I am really digging the way sony sets up their radios. I think you and Nando are getting a little chemistry on camera. I mean that in the best possible way. :-)
Can this headunit automatically switch on the backup camera when the car is put into reverse? Such as most factory backup cams. On top of that, my car is a manual transmission, not sure if it makes a difference or not...
I agree that it is not ideal to have the camera powered from an accessory source but for this head unit, i discovered that wiring it as per the video will solve reported issues where the head unit is not switching back to the home page or the last screen being used when the car is put back into drive/park. I originally wired it to the reverse light as you would with any reversing camera but then re-wired it to an accessory power source.
Thanks for the instructional video. If you connect the camera red wire to your car's accessory wire, does it mean that the camera is powered full-time while the ignition is on? I understand that the "reverse in" will be used to trigger the unit to stream video from the camera only when the shifter is in the reverse (either that or when the user selected "camera" from the main menu). But isn't this idiosyncratic setup rather weird considering that the camera is constantly powered even though most of the time the unit will not process it's video signal. Unless I misunderstand something...
You are 100% correct. Hooking up the camera the way described here is stupid. You don't want the camera powered up all the time. The radio has a rear camera feature that would allow you to turn it on while moving forward, but having had rear view cameras in the past, never use this feature.
@@broderp @Ervin Nagy Thats the same question I have regarding the automatic reverse camera to activate on the screen. Only way I can access it is when reversing and then select via the camera icon menu and select the reverse cam. I believe my issue is that I connected the red power cable (constant power) to the camera instead of the accessories power 'switch'. I think this makes sense since the screen pops up no active camera when starting it up because it has constant power but no rear cam activation since I'm not yet in reverse. I'll try to switch it over and prove my theory soon.
Two questions: If you don't connect to the reverse light, do you have to select the camera each time before backing up? Also, can you adjust the back up guide lines to the left or right if you couldn't mount the camera in the center? Thanks
First of all thanks for the video. I'm about to buy this stereo and replace the one on my 2009 Pontiac solstice gxp, I'm wondering if I need to buy an adapter in order to use the steering wheel controls, if so, which one should I get?
Running fwd the Rev light trigger isn't clear to me. If it's not the Rev light itself (as u said not to do) what do I run fwd to the purple/white wire. thanks. I am sorry for posting the same question over and again. You guys are experts and very good at explaining.
+Thomas Gunderson yes use the reverse light wire to connect to the purple white wire. Do not use it to power the camera. Use the red and black wires for that. All good
WRONG. Running the camera on all the time is going to wear out the camera. There is no reason to run the camera all the time. Save yourself the headache and just wire the camera to the back up lights. The camera comes on when in reverse, and powers off when not. Your camera will thank you for it.
@broderp so all I should do is wire the power wire of the camera to the reverse lights and the purple wire of the headunit to the reverse lights as well? Black to the ground, obviously.
If the reverse in (trigger wire) isn't wired, I assume that means the screen won't automatically be switched to the camera view when in reverse. But can I run a "constant on" view that ONLY comes on when I tap "rear camera" by leaving out the trigger wire? Thanks!
I have the 5000 version and I believe my setup is almost right for the backup camera. Do you have to select rear camera every time you go into reverse? Currently i have to select the camera then reverse and I have image and it does not go back to home screen just sits at no image so I toggle back home. Am I missing something in my set up or is just the functionality of the head unit?
No man u installed it wrong like i just did. You powered the camera probably through accessories so its always on but didnt use a reverse wire (such as reverse light) to trigger the headunit. Watch this video below for the fix. Basically you should power the camera using the headunit's accesories connection (red i think. splice it into that). Then connect the reverse camera's trigger wire (green) to the headunit's reverse in (purple/white) wire. Thatll automatically trigger the headunit to switch to the video feed. And dont forget to ground properly. ruclips.net/video/eTVE1DzcIWs/видео.html
Is the set up the same for an xav-ax150 ? I have a red wolf back up camera in my 2002 sport trac, the first time I ran a rep and black wire from back to the front hooked it in with the power on the radio red wire and the black ground , but camera stays in all the time, so it’s now tied in to the back up lights , witch it works when I back up , but I can turn it on with the camera button. In the radio
thanks for the video. So what I understand is if I connect the red from the camera to the red on the Sony receiver and ground the black from the camera and then connect the green "reverse in" from the Sony receiver to the reverse lights will this activate the reverse camera automatically when I throw the reverse gear and will I be able to activate the reverse camera when not in reverse gear?
Mate. I have been advised that my stock back up camera is 6 volt and i may need to but a step down converter to use my stock camera. Is there any way i can check this before going out to buy one? Thanks for your video. I think you should have mentioned that not all cams are 12v as well.
