6_Myles Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Just finished the installing everything on my Excursion, I was going to tidy everything back up after testing but I don't know if this is the normal camera operation. 1st, Camera is grounded and set to 12v switched power at the D3. When I turn the car on and let it idle, the camera automatically comes up and I can't make it go away. I haven't driven forward or backwards yet, so I don't know if that will have anything to do with it. Is that normal? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sportsfan21 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 No thats not. The camera should only come on when you put the car in reverse or when you set it to Rear View mode. Check your reverse sensor wire. If you go into hardware->connection status, it should have 'reverse input'. It should be high when you are in Reverse and low when you are in anything else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisFit Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 did you hook it up to the reverse wire of the car? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
6_Myles Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Yes I hooked up to the reverse lights for the signal input. How do I get to the hardware - connection status menu? Still trying to find my way around this thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Yes I hooked up to the reverse lights for the signal input. How do I get to the hardware - connection status menu? Still trying to find my way around this thing The manual is a good place to start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
6_Myles Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 I started reading the manual after I made the previous post, but i know to RTFM. What causes the camera to come on? Additionally, what would cause the D3 to go straight to the camera on start up? If it was being feed constant power, would that do it? Maybe my reverse lines are constant power w/ a relay to trip the lights on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sportsfan21 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 A 12V+ signal into the reverse wire tells the AVIC to switch into reverse mode. If that wire that you tapped into is 12V+ all the time, then your unit will always think you're in reverse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
6_Myles Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 A 12V+ signal into the reverse wire tells the AVIC to switch into reverse mode. If that wire that you tapped into is 12V+ all the time, then your unit will always think you're in reverse. That was it, pulled the voltage and was 12. Apparently there are two black w/ pink stripe wires around the reverse lights on ford excursions. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haasem Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 I am having the same problem with a 2005 F-150. Should I look for a different black wire with a pink stripe?? 6_Myles what did you find? And where is the reverse wire with the switch?? thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Why is it people don't test before just hooking up wires? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
6_Myles Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Why is it people don't test before just hooking up wires? Because I was told on a Ford Forum that it was the black w/ pink stripe. Nobody mentioned there were two. I tested the second time. I ended up having to splice off of the reverse light itself b/c I was already nearby. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haasem Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I found the wire I needed. It was black with a pink stripe. I found it under the driver door. It is the same color as the wire on the passenger side. But the wire on the passenger side has power all of the time. It is a mystery to me. I should have done the driver side first. I guess I thought the best place to find the circuit would be near the fuse box. I thought wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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