DVD player is not outputting data to the DMP-8000 with an HDMI connection

Potential Symptoms

  • DVD player is not outputting data to the DMP-8000 with an HDMI connection.

Environment

  • Product Family: Software and Controllers
  • Product: DMP-8000 / VNet, VIP-4060
  • Components: video configuration, DVD Player
  • Control System: Preconfigured or Standard Video System

Cause

  • HDMI w/ HDCP direct feed is not supported by the DMP-8000 Blackmagic card.

Resolution

  • Change over to Component Video connection from the DVD Player to the DMP-8000 dongle input jack.
  • Open the dvxlayout.layout file from C:\documents and settings\all users\application data\daktronics\vnet\content and change the video src from "HDMI" to "component", you can delete the 720P setting also.  See below for how final results should look for that line:

*When changing hardware connections a reboot of the DMP-8000 may also be required for these changes to take place. 

KB ID: DD2117654


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