I’m a little lost. What did you plug the purple/white wire to? If red goes to red and black to black. Where does purple white go to? Hope to hear back soon
@@theguywiththexname it’s all good. I got the camera all working when you click on camera on the Home Screen, just can’t get it to engage with I put my car in reverse. I haven’t plugged the purple/white wire into anything yet so I’m just wondering what you did it to. It looks like I just need to splice it to the reverse light wire if that rings a bell? Thanks for your response
@@OfficialTK yeah i had the same issue. But yes you need to splice it to the reverse lights. I ran a really long wire form the radio to the back and spliced it right by the reverse light. Shoot now I’m trying to remember and I remember there was something else I had to do. I know the camera has to be powered at all times and then I spliced the reverse into the light.
@@theguywiththexname yeah I think that should do it. I will see if there is somewhere I can splice it near the front console otherwise it looks like I will have to run the long wire to the trunk ahaha. I appreciate your help man
Hooking up the backup camera the way your doing it works but only if you want a constant feed to the backup camera, now if you only want the camera to power on when you put the vehicle in reverse then connect the red wire that runs to the back on the stereo to the purple wire aka Reverse wire and then tie both red wire at the camera end to the reverse lights and tie the ground wire to the ground wire on the reverse lights. Either way will work though but remind you doing it the way I explained it also could extend the life of the camera
Tie both red wires at camera end together and wire them to one of the reverse lights in the back of vehicle and then the single red wire at the radio end wire it to the Camera Trigger wire on back of radio. Black wire to a good ground. And your setup should come on old when you put your vehicle in reverse.
If you only have 1 red wire at the camera end and 1 red wire at the radio then do the same like I said minus the 2nd red wire at camera end, just take the red wire at camera wire end tie into reverse light wire and red wire at radio end and tie into camera reverse trigger
Will I retain my factory active parking lines with this unit? I like the way the lines turn on the my factory head unit as I turn the steering wheel. Will I be able to do that should I install this unit?
Great video guys, very well done. I think I understand that a third wire needs to run power from the reverse light to the 'reverse in' wire on the wiring harness. Does the power from the reverse lights (when on) cause the Sony Head unit to automatically switch the screen to the back up camera? Otherwise without that power, not in reverse, you can select the rear camera from the menu?
Thats the same question I have regarding the automatic reverse camera to activate on the screen. Only way I can access it is when reversing and then select via the camera icon menu and select the reverse cam. I believe my issue is that I connected the red power cable (constant power) to the camera instead of the accessories power 'switch'. I think this makes sense since the screen pops up no active camera when starting it up because it has constant power but no rear cam activation since I'm not yet in reverse. I'll try to switch it over and prove my theory soon.
Thanks, I followed camera instructions and that screwed me over as it would only function in reverse, But not on the camera app on screen. Thanks for the video, Helped me out of a pickle.
So I have set everything up, but my camera is not working. I did as you said and used the power pig tails coming off of the RCA cables to run constant power from the deck to the camera. I Connected the RCA power pig tail via butt connectors to the power wire coming off the power harness on the camera, and then tapped into the power of the deck using a splitter with the other power pig tail coming off the RCA. I also ran a trigger wire that is tapped into the reverse lights via a splitter from back to front, and connected that to the trigger wire in the back of the deck via butt connectors. I also established a ground in the back. However, my camera isn't working. I checked the power behind the deck at both the trigger wire and power source, and both of those are receiving power. However, when checking the power for the trigger wire and power wire at the back I detect no power. Mind you my reverse lights are still coming on and all that which doesn't make sense to me with the trigger wire. As for the power wire in the back not receiving power, I have no idea why that isn't working. I also tested my camera on another friends car that is already set up and it works, so there is something that I have done incorrectly in the back. Any help would be appreciated.
I have this headunit and I am trying to figure out if there is anyway to screen mirror a phone to it? I can’t find any information online. I was thinking of a lightning cable to hdmi to usb? Not sure if this would work
Thanks for the help! I was only able to see the camera when in reverse. Others times it said no signal. My eRapta ERT01 has a backup LED lamp. It's on all the time now. Any work around that? THX
Great videos... I actually bought a Sony XAV-AX100 recently based on your uploads but had some problems with the reverse camera that I wanted to get your thoughts on. I've encountered a frustrating camera glitch and I wasn't sure whether that was something you've encountered when installing this head unit in your clients' vehicles. I bought an inexpensive "Type 1" style camera like the one in your "Backup camera basics 101 for your car" video. Basically, the XAV-AX100 unit defaults to display the Rear Camera view every time I start the vehicle - or after I shift out of reverse - if I ever use the Reverse Camera feature once. Upon startup from that point forward, the camera always displays the image behind my vehicle without parking assist lines as soon as I start the engine. When I shift into reverse, the camera shows the backup lines and area behind the vehicle; as soon as I shift out of reverse, the screen goes black for an instant and displays the image as if I touched the Rear Camera button. Strangely, the problem stops once I perform a Factory Reset on the XAV-AX100; unfortunately, it starts acting up again if I ever touch the Reverse Camera button on the touchscreen. For the time being, I am avoiding using the Rear Camera feature at all since the reverse trigger seems to work fine whenever I shift into reverse. My camera is powered by the red accessory wire on the loom behind the dash. The purple/white reverse in wire in the harness is connected to the positive wire of the reverse light. I've tried wiring the black negative lead from the camera to the body (ground) at one point and later changing it to the negative reverse light wire. Even before I wired the reverse light trigger though, the camera would default to display upon startup anytime after I used the Rear Camera feature just once while the vehicle was on. I'm beginning to think it's a software glitch with the XAV-AX100 since performing a factory reset temporarily solve the issue. Sony posted a firmware update on 4/27/2017 to version 1.02.06 but has since removed the file with the warning "IMPORTANT: This update is temporarily unavalable. Please check back later" displayed on their support website ["available" misspelled on Sony's website]. I have an older firmware version right now, but after messaging another user on the Sony support forum with the now-unavailable firmware version with the same issue, I'm concerned I bought a broken product. My fingers are crossed for a firmware fix - but is there any chance this is an installation error on my part? Any chance you've run into a similar issue with the backup camera on an XAV-AX100 too? Thanks in advance.
