Hi,
I have an "Ashutc Wireless Smartphone Photo RF Remote". Its a bluetooth remote that is supposed to function as a camera button for your phone, so you place your phone on a hard to reach place and then take photos without touching the phone.
Its supposedly compatible with android and iphone, and has two buttons, one for each OS. It pairs with my phone well, but clicking the android shutter button just toggles the flash setting, and clicking the iphone button opens the camera settings.
Does anyone know how I can change what the buttons do, so that I can take pictures?
I'm thinking the Tasker app maybe can be useful with this? But I'm far too clueless about how to use the app and its possibilities.
Did you ever find a solution for this? I'm thinking about buying one of these and re-configuring the buttons for music controls. The small size would make it great to mod into steering wheel music controls for an older car.
Hey there,
I was looking for a similar solution, but with any bluetooth headset.
Got it working via Tasker for any camera app, just have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2769359
Hope I could help. ^^
Did anyone get one else of those fob thingies with their M8 that does the same thing?
Having the same problem with my selfie stick... It toggles the flash instead of taking photo....
Appreciate if someone could help!
My wife's Note 3 has no issue with that...
Hi guys any help connecting Toyota Highlander 2014 OEM backup camera to head unit will be good. I have been trying with 24 pins oem harmess but no luck. There are 6 wires pin #3,4 that's gray and blue also pin# 11,12,23 & 24 that's black,red,gray & white. Any help would be great. Head unit has Brake, reverse, cam power out, ground and female RCA. Thank in advance. Please someone help.
The first step is figuring out if the camera is just video out or if it is converted to something else. If it is just video then you need to find where and how you can tap into that and convert it to RCA. Then one of those pins should be a reverse signal, hopefully it is +12v on reverse but you should find out for sure or test with a multimeter. If it is +12v on reverse that connects to the reverse pin on the HU. If any of these turn out to be diferent post back here and I will try to help (unless someone more knowledgable knows more).
Luv-Kush said:
any help connecting Toyota Highlander 2014 OEM backup camera to head unit will be good. I have been trying with 24 pins oem harmess but no luck. There are 6 wires pin #3,4 that's gray and blue also pin# 11,12,23 & 24 that's black,red,gray & white. Any help would be great. Head unit has Brake, reverse, cam power out, ground and female RCA.
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See if this page can help you about the 24-pin connector:
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/1...nder-using-oem-camera-aftermarket-stereo.html
Sweeneyp is helping but still can't figure out. Did try what he said but HU is not displaying camera yet
https://tapatalk.com/shareLink?url=...p?t=1296889&share_tid=1296889&share_fid=90794
Might end up installing aftermarket backup camera haven't figured out about OEM or might use DVR as backup for now
Is there any settings in software/ROM (Malaysk ROM) that need to be turned on as I'm not getting any power on POW CAMERA OUT when connect
Luv-Kush said:
Is there any settings in software/ROM (Malaysk ROM) that need to be turned on as I'm not getting any power on POW CAMERA OUT when connect
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There's no power out for the camera. Normally this taken from your +12 at your white back light. The same voltage is also
used to trigger reverse to the head unit if you don't have a specific wire under the dash.
Reverse cable is normally orange with a black stripe in your headunit loom.
So I connect reverse, brake, RCA, cam power out and grd to OEM harness and it should work right. I did but nothing look like it's working
Luv-Kush said:
So I connect reverse, brake, RCA, cam power out and grd to OEM harness and it should work right. I did but nothing look like it's working
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Brake has nothing to do with this, leave it open for the time being, its for watching video. When you say cam power out where do you get that power from? For testing you could connect your camera RCA to the video input and select video in your head unit. If you get a picture, you do have power and video to your camera. If not, you don't have power or camera input or both.
I don't mean Cam input, which is Rear view camera normal input. I mean the video input in your loom.
Tried but no video. So what you think is wrong. But don't I need reverse to trigger video ?
Luv-Kush said:
Tried but no video. So what you think is wrong. But don't I need reverse to trigger video ?
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If you're using Cam input you need reverse. But for testing if you use regular video input no reverse is needed. Just select
video input, AV input.
It's obvious that you are missing either power, video or both. In the schematics above, which one is yours?
Thanks everyone for your help got the camera working but it's too grainy not clear is that normal or do I need to tweak software settings. THANKS AGAIN.
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Thanks everyone for your help got the camera working but it's too grainy not clear is that normal or do I need to tweak software settings. THANKS AGAIN.
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There's nothing to tweak when it comes to Cam input. Grain normally happens in a low light situation.
Sorry it's not grainy but has horizontal lines, may it's not ground properly.
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Sorry it's not grainy but has horizontal lines, may it's not ground properly.
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It could be noise, but also a resolution problem. i.e. PAL/NTSC. Are you feeding it with the right
voltage? I read something about 6 vs. 12 volt. If the converter is a buck converter, it will generate
noise. Try to feed it with a battery for testing.
Usually Toyota cameras runs on a 6V current, whereas most aftermarket units are on 12V. So you might need to put a volt regulator. More details here: https://www.toyotanation.com/forum/...tory-rear-view-camera-aftermarket-stereo.html
Hey guys,
I just bought a new unit and have had fun installing/setting it up. But I've run into a few problems/questions that I can not easily solve from searching. I'm hoping for some help. I appreciate any insight that can be provided!
purchased:
MTCB 800x480 (EONON GA2114)
1.) I can't get the reverse camera to work
My previous head unit was the Astroid Parrot Smart and my backkup camera was working. I've setup my MTCB as follows: HU reverse wire to reverse light 12v & HU "cam in" to camera's RCA plug. I'm experiencing: when I put in reverse gear, I get a yellow triangle exclimation point and no proper video. Could this be becuase I have not grounded the HU parking wire (everything else is working properly without having to do that. Is there a setting somewhere I need to change?... pal vs ntsc?
