I have seen this before on a BS-3.  The HDMI connection can be a bit fiddly, mostly from the software side.  Power the BS-3 down, or put it on another source, poer off the player,  then unplug the HDMI Cable from either end, reconnect it and power up the player and switch the BS-3 back to it.

Russ

Russ, thank for your reply! Unfortunately it did not solve the issue.

I had some progress, the PCM audio now comes through HDMI but still no picture.

It seems that there are compatibility issues with the Plasma. The Plasma is three years old, HD Ready but without a HDMI connection. The Plasma can also be used as a Projector, picture is not great with BS3. But even in this case the same error message appears with the DVD player. I connected a computer monitor with DVI to the BS3 and picture was ok (Display one defined as a Projector).

I have now tried all connections, powered the units up and down in different  order, even with another HDMI cable.

So, I am puzzled. A simple 200€ lcd monitor works ok but the 3000€ plasma does not. Somehow I would trace the problem to the BS3 because of the error message. I think I will return the DVD Player and try the Playstation 3 (or another Blu-Ray Player.

The issue is with the Plasma screen, not the BeoSystem 3. A technology called HDCP (HD content protection) is starting to be used by manufacturers and film studios. It essentially requires that all components in your system can talk to each other to assure that everything is an 'approved' component and not anything which would allow you to copy the DVD.

You'll need to change the Plasma panel, or you're going to run into this problem a lot with HD...

Alex:

The issue is with the Plasma screen, not the BeoSystem 3. A technology called HDCP (HD content protection) is starting to be used by manufacturers and film studios. It essentially requires that all components in your system can talk to each other to assure that everything is an 'approved' component and not anything which would allow you to copy the DVD.

You'll need to change the Plasma panel, or you're going to run into this problem a lot with HD...

HDCP starting to be used?? it was used from the start thats why HDMI was invented!  On some products if you allow this messge to stay on screen for to long it will take out the input board on the connected item

True, but HDMI is only just starting to become used widespread. So far it's generally been reserved more for early HD adopters...

Alex:

The issue is with the Plasma screen, not the BeoSystem 3. A technology called HDCP (HD content protection) is starting to be used by manufacturers and film studios. It essentially requires that all components in your system can talk to each other to assure that everything is an 'approved' component and not anything which would allow you to copy the DVD.

You'll need to change the Plasma panel, or you're going to run into this problem a lot with HD...

Yes, this what I have been thinking as the cause as well. The thing that is puzzling me is that that I do not get any picture from the DVD player with HDMI. Not even the setup menus. Everything works fine if I use the component output. Based on the manual the HDCP is implemented in the discs, not to everything the player is sending through HDMI. And how does the Computer monitor go around this?

Only HDMI carries HDCP not component. With HDCP every component in that chain has to handshake otherwise no picture.