Display is blank with heartbeat LED in bottom right corner; No Scheduled Content

Potential Symptoms

  • Display is blank with flashing Red, Amber, or White (Red/Green/Blue cluster) LED in bottom right corner of the display; has blinking pixel in lower right, heartbeat LED / pixel.
  • Venus 1500 - Able to get status to the display using version 3 or 4 of the software.
  • Nothing is listed in "Running Messages" in Venus 1500 version 3 Display Manager even though there may be an active schedule listed in Schedule Control view.
  • Nothing is listed under "Running Presentations:" in Venus 1500 version 4.
  • Messages/Presentations may be listed in Stored Messages/Presentations.
  • May show no presentations or playlists on Schedule Tab.
  • Display will show sequence of numbers and words (boot up sequence) after powering it up and then go blank with a blinking LED on bottom right.
  • First Time Fire UP (FTFU) of new display or new replacement controller, when powered up, display  does show boot up followed by heartbeat but no content.

Environment

  • Products: Galaxy, GalaxyPro, Electronic Message Center (EMC), Marquee, Readerboard, Electronic Message Board (EMB), Display, M2, M3, M4 Controller based products
  • Components: 
  • Control System: Venus 1500 V3, Venus 1500 V4

Cause

  • There are no messages playing on the controller.
    • The schedule ended, playlist ended, expired, or has not started yet.
    • Playlist is empty; no presentations added to it.

Resolution

KB ID: DD2099392


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