+Matthew King we have not had anyone bring up this issue to us yet. When I get some time I want to play with one and see it I can get it to repeat the issue. Unfortunately at the moment we are sold out of them.
Matthew King I have also got this problem. I don't suppose you fixed it? I had to do a factory reset after the volume control stopped working for my radio and only worked for Bluetooth, since then after I take the car out of reverse, the rear view camera option goes on the screen! So annoying!
Unfortunately, no - I have not come across a fix for the rear camera glitch yet. I've tried directly contacting Sony Electronics through a couple different channels, but I have never received a response from the company. My only suggestion would be to try to reach out to Sony directly yourself. It seems like a software flaw that could be fixed with a firmware update - maybe with enough complaints Sony will eventually address the issues in the XAV-AX100.
@Matthew King - you have probably moved on from this issue or solved it, but for anyone reading I solved the reversing camera issue with the XAVAX100 by installing my camera as per the instructions in this video (hooking the camera positive to an accessory power source instead of the reverse light)
Hey there i just installed my sony xav to my car today but I just wired the camera positive to my reverse taillight wire. I have a similar issue when I turn my car on, the head unit defaults to the backup camera mode. From the home screen of the head unit, does your backup camera come on when you shift to reverse? For me, I have to manually tap on the "rearview camera" icon on my home screen to have the rearview camera come on.
"You're not going to because I just told you not to..." Then no explanation why. Then you go into camera settings and don't show the options besides normal.
Are you serious... he said that was an accessory power wire you want that power to be constant when radio is on... that’s just the intended functionality.
Hi guys. I purchased this Sony XV-XA100, its already installed. I thing the guy that installed the radio did it the typical way because the only "back-up camera image" that's showing is just when my SUV is on reverse. In this video you talk about an accessory for the red cable but I'm not sure is it is an actual accessory or is a way to connect that cable to the radio harness. Any suggestions? Do you have a PDF instructions to correctly install this radio? I researched on Sony's website but they don't have one. Thanks.
Five Star Car Stereo the cable that came with the box was a regular one. Do you thing this cable from Amazon will solve the issue? Fontic 10M 32FT RCA with Trigger Cable Car RCA Video Extension Cable for Auto Backup Camera Monitor Rear View Parking System with Detection Wire Reverse Trigger Lead for GPS Navigation www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCV21I4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_YXA4yb80JXV04
Obed A. Roldán Castro yeah that would work, you might want to get a shorter one though. You do not want a all that length balled up behind the dash. It may hurt the image quality.
I figured it out, the camera needs constant power not just power when in reverse. Connect to reverse light and to accessory power. That way the camera will come on when in reverse and from the onscreen controls too.
i am a little confused.. camera has two wires.. red and black .. red connects to red on harness and black is grounded.. purple white gets connected to reverse lights ...so what goes into camera input on the head unit?
I followed this video to setup xav-ax5000 but I ran into a problem, My reverse light fuse is 12v constant and looks like Mitsubishi using ground to control the reverse signal. How could I send signal to reverse in in this scenario?
@@FiveStarCarStereoInc Thanks. Yes that worked. Mitsubishi uses transfer case switch style, which sends +ve to the rear light which is after the fuse box. Taking `reverse in` from rear fixed this issue.
Hi Thanks for the video, just a question, I have bought a backup camera with led's in it, i get that i run from the reverse light to the reverse wire on radio, my question is as it has LED on camera is that ok to keep continually powered why car is on or will it just damage the camera, If it does damage camera, should i why the purple wire from the radio and power from the camera to the reverse light bulb so it will only work when in reverse and go with out the button to turn on camera any time. Thanks in advance
+Paul Panter for those types of cameras we connect them to the reverse lights with a relay. The reverse light may not have enough power to power the bulb and the camera.
