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Re: [ECS] TVL Question? Mark Gilmore Sun, 01 Oct 2000 19:06:00 -0400

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As stated in the TV-SHOWS section of ECS.HTM,
this will take 20-40 minutes.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://omnipotencesoftware.com
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST


Joseph or Jessica Colson III wrote:
> 
> Mark -
> 
>         Thanks for the info.  But how long after TVl has downloaded
> would it take to reset PHONE INTERFACE C?
> 
> Joe Colson
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 5:06 AM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] TVL Question?
> 
> Joe,
> TVL ENABLED is supposed to stay TRUE.
> You only download this way the 1st time
> (afterwards, they are done automatically).
> ECS will reset the modem only after the download is complete.
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> http://omnipotencesoftware.com
> 423-745-0026
> Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
> 
> Joseph or Jessica Colson III wrote:
> >
> > A.J. -
> >
> >         Ok now your next to Marks name in the book of Gods :)  That's
> > what it was.  When I did what you said it downloaded the TV listings.
> > But alas another problem has arisen.  It appears that it
> > has downloaded the TV programs and in the log files it reads TVL
> > downloaded or something to that effect and shows the listings but it
> > didn't set TVL Enabled False nor did it reset phone interface c.  I had
> > to do both manually.  Does this present some hidden problem or can I
> > live with it.
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> >
> > Joe Colson
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A.J. Griglak [mailto:aj@griglak.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2000 10:22 AM
> > To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > Subject: RE: [ECS] TVL Question?
> >
> > One thing:  I noticed my TVL setup for some reason was never changing "TVL
> > DL Status."  It was _always_ "A".  If TV DL Status is "A", and you change
> > TVL Enabled from False to True, nothing will happen.  Make Sure TVL DL
> > Status is "D" and then switch the TVL Enabled back and forth from False to
> > True.  In fact, I've changed my TVL DL event so that it downloads the TV
> > listings every day at 3:00 am.  I'm on a cable modem, and to the best of
> my
> > knowledge, the TVL DL Status is not necessary with a cable modem.  So, I
> > just have it set to "D" every day at 4:15 am.  I've had no problems since
> I
> > made those changes.
> >
> > -=A.J.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joseph and Jessica Colson [mailto:JColson@CajunNet.com]
> > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 11:14 PM
> > To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > Subject: RE: [ECS] TVL Question?
> >
> > Mark -
> >
> >         The Error it gives is "TVL Error"
> >
> >         Now just for some background in the past couple of weeks I
> > have erased windows and reloaded.  When I set TVL to true still
> > nothing happens.  Not sure if I'm missing something here.
> >
> > By the way I would like to commend you on how quickly you respond
> > to Costumer Concerns/Suggestions.  Many Companies to should take notes
> > from you!
> >
> > Joe Colson
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> > Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 4:37 AM
> > To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > Subject: Re: [ECS] TVL Question?
> >
> > Hi Joe,
> > ECS does nothing in particular, other than running WPDL.EXE
> > to download the TV-listing web pages (which SHOULD automatically
> > trigger an ISP dialup).
> >
> > Is there something "unique" about your ISP setup that might
> > prevent this from happening ?
> >
> > Is ECS reporting any error ?
> > After setting TVL-ENABLED to TRUE, listen for the error bell,
> > and click the message-line dropdown (at top) in case it scrolled
> > off-screen.
> > What is the resulting status of "TVL DL STATUS" ?
> > --
> > Mark Gilmore
> > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> > http://omnipotencesoftware.com
> > 423-745-0026
> > Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
> >
> > Joseph & Jessica Colson III wrote:
> > >
> > > Mark -
> > >
> > >         I'm trying to trouble shoot my TVL listings.
> > > My question is how does ECS trigger Windows to dial my
> > > ISP?  So far I have been successful in getting it started
> > > (although it failed while downloading which is what the update
> > > will hopefully fix) by having ECS running, disconnecting the Phone
> > > interface, connecting to my ISP and setting TVL enabled to true.
> > > If I go the normal way nothing happens. (By just setting
> > > TVL-enabled to true)
> > >
> > > Thanks for your time,
> > >
> > > Joe Colson

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