Chapter 11: Using the THINC™ home network feature

G. Using e-mail scheduling

You can use the e-mail scheduling feature to schedule and delete recordings and reminders by sending an e-mail to the TV’s e-mail address from any PC.

The four commands the TV will accept are ADD, DELETE, GET, and HELP, as described in this section.

If you have not already done so, follow the instructions in sections A and B , pages 108–110, and in section F, pages 114–117, before proceeding.

When a recording is scheduled via e-mail, the recording device used will be the first of the following attached devices found by the network (in this order):

1)an AVHD recorder connected via IEEE1394

2)a D-VHS recorder connected via IEEE1394

3)a VCR connected via the analog RECORD OUT (VIDEO OUT) terminal.

E-mail parameters

The maximum allowable e-mail size is 16 KB. E-mails over 16 KB will be automatically deleted.

E-mails sent to the TV cannot contain any attachments. The TV will automatically delete any e-mail with an attached file.

E-mails can be formatted either Plain Text or Rich Text Format (HTML style).

E-mails sent to the TV that are not properly formatted, are from the wrong e-mail address, or have the wrong ID (if specified) will be deleted.

All e-mails sent to the TV will eventually be deleted.

Note:

Toshiba is not responsible for any damage or loss caused directly or indirectly by the failure of the e-mail scheduling feature to record content intended to be recorded.

Toshiba is not responsible for, nor has any control over, any content recorded and/or viewed using the e-mail scheduling feature. Further, the e-mail scheduling feature is not meant to be used for unauthorized recording and/or viewing of copyrighted works.

The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or revision of television programs, videotapes, DVDs, and other materials is prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries, and may subject you to civil and criminal liability.

Sending a request e-mail to the TV

To send a request e-mail to the TV:

1.Format the e-mail following according to the instructions under “Formatting a request e-mail” below.

2.Send the e-mail to the TV.

3.After the TV receives and processes the e-mail, the TV will send a reply e-mail indicating whether the e-mailed request succeeded or failed. See “Receiving an e-mail from the TV,” on page 120.

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 (required only if you set the ÒID RequiredÓ field to On*) COMMAND ADD ÑorÑ DELETE ÑorÑ GET ÑorÑ HELP INPUT ANT-1 ÑorÑ ANT-2 ÑorÑ CABLE BOX ÑorÑ ???

CHANNEL Channel number of the recording or reminder DATE Date of the recording or reminder

START TIME Start time of the recording or reminder DURATION Length of time of the recording or reminder TYPE RECORD ÑorÑ REMIND

Tag and data formats

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

Tag formats

Data formats

ID*

[6- to 16-character alphanumeric code]

 

MyID1234 É MYID1234 É myid1234

COMMAND

ADD

CMD

DELETE É DEL

 

GET

 

HELP

 

 

INPUT

ANT1 É ANT-1 É Antenna-1

INP

ANT2 É ANT-2 É Antenna-2

 

CABLE BOX É cablebox É CB

 

SET-TOP BOX É settopbox É STB

 

 

CHANNEL

For cable channels: 4 É 38 É 100

CH

For digital channels, use a hyphen: 5-1 É 102-2

DATE

[If the year is not specified, the current year is assumed.]

 

7-4 É 7/23 É 7-16-05 É 12/4/05 É 12/19/2005

 

 

START TIME

8am É 4:45pm É 8:30AM É 9PM

START

Noon: 12:00pm É Midnight: 12:00am

 

 

DURATION

15m É 15min É 15minutes É 2h É 2hr É

DUR

2h15m É 2hr15min É 2:15

TYPE

RECORD É REC É Rec É recording

 

REMIND É REM É Rem É reminder

 

 

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