Do I need to extend the red power wire from the camera with an additional wire to the head unit or do I use the short red wire that is at the end of the RCA cable?
Thanks. I'm trying to install a Boyo VTL17IR camera which has a 4 pin lead that connects to the video cable which has the usual red/black wires which I connected to the reverse lamp power and ground. At the other end of the cable is the yellow RCA plug and a short red wire which I connected to the REV IN purple/white wire in the wiring harness. I get no video image either in reverse or by pressing the camera icon on the screen. Because the video cable wasn't long enough to reach the head unit I added a another video cable and spliced in a longer red wire. Is it possible that the extension cable is not compatible with the RCA cable? Perhaps because the camera has active parking lines?
jdarch65 I would test everything out by taking the red you connected to the purple Rev in and connecting to your red accessory power, this will at least let you know all other connections are good and you can go to the camera without being in reverse.
if I hook it up to have power all the time led lights would be on camera all the time and at night will get pulled over because license plate can't be read because of bright lights
@@elulysero8863 as a matter of fact those lifgts sound like a great solution for speed traps and red light cameras! I may have to run super bright led lights just for that purpose
If you have a backup camera that has built in lights, you’re going to want to wire your power to the reverse lights, if not, the lights will be on the entire time which is annoying and illegal.
hi my reversing camera is working fine I can't get the rear view camera working don't know why any help I can't see what's going on behind me doesn't seem to work
WRONG. Bad advise. Why on earth would you want to hook the power of the camera to the radio? Most people use their radio a lot more than they drive in reverse. The camera will be powered up a lot and this could lead to camera wear and tear. Many camera's have night vision and their LED's would also be on most of the time. Since this radio has a reverse camera button, the only reason to hook up the camera in the method shown here is to utilize this function. In actual use, this is not very useful. Hooking it up to the reverse light or +12 VDC when the car is in reverse is the best way. The camera will only come on when your in reverse, which is the purpose of it anyways. If you must use the backup camera button on the radio while going forward (again, a waste of time) then do it the right and install a small toggle switch to supply power to the camera.
So I just hooked mine up the way you are talking about but when i shift to reverse, the camera doesnt come on until i actually tap on the camera icon on my home screen. Any suggestions? thanks
LEDs have an average lifespan of 50,000 hours. That means if you left it on for 24-hours a day, it would last almost 6 years. And if you only run them 4 hours a day, they would last 34 years.
Parasite Lives Matter Very bad advice to wire the camera to constant ON while car is running. It’s not so much the wear and tear in my case but it would be a ring of bright white leds shining at everyone behind me at night. It’s like a mini flashlight. Not cool. Just asking to get pulled over 🚓
![Megan Thee Stallion - Mamushi (Remix) [feat. TWICE] [Official Audio]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5c0_u9PsrsQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Abit of a stupid question but do you have a actual video with step by step of how to wire a factory reverse camera to a aftermarket stereo?
I am really digging the way sony sets up their radios. I think you and Nando are getting a little chemistry on camera. I mean that in the best possible way. :-)
Tim datoolman thanks were trying something new.
I know it's a old video but thank you! This helps! A LOT! THANKS!!!
Thanks for the how to. Might you guys have a guide on how to setup the back up lines for the camera?
Thanks for the great videos. I understand back up cams now. The tech support from my "retailer" was okay but you guys take the cake.
What backup camera are you using ?
I love the clean look of this radio and I may get one soon :-)
Can this headunit automatically switch on the backup camera when the car is put into reverse? Such as most factory backup cams. On top of that, my car is a manual transmission, not sure if it makes a difference or not...
Mark Rodgers yes
I agree that it is not ideal to have the camera powered from an accessory source but for this head unit, i discovered that wiring it as per the video will solve reported issues where the head unit is not switching back to the home page or the last screen being used when the car is put back into drive/park.
I originally wired it to the reverse light as you would with any reversing camera but then re-wired it to an accessory power source.
I'm having the same issues, but haven not been able to solve them.
What if you wire both the camera and the head unit reverse wire to the reverse power?
Thanks for the instructional video. If you connect the camera red wire to your car's accessory wire, does it mean that the camera is powered full-time while the ignition is on? I understand that the "reverse in" will be used to trigger the unit to stream video from the camera only when the shifter is in the reverse (either that or when the user selected "camera" from the main menu). But isn't this idiosyncratic setup rather weird considering that the camera is constantly powered even though most of the time the unit will not process it's video signal. Unless I misunderstand something...
You are 100% correct. Hooking up the camera the way described here is stupid. You don't want the camera powered up all the time. The radio has a rear camera feature that would allow you to turn it on while moving forward, but having had rear view cameras in the past, never use this feature.
