FORTEC STAR Mercury II Blind Search FTA MPEG2 Free-To-Air FORTEC CLASSIC

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Digital Free To Air BLIND SEARCH Satellite Receiver

FORTEC STAR Mercury II TM

Reviewed in Tele-Satellite International Magazine as one of the most reliable, feature-full and easy to operate FTA receivers on the market. The M-II is one of the few consumer receivers that will identify the frequency, symbol rate, polarity, FEC and even the PIDS for positive lock to any KU or C-Band satellite. With the “BLIND SEARCH” feature there is no need to manually go through the set up. Simply aim the dish and let the receiver download and save the channels for you! The features are excellent for motorized systems, one of the fastest receivers on the market. Some of the easy to use conveniences are: 1 button search, edit function. Channel memory back-up, component video output, Dolby Digital 5.1, picture in graphics up to 16 channels at once, data transfer and more.

Tele-Satellite Magazine Review

MERCURY II is a powerful satellite receiver ideal for satellite enthusiast. The receiver has an easy-to-use Menu, yet is feature-rich. MERCURY II comes with a comprehensive Power Scan for blind searching satellites. Users can back up their channel list before upgrading the software, and then restore the channel list, all from within the receiver’s own menu. The front panel has 8 buttons allowing complete control of the receiver’s functions without the use of the remote. The back panel has all the connection options you would need, with RCA composite jacks, component jacks (Y,Pb,Pr), and an S-video connection.
Watch Free-to-air International & ethnic TV and Radio Channels on Intelsat America 5 (97W), Galaxy 10R (123W), AMC4 (101W), Galaxy 3C (95W), and other satellites. High quality and fast system! One of the fastest consumer receivers in the market today. Switches channels in a fraction of a second.

The Fortec Mercury II has a button on the remote control titled "edit". When you are on a channel and press that button you can then:
add that channel to a favorites list
delete that channel
skip that channel
lock that channel
rename that channel
set that channels offset volume level
Stationary system installation Guide
Motorized system installation Guide
Features:

Easy to Use Menu
Universal Remote
Channel Back-up and Channel recovery function
8-button Menu Control on the front panel
Universal Remote
Component video (Y,Pb,Pr) and S-Video connections
3 RCA connections (1 Video, 2 Audio L/R)
POWER Scan (blind search) with complete parameter control
One-button quick start Power Scan on the remote
One-button jump to Channel Edit function
Dolby Digital 5.1 audio pass-through (optical)
100 programmable satellites and 6,000 programmable channels
Timer function for Sleep / Wake Up / VCR Record and Channel Reminder
Parental Control Password: Default is 8989
Fully MPEG 2 / DVB compliant, MCPC/SCPC, C/KU reception
1 LNB input with IF loop through for 2nd receiver
Manual PID scan function
DiSEqC 1.2 support
USALS supported (View video for installing a STAB HH-90 motor)
Picture-In-Graphics function
Multi-Picture (4,9, 13 or 16 pictures) function
ZOOM In/Out
Electronic Program Guide
Multi language menu
8 favorite channel group selection and parental lock
Close Caption Supported
Supports Pal to NTSC signal conversion
Data transfer: receiver-to-receiver or PC-to-receiver
Tele-Satellite magazine Review
* What does BLIND SEARCH (aka SMART or POWER SCAN) mean? It means that the receiver will do an automatic scan of the incoming satellite signal in small steps for active symbol rates to determine if there are any live transponder signals transmitting Free to air TV or radio channels. In this special search feature, the receiver will not only identify the frequency but also the symbol rate, polarity, FEC, and PIDS. It will then store these transponders and any FTA channels it finds in its memory. Any encrypted channels it finds will not be displayed, instead you will see "BAD or ENCRYPTED SIGNAL". These are not FTA and will require subscription.
The BLIND SEARCH feature comes in handy if a channel has relocated to a new transponder or if you have a motorized C and/or KU band dish and enjoy surfing the satellites for available FTA channels.

IF / Tuner
Input Frequency
950 MHz to 2150 MHz
Input Signal Level
-30 to -65dBm
Input Impedance
75 ohm nominal
Input Connector
F-type, IEC 169-24, Female
FEC Decoder
Convolution Code Rate l/2, 2/3, 3/4,
5/6 and 7/8 with Constraint Length K=7
Demodulation
QPSK
Symbol rate
1-45 Ms/s SCPC/MCPC
IF Frequency
Zero IF
LNB Power & Polarization
V13 / H18, 500mA MAX. overload protection
DiSEqC Control
DiSEqC. 1.0, 1.1 / DiSEqC 1.2 Compatible
Positioner
USALS compatible
Memory
Processor
NEC 61114
Flash Memory
2 Mbytes
SDRAM
16 Mbytes
Satellite Capacity
100
Channel Capacity
6,000
Audio / Video Decoding
Video Decoder
MPEG-2 MP@ML (ISO/IEC 13818-2)
Input Rate
60Mbit/s Max
Video Resolution
720 x 480(NTSC)
Aspect Ratio
4:3, 16:9 (Letter Box)
Audio Decoder
MPEG Layer I &II
Audio Mode
Mono L/R, Dual Channel, Joint Stereo, Stereo
Audio Sampling Frequency
32, 44.1, 48 KHz
Audio / Video Output
Video
RCA composite, component (Y,Pb,Pr), S-Video
Audio R/L
RCA/Cinch Volume & Mute Control
S/PDIF
Digital Audio Output
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 Pass-through
Serial Data Interface
Connector Type
9 Pin D-Sub (male) (Female-to-female 9-pin NULL modem cable needed to update f/w from PC to receiver.)
Signal
RS-232C, Max. 115200Bps
Power Supply
Supply Voltage
100VAC ~ 120VAC 60Hz(SMPS)
Power Consumption
Max. 30W
General
Weight
Approx. 2.52 Kg
Dimensions
300(W) x 210(D) x 60(H)mm

Installation Video
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