Fortec Star MERCURY satellite
receiver has been designed as the next generation receiver to
the popular Lifetime Ultra receiver. In addition to all the features
available in Lifetime Ultra, the MERCURY receiver has added many new
features, such as the One-button POWER Scan and One-button Channel
Edit. With the expanded memory capacity, MERCURY allows 150
satellites and 6,000 channels to be downloaded to the receiver.
Channel surfers will also appreciate the enhanced Timer functions,
the “privacy” capabilities of the special Favorite Group (FAV 7
List), and flexible POWER Scan controls.
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 symbolrates 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.
Watch Free-to-air
International & ethnic TV and Radio Channels on Telstar 5
satellite, Galaxy 10R, AMC4, Galaxy 3C, 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.
FEATURES:
- 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)
- 150 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
- Variable input symbol rate 2 ~ 45Msps
- Manual PID scan function
- DiSEqC 1.2 and
USALS supported
- Picture-In-Graphics function
- Multi-Picture (4,9, or 16 pictures) function
- ZOOM In/Out
- Electronic Program Guide
- Teletext supported by OSD and VBI
- Multi language menu
- 7 favorite channel group selection and parental
lock
- Close Caption Supported
- Data transfer: receiver-to-receiver or
PC-to-receiver
- 13V/18V LNB switching / 22KHz on/off
- 4 RCA connections (1 Video, 2 Audio L/R, 0/12V)
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IF / Tuner |
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Input Frequency |
950 MHz to 2150 MHz |
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Input Signal Level |
-25 to -65dBm |
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Input Impedance |
75 ohm nominal |
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Input Connector |
F-type, IEC 109-24, Female |
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FEC Decoder |
Convolution Code Rate l/2,
2/3, 3/4,
5/6 and 7/8 with Constraint
Length K=7 |
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Demodulation |
QPSK |
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Symbol rate |
2-45 Ms/s SCPC/MCPC |
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IF Frequency / Bandwidth |
480MHz / 30MHz Type |
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LNB Power & Polarization |
V13 / H18, 500mA MAX. over
current protection |
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DiSEqC Control |
Ver. 1.0 / 1.2 Compatible |
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DiSEqC |
USALS compatible, AUTO detect
DiSEqC |
Memory
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Processor |
NEC Emma2LL 32 bit |
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CPU |
180 Mhz |
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Flash Memory |
2 Mbytes |
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SDRAM |
32 Mbytes |
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Satellite Capacity |
150 |
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Channel Capacity |
6,000 |
Audio / Video Decoding
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Video Decoder |
MPEG-2 MP@ML (ISO/IEC
13818-2) |
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Input Rate |
90Mbit/s Max |
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Video Resolution |
720 x 480(NTSC) |
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Aspect Ratio |
4:3, 16:9 |
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Audio Decoder |
MPEG- Layer I & II |
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Audio Mode |
Mono L/R, Joint Stereo,
Stereo |
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Audio Sampling Frequency |
32, 44.1, 48 KHz |
Audio / Video
Output
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Outputs |
Video, Audio L/R, 0/12V,
S-Video |
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S/PDIF |
Digital Audio Output, Optical
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1
Pass-through |
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Serial Data Interface |
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Connector Type |
9 Pin D-Sub (male) |
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Signal |
RS-232C, Max. 115200Bps |
Power Supply
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Supply Voltage |
100VAC ~ 120VAC 60Hz(SMPS) |
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Power Consumption |
Max. 25W |
General
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Weight |
Approx. 2.5Kg |
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Dimensions |
260(W) x 210(D) x 45(H)mm |
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