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Jun 10th, 2018, 08:19 | #1 |
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Dash cam with parking mode.
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I have just fitted a dash cam with a parking guard function. It's the mini 0906 dual camera dash cam.https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F232429484923 I have followed the instructions for wiring RED to permanent live, BLACK to ground and YELLOW to acc, a switched fuse. The camera has a capacitor instead of a battery which only lasts around 1 minute after the power is switched off, basically enough power to save the files that it recorded. I'm sure you guys a well knowledgeable about how these type of things work regarding the parking mode. The issue with mine is it won't go into parking mode, I have checked the supply and they are correct in the functions that there supposed to do, The cut off voltage for the camera is set to 12 volts, which is the lowest it will let the camera record to so, as not to flatten the battery. Does it make a difference which fuse its wired into? My acc switch is piggybacked from the driver's heated seat switch, ground to the chassis and yellow to the washer pump, which is a permanent live. It records when the engine is switched off for around 2 mins, then shuts down. Could this mean the battery is on its way out as it's dropping with the camera running, or is it wired to wrong fuses? It's not the unit as this is the second one as the first did exactly the same thing. Any help appreciated. It works perfectly well when driving. Just to let you know there are multiple choices for the parking guard, always time lapse, where it records a lot less frames a second, auto time lapse where it switches to normal recording after it senses movement until movement stops and movement detection where it records at full frame rate for 15 seconds. Hope this helps, I have tried all functions and it's the same on them all. The icon on the screen stays greyed out as opposed to lit up. |
Jun 10th, 2018, 11:27 | #2 | |
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Which year & model Volvo is it? Are you sure the washer pump fuse is a permanent live? They usually only work when the ignition key is turned past Position I. to Position II i.e. they are on an ignition guarded circuit - similarly "driver's heated seat switch" is on an ignition guarded circuit. Look at the fuse box cover at your chosen fuse box terminal and work out which of the things listed works without the ignition key turned on . The 2 minute shut down of the camera indicates it isn't connected to a permanent live.
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Jun 10th, 2018, 15:29 | #3 |
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Hi.
It's a 2007 XC90. The heated seat fuse definitely turns on at position II and off when at position I. Then I removed the keys from the ignition and then tested the fuses to find one permanently live, which is the one I piggybacked from. I don't know weather to wire direct to the battery for the permanent live, I could always try this method. Failing that, I may go down the route of a battery to supply the permanent feed so as not to drain the car battery. |
Jun 10th, 2018, 15:51 | #4 |
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I've just checked the state of my battery.
It's reading 12.06 volts, the cam is set to switch off at 12 volts to stop flattening the battery. I think this may be the issue. What should a decent battery read voltage wise please? I may be wrong but on my previous car the battery was 12.7 volts not 12.06 like the current one ( no pun intended) lol. |
Jun 10th, 2018, 17:08 | #5 | |
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You also have to take into consideration voltage drop. From battery to camera as distance and poor fittings and cable size all play their part in voltage drop. I bet if you measured the voltage at the power source, less than 12 volts. https://modernsurvivalblog.com/wp-co...-of-charge.jpg James Last edited by volvo always; Jun 10th, 2018 at 17:18. |
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Jun 10th, 2018, 20:13 | #6 |
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I doubt the washer pump is a perm live.
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Jun 12th, 2018, 10:36 | #8 |
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It is the same on the earlier models too - a very good example is the fuel flap servo which locks ten minutes after ignition off or locking the driver's door, also the anywhere between 2 minute and 10 minute delay on the deadlock operation.
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Jun 12th, 2018, 22:35 | #9 |
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Thanks for all the replies.
It was the voltage in the battery that was the issue. Put battery on charge, connected to car and dash cam recorded all night. I watched some of the video clips this morning. Amazing really with the motion detection, bloody dickie birds ketpt it recording by flying onto the bird table lol. Seems the fuses I picked are ok for the cam. Regards Steven |
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