OTHER FTAs » BlueJay 2 Reviews

With the overwhelming success of the original Blue Jay which was released int he first quarter of 2005, now we would like to introduce the new BlueJay 2. For those who are unfamiliar with this unit, you are looking at one of the most sophisticated and high-quality receivers to ever be produced by the Sat Cruiser Corporation based out of Korea.

Features:

• Mpeg-2 Digital and Full DVB
• On-Screen Display with 256-Full Color Interface
• Blind Search (Power Scan)
• Extended EPG and Program Reservation through EPG
• Dual RCA
• S-Video
• SPDIF Digital Sound
• DiseqC Control Version 1.0, 1.2 and USALS
• Re-namable 8 Favorite Channel Groups
• Powerful Channel Control by Favorites, Loc, Skip, Move and Channel Sorting by Alphabet, Transponder
• 10 Languages (OSG and Menu): English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Turkish, Arabic, Parsi
• Tele-text Support (OSD and VBI Insertion)
• Last Channel Memory Function
• Total 4,000 Channels
• Various Games Included (Tetris, Sokoban)
• Parental Lock/Installation Lock
• Zoom-In Function

Specifications:

TUNER & CHANNEL
• Input Connector F-Type female IEC169-24
• Frequency Range 950 - 2150 MHz
• Demodulation QPSK
• Symbol Rate 2-45 Msps
• Input Level -65 dBm ~ 25dBm
• Input Impedance 75 ohms
• LNB Power 13/18 V DC, Max. 500 mA
• DiSEqC Control Version 1.3 Compartible
• Band Switching 22 KHz Tone
• Viterbi Decoding Rate 1, 2/3, 3/4,5/6,7/8

MPEG TRANSPORT STREAM & A/V DECODING
• Transport Stream MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 138-18-1
• Input Rate Max. 90 Mbit/s
• Video MPEG-2 MP@ML
• Video Resolution Max. 720 x 480
• Aspect Ratio 4:3 - Normal TV, 16:9 Wide TV
• Audio Decoding MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer I & II
• Audio Mode Single/Dual Channel, Stereo, Joint Stereo

MAIN SYSTEM
• Main Processor STi5518 (ST2D 32 bit, 81 MHz)
• Flash Memory 2 Mbyte
• SDRAM 8 Mbyte
• CPU Clock 81 MHz
• EEPROM 32 Kbit
• RF MODULATOR
• PLL type Ch 21-69 for the modulation
• RF Connector 75 Ohm, 169 - 2, Male/ Female
• TV Standard PAL B/G, I, SECAM L, NTSC M selectable
• Frequency Range UHF:470~860 MHz
• A/V & Data OUTPUT/INPUT
• IF Input IEC1692 Male/Female
• IF Loop-through Output 1 x F type
• RCA Jack CVBS Audio L, R 0/12 DC out
• Serial Port RS-232C Bound Rate 115200, 9 Pin D-Sub
• POWER SUPPLY/MECHANICAL POLARIZER
• Input AC 80 - 260V, 50/60 Hz
• Power Consumption Max. 25W

GENERAL DATA
• Unit Dimension(mm) 290 x 200 x 65
• Unit Weight 2.3 Kg