Formatting A Request E-Mail; Sample Request E-Mails - Toshiba 42LZ196 Operating Manual

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*]
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(not required if you set the "ID Required" field to No)
COMMAND ADD
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(or COMMAND DELETE or COMMAND GET or
COMMAND HELP)
INPUT [name of input to record]
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CHANNEL [channel number of recording or reminder]
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DATE [date of recording or reminder]
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START TIME [start time of recording or reminder]
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DURATION [length of recording or reminder]
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TYPE RECORD
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(or TYPE 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
[6- to 16-character alphanumeric]
ID*
MYID1234* (example only)
ADD
COMMAND DELETE (or DEL)
(or CMD) GET
HELP
ANT1 (or ANT-1)
INPUT ANT2 (or ANT-2)
(or INP) CABLEBOX (or CB)
SETTOPBOX (or STB)**
CHANNEL 5 ... 38 ... 100 ... 5-1 ... 120-1
(or CH) [Use a hyphen for digital channels]
7-4 (or 7-4-06 or 7-4-2006 or 7/4/06, etc.)
DATE [If the year is not specified, the current
year is assumed.]
START TIME 8AM ... 9:30PM
(or START) [Noon = 12PM; Midnight = 12AM]
DURATION 30M (or 30MIN)
(or DUR) 2H30M (or 2HR30MIN or 2:30)
RECORD (or REC)
TYPE
REMIND (or REM)
* 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 Yes. If you
set the "ID Required" field to No, 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 77).
**"Set-top box" and "STB" refer to a satellite set-top box.
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Sample request e-mails

The examples shown below are for illustration purposes
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only.
Styles applied to the sample e-mail text (such as bold, italic,
•
and underline) are for illustration purposes only. You do not
need to style the text in your request e-mails.
The only text in a request e-mail that is case sensitive is the
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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 [your ID*]
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(not required if you set the "ID Required" field to No)
COMMAND ADD
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INPUT [name of input]
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CHANNEL [channel number of recording or reminder]
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DATE [date of recording or reminder]
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START TIME [start time of recording or reminder]
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DURATION [length of recording or reminder]
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TYPE RECORD ...or... TYPE REMIND
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Sample ADD request e-mail
to schedule a new recording:
]
To: [TV's e-mail address
[Subject can be left blank]
ID MYID1234*
COMMAND ADD
INPUT ANT-1
CHANNEL 102-1
DATE 06/10/2006
START TIME 7 PM
DURATION 2H15M
TYPE RECORD
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 e-mail address]
[Subject can be left blank]
GET
Sample ADD request e-mail
to schedule a new reminder:
To: [TV's e-mail address]
[Subject can be left blank]
ID MYID1234*
cmd add
input cb
ch 4
date 7-4
start 8:30pm
dur 1hr
type remind