Forum:No playback on TV

Hi ,

I'm currently using a Screenplay Pro HD or the last couple of months, and was very satisfied with it till the last few days. It was working fine till a few days back, and i did not use it for a couple of days, i had plugged it in my PC to upload a few movies in it, and last night when i tried plugging it in the TV, it boots up and is alright till the "ScreenPlay Pro HD" logo is shown (blue power light blinking), as soon as the power light is solid, the display on the TV disappears. There could not be anything wrong with the wiring, as the starting screen shows, and there seems to be no problem with the power supply (when i plug it in my PC, the drive is detected and i can view my files). I have tried plugging it to a different TV, but the result is the same. Please suggest what can be done.

Thank you


 * Whenever I've seen this, where it displays on my TV the logo, and the light goes solid and then the display disappears, it is almost always that it is in HDMI mode while I'm in NTSC/PAL mode or vice-versa. So when it comes up that way, press the NTSC/PAL button several times waiting a few seconds inbetween to see if that switches it to the right format. There's a menu of 5 or 6 different formats that it rotates through. If you still can't get it going, then either the data files (recording times, system settings, etc.) got corrupted or the firmware itself did. In which case, try reinstalling firmware selecting the option to retain your media. And then if that doesn't work, backup your media and do a full firmware replacement. Or, if you feel comfortable trying to telnet into it, you can see what errors are occuring. --JCoug 19:44, February 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi Guys !
 * I too had this problem, where the SPP would boot and when it got to the Logo I would just get a blue screen on my TV. My problem was caused by using the SPP through a HDMI lead on one TV, and the next day bringing it into another room and connecting it to another TV with a "scart to red yellow white " lead (This TV lacked a HDMI socket).....I tried JCoug's advice and pressed the NTSC/PAL button once or twice and hey presto !!
 * Excelent work JCoug,
 * Hi Guys !
 * I too had this problem, where the SPP would boot and when it got to the Logo I would just get a blue screen on my TV. My problem was caused by using the SPP through a HDMI lead on one TV, and the next day bringing it into another room and connecting it to another TV with a "scart to red yellow white " lead (This TV lacked a HDMI socket).....I tried JCoug's advice and pressed the NTSC/PAL button once or twice and hey presto !!
 * Excelent work JCoug,
 * Excelent work JCoug,


 * Thanks Sheller.