How to wire a manual switch for backup camera
I would like to add a manual activation switch for the backup camera already connected to an Xovision XOD1760BT in-dash monitor. A couple of years ago I upgraded my motorhome with an Xovision XOD17...
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Typically I believe they're +12V signals.
If you use a SPDT switch for the wire, with the common going to the head unit and one contact going to the existing circuit, you can connect the other to +12V and see if it works. If for some reason it doesn't, just reconnect the new switch lead to ground instead...or try ground first and change to +12V if that doesn't work.
Hopefully, the camera itself isn't powered only when the reverse lights are on....
If you use a SPDT switch for the wire, with the common going to the head unit and one contact going to the existing circuit, you can connect the other to +12V and see if it works. If for some reason it doesn't, just reconnect the new switch lead to ground instead...or try ground first and change to +12V if that doesn't work.
Hopefully, the camera itself isn't powered only when the reverse lights are on....
