Controlling your TV with your voice is possible!
Simplify your TV experience by using your voice remote: simply hold down the Microphone button and say what you want to see or do, in a single word or an entire sentence. With an abundance of possible voice commands, you can browse, search content, and view information in a flash.
A wide range of voice commands
TO CONTROL YOUR TERMINAL
You can change channels, manage your recordings, launch an app, set up your terminal, and much more.
- Recordings
- Replay
- Pause
- Go forward 2 minutes
- Go back 15 seconds
- Netflix
- Etc.
TO SEARCH FOR CONTENT
You can search by title, genre, actor or director, recommendations, or other.
- Le Tricheur
- Romantic comedies
- Action movies
- Habs games
- What do you recommend?
- Etc.
TO FIND INFORMATION
You can get music, weather, or sports information, by league, team, or event.
- What’s that song?
- What’s the weather like?
- What soccer games are on?
- When is the next Canadiens game?
- Are there any sports going on right now?
- Etc.
Helix understands your language
The voice recognition technology was specially designed to adapt to all French and English accents in Québec1. It is constantly learning the nuances of our language and its specific accents to understand everyone and even adapt to the way children speak.
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See how the voice remote works
Mathieu Roy, tech geek and host on the Salut Bonjour morning show, explains how to navigate from one show to another without even looking at the menu. He also shows of the advantages of the voice remote.
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FAQ about voice command
No, there’s nothing to worry about! You must press and hold the voice remote’s Microphone button for it to pick up a voice command.
The voice recognition technology understands a wide variety of French and English accents from Québec.
“Recordings,” “Replay,” “Start over,” “Netflix,” and “YouTube” are some of the most popular voice commands.
Conditions
Helix technology is available, or exclusively available, in some regions.
1 While voice recognition was designed to understand a wide range of accents, some factors may impede search results.