How to automaticly switch to reverse camera in Clarion head unit?

[furansu]

Hey guys, I have Clarion MAX686BT head unit and a CMOS reverse camera fitted in my car. The question is how do I switch automatically to reverse camera display when i switch to reverse gear? I've already connected the camera wire to the tailight and connect the RCA cable to the head unit. Everytime i wanna see whats behind i have to select the 'AUX' tab in the head unit. It's kinda annoying and ineffective imop. Is there any device that will do this job automatically? cheerz

[ej20i]

yupm, i use the same unit as you and i got reverse camera too
the purple wire on the head unit loom if im not mistaken (should say it in the manual, reverse signal) connect that to your reverse light

[evolution]

Got the same HU with reverse camera attached. Ran into the same problem

Need to ensure the following is done

1) Camera RCA cable needs to go into the CCD-IN RCA connector
2) Purple/white cable from the HU loom is tapped onto your reverse gear cord
3) Camera power is connected to your reverse light power

I assume the only time you get a picture is when you connect to the AUX video cable? As ej20i said, you are most probably not connecting the purple/white cable properly, this triggers the HU to switch to reverse camera mode. So even if you connected the camera to the CCD-IN connector (which is the correct one) and did not connect the the purple/white you will not get a picture.

[ej20i]

in this topic, any of you guys have iPhone?
my max keeps cutting my music out when i just start the car and goes to a2dp

[evolution]

I use a thumb drive to store my songs and connect it to the USB port. Wife has an iPhone, but it doesn't work on my set because I don't have the correct connectors in the first place.

[furansu]

Hey guys! thanks for helping me out. i'll be fixing up my HU in the weekend and will let you know how it goes.

[furansu]

Hey i did the connection on the weekend and it worked! Thanks heaps guys!

[evolution]

Hey guys, wondering if anyone knows how to unlock the region lock on this unit. Bought a couple of DVDs for the kids, but it is all region 1 coded so I can't use them in the car