In dash tv help!

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:54 am

i just hooked up an in dash tv fpr my car but there is a wire that runs to the emergency brake so u cant watch it while u drive. how can i avoid this?

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:01 am

you need to find out if its a ground it needs or a positive, then connect it to a wire that supplies what it needs.

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:54 pm

i think its a negative wire but it wont work if i just ground it off. im thinking i will have to use a toggle switch to simulate the emergency.

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:54 pm

Which brand and model did you get?

The wire does not just need a ground.

It requires a series of on/off/on.
What the radio is actually looking for is the signals received of putting the car in park (automatic) then engaging the hand brake (or so I was told by a local car stereo shop).

If your new unit supports it, many have a bypass code that can be entered with the number pad and OK button on the remote control.
This is what I did with my new in-dash DVD player. It now works perfectly, even while driving.
Because it can be distracting, I don't often play a DVD unless it is for a passenger to watch.
Other than that, I just use the unit to listen to music.

Mine is the Dual XDVD8183 http://www.dualav.com/indashvideo/xdvd8183.html

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:19 pm

well i stand corrected....