AVR to Projector Image Issues

[dertitan2]

just bought a new Epson 2040 projector

I hooked it up to my Yamaha aventage 3030 avr

when I try to watch cable, images flashes on and off and then goes completely blank

if I connect the projector directly to the cable box, image is great

when I try to watch blue ray, no image/blank/black screen

all connections are HDMI

HDMI run from AVR to projector is 35'

any suggestions

[solarrdadd]

Originally Posted by dertitan2

just bought a new Epson 2040 projector

I hooked it up to my Yamaha aventage 3030 avr

when I try to watch cable, images flashes on and off and then goes completely blank

if I connect the projector directly to the cable box, image is great

when I try to watch blue ray, no image/blank/black screen

all connections are HDMI

HDMI run from AVR to projector is 35'

any suggestions

that's a rather long cable run from the receiver to the pro. when you go direct from the cable box, are you using the same cable? have you tried the Blu-ray player direct and does that work? if yes, are you using the same 35' cable? also, I'd do this as a test, get say a 10' hdmi cable and an extension cord. connect your Blu-ray player to that cord and that cord directly to the pro. use the extension cord to connect the player to power (length as needed). once this is done, play a Blu-ray movie. do you still have the same issue as with the 35' cable? this test is more to verify that the projector works under a normal length cable and that the projector is not the issue.

I'd initially say find an extended distance cable, one that's certified for the length run you have or greater.

also, do you have a 1080p hdtv you can connect to the receiver using the same 35' cable and if so, do you have the same issues?

keep us posted.

[dertitan2]

I connected the 35' cable directly to the cable box and image is stable, looks great

I didn't connect to the blue ray since I figured results would be the same as the cable box test

[dertitan2]

I disconnected the 35' hdmi and moved the projector up to the avr and connected it with a 5' hdmi, same issue blinking on and off, so it doesn't seem to be an issue of the avr not liking the 35' cable

[rmeserve]

Two years ago, I experienced the same problem routing an Apple TV3 through an Aventage avr to my Epson 5030 projector. But if I turned the avr off and on the problem ceased. I assumed this was an hdmi handshake issue, changed the order in which the remote turned on my various components, and the problem went away. Unfortunately, I no longer use the Apple TV3, and forget the original order and what I changed it to. But if switching your avr off and on fixes the problem, you might experiment with the order in which you power up your components. Good luck.

[Badas]

Have you got the AVR's HDMI video scaler turned off or on pass or passthrough?