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Chapter 7: Using the THINChome network feature

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 … MYID1234 … myid1234

 

 

 

 

ADD

COMMAND

DELETE … DEL

CMD

GET

 

HELP

 

 

 

ANT1 … ANT-1Antenna-1

INPUT

ANT2 … ANT-2Antenna-2

INP

CABLE BOX … cablebox … CB

 

SET-TOP BOX … settopbox … STB**

 

 

CHANNEL

For cable channels: 4 … 38 … 100

For digital channels, use a hyphen: 5-1

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. The text you use in your request e-mails does not need to be styled.

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 [This tag is not required if the “ID Required” field is set to Off]

CH

102-2

 

 

 

 

[If the year is not specified, the current

DATE

year is assumed.]

7-4 … 7/23 … 7-16-05 … 12/4/05 …

 

 

12/19/2005

 

 

STARTTIME

8am … 4:45pm … 8:30AM … 9PM

START

Noon: 12:00pm … Midnight: 12:00am

 

 

DURATION

15m … 15min … 15minutes … 2h … 2hr

DUR

… 2h15m … 2hr15min … 2:15

 

 

 

RECORD … REC … Rec … recording

TYPE

REMIND … REM … Rem …

 

reminder

*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).

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

COMMAND ADD

INPUT

CHANNEL

DATE

START TIME

DURATION

TYPE

Sample ADD request e-mail to schedule a new

recording:

To: [TV’s email address]

Subject: [this 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: [this can be left blank]

ID MYID1234* cmd add input cb

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

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: [this can be left blank]

GET

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