I planning to purchase PIONEER AVIC-F900BT with the purpose of sending video signal out to the Rear DVD for my kids and back up camera capibility for my wife.
Please advise if this deck is capable to do both and how...your answer is greatly appriciated.
Thanks
Yes it is, here's the owners and installation manuals for it if you'd like to review them.
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/StaticFiles/Manuals/Navigation/AVIC-F900BT_OperationManual0606.pdf
Hey vncool,
what camera are you going for? I installed a cheap Jesen Jcam1 rearview backup camera 150 degree viewing angle. It was ~$24 on ebay. Here's some photos of the final product.
@w4rh4wk: that looks really nice! one question though, how hard would it be to rip the cam off it's socket... I'm just a tad reluctant to install one seeing as it's outside the car... maybe it can placed inside, behind the rear window?
@w4rh4wk: that looks really nice! one question though, how hard would it be to rip the cam off it's socket... I'm just a tad reluctant to install one seeing as it's outside the car... maybe it can placed inside, behind the rear window?
not that difficult. it was only $24. I was thinking of getting some touch up paint to camouflage it.
how is the night vision on that camera?
how is the night vision on that camera?
No night vision on that camera, you can kind of see the image with assistance from the reverse lights.
step1: find the location where you want to mount the camera and mount it.
Step2:running the cables from the back to the front. I had to use a coat hanger with a closed hook at the end of it to get the cables from the tailgate to the main body frame. This step takes the most amount of time.
Step 3: I had the camera draw power from the "red cable" on the pioneer head unit. The camera uses very little power and you dont want to hook it up to the yellow +12V that line is constantly on. I used the blak cable on the pioneer for the ground for the camera.
step4: plug in the video cable from the camera into the RCA jack on the pioneer unit labeled "REAR VIEW CAMERA IN". it is brown.
Step 5: directly from your manual
When this product is used with a rear view camera, it is possible to automatically switch from the video to rear view image when thegear shift is moved to REVERSE ®. RearView mode also allows you to check what is behind you while driving. It is necessary to set [back Camera] in[system Settings] to [On] when connecting the rear view camera. (For details, refer
to “Operation Manualâ€.)
Step 6:Make sure you have your Violet/white cable connected on your pioneer unit. This will tell your pioneer when you are in reverse and automatically switch over.