@@broderp @Ervin Nagy Thats the same question I have regarding the automatic reverse camera to activate on the screen. Only way I can access it is when reversing and then select via the camera icon menu and select the reverse cam. I believe my issue is that I connected the red power cable (constant power) to the camera instead of the accessories power 'switch'. I think this makes sense since the screen pops up no active camera when starting it up because it has constant power but no rear cam activation since I'm not yet in reverse. I'll try to switch it over and prove my theory soon.
Thanks for the clear explanation and video! I've set it up and it works great!
Where do I get the wire with the yellow and ground d wire
Thanks so much for this video! All the information i was searching for!
Two questions: If you don't connect to the reverse light, do you have to select the camera each time before backing up? Also, can you adjust the back up guide lines to the left or right if you couldn't mount the camera in the center? Thanks
First of all thanks for the video. I'm about to buy this stereo and replace the one on my 2009 Pontiac solstice gxp, I'm wondering if I need to buy an adapter in order to use the steering wheel controls, if so, which one should I get?
Hi there can any brand reverse camera work with sony head unit
Thank you so much for the advice.
Running fwd the Rev light trigger isn't clear to me. If it's not the Rev light itself (as u said not to do) what do I run fwd to the purple/white wire. thanks. I am sorry for posting the same question over and again. You guys are experts and very good at explaining.
+Thomas Gunderson yes use the reverse light wire to connect to the purple white wire. Do not use it to power the camera. Use the red and black wires for that. All good
WRONG. Running the camera on all the time is going to wear out the camera. There is no reason to run the camera all the time. Save yourself the headache and just wire the camera to the back up lights. The camera comes on when in reverse, and powers off when not. Your camera will thank you for it.
@broderp so all I should do is wire the power wire of the camera to the reverse lights and the purple wire of the headunit to the reverse lights as well? Black to the ground, obviously.
Thank you, I’m seeing my reversing camera is flipping the image- is there a problem with how I’ve wired it up?
If the reverse in (trigger wire) isn't wired, I assume that means the screen won't automatically be switched to the camera view when in reverse.
But can I run a "constant on" view that ONLY comes on when I tap "rear camera" by leaving out the trigger wire?
Thanks!
hi, got a quick question . can i use a wireless camera with sony xav-ax5000 ? thank you.
Yes
I have the 5000 version and I believe my setup is almost right for the backup camera. Do you have to select rear camera every time you go into reverse? Currently i have to select the camera then reverse and I have image and it does not go back to home screen just sits at no image so I toggle back home. Am I missing something in my set up or is just the functionality of the head unit?
No man u installed it wrong like i just did. You powered the camera probably through accessories so its always on but didnt use a reverse wire (such as reverse light) to trigger the headunit. Watch this video below for the fix. Basically you should power the camera using the headunit's accesories connection (red i think. splice it into that). Then connect the reverse camera's trigger wire (green) to the headunit's reverse in (purple/white) wire. Thatll automatically trigger the headunit to switch to the video feed. And dont forget to ground properly.
ruclips.net/video/eTVE1DzcIWs/видео.html
Will the head unit automatically switch to the camera when put in reverse while using Apple CarPlay
Is the set up the same for an xav-ax150 ? I have a red wolf back up camera in my 2002 sport trac, the first time I ran a rep and black wire from back to the front hooked it in with the power on the radio red wire and the black ground , but camera stays in all the time, so it’s now tied in to the back up lights , witch it works when I back up , but I can turn it on with the camera button. In the radio
Would be the same with wiring as a xav ax1000? I've got a xav ax1000 and it's saying it's not getting signal when I press the rear camera button??!!
thanks for the video. So what I understand is if I connect the red from the camera to the red on the Sony receiver and ground the black from the camera and then connect the green "reverse in" from the Sony receiver to the reverse lights will this activate the reverse camera automatically when I throw the reverse gear and will I be able to activate the reverse camera when not in reverse gear?
Yes. But keeping the camera on all the time is bad for the camera. Its a bad idea.
Mate. I have been advised that my stock back up camera is 6 volt and i may need to but a step down converter to use my stock camera. Is there any way i can check this before going out to buy one? Thanks for your video. I think you should have mentioned that not all cams are 12v as well.
Great help thanks
I’m a little lost. What did you plug the purple/white wire to? If red goes to red and black to black. Where does purple white go to? Hope to hear back soon
Did you figure it out, that’s what I’m stuck on right now. Cheers
@@OfficialTK shoot I forget now. What do you need help on? Is a function not working? As for the wiring i don’t remember lol
@@theguywiththexname it’s all good. I got the camera all working when you click on camera on the Home Screen, just can’t get it to engage with I put my car in reverse. I haven’t plugged the purple/white wire into anything yet so I’m just wondering what you did it to. It looks like I just need to splice it to the reverse light wire if that rings a bell? Thanks for your response
@@OfficialTK yeah i had the same issue. But yes you need to splice it to the reverse lights. I ran a really long wire form the radio to the back and spliced it right by the reverse light. Shoot now I’m trying to remember and I remember there was something else I had to do. I know the camera has to be powered at all times and then I spliced the reverse into the light.
