Stagea M35 Front Mount Cameras

[Tommy Kaira RL]

Hi im new to this,

I have just taken delivery of a m35 which I have allready changed the radio to a dvd player and run the vidoe input down to the tuner box and have got dvd on screen now. The question is I have 2 cameras fitted on the front of the car which seem to be wired into a box under passenger seat. I also have a remote on the console to turn tv on while driving and then i noticed today that i can control which camera i look out of or even both. I thought that the cameras were for the intelligent cruise control. I wanted to know if these cameras inputs are wired to the vtr input i used for the dvd. There is now picture crossover and i can switch betwwen cameras and dvd using the remote aswell as all the screen diagnostics

[Stage Name]

Why on earth would anyone want cameras on the front of the car?? Maybe you can drive even if the windscreen is covered with snow, or the driver was too short to see over the dashboard, haha....

Cant help you with the wiring but I doubt that is factory option, which probably means other people will not know much either.

[iamhe77]

haha.. Factory front cameras are pointed out to either side of the car and are located just behind the headlights on the front quarter panels.

Camera facing forward... could only be for racing vids, no?

Edited January 22, 2009 by iamhe77

[Stage Name]

You serious? I have driven a lexus that had front corner sensors, that make sense for parking but cameras would still be of little use I would have thought!!!

Oh well. I want a M35 now, sounds like there are lots more buttons to play with....

[iamhe77]

You serious? I have driven a lexus that had front corner sensors, that make sense for parking but cameras would still be of little use I would have thought!!!

Oh well. I want a M35 now, sounds like there are lots more buttons to play with....

*front cameras = factory option*

[pixel8r]

*front cameras = factory option*

is this on the RX/AXIS models only?

[iamhe77]

Don't think that it was model specific.

Have seen them on an AR-X, RS.

[Chris Rogers]

*front cameras = factory option*

front camera = dealer fitted option. same as the V35.

the system runs a datastream via the tv tuner and the video is looped via the AUX in. the camera system uses reverse and speed to control the system. when reverse is selected the box you found sends data to the TV to switch to REVERSE camera mode and it bypasses everything else.

inregard to your DVD setup that will work fine as you have it setup . the video will drop out depending on the camera selected but audio will remain.

does that answer your question?

regarding the video lockout thats customer added.

[Tommy Kaira RL]

front camera = dealer fitted option. same as the V35.

the system runs a datastream via the tv tuner and the video is looped via the AUX in. the camera system uses reverse and speed to control the system. when reverse is selected the box you found sends data to the TV to switch to REVERSE camera mode and it bypasses everything else.

inregard to your DVD setup that will work fine as you have it setup . the video will drop out depending on the camera selected but audio will remain.

does that answer your question?

regarding the video lockout thats customer added.

yes it does answer the question thanks, I have wiring at the tuner that looks like to be the reversing camera plug as it is he same as the front ones. i dont have a rear camera and aslong as im not watching the camera and the dvd at the same time its all ok.