Ranga Special and Reversing Camera

[101RRS]

I have the Deal Extreme 5" GPS (Ranga Special) and find it great. As the 101 is a bit hard to see behind I thought a reversing camera would be helpful so I bought one of these.

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Originally Posted by Ranga
Deal Extreme also do a wireless camera that some people are using successfully DealExtreme: $45.82 Car 2.4GHz Wireless Rear View Parking NTSC Night Vision Camera and Receiver Set (DC 12V)

Best option is to wire it into your reverse signal, as the moment it powers on it overrides the GPS.

Testing it on the bench - it does not seem to work with the GPS. I have power to both the camera and the receiver - in low light the IR LEDS glow and the receiver does provide power to the GPS. When I plug the lead into the AV port of the GPS with power on to the reversing camera nothing happens.

So does in fact the camera override the GPS or does the function have to be turned on first.

Any advice?? Unfortunately I do not have any monitors that use the same small AV plug as the reversing camera to test the camera on something else.

Thanks

Garry

[miky]

Works fine for me. Just put power to the camera and the screen flips to the camera.

The receiver plug to the unit is a 2.5mm 4 conductor.

I have a 7" unit and the socket is 3.5mm so you need an adapter available here.

[101RRS]

Thanks - the camera receiver has a 2.5mm plug and the GPS has a 2.5mm AV socket.

Doesn't work as a rear view camera when plugged in. I will try to get an adaptor form Jaycar to change the 2.5mm plug to RCA video and test the camera on my TV so to find out if it is the camera or GPS that is not working.

Garry

[miky]

Don't know what to suggest.
I have the same GPS and Camera and it just works.
Hope you can get it going.

[pohm66]

Hi Garry,

As Miky has stated it seems it must be a 4 conductor 2.5mm plug.

I had been fart arsing around with a couple of different plugs, the standard mono and stereo plugs to no avail. Checked out some of the comments on DealExtreme and saw a couple mentioning that the 4 conductor is needed.

The NTSC camera I ordered has an RCA plug so I'm using a RCA - 3.5mm adaptor and then this DealExtreme: $1.26 4-Pin 2.5mm to 3.5mm Stereo Audio Jack Convertor
to drop it down to 2.5mm

Hopefully I'll have the plugs in the next day or to to validate the claim....

[101RRS]

Sorry - I do not under stand the issue with the connectors - my receiver has a four conductor 2.5mm plug and the GPS has a 2.5mm AV socket. I have checked the specs of the GPS and it does not mention how many "conductors" the socket is.

Not sure why the 2.5mm plug is 4 conductor anyway as I believe most RCA cables are effectively 2 conductor anyway.

Garry

[RaZz0R]

Becuase it depends on which notch is for the video could be wired differently??

I recently got a cam & GPS for a mate - I will be setting this up on the weekend so I'll post my guide in the main thread.

[101RRS]

Becuase it depends on which notch is for the video could be wired differently??

I recently got a cam & GPS for a mate - I will be setting this up on the weekend so I'll post my guide in the main thread.

That is what I am beginning to think - I have checked the instructions for the Deals Extreme 5" GPS and there is no mention of AV port at all. Likewise the website information does not mention AV capability. However as mentioned in the questions section someone has said it does work. I also believe someone on AULRO said it works but I cannot find the post.

I went to jaycar to get some connector adaptors but none are of the four component variety and are audio rather that video.

Garry

[pohm66]

The jack point on the GPS is AV so its internals are setup to recognise audio L & R, video and also has a common earth.

This is eqivalent to RCAs red, white and yellow. If memory serves me right yellow is video which relates to the 2nd last band from the tip. Ain't got a foggiest out it all susses out what the signal source is but apprently the plugging I'm going to use will be recognised.

Will let you know....

[DavidB]

Hi Garry.

I have the same units worked straight out of the box.

Not sure of your test setup.

Are you aware that the cigarette lighter plug doubles as receiver and charges the gps at same time. So you will need to incorporate it when testing.

Dave.