@@theguywiththexname yeah I think that should do it. I will see if there is somewhere I can splice it near the front console otherwise it looks like I will have to run the long wire to the trunk ahaha. I appreciate your help man
Hooking up the backup camera the way your doing it works but only if you want a constant feed to the backup camera, now if you only want the camera to power on when you put the vehicle in reverse then connect the red wire that runs to the back on the stereo to the purple wire aka Reverse wire and then tie both red wire at the camera end to the reverse lights and tie the ground wire to the ground wire on the reverse lights. Either way will work though but remind you doing it the way I explained it also could extend the life of the camera
Both red wire at camera end? One is from camera, where does other come from?
Tie both red wires at camera end together and wire them to one of the reverse lights in the back of vehicle and then the single red wire at the radio end wire it to the Camera Trigger wire on back of radio. Black wire to a good ground. And your setup should come on old when you put your vehicle in reverse.
If you only have 1 red wire at the camera end and 1 red wire at the radio then do the same like I said minus the 2nd red wire at camera end, just take the red wire at camera wire end tie into reverse light wire and red wire at radio end and tie into camera reverse trigger
Will I retain my factory active parking lines with this unit? I like the way the lines turn on the my factory head unit as I turn the steering wheel. Will I be able to do that should I install this unit?
Great video! Thank you!
Great video guys, very well done. I think I understand that a third wire needs to run power from the reverse light to the 'reverse in' wire on the wiring harness.
Does the power from the reverse lights (when on) cause the Sony Head unit to automatically switch the screen to the back up camera? Otherwise without that power, not in reverse, you can select the rear camera from the menu?
Thats the same question I have regarding the automatic reverse camera to activate on the screen. Only way I can access it is when reversing and then select via the camera icon menu and select the reverse cam. I believe my issue is that I connected the red power cable (constant power) to the camera instead of the accessories power 'switch'. I think this makes sense since the screen pops up no active camera when starting it up because it has constant power but no rear cam activation since I'm not yet in reverse. I'll try to switch it over and prove my theory soon.
Thanks, I followed camera instructions and that screwed me over as it would only function in reverse, But not on the camera app on screen. Thanks for the video, Helped me out of a pickle.
So I have set everything up, but my camera is not working. I did as you said and used the power pig tails coming off of the RCA cables to run constant power from the deck to the camera. I Connected the RCA power pig tail via butt connectors to the power wire coming off the power harness on the camera, and then tapped into the power of the deck using a splitter with the other power pig tail coming off the RCA. I also ran a trigger wire that is tapped into the reverse lights via a splitter from back to front, and connected that to the trigger wire in the back of the deck via butt connectors. I also established a ground in the back. However, my camera isn't working. I checked the power behind the deck at both the trigger wire and power source, and both of those are receiving power. However, when checking the power for the trigger wire and power wire at the back I detect no power. Mind you my reverse lights are still coming on and all that which doesn't make sense to me with the trigger wire. As for the power wire in the back not receiving power, I have no idea why that isn't working. I also tested my camera on another friends car that is already set up and it works, so there is something that I have done incorrectly in the back. Any help would be appreciated.
Can this model support a Bluetooth camera?
Can we connect this Sony touchscreen unit with sensor system also
Can u please do a demo on the xav ax100 USB browser, and play some video or song from a USB stick ....thank you
Will it work with factory camera ? 2014 camry se
I have this headunit and I am trying to figure out if there is anyway to screen mirror a phone to it? I can’t find any information online. I was thinking of a lightning cable to hdmi to usb? Not sure if this would work
That isnt possible on this unit but you do have android auto and apple CarPlay if you plug your phone into the USB which is in a sense the same thing
Thanks for the help!
I was only able to see the camera when in reverse. Others times it said no signal.
My eRapta ERT01 has a backup LED lamp. It's on all the time now.
Any work around that?
THX
Great videos... I actually bought a Sony XAV-AX100 recently based on your uploads but had some problems with the reverse camera that I wanted to get your thoughts on. I've encountered a frustrating camera glitch and I wasn't sure whether that was something you've encountered when installing this head unit in your clients' vehicles. I bought an inexpensive "Type 1" style camera like the one in your "Backup camera basics 101 for your car" video.
Basically, the XAV-AX100 unit defaults to display the Rear Camera view every time I start the vehicle - or after I shift out of reverse - if I ever use the Reverse Camera feature once. Upon startup from that point forward, the camera always displays the image behind my vehicle without parking assist lines as soon as I start the engine. When I shift into reverse, the camera shows the backup lines and area behind the vehicle; as soon as I shift out of reverse, the screen goes black for an instant and displays the image as if I touched the Rear Camera button.
