# Screen blinking during streaming (Tidal, Spotify)

**URL:** <https://arcam.discourse.group/t/screen-blinking-during-streaming-tidal-spotify/1243>\
**Category:** Issues\
**Created:** [September 11, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/screen-blinking-during-streaming-tidal-spotify/1243 "2023-09-11T20:34:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Taras](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/arcam.discourse.group/taras/32/367_2.png) [@Taras](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/Taras)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/screen-blinking-during-streaming-tidal-spotify/1243/1 "2023-09-11T20:34:09Z")

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**Scenario**  
Perform the following steps:

1. switch on Arcam SA30 latest version and buil
2. start Arcam Music Life iOS app, Tidal or Spotify
3. the streaming starts, however, the left 2 pixels on the screen start blinking

See attached gif.

Has anyone seen anything similar? Also, I have tried the old 1.62 version with the same outcome.  
Interestingly, those 2 pixels work properly again when you switch back to system settings or any other input.  
 ![IMG_2259](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/arcam/original/1X/4a6560eb40a8b303983c7c380b88224476112250.gif)

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**Author:** ![madfiddler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@madfiddler](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/madfiddler)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/screen-blinking-during-streaming-tidal-spotify/1243/2 "2023-09-12T20:03:13Z")

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No, but it’s worse than left two pixels I’m afraid.

The character that blinks I think should be an M, indicating you are playing MQA from tidal, I don’t think there should be a period after it either, and if you notice the top line it is missing first character completely, the T of Tidal.

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**Author:** ![mikegb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@mikegb](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/mikegb)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/screen-blinking-during-streaming-tidal-spotify/1243/3 "2023-09-17T03:36:05Z")

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Have you tried network reset and complete firmware reinstall?