Current View Information Search

Overview

This feature searches for information about the TV programme your are watching, or the currently-playing music title/artist name on your TV, from an Internet database. Music playing on a device connected to the TV can also be searched.
You can furthermore search for related information from your search results.

Tips

As of March 2013, this function is available in the following regions/countries.
Czech Rep. / Denmark / Germany / Switzerland / Austria / United Kingdom / Ireland / Spain / France / Italy /Netherlands / Belgium / Luxembourg / Norway / Poland / Russia / Slovakia / Finland / Sweden / New Zealand /Australia

Steps

Make a broadband Internet connection.
While a TV programme, video file or music is playing, press the RELATED SEARCH button.
- When watching a TV programme, information related to the programme will appear. Move to step 4.
- For content other than TV programmes, information related to music currently playing will appear. Move to step 3.
To view more detailed information, select a search result using the / buttons, then press the button.
If a message appears displaying the number of search results at the bottom right of the screen, press the button and follow the steps above.
Detailed information about the currently-playing programme or music will appear.
To view related detailed information, switch the tabs using the / buttons.

To operate the search result

Select [Action] in the [Details] tab using the / buttons, then press the button. You can operate [Watch] or [Add to Bookmarks], etc. (What you can operate depends on the search result conditions.)

To search again

Press the OPTIONS button, then select [Reload] using the / buttons.

To display a bookmark

Press the OPTIONS button, then select [TV/Video Bookmarks] or [Music Bookmarks] using the / buttons.

Notes

Information may not be obtainable depending on what you watch.