Strangely, the problem stops once I perform a Factory Reset on the XAV-AX100; unfortunately, it starts acting up again if I ever touch the Reverse Camera button on the touchscreen. For the time being, I am avoiding using the Rear Camera feature at all since the reverse trigger seems to work fine whenever I shift into reverse.
My camera is powered by the red accessory wire on the loom behind the dash. The purple/white reverse in wire in the harness is connected to the positive wire of the reverse light. I've tried wiring the black negative lead from the camera to the body (ground) at one point and later changing it to the negative reverse light wire. Even before I wired the reverse light trigger though, the camera would default to display upon startup anytime after I used the Rear Camera feature just once while the vehicle was on.
I'm beginning to think it's a software glitch with the XAV-AX100 since performing a factory reset temporarily solve the issue. Sony posted a firmware update on 4/27/2017 to version 1.02.06 but has since removed the file with the warning "IMPORTANT: This update is temporarily unavalable. Please check back later" displayed on their support website ["available" misspelled on Sony's website]. I have an older firmware version right now, but after messaging another user on the Sony support forum with the now-unavailable firmware version with the same issue, I'm concerned I bought a broken product.
My fingers are crossed for a firmware fix - but is there any chance this is an installation error on my part? Any chance you've run into a similar issue with the backup camera on an XAV-AX100 too? Thanks in advance.
+Matthew King we have not had anyone bring up this issue to us yet. When I get some time I want to play with one and see it I can get it to repeat the issue. Unfortunately at the moment we are sold out of them.
Matthew King I have also got this problem. I don't suppose you fixed it?
I had to do a factory reset after the volume control stopped working for my radio and only worked for Bluetooth, since then after I take the car out of reverse, the rear view camera option goes on the screen! So annoying!
Unfortunately, no - I have not come across a fix for the rear camera glitch yet. I've tried directly contacting Sony Electronics through a couple different channels, but I have never received a response from the company.
My only suggestion would be to try to reach out to Sony directly yourself. It seems like a software flaw that could be fixed with a firmware update - maybe with enough complaints Sony will eventually address the issues in the XAV-AX100.
@Matthew King - you have probably moved on from this issue or solved it, but for anyone reading I solved the reversing camera issue with the XAVAX100 by installing my camera as per the instructions in this video (hooking the camera positive to an accessory power source instead of the reverse light)
Hey there i just installed my sony xav to my car today but I just wired the camera positive to my reverse taillight wire. I have a similar issue when I turn my car on, the head unit defaults to the backup camera mode. From the home screen of the head unit, does your backup camera come on when you shift to reverse? For me, I have to manually tap on the "rearview camera" icon on my home screen to have the rearview camera come on.
"You're not going to because I just told you not to..." Then no explanation why. Then you go into camera settings and don't show the options besides normal.
Are you serious... he said that was an accessory power wire you want that power to be constant when radio is on... that’s just the intended functionality.
Hey guys so the red cable next to video plug that came with camera doesn’t go connected to “reverse in”?
Hi guys. I purchased this Sony XV-XA100, its already installed. I thing the guy that installed the radio did it the typical way because the only "back-up camera image" that's showing is just when my SUV is on reverse. In this video you talk about an accessory for the red cable but I'm not sure is it is an actual accessory or is a way to connect that cable to the radio harness. Any suggestions? Do you have a PDF instructions to correctly install this radio? I researched on Sony's website but they don't have one. Thanks.
Obed A. Roldán Castro the cameras power wire just needs to connect to the red wire behind the radio.
Five Star Car Stereo the cable that came with the box was a regular one. Do you thing this cable from Amazon will solve the issue?
Fontic 10M 32FT RCA with Trigger Cable Car RCA Video Extension Cable for Auto Backup Camera Monitor Rear View Parking System with Detection Wire Reverse Trigger Lead for GPS Navigation www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCV21I4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_YXA4yb80JXV04
Obed A. Roldán Castro yeah that would work, you might want to get a shorter one though. You do not want a all that length balled up behind the dash. It may hurt the image quality.
Five Star Car Stereo thanks guys.
hi I tried the rear camera settings and it doesn't work the reversing camera works ok
When I select rear camera I get a no signal message what is the problem?
I figured it out, the camera needs constant power not just power when in reverse. Connect to reverse light and to accessory power. That way the camera will come on when in reverse and from the onscreen controls too.
Wish this video linked to the same camera used in demonstration. 🙄
i am a little confused.. camera has two wires.. red and black .. red connects to red on harness and black is grounded.. purple white gets connected to reverse lights ...so what goes into camera input on the head unit?
There is an extra yellow RCA wire for the video signal, and possibly an additional RCA cable for sound (depending on your camera model).
I followed this video to setup xav-ax5000 but I ran into a problem,
My reverse light fuse is 12v constant and looks like Mitsubishi using ground to control the reverse signal.
