Reminders

9 min

overview use the reminders feature to display pre defined messages on the tv at a specific date and time this can be anything from a simple daily medication reminder for the tv end user, to a message that automatically tunes the tv to a live sporting event permissions for reminders user permissions primary admin \no restrictions\ contact admin \no restrictions\ contact \enabled by default\ but can be \disabled for a specific contact by any admin\ tv user no application types of reminders jubileetv divides reminders into two categories simple reminders and reminders with automated actions 1\ simple reminders use a simple reminder to let the tv end user know about a task that needs to be done or remind them of an upcoming event common uses for simple reminders include daily medication reminder your loved one to take their pills upcoming birthday remind your loved one of a friend or family member's birthday upcoming visit let your loved one know to expect a visitor today what is shown on a simple reminder? when a simple reminder triggers, a message appears on the tv containing the following details time and date when the reminder was triggered title text large text summarizing the reminder (limited to 20 characters) descriptive text (optional) smaller text providing more details (limited to 75 characters) dismissal instructions a note informing the tv end user that they can press the check or ok/select button on the jubileetv remote to dismiss the message simple reminder parameters when creating a simple reminder, you can customize the following settings message text add your title (required) and descriptive text start date and time define exactly when the reminder message appears on the tv repeat choose whether the reminder repeats (e g , set a medication reminder to go off at 6 00 pm every day) repeat end date if your reminder repeats, you can set it to automatically stop repeating after a specific date optional behaviors you can add these optional behaviors to ensure the tv end user notices the reminder turn on tv if the tv is off when the reminder is sent, jubileetv can force the tv to turn on play chime add an audio chime that starts softly and gradually increases in volume over two minutes auto dismiss have the reminder automatically disappear after a set period of time, without requiring the tv end user to press a button notify me receive a notification on your own device when the reminder is sent and when it is acted upon you can easily toggle this setting on or off after a reminder is created during the initial setup, you will choose one of three default notification behaviors notify only me by default "notify me" is set to on for you, but off for all of the tv end user's other contacts notify all contacts by default "notify me" is set to on for you and all of the tv end user's other contacts don't notify any contacts by default notify me" is set to off for everyone (including you) 2\ reminders with automated actions use a reminder with an automated action to automatically tune to specific content or perform a command when the reminder triggers common uses for reminders with automated actions include tuning to live content automatically tune to the football game right when it starts wake up to music play a song on youtube every morning for the tv end user to wake up to (note requires you to have roku as a source device and the youtube app installed on the roku) types of automated action reminders there are three types of automated action reminders to choose from yes/no action the message contains a "yes" and "no" option if the tv end user selects "yes," the action is performed if they select "no," the message is dismissed and the action is not performed automatic action the message contains only an "ok" option when the tv end user acknowledges the reminder by selecting "ok," the action is performed (there is no option to opt out) 15 second automatic action similar to the automatic action reminder, but with a built in timer if no button on the jubileetv remote is pressed, the action is automatically performed 15 seconds after the reminder is triggered what actions can be performed? there are two types of actions that can be triggered tune to a channel the tv automatically switches to a specific channel (note requires one of your source devices to to be a cable/satellite set top box) command a telescope command https //docs getjubileetv com/telescope#commands is sent to the tv for example, you can paste the link of a youtube video into the command field when triggered, that specific youtube video will play on the tv (note sharing a youtube link through a command requires one of your devices to be a roku and the youtube app must be installed on the roku) what is shown on a reminder with automated action? when a simple reminder triggers, a message appears on the tv containing the following details time and date when the reminder was triggered title text large text summarizing the reminder (limited to 20 characters) descriptive text (optional) smaller text providing more details (limited to 75 characters) dismissal instructions the text on the screen will vary based on the type of automated action you selected (i e , prompting the user to select "yes/no," "ok," or wait 15 seconds) automatic action reminder parameters reminders with automated actions utilize the exact same setup parameters (message text, start date/time, repeat, optional behaviors) as listed in the simple reminder parameters https //docs getjubileetv com/reminders#reminder parameters section above, with one exception auto dismiss exception if you select the 15 second automatic action reminder , the "auto dismiss" option is not available this is because the reminder is already programmed to automatically perform the action and dismiss itself after 15 seconds passive mode limitations because passive modes limit on screen interactivity, the only reminder type available when the system is set to a passive mode is the 15 second automatic action reminder see jubileetv usage modes docid\ vc oz1fvlhxiwevds3ilq for more information on passive modes