No signal on Rogers Box --> Projector?

[Phoenixblaster]

I recently purchased an Epson 5050ub projector for my home theater, routed power and HDMI cables, all for it to be in vain because the Rogers Xi6-T box doesn't seem to want to connect to the projector. Other devices work fine, such as an XBOX 360 and a Samsung Blu-Ray player. Alas, the Xi6-T doesn't send an output. Does anyone have a fix?

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Here are a few comments/questions:

1. How long is your HDMI cable from the box to the FP?  Is this cable 4K compatible?  Have you tried a short cable temporarily?

2. Are you connected directly to the FP or are you going "through" an AVR (audio video receiver).  Try connecting directly as a test if you're going through another device first.

3. Try connecting the box to another TV and set the video output to 4K instead of "auto".  Try 1080i as a test?

4. Have you updated the firmware in the FP?  Sometimes there are handshake issues if the firmware doesn't talk well to the box.

[Phoenixblaster]

1. How long is your HDMI cable from the box to the FP?  Is this cable 4K compatible?  Have you tried a short cable temporarily?

The original cable is about 100 inches long, and I have tried a shorter cable. The cable is 4k compatable.

2. Are you connected directly to the FP or are you going "through" an AVR (audio video receiver).  Try connecting directly as a test if you're going through another device first.

I've connected directly and with an AVR

3. Try connecting the box to another TV and set the video output to 4K instead of "auto".  Try 1080i as a test?

I don't have any 4k monitors in my house, but I know someone who does. I'll try that. Also, I have tried 1080i.

4. Have you updated the firmware in the FP?  Sometimes there are handshake issues if the firmware doesn't talk well to the box.

I have updated all firmware

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Do you have another box in the house that you could try connecting directly to the FP?  Since you've done everything else, it could be a bad box.

Have you tried connecting the "bad" box to another TV in the home?  Doesn't need to be 4K.

[Phoenixblaster]

Yeah, the "Bad" box works fine with other TV's, but other boxes don't seem to work with the projector.

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So, if the boxes work with other TVs, there must be something odd about the FP working with the Rogers boxes.  Perhaps contact Epson to see if they have any suggestions?  Does the FP have other (HDMI?) inputs that you could try directly from a box?  Try "hot plugging" the HDMI cable after starting the box and the FP?  Make sure you wait a few seconds for the handshake to take place and try it with a box set to 1080i first?

[Phoenixblaster]

Hot plugging didn't work. Epson support is closed right now, so I will contact them tomorrow.

[Yummerz]

Did you get this figured out?? I have a home theatre with an Optoma HD33 projector screen and a Yamaha receiver. Worked totally fine with Bell Box. Recently switched to Rogers Ignite and the box is having hard time shaking hands with receiver. When I plug the ignite box directly to the projector it works, but it wont work through the receiver. Does this confirm its a hdmi cable issue betweeen projector and receiver ??