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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

• 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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