Toshiba 62MX195 Owner's Manual - English - Page 116

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 106-108, and in section F, pages 112-115, 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 118. 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 "ID Required" field to On*) COMMAND ADD -or- DELETE -or- GET -or- HELP INPUT ANT-1 -or- ANT-2 -or- CABLE BOX 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 -or- REMIND Tag and data formats The data for each tag can be formatted in various ways, as described in the following table Tag formats ID* COMMAND CMD INPUT INP CHANNEL CH DATE START TIME START DURATION DUR TYPE Data formats [6- to 16-character alphanumeric code] MyID1234 ... MYID1234 ... myid1234 ADD DELETE ... DEL GET HELP ANT1 ... ANT-1 ... Antenna-1 ANT2 ... ANT-2 ... Antenna-2 CABLE BOX ... cablebox ... CB SET-TOP BOX ... settopbox ... STB For cable channels: 4 ... 38 ... 100 For digital channels, use a hyphen: 5-1 ... 102-2 [If the year is not specified, the current year is assumed.] 7-4 ... 7/23 ... 7-16-05 ... 12/4/05 ... 12/19/2005 8am ... 4:45pm ... 8:30AM ... 9PM Noon: 12:00pm ... Midnight: 12:00am 15m ... 15min ... 15minutes ... 2h ... 2hr ... 2h15m ... 2hr15min ... 2:15 RECORD ... REC ... Rec ... recording REMIND ... REM ... Rem ... reminder 116 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.