Toshiba 62HM196 Receiving an e-mail from the TV, Modifying an existing recording or reminder

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Chapter 7: Using the THINC™ home network feature

DELETE request e-mail

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

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

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

Receiving an e-mail from the TV

If the e-mailed request 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

•COMMAND DELETE

•INPUT

•CHANNEL

•DATE

•START TIME

•DURATION

•TYPE

Sample DELETE request e-mail to delete an existing

recording:

To: [TV’s email address]

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

ID MYID1234* cmd del input cb

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

• HELP SUCCESS

If the e-mailed request 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 will have to DELETE the existing one first, and then ADD the new one.

•FAILED – COULD NOT UNDERSTAND “Line x” The e-mailed request 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: [this 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

If you want 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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