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Thanks for the quick call today. Just to document it here for others adding a front cam on a Classic, Mike clarified that the newer trucks need to be pinned to positions 21 and 22, not 24 and 25.That comm fault is normal and only goes away if using the factory cargo Cam. Do you get the blue screen on the radio? When selecting Cargo Cam?
To add to this, it's actually radio model Year specific ...Thanks for the quick call today. Just to document it here for others adding a front cam on a Classic, Mike clarified that the newer trucks need to be pinned to positions 21 and 22, not 24 and 25.
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I'll repin mine tomorrow and will report back hopefully with a photo from my front camera.
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To add to this, it's actually radio model Year specific ...
It only applies to 2018+ Panasonic radios (newer SW) for pins 21,22 (&23) for Cargo/Cam2.
IIRC, the red wires are not used, at least I didn't hook them up to anything.@stembridge I see you installed the COOLINT camera, how did you connect the 2 red wires coming out of both ends of the yellow RCA jacks ? I hooked mine up yesterday but got no video just a black screen but no error messages nothing ....
Yeah, I saw that so I pinned them on 21 and 22 because I have a 2018 Ram , but I guess it must have an older radio ? lol ... I will try on 24 and 25 in a bit and see if that helps ...IIRC, the red wires are not used, at least I didn't hook them up to anything.
I had a black screen when I first powered everything up, and it turned out that the pins you connect the RCA pigtail to on the radio are different on later model trucks. Once I repinned my pigtail, it worked fine:
https://www.ramforum.com/threads/us...-for-front-camera.130214/page-11#post-2578404
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Another question, what did you use to seat those pins all the way in ? I can't get them to seat all the way in which might not be allowing for a good connection ?IIRC, the red wires are not used, at least I didn't hook them up to anything.
I had a black screen when I first powered everything up, and it turned out that the pins you connect the RCA pigtail to on the radio are different on later model trucks. Once I repinned my pigtail, it worked fine:
https://www.ramforum.com/threads/us...-for-front-camera.130214/page-11#post-2578404
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The pins will only seat fully if oriented properly. If yours aren't going in all the way, don't force them! Try rotating them 180° and see if they'll go in all the way. You'll feel them "click" when they seat fully.Another question, what did you use to seat those pins all the way in ? I can't get them to seat all the way in which might not be allowing for a good connection ?
I got them in .... everything is good ...thank you !The pins will only seat fully if oriented properly. If yours aren't going in all the way, don't force them! Try rotating them 180° and see if they'll go in all the way. You'll feel them "click" when they seat fully.
I had a bear depinning mine to move them to the correct locations - had to use the tip of an X-acto knife to release them.
EDIT - if you have a small device you can use to display video from an RCA connection, take it out to your truck and plug your camera RCA line into it to confirm the camera is actually sending a video signal. If you don't get a signal from the camera, then you need to chase that rather than the radio pigtail pinouts.
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Nope, after a few seconds it turns off just like the rear one does ...Getting ready to do this mod to use the cargo cam input for a front bumper break over camera when offroading. Is there a way to keep the camera on all the time so I don’t have to constantly turn it back on after 10-15 sec.?