Access FireDispatch.com on your TiVo!
FireDispatch.com is available on TiVo's with a broadband connection.
How do I get FireDispatch.com on my TiVo?
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Your TiVo must have a broadband connection to access FireDispatch.com. See the TiVo Support web site
for instructions on how to setup your TiVo on the network.
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Using the apps.tv Subscription Manager, you may subscribe and unsubscribe to numerous applications,
including FireDispatch.com. Subscribed applications will appear directly on your Music, Photos & More Screen. To use the
Subscription Manager, follow these few short steps.
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Press the TiVo button on your remote to go to the TiVo Central screen, then select the "Music, Photos & More" entry.
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Scroll down to near the bottom and select "Manually add a server..."
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You may be prompted with a privacy warning message. Please read carefully. FireDispatch does collect or ask for any private
information. Press ThumbsUp three times then enter to continue.
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Using the keypad on your remote enter the ip address for apps.tv: 209.97.196.52
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Press LEFT to go back to the Music, Photos & More screen and you should now see the Subscription Manager Entry. Select that entry to run the Subscription Manager.
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Press LEFT to enter the Subscription Manager. Select the FireDispatch.com application (along with any others you may want).
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Press RIGHT several times until you return to Music, Photos & More. You should now see a choice for FireDispatch.com
What features are available?
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Pressing the ThumbsUp button will toggle between the Incident Mode and Photo Mode. In Incident Mode, the fire incident
information is displayed and refreshed every 30 seconds automatically. In Photo Mode, a random photo from the FireDispatch.com
archive will be displayed. A new photo will be displayed every 30 seconds.
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Pressing the Select button will refresh the incident display while in the Incident Mode or display a new photo while in
Photo Mode.
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Pressing the Left button will exit the FireDispatch.com application and return your to the Music, Photos & More screen.
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Pressing the Up button will change the agency your currently viewing. Once the last agency is selected, pressing the Up button
again will return you to the first agency.
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After 15 minutes of inactivity (no buttons have been pressed) the TiVo will switch to live TV automatically. A future version
may after 15 inactivity switch to photo mode.
Special thanks to apps.tv for providing a hosting service that allow TiVo applications to be hosted on the Internet.