Purchasing as a replacement for our older model RV backup camera. Will this be able to be connected like the old one-auto turn on when put in reverse
1768024
Yes it can be connected for auto turn on. Just need to connect a wire to the same place the old one went to.
1043137
Yes. As long as you hook-up the video lead from the camera to only come on when there is power to the reverse lghts. No mater what is happening with the unit if I put the car in reverse the display shows me the camera's view.
1017345
The manual says yes. I did not install the backup cam, b/c of extra work involved.
798197
hi there you need to connect the long RCA video cable that came with the camera to the radio and there should be another wire with the camera that gets connected or tied into a reverse light one of your rear reverse lights
2139670
I connect the remote camera cable to the reverse lights. This way only when the car is on reverse the camera will turn on. This purple cable is a remote too. You can use the reverse lights. It will activate your Radio camera this way.
798198
either, if you want to be able to activate the camera,, for some reason while driving, you need to hook it to the radio. If you will use it only in reverse, you can hook it to the reverse light- but note, usually the camera wires send the red/black lines up along the RCA video cable so it may be best just to use the radio. If you wish to use the backup light, you will need to run a set of wires feeding to the radio to connect the camera, then connect the other end to the light,,, more work really. so check out the wiring of your camera first, if they allow you to hook right up to the backup tail light, then that's your best bet for sure. You can use solderless clamps to quickly secure the connection with no cutting involved
1657034
I do not have it hooked up as "always on" so I can not answer your question. I hooked it up to the back up light power line so it only comes on when I shift into reverse so the screen is blank until I shift into reverse then it comes on. When I put it back in drive the screen goes blank and there is no longer power to the camera.
2207555
It uses a rca cable to connect so it can be as long as you want. I hooked my unit up so the camera has a switch to an always live circuit, not the reverse light, so I can switch it to always be on to see my boat trailer. Nice picture that is tilted slightly to just see my trailer ball as well to back it up and hitch up. Has a nice wide-angle. Works great so far.
1081013
I just put one with in our tractor... you need power to both the camera and the monitor... there should be cables ... then from the monitor you should use the yellow cable and then connect that to the video cable. I practiced on a lwn mower battery with some connects to see how it works... If you are using for just a back up the power to the camera should come from you back up lights... since they would be triggered when you are in reverse.
141226
No. The camera must be connected to the BACKUP LIGHT. It is a backup safety device.
470247
When I shift into reverse (at which time power is applied to the connected backup camera via a tie-in with the backup lights), the screen comes on immediately. And yes, as soon as the video input stops, the monitor shuts off.This is the camera I use with the monitor:Esky EC170-08 High Definition Car Rear View Backup Camera
1598999
There's automatic bypass relays out there that are needed for this model and they are cheap. Got mine from a local stereo shop, as for the camera not sure how it sends its feed and if it will work . Pretty sure the backup camera is triggered by the stereo, so can't answer how one will work on the av in.
302129
I thought it was rather simple to install and is very secure, because of the way the fasteners are somewhat protected. If you connect the power cord to a supply that is "always on", you can select the rear camera at any time, even if you are not in reverse gear. The more common method of powering the camera is to connect it to the backup light circuit, which turns it on only when you are in reverse.
917734
Don't know.. had it for a year and haven't installed. Tell you next year...MaybeMy guess is the camera is activated by the reverse switch. You may be able to do some custom wiring to get around the problem. Check the manufactures instillation instructions on there site.
917862
Yes, but you have to enable it. The bundle of wires coming off the camera includes a green wire with a disconnect plug. Disconnecting it puts it in backup mode by reversing the image and adding a distance scale.
2200680
The reversing light was the brown wire and the trigger is the blue wire. You need to connect the brown to your back up lights to turn on the camera when in reverse. Power comes from a different line when the key is on. The unit acts as a switch that sends video from either the TPMS or the camera depending on what state you are in.
139954
There is a backup camera line. You run a video line from your camera to the camera line in. Also has a camera sense line to hook to reverse lights so camera is automatically turned on and off.