Thought I would consolidate this info. Information provided for off-road or show use only
Playing DVDs while in motion:
Remove head unit, unplug wire harnesses.
Depending on your harnesses, find two wires:
1) Parking brake wire. Find the red/white wire (parking brake). This is a thin red wire with a white strip down the length of it. Strip this wire and ground it.
2) Speed sensor wire. Find the violet (bluish-pink) with dashes on it. Simply cut this wire. THE BRIGHT PINK WIRE TWISTED WITH A BLUE WIRE IS THE WRONG "VIOLET".
Put the head unit back in.
Tapping video for other monitors:
1) Take a regular RCA cable, cut off the connector on one end.
2) Separate the longitudinal braided wrap (aka outside conductor) from the center.
3) Run the outside conductor to a ground
4) Connect the center conductor to a wire tap connecting it to the red spotted video cable on the back of the unit*.
5) Run the cable to the video screen.
* The signal is weak; you may want to add a video amplifier.
* The nav unit has 4 connectors on the top of the nav unit. Video is the red wire with gray spots (no line on it either) on the right most connector when facing the front of the nav unit, i.e., closest to the passenger side.
Using nav system while in motion (software override)
-- Generation 2 (2000-2001) --
1. Press MENU
2. Press SYSTEM OPTION
3. Press top left of screen, bottom left, top left, bottom left, bottom right to access hidden menu.
4. Press and hold OVERRIDE until it beeps.
5. Press BACK to exit.
-- Generation 3 (2002-2003) --
1. Press MENU
2. Press DVD
3. Press top left of screen, bottom left, top left, bottom left, bottom right to access hidden menu.
4. Press and hold OVERRIDE until it beeps.
5. Press BACK to exit.
-- Generation 4 (2004-2006) --
1. Press MENU
2. Press VOLUME
3. Press top left of screen, bottom left, top left, and bottom left to access hidden menu.
4. Press and hold OVERRIDE until it beeps.
5. Press BACK to exit.
Upgrading your Navigation system from Generation 2/3 to 4:
See this thread.
Playing DVDs while in motion:
Remove head unit, unplug wire harnesses.
Depending on your harnesses, find two wires:
1) Parking brake wire. Find the red/white wire (parking brake). This is a thin red wire with a white strip down the length of it. Strip this wire and ground it.
2) Speed sensor wire. Find the violet (bluish-pink) with dashes on it. Simply cut this wire. THE BRIGHT PINK WIRE TWISTED WITH A BLUE WIRE IS THE WRONG "VIOLET".
Put the head unit back in.
Tapping video for other monitors:
1) Take a regular RCA cable, cut off the connector on one end.
2) Separate the longitudinal braided wrap (aka outside conductor) from the center.
3) Run the outside conductor to a ground
4) Connect the center conductor to a wire tap connecting it to the red spotted video cable on the back of the unit*.
5) Run the cable to the video screen.
* The signal is weak; you may want to add a video amplifier.
* The nav unit has 4 connectors on the top of the nav unit. Video is the red wire with gray spots (no line on it either) on the right most connector when facing the front of the nav unit, i.e., closest to the passenger side.
Using nav system while in motion (software override)
-- Generation 2 (2000-2001) --
1. Press MENU
2. Press SYSTEM OPTION
3. Press top left of screen, bottom left, top left, bottom left, bottom right to access hidden menu.
4. Press and hold OVERRIDE until it beeps.
5. Press BACK to exit.
-- Generation 3 (2002-2003) --
1. Press MENU
2. Press DVD
3. Press top left of screen, bottom left, top left, bottom left, bottom right to access hidden menu.
4. Press and hold OVERRIDE until it beeps.
5. Press BACK to exit.
-- Generation 4 (2004-2006) --
1. Press MENU
2. Press VOLUME
3. Press top left of screen, bottom left, top left, and bottom left to access hidden menu.
4. Press and hold OVERRIDE until it beeps.
5. Press BACK to exit.
Upgrading your Navigation system from Generation 2/3 to 4:
See this thread.
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