Video wont play

make sure the ebrake wire is the proper polarity

this until has a safety feature installed that will not let you view video while in motion. it has a light green wire on the back that is supposed to be connected to the cars ebrake wire so that in order to view video you would have to have your ebrake ingaged. it also allows you to be able to type in address for the navigation. if this wire is not connect or not connected properly, you will get a messages that says drive can not view video will driving..


double check the connection....or you can just bypass it completely. i have attach a link on how you bypass this feature which will allow you to watch video and type in nav address while drivin
http://avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=7998

reset it,try with out the remote and change the remote battery,put in dvd wait for the blue screen,then press stop 2x then enter 1264 then,if you have a up,down,l/r control on the deck press down 1x then press play,you dont even have to use the ground wire then go to the rest, when you can see the menu,i dont know if it will work but u can give it a try

hook your green/white camera override wire to your parking wire that should solve your problem

There should be an extra wire on your wiring harness, labeled for the e-brake light. Find that one. On my Jensen, it's a peach colored wire. In your manual, take a look and see what it says is required for activating the DVD playback feature. If you simply have to pull the brake handle to make it work, then yes, just ground that wire and you're in business.

On my Jensen, there was a sequence that had to be done - the brake had to be applied, released, and reapplied for it to work. What I did initially was to ground the wire and put a switch inline on it. To simulate setting the ebrake, I'd close the switch (completing the ground), then flip it open to break the connection (same as releasing the brake), then flip it back again, and the DVD would play.

I found a little while ago that there is a hidden feature menu on the player that allows the e-brake sequence to be bypassed with a code, which I put in and now it's not an issue.

Take a look at your instruction manual and let me know if it just has to have the e-brake on, or if there's some sort of activation sequence like my Jensen has, and I can firm up the answer.

if green wire is connected to ebrake then pull the ebrake and it will open, if you want it to open while driving you have to wire green to ground.

There isn't any code that I know of. Most DVD head units have one extra wire in their wiring harnesses, compared to a standard CD head unit. On mine, it's a peach-colored wire, and is the activation wire for the DVD feature. During the installation, the instructions call for this wire to be tapped into the emergency brake indicator light wire. The reason is this:

The e-brake indicator light is what is called a "ground complete" circuit. That means that the bulb always has power applied, but when you pull the brake, that puts a ground to the wire and completes the circuit, allowing it to illuminate. The head unit sees this ground, and activates the DVD player.

In my Jensen unit, I simply ran this wire to a ground (I used a screw near the fuse box), and I put a switch on the wire, so I could break the ground contact at will. Jensen calls for a procedure to activate DVD playback. In their instructions, they tell you to select DVD from the option menu, and when the "lawyer screen" comes up (the one warning you to park before you watch a movie), you release the e-brake for 3-5 seconds, and then reapply it. To simulate that with the switch I used, I leave the switch closed (activated), and select DVD. Then I flip the switch "off" for 3-5 seconds, and flip it back "on". This tricks the head unit into thinking I put the e-brake off for a few seconds and then put it back on, and the movie will start. Then I can drive away.

Basically, ground the wire that is used for DVD activation, and put a switch inline on it. Then you can break and reapply the ground in whatever manner is required by the manufacturer of your head unit. If there is no off/on sequence with yours, as there is with mine, simply ground the wire to a screw inside the dashboard and you're done.

Just ground out the Ebrake wire... it will work fine then. Even if you just link the ground and ebrake wire together and ground them together it works!

WHat you need to do is get the wire that has been connected to your parking brake wiring, and simply connect it to earth. You will then trick the unit into thinking it is parked, and safe to watch a DVD.

You have to use a sequence of the brake, on/off/on, for 3-5 seconds at a time, in order for it to play. Want an easier way? Try this:

This will work with out haveing to do anything to the pink wire just tape it and leave it alone. But the next time you unhook ur battery cable you will have to put the code in again.
Put in DVD
right when the blue screen comes up
hit STOP twice
punch in 1,2,6, and 4
hit DOWN 1 time not 2
hit PLAY/ENTER
**at this point the display became visible and i could now see the menu which made it much easier.
hit DOWN one more time to change macrovision
hit PLAY/ENTER
hit SYS SETUP twice to save and exit menu

I did it on mine and it works perfectly - no more messing with switches and ebrakes:)