monitor connected to my backup cam. Sometimes when I start the car with the gear in parking, monitor turns on with 'no signal' message. why?
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if you have the monitor connected to the ignition the red wire on the monitor , and the blue wire connected to the reverse light it will automatically come when you start the car with no signal dependent which input you use.
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Do you mean the monitor is connected to you backup lights? It could be that there is a surge of power upon ignition that is tripping however you have monitor power wired--but the surge isnt making it to the backup camera--and the display shows no signal because the camera isnt powered/relaying video
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Im using it with an RF camera. When it loses signal the LCD just goes in black (standby).
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You would have to verify that the prius monitor has an available input, if it does you would probably have to pull the monitor out to access it.
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If you follow the recommended power termination, no. As the system only comes on when the vehicle is put in reverse. And the monitor shows both the fred from the camera and the distance of each sensor from objects.
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First check that the system has power getting to it. It needs 12volts , check for bad fuses also. Check to make sure the cable connections are secure. Then check cable for damage..breaks,freyed wires etc. The trouble with my back up system was not the camera, it was a bad grey video box the camera plugs into. I found this out because the camera would work when I would wiggle the wires at the grey video box.
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The backup camera becomes active when the car is placed in reverse.The toggle switch alerts the camera and screen to which you see items behind you.Actually a very simple connection.
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You have to connect camera to reverse lights for power and to switch it on when in reverse. The monitor has to be connected to power.
1131949
You technically need to connect the green (I think it was green, whatever is labeled parking brake) to the parking brake so it only works when you're parked. The much easier method is to connect the wire to ground. I just connected it to the subwoofer ground wire since it was unused and now the dvd works whenever.
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I have had similar issues and thought it might have ben the monitor itself... the problem is that the HDMI cable was moving ever so slightly as we manipulated our rig and the weight of the HDMI cable itself helped it to wiggle out just a little bit and lose connection. Nothing a little gaffer tape couldn't fix. After figuring out what was going on we have yet to see it lose signal again.Hope This helps!
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Did you try the camera in another car? If the problem persists in another car, try another power cord.I think I had another camera brand that did it and after I tried everything I had to return it.
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Im not sure if it is the sensor "monitor". But My check engine light was gone after I replaced this.
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I have had the monitor for 2 weeks, but it is used constantly. I frequently attach or separate it from different PCs, and it has been both shut off completely--or simply allowed to hibernate. I have not experienced this problem of the audio failing to switch on with the monitor. I suspect that the monitor is choosing the wrong audio input and perhaps decoupling it from your video signal. Are you using HDMI (for both video & audio), or do you have a separate audio signal input? My guess is that if you use VGA, you should avoid leaving any source plugged into the HDMI port. Likewise, if you are using HDMI, use a newer cable that supports audio and disconnect the audio input at the back of the monitor. Does any of this make sense? Did it help?
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Hooked the camera up to a single pole/double throw-center off switch on the trailer's bathroom exhaust fan. One position turns on the fan, center position of switch is off and other position is camera ON. Purchased switch at Radio Shack. Did not connect the green trig wire, only the two 'hot' wires. The truck had its own backup camera, so made a cigarette lighter plug in switch to hook up the monitor in the truck for using the RV camera monitor when hauling the RV, when not pulling the RV, the monitor is stowed in RV.
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I´m using it with an RF camera. When it loses signal the LCD just goes in black (standby).
2112788
When wired properly, anytime the vehicle is placed in reverse the camera comes on. Camera turns off once taken out of gear
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Any camera you choose with RCA cables and power hook up wire harness which should be included should work. Rear camera is powered by the back up light and the monitor is hooked up to a fused power source controlled by the ignition switch. The signal is sent through the RCA cable when the car is put into reverse which sends power to the camera. Hardest part is placing the wiring.
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Yes, you can power up the monitor and the back up cam from the same power source - the back up tail light. Just you have to connect the "+" and "-" power wires from the monitor and from the back up cam in parallell to the back up tail light. When you shift gear to reverse, they both, the cam and the monitor, get power from the tail light.