Display and audio settings

Applies to all DSOS players. See this page for legacy players.

Description

The "Display & Audio" page of Control Center allows configuring settings related to video output, audio output, and display power saving, grouped under the following sections:

Display
Audio
Power
Other

Display

Under this section, you can find an information block about the settings and status of the detected display(s), and several options for configuring the player's video output(s) signal.

Configuration type
Select the configuration type between "Simple", "Advanced", and "Custom".

This option is not available on HMP300 and DiVA players, for which only the simple configuration is available, and requires a SYSTEMS Feature Set on the other DSOS players.

Simple configuration

This is the default configuration and includes the following options:

Display settings
Select a standard video output signal from the following:
- TV Screen (16:9): 720p 50/60Hz, 1080p 50/60Hz, 4K UHD 50/60Hz (HDMI 2), 4K UHD 25/30Hz (HDMI 1.3)
- Computer Monitor (4:3): VGA 640x480, XGA 1024x768, SXGA+ 1400x1050
- Wide Computer Monitor (16:10): WXGA 1280x800, WSXGA+ 1680x1050
Screen orientation
Select the screen orientation as: "Horizontal" (default value), "Vertical (CW)", "Vertical (CCW)", "Rotate 180", "Flip Vertical", "Flip Horizontal".
Video Output Selector
For HMP400/W, select either "HDMI" or "DisplayPort Alt Mode" output. For iBX440, select one of the four HDMI outputs.

Notes:

The 4:3 and 16:10 computer monitor resolutions are not available on DiVA.
The resolutions above Full HD are only available on 4K players.
The player's content is rotated or flipped in the opposite direction to match the screen orientation, not the video output signal, meaning that when selecting a vertical orientation, the video output remains in landscape mode (e.g., 1920x1080). Some digital display totems may offer a vertical orientation setting, but that should not be activated.

Advanced configuration

Applies to DSOS players, except for HMP300 and DiVA, and requires SYSTEMS Feature Set.

Custom video mode
Allows selecting the video output signal mode as resolution@refresh_rate from the "standard video modes" provided by the player.
HDMI display supports underscan
This option appears only on HMP350 and enables/disables the underscan feature for HDMI connection. The HMP350 supports underscan for HDMI connection, meaning that all pixels of the image are displayed by the screen, which is standard behavior for computer monitors as opposed to consumer televisions. This feature does not affect connections using DVI.
Screen orientation
See above.
Video Output Selector
See above.

Custom configuration

Applies to DSOS players, except for HMP300 and DiVA, and requires SYSTEMS Feature Set.

Custom video mode
Allows setting custom resolutions for non-standard screens, either as a CVT Mode or as a Fixed Mode.

See the Custom display settings page for more details.
Screen orientation
See above.
Video Output Selector
See above.

Audio

The following audio output options are available on HMP400/HMP400W, iBX410/iBX410W and iBX440:

Enable audio output
Activate or deactivate the audio output signal.
Enable Surround
Activate or deactivate the audio surround (5.1 and 7.1). Added in firmware 4.7.0.
Target audio output
When the audio is enabled, select between
- HDMI → output audio+video over HDMI connection
- DisplayPort Alt Mode → output audio+video over Display Port connection (dedicated USB-C port)
- Other audio adapters/devices capable of digital-to-analog conversion, if present, connected to any of the USB-C ports
- Built-in Audio Analog Output → output analog audio over the dedicated USB-C port, using the audio adapter cable provided by SpinetiX
Volume
Enter a number between 1 and 100 (default value) to control the output volume of the audio device . Added in firmware 4.7.2.
Disable audio when screen is turned off
Select this to save the CPU resources used by the audio decoding and audio output.

The following audio output options are available on HMP350, HMP300, and DiVA players:

Enable audio output
Activate or deactivate the audio output signal.
Target audio output
When the audio is enabled, select between "HDMI" and "Line out"
Disable audio when screen is turned off
Select this to save the CPU resources used by the audio decoding and audio output.

Power

From this section, you can manage the display power saving. If the selected video output does not support CEC, display power management may not be fully supported.

Enable display power management
Click to toggle the display power management through HDMI-CEC.

When enabled, the player will automatically turn on the screen when running, unless instructed otherwise through a fixed or custom display power saving schedule.
Schedule (added in firmware 4.6.1)
Select a predefined schedule for display power saving from:
- "None"
- "Fixed" (previously "Use fixed schedule for display power") → enter the time of the day when the player shall turn on / off the monitor.
- "Daily" → enter the time when the player shall turn on / off the monitor per the week day.

Notes:

If you need a more complex schedule for display power saving, see how to set up a custom display power saving schedule.
RS-232 power saving commands are entered from Peripherals > Automation page.

Other

The following options are available:

Overscan percentage
Set the "Overscan percentage" value between 0 and 5. This allows choosing the size (in percentages) of the black frame added by the HMP to compensate for the overscan of the HDMI-connected screen. This cropping is also known as underscan, and it has an effect only when "HDMI display supports underscan" option is disabled.
HDMI link type
Can be used to force the HDMI link to use HDMI or DVI signal, in case the automatic detection do not work.

This option is available only on HMP350, HMP300, and DiVA players.