Toshiba 42LX196 Receiving an e-mail from the TV, Modifying an existing recording or reminder

Chapter 7: Using the THINC™ home network feature

DELETE request e-mail

The DELETE request allows you to cancel a scheduled recording or reminder.

The required tags for a DELETE request e-mail are (in this order):

•ID [your ID*]

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

•COMMAND DELETE

•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

Receiving an e-mail from the TV

If the request e-mail was successful, the reply e-mail from the TV to your PC will contain one of the following (or similar) messages, depending on the command you sent to the TV:

•ADD SUCCESS

•DELETE SUCCESS

•GET SUCCESS

•HELP SUCCESS

If the request e-mail was not successful, the reply e-mail from the TV to your PC will contain one of the following (or similar) messages, depending on the command you sent to the TV:

• FAILED – SCHEDULE CONFLICT.

The new recording or reminder you attempted to schedule

conflicts with an existing one that was previously scheduled.

If you want to schedule the new recording or reminder, you

Sample DELETE request e-mail to delete an existing recording:

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

ID MYID1234*

COMMAND DELETE INPUT ANT-1 CHANNEL 102-1 DATE 06/10/2005

START TIME 7 PM DURATION 2H15M

TYPE REC

Sample DELETE request e-mail to delete an existing reminder:

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

ID MYID1234* cmd del input cb

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

will have to DELETE the existing one first, and then ADD

the new one.

• FAILED – COULD NOT UNDERSTAND “Line x.”

The request e-mail has an error in the line of text referenced

in the error message. Correct the text and resend the e-mail.

• FAILED – NO DEVICE AVAILABLE.

Make sure you have a recording device connected to the TV

and that all cables are properly connected.

• FAILED – MISC ERROR.

Make sure all devices and cables are properly connected and

that the text in the body of your e-mail is correct, and then

send the corrected e-mail to the TV.

HELP request e-mail

When you send a HELP request e-mail to the TV, you will receive a reply e-mail that contains helpful information about formatting a request e-mail (syntax, definition of the various commands, etc.).

The only required tag for a HELP request e-mail is HELP.

Sample HELP request e-mail:

To: [TV’s email address]

[Subject can be left blank]

HELP

*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).

Modifying an existing recording or reminder

To modify an existing scheduled recording or reminder:

1 Send a DELETE request e-mail to cancel the existing recording or reminder.

2 Send an ADD request e-mail to schedule the modified recording or reminder.

For home network troubleshooting tips, see Chapter 8.

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