OnSong will only mirror on my external video, it will not show lyrics projection or stage monitor mode.

OnSong will only mirror on my external video, it will not show lyrics projection or stage monitor mode.

Thanks for using OnSong!

This is likely happening if you did not purchase an Apple-branded HDMI adapter. The reason is that most inexpensive third-party adapters only mirror the screen as they take advantage of basic screen capturing capabilities. Here is a list of adapters that iOS supports for second screen capability: http://onsongapp.com/docs/features/external-video/devices/

Hope that helps!

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