Can you rig this up so it stays on all the time instead of turning on just when you're backing up ?
1181135
Yes u can , but what ever u rig it on to , u need to upgrade that fuse for that wire u trying to rig it on to .
1181136
You must connect all the positive cable to the positive and negative to negative and then connect to the reverse light, so when you put the whole system reverse lights at the same time. Do not connect the camera or the mirror or permanently wifi transmitters that overheated.
1181137
Have not tried it myself, but I don't see why not - just hook up the power line to the source which is on all the time.
1181138
I have not tried that.But I would think if you put 12v to the cam & the mon it would stay on.I have mine so it gets power when you put the truck in reverse ie: run the power wire to the back up lights & the mon to a switched power.Put the truck in reverse nothing happens then turn the switch on & the mon comes on.
1724425
I wired mine always on when the key is on. However, if you want you can wire it to come on with putting it in reverse.
802256
Not sure this will help but I didn't worry about wiring it to automatically come on in reverse but rather to a toggle switch so I can turn it on when ever I need it and it will stay on if you don't line it up exactly right and have to pull forward and back again. Simple install power from the battery to a toggle, then power from toggle to the unit. Easy as pie.
697217
This should be on when all connections are made. I don't know of any way to manually turn it on.
1010213
You should be good to go. I don't keep it up all the time, but I have left it connected for weeks at a time. The hard drive is out in the open so it won't really overheat, and there is a power switch on it, so you can turn it off but leave it all setup when the drive is not in use.
917736
No.Per the designed setup the camera is only powered when the reverse rear lights are on. You could setup an alternate power source, always on, which would keep the camera and system on.
396157
You can also keep the "Power" button pressed and it will change the setting. That should keep it from wearing it out. (hopefully)
1778223
As far as I know you can. I have this set up to come on when I turn my computer boots up.
418886
Yes this is possible. The timer includes instruction booklet that walks you through setup. Once setup it will keep your settings until you cancel
1886035
Yes, I do it all the time. You simply have to give it a minute to partially charge the unit before turning it on because you are using power from the battery at the same time the cord is replenishing the power in it.
584432
if you have it all hooked up just turn it on there is a on and off switch on the back
956887
It's been a while since I started using it, but I think I just plugged it in, and it was automatic, as I recall. I know for sure that it was easy, and hasn't required any time to keep the backups going. I think it asks you about the desired frequency of backing up, and also whether incremental or total.
2222795
You got it! Can't turn the @#$% thing off once it is connected. Have to shutdown the computer and then unplug it. I plug it in and do a weekly backup, then shutdown and unplug it. A pain, I'd rather just reboot before my backup then eject the thing.
656991
No, my unit does not offer that feature. Several other APC units have the "always on" feature you are looking for.
703296
No, you can only use it to set the number of hours it should stay on before turning itself off.
1169512
NO! either use the backup wire sensor so the monitor activates when in reverse, or wire direct to fuse box and monitor stays on.
1395730
it depends you can set it up to turn on when you put it on in Reverse, or you can set it up to turn on and off whenever you want. it depends on which fuse you hook it up to.