If I want a car camera to record while I am away from my car. How and where do I use this add a circut ? I have three fuse boxes.
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You would have to identify a circuit that is always getting power, even when the keys are out of the ignition. It would be best to use a multimeter and make sure the circuit reads ~12v. You can start with the fuse for the interior lights. These are usually powered all the time. If you do not know how to use a multimeter, you should probably find someone who does and ask for some help.
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You can use this. You need to find a fuse that is on when the ignition key is off. Look for the fuse panel that is in your dash that would have the power seats or emerg. flasher in it.Steve
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There are about 3 different things that you can look for 1st make sure you still have power to the camera unit itself and that the wire is not come undone from the camera. The 2nd thing you would want to check is that the video feed cable is still okay and that it has not come undone and then 3rd, if you can reach the video connector you can take a regular camcorder and connect the video feed from your camcorder to your head unit and see if you get a picture if not, are you sure that it is switching to the video. If you happen to have used a bypass connector so that you could see the videos in the car while you were driving. It is possible that if that unit shorted it could blank out your head unit if it's none of those things and I'm assuming you've already disconnected and reconnected the unit at least once. Then I would say that you have a defective head unit, depending on how old the unit as it may be covered under warranty. I hope this helps a little bit at least. I really hope it fixes either way, I hope you have a good evening
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Sorry for not getting back to you quickly, make sure the plug is fully inserted, also the button with the camera icon on it changes the view from front, front with rear in a smaller screen, or just rear. I know the instructions aren't very clear, my camera came set up in a foreign language. Had to watch you tube video: "Review: Front & Rear HD Car Dash Cam" by Techmoan. Watch this video, it might help You,
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I hooked it directly into my fuse box by going under the carpet into the dash from below. You can splice if you're comfortable doing that or buy a fuse connector at your local auto parts store for a couple bucks. Just find the appropriate fuse rating and one that powers off when the car is turned off. Hope that helps.
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What you're missing is the last part, "Car Alarm Remote Keychain DVR Camera". It is shaped and looks like a car alarm remote but is actually a DVR camera. You insert a microSD memory card to record the video on. It can be used as a car key ring and you would have the ability to record video when needed. It's also widely used for radio control videoing when attached to a plane or car.
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I have 2 of these cameras already installed and they work great. I was thinking about adding an additional camera, and want to know how do I connect the new camera to the two other cameras for AC power?
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this pligs in between the radio and the car. I couldn't get it to work for what i wanted, to add a camera i could see while drivivng down the road.or to watch my tv anytime, not just while in park.
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I bought a wired camera that attaches over the licence plate. Had a car audio shop install both GPS and camera as they know tricks to run wires.
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Hi! as long as you have it hooked up to the Cigarette Lighter and connected to the device, it will automatically turn on and off, record and overlap until you need the video, if in an accident or similar; when you need video, I would suggest you disconnect right away to make sure a new recording doesn't overlap the one you need but you have plenty of space so theoretically - should be fine; great device to have inside vehicle.
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Since this is a hard wired device, it has to be have a wire from the camera to a display monitor in the car. You can do it yourself, or ask your mechanic.
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I have three of these cameras and have hard wired all of them. One one car, I wired it to be on 24/7/365. It is a show car and a lot of people are always looking into it and messing with it. My other two trucks have it hard wired to come on and go off when the truck is started or stopped. When you cut the cord, right near the cigarette lighter plug, you have one red (positive) and one black (negative) wire. You simply ground the black to metal somewhere and you can use a fuse tap. The one I bought plugs into an existing fuse in your fuse box. You put the original fuse in the first bank of the tap, and a 5 amp fuse in the bank next to the red wire. Crimp the red wires together, plug it in and it works. Here is the fuse tap I bought: http://www.amazon.com/Littelfuse-FHA200BP-ATO-Add-A-Circuit-Kit/dp/B0002BGELQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1392259142&sr=1-1&keywords=fuse+tap
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The only way I could get it work right was to run the power line to the backup light. Then tie the green wire to that wire under The dash. Run the ground wire to a ground under the dash. Do not run the other 12 v line to power the unit, if you do the unit will stay on all the time with No video on the the screen until you put the car in reverse. You really don't need the green wire. All it does is default the unit to video 2. If you don't use the green wire the unit will show video 1 then switch to video 2. With the green wire tied to the power line from the backup lights the unit will default to video 2. the only power sourse you need for the camera and monitor is the 12 v from the backup lighhts. Take the sorry diagram and burn it. It will just give you a headache. Hope this helps
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No idea. I finally pulled mine off the dash and trashed it. I was having power connection issues. The USB port on the camera had come loose. Guess I should have never looked at footage.
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Yes & No!It all depends where it's plugged in. I plug mine into my Aux 12v socket, when I turn the car on or off the camera does as well. If you want to record all the time, or maybe utilize the motion detection option then you need to plug it into he vehicles primary 12v socket which is powered all the time.
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Hooked the camera up to a single pole/double throw-center off switch on the trailer's bathroom exhaust fan. One position turns on the fan, center position of switch is off and other position is camera ON. Purchased switch at Radio Shack. Did not connect the green trig wire, only the two 'hot' wires. The truck had its own backup camera, so made a cigarette lighter plug in switch to hook up the monitor in the truck for using the RV camera monitor when hauling the RV, when not pulling the RV, the monitor is stowed in RV.
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Sure, as long as you have uninterrupted power to it.... like a cigarette lighter plug that stays on when the key is off. When you first turn it on the little screen on the back is lit and stays lit for maybe 10 or 15 seconds. Then it goes black but the camera is still recording. However, there is a little light on the bottom right corner that is usually blue but can be a mixture of blue and red when it's charging. That's the only indication that it's on. I plug mine into a under the seat power plug and just pull it half way out when parking. Then I push it back in the next time I drive and the camera comes on automatically. I love this little camera and bought one for one of my boys and he too loves it. The video from this little guy is awesome. Remember, if you have it positioned looking through the windshield it won't video the cop but it will record the dialog... the video will be whatever is right in front of you. I looked a long time before deciding on this camera and the instruction manual is very clear even if written in Asia. Be sure and order the memory chip when you order the camera. You can select the length of recording up to 5 minutes long and then a new clip starts automatically and has several of the last video's closing frames. This makes it very easy to find a particular clip for a particular time. It records several days of data. It also has GPS that stamps your speed etc. on the video. Like I said, awesome. I don't believe you'll be disappointed if you get this little guy. If you want to be totally stealthy you could put a tiny piece of black tape over the little blue light, or paint it but it's only like maybe 1/8" in diameter and not very bright. The audio picks up every sound in the car. You can listen to your tunes all over again when viewing the clips! Good luck!
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I took it to a car alarm installer. They hard-wired it to a power source that is only on, when the ignition is on. When I start the car, the camera is powered on. The negative of that is there is NO "parking mode" available when the engine is off.