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The Fortec Star MERCURY II satellite receiver provides digital free-to-air satellite reception.

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.

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 channels  or radio stations. 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.

Features   Channel Back-up and Channel recovery function 8-button Menu Control on the front panel 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 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 and USALS supported 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 Data transfer: receiver-to-receiver or PC-to-receiver   SEE MORE PICS AT THE END OF THIS PAGE:   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 (NEC EMMA2LL with 166 MHz and 200 MIPS.) 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) 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

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