No video, just stills on second monitor

No matter what combination of settings I choose I cannot get video to play on my HD monitor only a still of the last frame shows up. When I hit play the audio is loud and clear and then when I hit stop the final frame appears on the screen. Please help.

Try this, create a new sequence or even a project and convert some of the XDCAM native material to ProRes. Put the converted material in the new sequence. Can you play/monitor that?
Also a few more questions:
what version of FCP are you on?
How many Graphics cards are you using?
Hope your answers can give me or other forum contributors more clues.

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