Car-Interface CI-VL2-UCON8-SM, Manual

Page 1: ...nserter with 2 video inputs rear view camera input Product features Video inserter for factory infotainment systems 2 CVBS video inputs for after market devices e g USB player DVB T2 tuner Built in audio switch no audio insertion Rear view camera CVBS video input Automatic switching to rear view camera input on engagement of the reverse gear Activatable parking guide lines for rear view camera not...

Page 2: ... Installation video interface and CAN bus box 2 2 Connection schema 2 3 Connection video interface and Power CAN 2 4 Analogue connection video interface 2 5 Connection picture signal cable 2 6 Connection video sources 2 7 Audio switch and audio insertion 2 8 After market rear view camera 2 8 1 Case 1 CAN box receives the reverse gear signal 2 8 2 Case 2 CAN box does not receive the reverse gear si...

Page 3: ...functions of the interface Up to one year after purchase we offer free software updates for our interfaces To receive a free update the interface has to be sent in at own cost Wages for de and reinstallation and other expenditures involved with the software updates will not be refunded No liability for vehicle wire colours and pin definition Changes by the vehicle manufacturer are possible The giv...

Page 4: ...nt and other vehicles with head unit and separate 8 4 inch monitor Uconnect 8 4N RB5 und 8 4 RE2 Limitations Video only The interface inserts ONLY video signals into the infotainment For inserting Audio signals either the possibly existing factory audio AUX input or a FM modulator can be used Factory rear view camera Automatically switching back from inserted video to factory rear view camera is o...

Page 5: ...ources in a factory monitor compatible picture signal which is inserted in the factory monitor by using separate trigger options Further it reads the vehicle s digital signals out of the vehicle s CAN bus and converts them for the video interface 1 3 2 CAN bus box The CAN box reads the vehicle s digital signals out of the vehicle s CAN bus and converts them for the video interface ...

Page 6: ...interfaces inputs 1 3 3 2 Rear view camera setting dip 5 If set to OFF the interface switches to factory LVDS picture while the reverse gear is engaged to display factory rear view camera or factory optical park system picture If set to ON the interface switches to its rear view camera input while the reverse gear is engaged 1 3 3 3 Monitor specific settings dip8 Dips 8 customizes the monitor spec...

Page 7: ...not succeed the disconnection of the battery can be done with a resistor lead If the necessary stabilized power supply for the interface is not taken directly from the battery the chosen connection has to be checked for being constantly stabile The interface needs a permanent 12V source 2 1 Place of installation 2 1 1 Place of installation video interface and CAN bus box The interface box and the ...

Page 8: ...Version 02 03 2020 HW 25 V92 172 V20 CI VL2 UCON8 SM Page 8 2 2 Connection schema ...

Page 9: ...onnectors to the male 6pin and 8pin connectors of the video interface Disconnect the female 22pin connector of the factory harness at the rear side of the head unit and connect it to the 22pin PNP cable s male 22pin connector Connect the 22pin PNP cable s opposite female 22pin connector to the previously become free male 22pin connector at the rear side of the head unit ...

Page 10: ...thout the CN box Connect the female 6pin connector of the 6pin to 8pin cable to the 6pin connector of the video interface Connect the yellow the red and the black wire of the 6pin to 78pin cable to the vehicle s power and ground Note The connection of the green wire Reverse signal will be described in chapter After market rear view camera The white wire can be used to switch the enabled video sour...

Page 11: ...le s female 4pin HSD connector at the rear side of the factory monitor and connect it to the waterblue colored male 4pin HSD connector of the enclosed picture signal cable Attention The factory picture signal cable doesn t have to be disconnected for the installation Connect the picture signal cable s waterblue coloured female 4pin HSD connector to the previously become free white coloured male 4p...

Page 12: ...mend a test run to detect a incompatibility of vehicle and interface Due to changes in the production of the vehicle manufacturer there s always a possibility of incompatibility Connect the video cable s female 6pin connector to the video interface s male 6pin connector Connect the rear view camera s RCA to the female RCA Camera IN of the video cable Connect the RCA of the video source 1 and video...

Page 13: ... activated simultaneously to each audio mode of the factory infotainment Audio pins Definition 1 2 Audio input signal R L of source AV2 3 4 Audio input signal R L of source AV1 5 6 Audio output signal R L for factory audio AUX or FM modulator 7 Ground Note If only one AV source shall be connected it is possible to connect the audio output of the AV source directly to the point of audio insertion e...

Page 14: ...f the 6pin to 12pin cable carries 12V while the reverse gear is engaged Note Do not forget to set dip5 of video interface to ON before testing 2 8 1 Case 1 CAN box receives the reverse gear signal If the CAN bus box delivers 12V on the green wire of the 6pin to 12pin cable while reverse gear is engaged the video interface will automatically switch to the rear view camera input CAMERA IN while the ...

Page 15: ... the use of a relay normally open Cut the green cable of the 6pin to 8pin cable close to the black 8pin connector and isolate the shorter end of the green cable near to the 8pin connector CAN box side Connect the reverse gear light signal power to coil terminal 85 and vehicle s ground to coil terminal 86 of relay Connect the rear view camera power wire and the green wire video interface side of th...

Page 16: ...deo interface and external keypad Connect the keypad s female 4pin connector to the video interface s male 4pin connector Note Even if the switching through several video sources by the keypad mightn t be required the invisible connection and availability is strongly recommended ...

Page 17: ...is selected and visible on the monitor AV2 and CAM share the same settings which must be adjusted in AV2 Note The OSD menu is only shown when a working video source is connected to the selected video input of the interface The following settings are available Contrast Brightness Saturation Position H horizontal Position V vertical IR AV1 2 no function Guide L R Offset adjustments UI CNTRL guide li...

Page 18: ... to the next activated video input A long press of the4 3inch monitor s More key switches to the next activated video input If all inputs are enabled the order is Factory video video IN1 video IN2 factory video Disabled inputs will be skipped While switching from Video IN1 to Video IN2 the audio source will be switched too assuming the sources have also been connected to the audio cable Switchover...

Page 19: ...itionally to the factory infotainment button the white wire of the 6pin cable can be used to switch the enabled inputs Every 5 12V pulse switches the video interface to the next enabled input 4 Specifications BATT ACC range 7V 25V Stand by power drain 36mA Power 270mA Video input 0 7V 1V Video input formats NTSC PAL RGB video amplitude 0 7V with 75 Ohm impedance Temperature range 40 C to 85 C Dime...

Page 20: ...hether order of LVDS cables is exactly connected according to manual Plugging into head unit does not work when the manual says to plug into monitor and vice versa Wrong monitor settings of video interface Try different combinations of dips 7 and 8 of video interface Unplug 6pin power after each change Inserted picture totally wrong size or position Inserted picture double or 4 times on monitor In...

Page 21: ...e Function RET or ALL is ON function for Asian market in the interface OSD Set interface OSD menu item UI CNTRL to ALLOFF or PDCON Not possible to switch video sources by OEM button CAN bus interface does not support this function for vehicle Use external keypad or cut white wire of 6pin to 8pin cable and apply 12V impulses for AV switching Pressed too short For video source switching a longer pre...