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Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out

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On 2014-03-16, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <bombj4F1up1U1@mid.individual.net>
>   Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2014-03-15, Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 2014-03-15, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>>>> In message <bohjojF27oaU1@mid.individual.net>
>>>>   Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> My wife has a new MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) rinning OS X
>>>>> 10.9.2 and connected to an Epson Projector via HDMI <-> HDMI cable.
>>>>
>>>>> Everything seems to work properly except that an incoming Facetime video call
>>>>> does not display an "Accept" button so the call cannot be completed. If we
>>>>> disconnect the HDMI, there is still no accept button for that call.
>>>>
>>>> The projector does not support audio over HDMI, right? You have to run a
>>>> separate audio cable, yes? And the projector is your only monitor at the
>>>> time, I am guessing.
>>>>
>>>> This means that Facetime has no way to establish the audio portion of the
>>>> call and in particular, doesn't have a microphone available. So, it
>>>> tells you about the call so you can answer it on some other device,
>>>> because you can't answer it on the projector.
>>>>
>>>>> If we re-originate the call with the HDMI cable unplugged, the "Accept"
>>>>> button is displayed, the call can be completed, and we can reconnect the
>>>>> HDMI cable.
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, that sort of makes sense.
>>>>
>>>>> My wife intends to show a video, then accept a Facetime call and then show
>>>>> another video. While the above works, it adds additional complexity to an
>>>>> overall task which is complicated enough as it is.
>>>>
>>>> Is she mirroring her laptop display to the projector? Have you tried
>>>> setting it as a second display instead?
>>>
>>> She's just plugging in the HDMI cable so I guess the video is being mirrored.
>>>
>>> I'll check it out when I get access to all the devices again.
>
>> Finally got to test the suggested display options.
>> The System Preferences Disolays pane shows the HDMI connected display as *the*
>> display; no options for mirroring or a second display.
>
> Is the lid on the MBP closed? If so, then the projector is the only
> screen.
>
>> Meanwhile, I submitted a bug report against Facetime since that seems to be the
>> only app exhibiting a problem.
>
> It is not a bug in Facetime. I explained to you, the Epson projector

1. The Epson Projector *does* support audio over HDMI but you have to select
	HDMI as the Mac's output device.
2. The problem is not with the audio; it's the fact that no "Accept" button
	shows up in the Facetime window. The ringing is heard but she can't
	accept the call.

> does NOT have audio out or a microphone, so it CANNOT answer the
> Facetime call.
>
>

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No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-15 00:04 +0000
  Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-03-14 23:34 -0700
  Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-15 12:33 +0000
    Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-15 14:53 +0000
      Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-16 19:15 +0000
        Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-16 20:21 +0000
          Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-16 21:52 +0000
            Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-16 18:16 -0400
              Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-17 00:16 +0000
            Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-16 22:27 +0000
              Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-17 00:35 +0000
                Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-17 13:13 +0000
                Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-17 15:45 +0000
                Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-17 16:03 +0000
                Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-17 18:06 +0000
                Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-03-18 12:19 +1300
                Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-18 14:02 +0000
                Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-18 20:25 +0000
                Re: No "Accept" button in OS X window when using HDMI video out dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-03-19 09:38 +1300

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