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the Echostar satellite at 148 west all the Of course, some form of organization of all more details on the channel including satel-
way to Telstar 12 at 15 west. There’s even these newly found channels will be needed so lite name, transponder frequency, symbol-
enough room to add 16 more user-defined that the task of finding a specific channel will rate, polarization, PID data as well as a signal
satellites. Up to 4800 channels can be stored be much easier. This work is handled by the quality bar graph.
in the 5400 NA. Using this box with a motor- Channel Manager. Channels that you intent
ized antenna is highly recommended so that to watch more often can be moved into one The Electronic Program Guide (EPG) can
you can take full advantage of everything of the four Favorites lists so that they are be accessed with the push of a button. The
this receiver has to offer. The receiver’s sup- easier to get to. No doubt there will be chan- weekly programming information for all
port of the DiSEqC 1.0 and 1.2 protocols as nels that you don’t want your kids to get the channels on the current transponder is
well as the USALS protocol lets you connect to. Fortunately, Fortec Star also included a then shown. Pressing the green button on
this box to a wide variety of antenna configu- parental lock feature that lets you pick and the remote displays programming data on
rations. For example, you could connect the choose what your kids can have access to. the highlighted channel. The picture of the
receiver to multiple fixed dishes via a DiSEqC current channel is displayed as a picture-in-
switch or you could go all the way and use a An individual transponder scan can also graphic (PIG). Pushing the yellow button
STAB HH motor. be performed. In Manual Scan mode trans- brings up detailed programming information
ponders can be edited if needed, added or on the current channel. The 5400 NA also
In the TV Settings submenu the Video deleted. A Network Search can also be acti- comes with an eight-event timer so that you
output can be set to NTSC, PAL or MULTI vated in Manual Scan mode. The PID scan won’t miss your favorite program if you need
mode and you can set the picture format to lets you search for a channel with specific to step out of the house. Simply highlight
either Full Screen or Letter Box. Here you PID data. the program you want to record in the EPG
can also turn the S/PDIF digital audio output and press the blue button on the remote.
on or off. Fortec Star indicates that this receiver can The timer function will then turn the receiver
handle symbolrates anywhere from 2 to 45 on at that appropriate time.
The automatic channel scan can be set to Ms/sec. When we tested this box on a 1.279
search only for FTA channels or ALL chan- Ms/sec. signal on Intelsat 805, we were Should you ever get bored with what is
nels and can be performed with the Network pleasantly surprised to find that this signal currently on TV or if you want something
function set on or off. You can also choose to was recognized and processed by the 5400 to do while you’re waiting for those exceed-
perform a Power Scan. This is Fortec Star’s NA without any difficulties. ingly long commercials to come to an end,
version of a Blind Scan. Fortec Star’s Power you could pass some time with one of the
Scan is a very powerful tool in that you can A push of the Info button on the remote three available video games (Tetris, Snake or
customize the scan to your needs. For exam- momentarily displays a banner at the bottom Sokoban).
ple, not only can you scan for FTA or ALL of the screen with the channel name, chan-
channels or scan one or both polarizations, nel number, encryption status and current While most of the operation of this receiver
but you can also select the frequency range time. Pushing the Info button again while is self-explanatory, the detailed user-manual
you want to scan and also specify the fre- this banner is still on the screen displays a (written in English, French and Spanish) will
quency steps the receiver should take during second banner at the top of the screen with help answer any questions that might arise.
a scan. We tested the Power Scan feature
on Intelsat Americas 5 at 97 west with the Expert conclusion
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frequency steps set at 4 MHz. The scan
required about 20 minutes to complete but in
return for your patience the receiver identi- The Fortec Star 5400 NA is an easy-to-use receiver that would be
fied 23 transponders on that satellite. perfect for use in anyone’s living room. It comes with a multitude of
features including Power Scan, embedded Irdeto, fast channel scan-
ning, fast channel switching, etc. Add to that its ability to handle
But how does a standard scan stack up?
extremely low symbolrates and you have a receiver that not only Ron Roessel
A complete automatic scan of the 23 trans- TELE-satellite
makes a good family receiver, but also one that would make an excel- Test Center
ponders on the Intelsat Americas 5 satellite
lent tool for a DXer. North America
was handled in just one minute and 45 sec-
onds. The time to switch between channels
was a brisk 0.5 seconds. At least with this
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Don’t lose the remote control! Its five buttons on the front panel do not provide
receiver you can have some fun channel surf- access to the receiver’s menu functions.
ing.
Fax + 1-905-602-5289
E-Mail fortecCA@fortecstar.com
Model FSIR-5400 NA
USALS yes
Features
TEST
RESULT
Channel Memory
Channel
Scan Speed
Channel
INTERNATIONAL
Switching Speed
SATELLITE
Audio Quality
TELE
Tuner Sensitivity