Reverse camera for Alpine Halo9

[GingerDub]

So....I have the Alpine and have purchased a camera. The camera has the yellow plug and relevant power and earth pigtails.
Question - do I need to run a wire from the Alpine to the reverse light live as well or does the power to the camera signal to the stereo it needs to switch the view?

Any help appreciated.

 

[Absolut5]

So....I have the Alpine and have purchased a camera. The camera has the yellow plug and relevant power and earth pigtails.
Question - do I need to run a wire from the Alpine to the reverse light live as well or does the power to the camera signal to the stereo it needs to switch the view?

Any help appreciated.

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if the Halo 9 has the Alpine interface then the halo will automatically switch over when reverse is selected, after you switched it on in settings. So ground the black cable and run the red wire from the camera to a switch 12v, ie the red wire on the halo.. this will give you a image in reverse and rear view image when you are driving

 

[GingerDub]

Thank you @Absolut5

I do have the Alpine fitting loom so should be good then.

It isn’t an Alpine camera though if that has any influence?

 

[Absolut5]

That’s good, reverse is taken care Of by that lead.. just run the cameras positive to the red wire in that lead, turn it on in settings, job done

it will take any pal/nstc camera

 

[GingerDub]

So....reverse camera fitted.

Video lead into head unit
Pig tail live and neutral off live behind head unit
Reverse from Alpine fitting loom connected to reverse from head unit
Live connected to reverse switching live on rear cluster (2 in photo)
Neutral connected to 4 in photo

Head unit is now flickering under ignition - camera works
Engine on and camera flickers and stereo flickers/switches off

Any ideas?

 

[Absolut5]

So....reverse camera fitted.

Video lead into head unit
Pig tail live and neutral off live behind head unit
Reverse from Alpine fitting loom connected to reverse from head unit
Live connected to reverse switching live on rear cluster (2 in photo)
Neutral connected to 4 in photo

Head unit is now flickering under ignition - camera works
Engine on and camera flickers and stereo flickers/switches off

Any ideas?

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You do not connect the camera to the reverse wire. Run the power for camera upto a ignition live or to the red wire on back of the alpine .

this will give you the option of rear view when driving as well as reverse ..

 

[GingerDub]

You do not connect the camera to the reverse wire. Run the power for camera upto a ignition live or to the red wire on back of the alpine .

this will give you the option of rear view when driving as well as reverse ..

Done and working! Thank you

 

[GingerDub]

Spoke too soon - now not powering down when ignition turned off and key removed....

 

[Absolut5]

What the headunit ?

if you just joined the red wire from the camera to the red wire on the alpine harness this will have no affect.as it’s switched

 

[GingerDub]

What the headunit ?

if you just joined the red wire from the camera to the red wire on the alpine harness this will have no affect.as it’s switched

Yes, I didn’t make any change except the live to camera behind head unit. Bizarre

 

[Absolut5]

joined to that red wire in the picture above with the rubber insulation? If so that’s correct, and that red wire is not connected anywhere else ? Except the camera

 

[GingerDub]

Yep

 

[Absolut5]

Yep

Disconnect it and try.. but we wire all our cameras like that..

 

[DarranJ]

if the Halo 9 has the Alpine interface then the halo will automatically switch over when reverse is selected, after you switched it on in settings. So ground the black cable and run the red wire from the camera to a switch 12v, ie the red wire on the halo.. this will give you a image in reverse and rear view image when you are driving

I have the Halo 9 with Alpine interface connected to an original fit VW rear camera. Can this be switched on to have rear image when driving?

 

[Absolut5]

I have the Halo 9 with Alpine interface connected to an original fit VW rear camera. Can this be switched on to have rear image when driving?

The issue is the factory camera only comes on in reverse . And the only way I think you can overcome this is locate the yellow wire at the camera and connect this to 12v ignition

 

[DarranJ]

The issue is the factory camera only comes on in reverse . And the only way I think you can overcome this is locate the yellow wire at the camera and connect this to 12v ignition

how would you then switch it on any off on the head unit?

 

[Absolut5]

how would you then switch it on any off on the head unit?

page 69-

https://www.alpine.co.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/manuals//2018/iLX-F903D/OM_iLX-F903D_EN_ALL.pdf

 

[DarranJ]

page 69-

https://www.alpine.co.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/manuals//2018/iLX-F903D/OM_iLX-F903D_EN_ALL.pdf

Thank you let’s see if I can find that yellow wire

 

[alcarmichael]

You do not connect the camera to the reverse wire. Run the power for camera upto a ignition live or to the red wire on back of the alpine .

this will give you the option of rear view when driving as well as reverse ..

I’m in the process of routing my cables in preparation for the audio installation. Can anyone advise if I can pick up an ignition live at the barn door to save me running a wire from front to rear?

(Routing of the wire from front to rear isn’t the real issue, I really don’t want to tackle the routing of the wire into that ribbed rubber conduit for the barn door. Getting the video cable in it was horrific!)

 

[irishnutjar]

So....I have the Alpine and have purchased a camera. The camera has the yellow plug and relevant power and earth pigtails.
Question - do I need to run a wire from the Alpine to the reverse light live as well or does the power to the camera signal to the stereo it needs to switch the view?

Any help appreciated.

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What camera did you get?