LX196 manual Formatting a request e-mail, Sample request e-mails

Chapter 7: Using the THINC™ home network feature

Formatting a request e-mail

Recognized tags

When you send an ADD, DELETE, GET, or HELP request e-mail to the TV, the TV will recognize only the tags listed below. These tags (and their accompanying data) must be listed in the body of the request e-mail in the following order:

•ID [your ID*]

(not required if you set the “ID Required” field to Off)

•COMMAND ADD

(or COMMAND DELETE or COMMAND GET or

COMMAND HELP)

•INPUT [name of input to record]

•CHANNEL [channel number of recording or reminder]

•DATE [date of recording or reminder]

•START TIME [start time of recording or reminder]

•DURATION [length of recording or reminder]

•TYPE RECORD

(or TYPE REMIND)

Tag and data formats

The data for each tag can be formatted in various ways, as described in the following table:

Sample request e-mails

•The examples shown below are for illustration purposes only.

•Styles applied to the sample e-mail text (such as bold, italic, and underline) are for illustration purposes only. You do not need to style the text in your request e-mails.

•The only text in a request e-mail that is case sensitive is the ID. All other text is not case sensitive.

ADD request e-mail

The ADD request allows you to schedule a new recording or reminder.

The required tags for an ADD request e-mail are (in this order):

•ID [your ID*]

(not required if you set the “ID Required” field to Off)

•COMMAND ADD

•INPUT [name of input]

•CHANNEL [channel number of recording or reminder]

•DATE [date of recording or reminder]

•START TIME [start time of recording or reminder]

•DURATION [length of recording or reminder]

•TYPE RECORD ...or... TYPE REMIND

Tag formats	Data formats
ID*	[6- to 16-character alphanumeric]
	MYID1234* (example only)
	ADD
COMMAND	DELETE (or DEL)
(or CMD)	GET
	HELP
	ANT1 (or ANT-1)
INPUT	ANT2 (or ANT-2)
(or INP)	CABLEBOX (or CB)
	SETTOPBOX (or STB)**
CHANNEL	5 … 38 … 100 … 5-1 … 120-1

Sample ADD request e-mail to schedule a new recording:

To: [TV’s email address] [Subject can be left blank]

ID MYID1234*

COMMAND ADD

INPUT ANT-1

CHANNEL 102-1

DATE 06/10/2005

START TIME 7 PM

DURATION 2H15M

TYPE RECORD

Sample ADD request e-mail to schedule a new reminder:

To: [TV’s email address] [Subject can be left blank]

ID MYID1234* cmd add input cb

ch 4 date 7-4 start 8:30pm dur 1hr type remind

(or CH)	[Use a hyphen for digital channels]
	7-4 (or 7-4-05 or 7-4-2005 or 7/4/05, etc.)
DATE	[If the year is not specified, the current
	year is assumed.]
STARTTIME	8AM ... 9:30PM
(or START)	[Noon = 12PM; Midnight = 12AM]
DURATION	30M (or 30MIN)
(or DUR)	2H30M (or 2HR30MIN or 2:30)
TYPE	RECORD (or REC)
	REMIND (or REM)

*The ID is case sensitive. The ID tag is required only if you created an ID in the “ID” field and set the “ID Required” field to On. If you set the “ID Required” field to Off, you do not need to include the ID tag

line in your request e-mail. See “Description of fields in the E-mail Scheduling Setup window” (- page 71).

**“Set-top box” and “STB” refer to a satellite set-top box.

GET request e-mail

When you send a GET request e-mail to the TV, you will receive a reply e-mail that lists all currently scheduled recordings and/or reminders.

The only required tag and data for a GET request e-mail is GET.

Sample GET request e-mail:

To: [TV’s email address] [Subject can be left blank]

GET

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