I am installing with a bracket I made to sit on the spare. However I have an aftermarket Pioneer radio that has a Green wire that says backup... The camera itself has Video, Black, and Black/Red wire. I know the video goes to the back of my Pioneer. I ground the Black wire. The Black/Red wire goes into the passenger side reverse lights wire White/Gray. I am just not sure if I need to hook that green wire coming out of the back of my Pioneer to anything..?
FYI, the pioneer has dual cam outputs for front and rear, but only installing a rear for now, and would like to auto come on when I go into reverse. I think I need to hook that green wire from the back of the Pioneer to the Black/Red wire that will be going to the reverse light...?
I doubt I will work on it more tonight, but plan on tomorrow to finish it up as the interior is already removed for the video cable wire, and the camera mount has been made. Just need to finish the wire splicing, but want to get it correct the first time around
However I have an aftermarket Pioneer radio that has a Green wire that says backup...
... I am just not sure if I need to hook that green wire coming out of the back of my Pioneer to anything..?
Didn't the Pioneer come with an installation manual? That should detail what all the wire connections need to go to.
I would guess the headunit's Green wire, is what tells the unit to enter its camera display mode. You can pick up the same backup light wire, behind the passenger side kick panel, and connect the green wire to that.
I believe that is what I did, but it's been a couple months. My camera will turn on when Jeep is in reverse and I can also select camera mode (2 screen taps) and have it on while driving.
I can verify that the camera will work with the 430N. I used that same camera with mine for a while until I decided to flush mount one in the center of my rear Hard Rock bumper.
It's been a couple months since I installed my backup camera to my pioneer but I think the green wire goes to the parking brake and is for the DVD player to work when you are in park.
I did not connect this wire and the backup camera works fine.
I also ran a monitor to the back seat for my daughter to watch DVDs and it works but I get no picture on the radio in park since I did not attach the green wire. This doesn't bother me since I don't need a movie to play on the radio.
If you ever want to change that there is a bypass on Amazon. 3 wires is all that needs connected. I did it for the ability to have all the onscreen menus when not in park. Tested it once and DVDs work fine.
If you are just using it for reverse, then the only connections needed is the video to the receiver, and the power wire to the reverse light. Just did this about a month ago and worked fine.
So I am incorrect the Green Wire is for the Parking Brake, not reverse camera. Just pulled the radio out to look and hookup the video cable. I do have the adapter from amazon to fool the radio to think its in park for DVD. (I do not watch though)
So as far as the camera goes I must be missing something. I ran the Yellow video cable to the Pioneer. I then plugged in the power wire from the camera and it has 2 wires: Red and Black/Red. According to the directions with camera the Red is for 12+ (Power) which I connected to the White/Gray wire on the passenger side reverse light. I then Grounded the Black/Red wire via a washer to the 10mm bold that holds the back trim in place.
I started the Jeep, through it in reverse and get nothing. Made sure the camera setting on the Pioneer is turned on. Is it possible my ground is bad?? Is there a better place to ground the camera out, or do I need even need to use it?
So I am incorrect the Green Wire is for the Parking Brake, not reverse camera. Just pulled the radio out to look and hookup the video cable. I do have the adapter from amazon to fool the radio to think its in park for DVD. (I do not watch though)
So as far as the camera goes I must be missing something. I ran the Yellow video cable to the Pioneer. I then plugged in the power wire from the camera and it has 2 wires: Red and Black/Red. According to the directions with camera the Red is for 12+ (Power) which I connected to the White/Gray wire on the passenger side reverse light. I then Grounded the Black/Red wire via a washer to the 10mm bold that holds the back trim in place.
I started the Jeep, through it in reverse and get nothing. Made sure the camera setting on the Pioneer is turned on. Is it possible my ground is bad?? Is there a better place to ground the camera out, or do I need even need to use it?
Can you please tell us a bit more about what you mean by "nothing"? The Pioneer screen remains showing the radio (or whatever), or switches but only displays black?
There are two related, but very different things that need to happen. You need to provide power to the camera, for it to turn 'on' (the camera wiring), and you need to "tell" the Pioneer that you are in reverse (the headunit wiring).
If its not the green wire (which it seems is to activate "safe to play a DVD movie" mode), there needs to be some other wire. A wire that "tells" the Pioneer you are in reverse and typically, this is a wire of some color that connects to the backup light wiring, but has nothing to do with directly proving power to anything.
