Universal Search in MYTVOnline 3/4 searches available configured content and separates result categories. Enter a keyword from Live TV with the green search button, or use Info > Down > Actions > Search where documented. Choose the result type that matches the viewing task.
State what should open
Before entering a title, decide whether the aim is to tune a channel now, find a scheduled broadcast or open an available on-demand item. Similar words can appear in several categories. A search result’s name alone may not identify the intended source, date or version.
Record the installed edition and the authorised sources configured in it. Search uses information those sources supply. If a result is absent, check the intended source’s catalogue and metadata along with the search term.
Search through a documented entry point
Formuler’s current guide covers MYTVOnline 3 and 4. Use the actual compatible remote and on-screen labels.
- Open Live TV and use the green search button, or the documented Actions > Search route.
- Enter a short distinctive keyword.
- Inspect the category headings before selecting a card.
- Compare the item’s source and programme details where provided.
- Return to the results if the first selected object is not the intended kind.
Read the result categories
A fictional search for “Evening Science” could return a channel, a guide event and a VOD title. Choose the result by the action you want to take. Radio, Recordings and Schedule have their own result categories.
| Goal | Result category | Detail to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Tune live | TV Channel | The source and regional variant. |
| Find an upcoming broadcast | TV Program | The channel, date and time. |
| Start on demand | VOD or TV series | The title, edition or episode. |
| Find a saved object | Recordings or Schedule | The file or appointment intended. |
Make an empty result useful
Try a simpler distinctive word and confirm the relevant source section is available. Keep the exact query and expected item kind in a support note. If a channel appears but a particular programme does not, inspect the guide information rather than deleting the channel source.
The useful outcome is the intended object and a known return route, or a precise catalogue/metadata question. Search history can remain on a shared device, so avoid using account details as practice keywords. Preview or result visibility is not evidence that a second stream or a separate title is authorised.
Sources and review
- How to use Universal Search? — Formuler