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#362
frustration is setting in......
got everything wired up & radio turns on & other stuff seems to works, EXCEPT back up camera. The camera that came with the radio has a long RCA plug that plugs into the HU. That long cable has a red & black coming out of it near the camera side a single red on the RCA end of it. So I spliced into the reverse lights wires on the camera side, hoping that it would power the camera when reverse lights were on, but that seems to not be working. I then tried the red near the RCA & connected that to my 12v switched. That powered up the camera, but it was always on.
my other frustration is the emergency brake connection. I have the brake out from the PAC RP5-GM11 connected to the BRAKE IN from the HU. As sson as I release parking brake radio shuts off & gives me a warning symbol, same happens if I ground BRAKE IN from HU as Dennis had mentioned in another thread.
been fighting with this since yesterday guys. Any help???
got everything wired up & radio turns on & other stuff seems to works, EXCEPT back up camera. The camera that came with the radio has a long RCA plug that plugs into the HU. That long cable has a red & black coming out of it near the camera side a single red on the RCA end of it. So I spliced into the reverse lights wires on the camera side, hoping that it would power the camera when reverse lights were on, but that seems to not be working. I then tried the red near the RCA & connected that to my 12v switched. That powered up the camera, but it was always on.
my other frustration is the emergency brake connection. I have the brake out from the PAC RP5-GM11 connected to the BRAKE IN from the HU. As sson as I release parking brake radio shuts off & gives me a warning symbol, same happens if I ground BRAKE IN from HU as Dennis had mentioned in another thread.
been fighting with this since yesterday guys. Any help???
#363
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EXCEPT back up camera. The camera that came with the radio has a long RCA plug that plugs into the HU. That long cable has a red & black coming out of it near the camera side a single red on the RCA end of it. So I spliced into the reverse lights wires on the camera side, hoping that it would power the camera when reverse lights were on, but that seems to not be working. I then tried the red near the RCA & connected that to my 12v switched. That powered up the camera, but it was always on.
#364
ok guys, got it all figured out. All I needed was to sit back, take a deep breath & have a beer.
What I did to fix the brake problem was simply do a direct ground to the BRAKE IN from the radio. I connected an extra length of wire to that wire & connected it to a ground in the passenger footwell.
The camera problem I fixed by making sure the connection to the reverse lights was good (which it wasn't, so that's where I got power from) & connecting the red wire coming from the RCA side to REVERSE IN on the HU. So in essence I didn't use any of the PAC GM11 NAV wires.
Everything is in & running good. Only thing I just noticed now was that the reverse camera shows backwards on the screen (I mean my truck was on my left, but on the screen it showed the truck on the right). Anyone have this problem??
What I did to fix the brake problem was simply do a direct ground to the BRAKE IN from the radio. I connected an extra length of wire to that wire & connected it to a ground in the passenger footwell.
The camera problem I fixed by making sure the connection to the reverse lights was good (which it wasn't, so that's where I got power from) & connecting the red wire coming from the RCA side to REVERSE IN on the HU. So in essence I didn't use any of the PAC GM11 NAV wires.
Everything is in & running good. Only thing I just noticed now was that the reverse camera shows backwards on the screen (I mean my truck was on my left, but on the screen it showed the truck on the right). Anyone have this problem??
Last edited by *El Ocho*; 09-05-2016 at 04:32 PM.
#365
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Thread Starter
Try enabling the "Reversing X-mirror" option shown in the post I referenced above.
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#367
Race Director
I finally got my Joying UL-135 installed.. I swapped out the Newsmy unit I had in there.
The Unit is a MTCD unit and I have installed Malaysk V6 ROM (Android 5.1.1). Looking forward to using it in the car
The Unit is a MTCD unit and I have installed Malaysk V6 ROM (Android 5.1.1). Looking forward to using it in the car
#369
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Thread Starter
#370
Race Director
You invested considerable effort in that approach, so glad to hear this was worth the switch!
I bought the newsmy to replace the tablet. I quickly found that I missed a volume **** ( had one in the bezel below the tablet) coupled with the fact that the newsmy was starting to do some odd things, like cycle power while driving.
The Joying, while it too has some small quirks, for the most part I should have do this first.. LOL
#371
couple of things......
when I switch to nav it just stays on a "welcome to google maps" screen. so as of now it seems like my NAV isn't really working.
I also see that it has a card slot marked GPS, is it supposed to come with a GPS card or is that something that I need to find elsewhere?
when I switch to nav it just stays on a "welcome to google maps" screen. so as of now it seems like my NAV isn't really working.
I also see that it has a card slot marked GPS, is it supposed to come with a GPS card or is that something that I need to find elsewhere?
#372
Pro
Thread Starter
There are many Android navigation apps that use maps stored on the SD card; this HU came with iGO as the default, which is light-years ahead of the stock HU's navigation system.
Last edited by bjmsam; 09-18-2016 at 03:16 PM.
#375
Race Director
What apps are you guys using for your Music?
The 'Music' App it comes with, I cannot seem to find a way to search for albums or anything, it just plays.
Poweramp I think requires and Internet connection everytime it starts ( from what I have seen)
I have Rocket Player too, which is ok. I tried Doubletwist, but I guess it will not see locally installed music
but curious what other use
The 'Music' App it comes with, I cannot seem to find a way to search for albums or anything, it just plays.
Poweramp I think requires and Internet connection everytime it starts ( from what I have seen)
I have Rocket Player too, which is ok. I tried Doubletwist, but I guess it will not see locally installed music
but curious what other use
#376
Pro
Thread Starter
The standard music app works great for me, but when I need to search (offline or streaming), I use the "Amazon Music with Prime Music" app (which I also use exclusively on my Android phone). A search returns many other options...
For offline navigation during a trip abroad, Sygic worked great on my phone...
For offline navigation during a trip abroad, Sygic worked great on my phone...
Last edited by bjmsam; 09-20-2016 at 06:06 PM.
#377
so far, the few times I've driven it since the install I've either listened to FM radio, a CD or my ipod, which I ran the connection to my glove compartment.
haven't really tried an app, except for Pandora on my phone & linked up to HU via bluetooth.
haven't really tried an app, except for Pandora on my phone & linked up to HU via bluetooth.
#378
Anyone know what OBDii unit will pair and connect with this unit? I'm trying to get data for Track Addict.
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#379
Pro
Thread Starter
Anyone know what OBDii unit will pair and connect with this unit? I'm trying to get data for Track Addict.
#380
Why not try the adapter mentioned in that ad?