As soon as I turn the Jeep on the Pioneer goes right to a black screen that says Check your surroundings. If I put it in reverse the same black screen is there. Only way to get out of the black screen is the hit the "X" on the screen. After that even if I go back into reverse that black screen never comes back on.
I just looked at the back of the radio again and there is a Purple/White wire with a tag on it that says Reverse. So I also have to hook that wire up to the reverse light wire on the Jeep (White/Gray) ??
Reading above is sounded like all I needed was the Yellow Video cable wire connected to the Pioneer. I agree that something has to trigger on the radio to know when I am in reverse or not, and would assume its that Purple/White on the back of the radio.
You mentioned that I could tap into the side passenger foot-well for the same White/Gray wire, but there are A LOT of wires and connectors. I might just run a wire all the way back to the rear passenger reverse light since the camera itself is already tapped into the same spot. This way my connections are in the same spot.
For the Camera itself I do still need to ground it correct via the Red/Black wire, or is just the Red (12+) connected to the passenger side reverse light enough?
I followed fiero880 youtube vid, but don't recall him ever showing what wires on his camera he used, and my camera is a tad different as I didn't want to put a whole in the rear bumper.
I just looked at the back of the radio again and there is a Purple/White wire with a tag on it that says Reverse. So I also have to hook that wire up to the reverse light wire on the Jeep (White/Gray) ??
What do you mean yellow cable wire? Are you talking about the connection in the back of your radio? If so I think you need to use the brown one. If I recall correctly. Also a bad ground will cause a problem as well as those quick connects to tap power for the radio.
Did you connect the purple/white wire that says reverse to anything?
The yellow cable is the video cable that runs from the camera to the back of the radio. I don't have the stock radio but an aftermarket Pioneer, so no brown wire.
Currently I do not have my reverse wire hooked to anything on the back of the radio. I assume this wire has to get tapped into the same White/Gray wire on the passenger side reverse light...?
Here is the wiring from the camera fed inside the rear tailgate. There is the Yellow Video cable and the power cable which is 2 wires. 1 is Red (12v+) and the other is Red/Black (Negative) I assume ground. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16739975/2016-07-31 12.57.50.jpg
Here is where I am taping into the reverse light on the passenger side. From the tail light itself its actually White/Green wire, but them after the connections turned to White/Gray which is where I am taping into it. Once all is correct I plan to solder the connections. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16739975/2016-07-31 12.58.27.jpg
Did you try plugging the video into the head unit directly? I forgot what the other input is called, but there are other inputs. I don't think mine worked with the yellow cable (few inches long) marked Reverse Camera. I think it was brown maybe. I'll find a pic to let you know exactly.
The camera should work if you select the camera view, but it won't turn on automatically if you back up. I tapped into the reverse wire on the passenger side (next to feet).
First I had the Yellow Video cable in the wrong port After looking more closely I found it needed to go into R-Cam port. Once I moved the Video cable I was able to see an image, but it was upside down
I also ran from the back of the Pioneer the Camera Purple/White wire all the way back to the White/Gray wire near the passenger tail light.
From the camera itself I ran the power wire to the same Purple/White wire near the passenger tail light, and ran the negative to ground.
Overall it was simple, but VERY mad that the camera does not say which way is right side up. Wasn't the end of the world, but had to flip my mount around to the camera correct. I was too afraid to rotate the camera itself as no where in the directions does it say it can rotate.
I think eventually though I am going to move the camera back to my original location of just under the rear hitch. I just have to find small enough screws to keep it tight, but still allow a hitch to get installed in the receiver, but for now it works
Thanks everyone for all the help. Love this forum.
I ended up getting it to work finally.....
I also ran from the back of the Pioneer the Camera Purple/White wire all the way back to the White/Gray wire near the passenger tail light. From the camera itself I ran the power wire to the same Purple/White wire near the passenger tail light, and ran the negative to ground.
The $20 camera kit I bought on Amazon a year ago included an extra wire in the camera video cable for use as a "trigger wire" to tell the head unit to switch to video display mode (the trigger hooks to the "camera" or "reverse" pigtail on the back of the head unit).
I just looked on Amazon and that camera kit is now only 7 bucks with free shipping! It has worked great for me. It is a "mirror image" camera (shows same reversed picture as you see in your rear-view mirror). It also displays "guide lines".
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