Using E-Mail Scheduling; E-Mail Parameters; Sending A Request E-Mail To The Tv; Formatting A Request E-Mail - Toshiba 42HPX95 Owner's Manual

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.
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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
2. Send the e-mail to the TV.
3. After the TV receives and processes the e-mail, the TV will

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:

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
Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
under "Formatting a request e-mail" below.
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.
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 —or— ???
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
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
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