Backup camera problem
10-15-2017, 08:06 PM
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Backup camera problem
Installed new Kenwood HU with a pioneer backup camera. Camera works great some times but intermittently when I put it into reverse, the guide lines will appear on the monitor but the rear view camera doesn't show a picture. Any ideas?
10-15-2017, 08:48 PM
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I would start by checking the power lead to the camera. I sounds like the camera is not always getting a "turn on" signal.
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10-15-2017, 10:43 PM
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That makes sense. Now that I think about this, I think the guides are a function of the head unit not the camera. So if the're coming on it would lead me to think the problem is with the Camera.
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10-15-2017, 10:47 PM
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Exactly what I was thinking. I would start with a multimeter at the camera and work my way up to the HU.
10-15-2017, 11:07 PM
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10-16-2017, 12:28 PM
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Correct, the head unit is getting the signal from the reverse wire up front but the camera is not turning on. Check the connection to the camera in the back. I had a bad camera when I first installed mine, had to swap it out.
