Mercury II from Fortec Star

[clydecbd]

I have a Mercury II from Fortec Star. When I powered it up a black box appeared on the screen and will not drop off. It almost totally covers the screen. Volume works but picture is blocked. Any help with this would be appreciated.

 

[migold]

That sounds like what happens when a TV is in Text (Closed Caption) mode...

 

[clydecbd]

I will check that out, thanks.

 

[Mr Tony]

I remember seeing that on older receivers too. There should be a menu option to turn off the closed captioning

 

[SatelliteAV]

Look in the menu for the TELETEXT option. If TELETEXT is ON, a black box will cover 80%+ of the screen.

 

[primestar31]

Whether you get it fixed or not, consider a more modern receiver that isn't so limited. You are losing out on over 1/2 of the programming you could receive.

 

[Larobpra]

Whether you get it fixed or not, consider a more modern receiver that isn't so limited. You are losing out on over 1/2 of the programming you could receive.

Agreed. It's a whole new FTA world with the MicroHD.