Are you a Helix customer? Learn how to rent a movie on Helix TV.
How to rent a movie on illico
Rent a movie on illico TV New Generation
To choose the default language that will be selected when renting a show or movie, press the green diamond D on your remote control, on the 900 homepage, and select Modify Preferences > Preferred language.
- Press the 900 button.
- Navigate through the menus with the arrows
and choose the category or content you want to watch. Press OK/SELECT after each choice. - Once you’ve selected your content, you can choose Order, See the trailer or Add to my selections. Enter OK/SELECT.
- A window on the screen will ask you to choose the language you want the content to play in (FR) (EN) and its format (HD) (SD). Select your preferences and press OK/SELECT. If an option is not available, it will be greyed out.
- The movie ordered will be available for the period displayed on your tv-screen. Interrupted viewing can be resumed via the Resume viewing menu.
Good to know
Your administrator PIN or purchase PIN is required to confirm a specified rental order. If you don’t have a PIN, a screen will appear allowing you to create an administrator PIN. See how to change your PIN.
Rent a movie on illico TV First Generation
- Slide your remote control button to VOD mode.
- Choose a category, sub-category, or specific title and press the SELECT button after each choice.
- Move the arrows to highlight the ORDER button, then press SELECT.
- Enter your PIN, then press SELECT again.
- Select the CONFIRM button on the screen, or press the PLAY button on your remote control.
- You can view the movie as many times as you like for as long as the rental period is in effect.
Warning: A PIN is required to order a Video On Demand movie or show. The default PIN on all terminals is “0000.” It is important to personalize this PIN as soon as possible to ensure you have complete control over any orders made from your terminal.
See how to change your PIN.
How do you resume watching a movie on illico
- Press the 900 button.
- Using the arrows , select Resume viewing.
- Using the arrows, select a title that you’ve already ordered.
The duration next to the title indicates the time remaining on the rental.
Frequently asked questions about illico movie rentals
Any content you order is available for viewing on all your devices for a fixed period of time, which is typically:
- Movies: 48 hours after ordering.
- Events: 24 hours after ordering.
- Adult content: 18 hours after ordering.
The price varies depending on the content, but it always appears in the search results, next to the purchase option.
You can’t cancel a paid movie rental, which is why we recommend that you check your order and the language before finalizing the purchase.
Yes. You can watch a title as many times as you like during its rental period.
