FCP two monitors, 2nd won't display playback anymore

I have two Cinema monitors specifically for working with FCP. The second monitor played what I see on my canvas for two weeks. When I started FCP the second monitor went black ready to play the canvas.
It no longer does this. The first indication of trouble was when I brought a motion template to FCP which was an HD clip. The second monitor would not play it, when I stop the playback I can see the frame it was on. Then today, the second monitor will no longer work with FCP.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. FCP6.

try pressing Cmd-F12 (thats View menu *> External Video > All Frames*)
also check that your second monitor is correctly assigned for preview playback
eg View menu *> Video Playback > Digital Cinema Desktop Preview - Full-Screen*

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