2. ODBD not working correctly.
I can connect to it in bluetooth settings but Torque can not connect to it. I do have blue OBDB icon that appears in the taskbar
3. Keypress (for the physical hardware buttons) volume is too loud
even if I have the radio volume turned all the way down
4. music volume is too loud when volume set at one
With the volume of music at it's lowest setting, it's at a normal listening level.
5. Elements in Settings disappeared
It's just gone. I can't change the physical button colors any more. It was there before.
6. Saved radio stations.
After a scan is complete.... I can't figure out how to reorganize the order of stations.... or even delete the unwanted presets
7. Best way to automate wifi hotspot?
Should I set a tasker action to start hotspot upon bluetooth connect to unit? I sometimes have bluetooth manually turned off though. ... what's everyones solution to this? I though about a NFC sticker placed on my phone dock to automate bluetooth/hotspot.
pdappcgeek said:
Hey guys,
I just bought a new unit and have had fun installing/setting it up. But I've run into a few problems/questions that I can not easily solve from searching. I'm hoping for some help. I appreciate any insight that can be provided!
purchased:
MTCB 800x480 (EONON GA2114)
1.) I can't get the reverse camera to work
My previous head unit was the Astroid Parrot Smart and my backkup camera was working. I've setup my MTCB as follows: HU reverse wire to reverse light 12v & HU "cam in" to camera's RCA plug. I'm experiencing: when I put in reverse gear, I get a yellow triangle exclamation point and no proper video. Could this be becuase I have not grounded the HU parking wire (everything else is working properly without having to do that. Is there a setting somewhere I need to change?... pal vs ntsc?
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When you say parking wire I assume you mean park brake wire. The park brake wire has nothing to do with reverse video. It is suppose
to turn off DVD video during driving. Which can be changed in settings BTW. Exclamation point normally means no video. Are you sure
you used the right input and that your camera is providing video? Test your camera on a normal video in and verify if you get a picture.
Also verify that your reverse camera gets 12 volt when selected.
So I am trying to figure out how to turn on my back up cam from my head unit, a PX5 GS running the Malaysk Rom. I came across this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvDfev5Cv-A. I have Nova launcher prime but I do not get the TW app in the nova launcher activities widget section. The back up came work when putting it in reverse but if I go into Avin or Fcam I just get a blank screen. I have a can bus adapter wired to the head unit. I know I can run a switch if need be but I am trying to avoid that if I can. I got my power from my reverse lights, not sure if that is part of the problem or not. I am hoping someone can help me out.
If your camera is being powered by the reverse light circuit then that's your fist problem. You need to power it with an acc or ign circuit. After that, I would just use a composite (rca) "y" adaptor and split the camera signal to your back up camera input and a/v in. But keep in mind, your deck will still need a reverse trigger (I assume your canbus will still provide this?)
Thank you, I thought if it had 12v ignition it would command the camera on. I am trying to do it with software like in the video.
You cannot do it with software, if your camera is powered by reverse lights.
You've better check that first, this is the most likely reason for blank screen
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So I am trying to figure out how to turn on my back up cam from my head unit, a PX5 GS running the Malaysk Rom. I came across this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvDfev5Cv-A. I have Nova launcher prime but I do not get the TW app in the nova launcher activities widget section. The back up came work when putting it in reverse but if I go into Avin or Fcam I just get a blank screen. I have a can bus adapter wired to the head unit. I know I can run a switch if need be but I am trying to avoid that if I can. I got my power from my reverse lights, not sure if that is part of the problem or not. I am hoping someone can help me out.
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"nova launcher" trick works for my head unit too "Joying JY-JO002N4 SC9853i",
only with different activity from that video.
finally I have reverse camera on demand.
next step would be to replace this chrysler trash "canbus" garbage and put a normal universal audio speakers with amplifier and all rca connectors.
I got a weird problem. It's a pumpkin headunit that can with the car I got. It's been working fine ever since I've gotten it. But last night when I was driving the music stopped playing and the rear view camera came on the display while i was on the freeway. Clearly I was not in reverse as I was going forward. It seems like it was doing it when I was just going forward, until I came to a stop then it'll go back to playing music, but then once I got going again it'll display the rear camera on the unit. I wouldn't mind if it kept the music going. None of the buttons are responsive when it is in rear camera view mode.
I've tried a factory reset, it is still doing it. Even today when I the car was not on. I was just setting the radio presets again, low and behold the rear view camera came on but for a few seconds and went away. It is still doing it when the car was off. I'm kind of confused as what the problem is.
Is autopumpkin.com working for anyone also? It doesn't seem like they are in business anymore?
Thanks for reading, and any possible places to look.
Hi, any progres? I have https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/DtwdJIt its px5, Mtce_gs_v2.90c. Now I have a little problem with rear camera. I bought reverse camera and tried to connect it into front camera input(I was curious how it would look like) and since then its stuck on camera view. Even after disconnecting camera. Only solution was disable "prohibit reverse" in factory settings menu, but with "prohibit reverse" disabled is obviously not showing reverse camera when I gear the reverse down. Everything is shown in this video. https://photos.app.goo.gl/XbYUHApzT8qTezkq6
Turns out it was the canbus decoder that has gone haywire. It reads the canbus and checks for the reverse message and turns on the camera. With it unplugged I do not get random rear camera view anymore, but I also lose my steering wheel button to control the unit. I'll see if pumpkin will help me out, my unit is out of warranty.