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Fortec Star MERCURY II Free to Air satellite receiver
MERCURY II is a powerful satellite receiver ideal for satellite enthusiast. The receiver has an easy-to-use Menu and a four device SAT-TV-VCR-DVD. 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.
  • 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
  • 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
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)
Signal RS-232C, Max. 115200Bps
Power Supply
Supply Voltage 100VAC ~ 120VAC 60Hz(SMPS)
Power Consumption Max. 30W
Weight Approx. 2.52 Kg
Dimensions 300(W) x 210(D) x 60(H)mm

Download User Guide for the Universal Remote
DownLoad User Guide in English
Download User Guide In French
Download User Guide in Spanish


Price: 134.99
S&H: US lower 48 States Street address 12.50
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