How could I send signal to reverse in in this scenario?
Go the the light in the back of the car and test there
@@FiveStarCarStereoInc Thanks. Yes that worked. Mitsubishi uses transfer case switch style, which sends +ve to the rear light which is after the fuse box.
Taking `reverse in` from rear fixed this issue.
Hi Thanks for the video, just a question, I have bought a backup camera with led's in it, i get that i run from the reverse light to the reverse wire on radio, my question is as it has LED on camera is that ok to keep continually powered why car is on or will it just damage the camera,
If it does damage camera, should i why the purple wire from the radio and power from the camera to the reverse light bulb so it will only work when in reverse and go with out the button to turn on camera any time.
Thanks in advance
+Paul Panter for those types of cameras we connect them to the reverse lights with a relay. The reverse light may not have enough power to power the bulb and the camera.
Do I need to extend the red power wire from the camera with an additional wire to the head unit or do I use the short red wire that is at the end of the RCA cable?
jdarch65 you can use the short red wires with the rca cable
Thanks. I'm trying to install a Boyo VTL17IR camera which has a 4 pin lead that connects to the video cable which has the usual red/black wires which I connected to the reverse lamp power and ground. At the other end of the cable is the yellow RCA plug and a short red wire which I connected to the REV IN purple/white wire in the wiring harness. I get no video image either in reverse or by pressing the camera icon on the screen. Because the video cable wasn't long enough to reach the head unit I added a another video cable and spliced in a longer red wire. Is it possible that the extension cable is not compatible with the RCA cable? Perhaps because the camera has active parking lines?
jdarch65 I would test everything out by taking the red you connected to the purple Rev in and connecting to your red accessory power, this will at least let you know all other connections are good and you can go to the camera without being in reverse.
By "red accessory power" are you referring to the red wire at the radio wiring harness? Do I leave the connection I made at the reverse lamp in place?
jdarch65 yes, and the other end should be connected to the camera, not reverse lamp
My back up camera on my XAV 400 suddenly started to show the image upside down. I can't find a setting for that. Any ideas?
I think if you cut one of the wires (white) on the navita reverse camera it causes that . Used for side view or non rear view installations
Mine too , did you find the problem ?
if I hook it up to have power all the time led lights would be on camera all the time and at night will get pulled over because license plate can't be read because of bright lights
What do led lights have to do with your backup camera?
@@lionintu some backup cameras come with led's
@@elulysero8863 as a matter of fact those lifgts sound like a great solution for speed traps and red light cameras! I may have to run super bright led lights just for that purpose
I wired my camera up this way and was blinding everyone behind my truck at night with a ring of bright white LEDs!
Did you ever fix that issue? I’ve ran into the same problem
THANK YOU!
My camera won’t turn off now! We copied everything you said and now I have an expensive radio that’s strictly a back up camera
what kinda of camera is that its nice a clear
Charles Watts it was a Kenwood cmos-230
Instructions unclear. I have time travelled to 1921. Help.
If you have a backup camera that has built in lights, you’re going to want to wire your power to the reverse lights, if not, the lights will be on the entire time which is annoying and illegal.
hi my reversing camera is working fine I can't get the rear view camera working don't know why any help I can't see what's going on behind me doesn't seem to work
Sony xav ax200 has 3 camera inputs!
WRONG. Bad advise. Why on earth would you want to hook the power of the camera to the radio? Most people use their radio a lot more than they drive in reverse. The camera will be powered up a lot and this could lead to camera wear and tear. Many camera's have night vision and their LED's would also be on most of the time. Since this radio has a reverse camera button, the only reason to hook up the camera in the method shown here is to utilize this function. In actual use, this is not very useful. Hooking it up to the reverse light or +12 VDC when the car is in reverse is the best way. The camera will only come on when your in reverse, which is the purpose of it anyways. If you must use the backup camera button on the radio while going forward (again, a waste of time) then do it the right and install a small toggle switch to supply power to the camera.
So I just hooked mine up the way you are talking about but when i shift to reverse, the camera doesnt come on until i actually tap on the camera icon on my home screen. Any suggestions? thanks
I was wondering this. Thanks for clearing it up. This video needs a disclaimer for cameras with LEDs or infrareds. They'll wear out.
LEDs have an average lifespan of 50,000 hours. That means if you left it on for 24-hours a day, it would last almost 6 years. And if you only run them 4 hours a day, they would last 34 years.
Parasite Lives Matter Very bad advice to wire the camera to constant ON while car is running. It’s not so much the wear and tear in my case but it would be a ring of bright white leds shining at everyone behind me at night. It’s like a mini flashlight. Not cool. Just asking to get pulled over 🚓
Jim Banville What if you wire both the camera and the head unit reverse wire to the reverse light?
The worst explanation I've yet seen.
Is a sony head unit compatible with a pioneer reverse camera?
Great video, thanks so much!
+Jesse Pangburn thank you