DIY: Kenwood DNX6140 installed in my 370Z with Sirius and back up Cam (AK370Z)

bigaudiofanat · 08-21-2009, 10:24 AM

Do you see those wires sticking out all different colors look in there and tap your purple wire into that one. I am not sure about the wire you are talking about for the Yellow plug it could be a ground or a integrated power wire but I am not sure I would need a pic of 2. If you are talking about the 3 wires coming out of the camera. the yellow plug the black one and the red the black you ground the red gets ran up front to get power from the red wire I was telling you about and the yellow is the signal wire.

bigaudiofanat · 08-21-2009, 10:28 AM

Hmm I would ignore that red wire coming out of the cable. Never seen it before and can not think what you would need it for. You would not want to ground it I know that much.

zulus370Z · 08-21-2009, 11:31 AM

Excellent! Will do.
Lastly, there is another long wire on the harness from the stereo ad it's labeled PRK SW.. Did you use that? If so, where did it go?
Thanks electronics master!

bigaudiofanat · 08-21-2009, 11:53 AM

Ground it to your ground wire that will let you watch movies and enter stuff into the nav while driving. You just didn't hear that from me. LOL

zulus370Z · 08-22-2009, 08:43 PM

I finished my install today and I placed my camera on the right side... very close to the center though.
The install was easy, but very time consumant ( about 7 hours)

many thanks to BigAdiofan. Without him advise I would still be trying to figure this out.

I was not able to set the camera for reverse though. I tap on to the orange wire, but no go. It works when holding the Camera button down though..

oh yeah.. word to the wise ( use masking tape around your shifter and on all panels that you're going to be working around since they easily scratch.

The stereo really make the difference on the car!

AK370Z · 08-23-2009, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by zulus370Z

I was not able to set the camera for reverse though. I tap on to the orange wire, but no go. It works when holding the Camera button down though..

You have to go to your A/V interface settings (tab 2) and change the settings to "ON" . You can also back up close to a license plate and see if you can read the plate. if you need to mirror it, you can turn the mirror on too.

Good job on the install

bigaudiofanat · 08-22-2009, 10:19 PM

Go into your head unit setting some were you will find a setting saying "rear camera interrupt" or something like that enable it and it should work when you put it into revers.

zulus370Z · 08-23-2009, 10:48 AM

Ak, thanks for the help, but I believe the problem is the wire. I had read your original post and the first thing I did was enable the reverse through the AV menu. The mirror part works great, but the reverse engagement doesn't. I'm wonderig If the solid orange on that bundle in the back was not the reverse wire.

Lastly, my reception on FM is way weaker than the stock radio... When I go in to my garage I Lose all reception which I didt use to... The antenna adapter had a plug plus a blue wire that I believe is for auto- retracting antennas, so I didn't plug that one in.... Did you guys leave that one unplugged too? Have you noticed any loss of reception?

bigaudiofanat · 08-23-2009, 10:58 AM

Okay on the antenna adapter that you bought there is a blue wire. That needs to be connected to the blue wire coming out of the head unit wiring harness. That tells the radio antenna to turn on. Also you have the correct wire the solid orange wire is the right one, you ran the purple with white stripe back to that and attache it to the bare wire after stripping back the insulation right? Also if you turned the interrupt on and than took your battery cable off the battery it probably reset that setting. If you still do not think you have it right take some pics and send them to me. Good Luck

Equinox · 08-30-2009, 01:05 PM

My problem is trying to find a power source for my red wire coming from the camera - I was hoping to power it with a wire in the rear of the car instead of running it all the way back. Also, facing the front of the car, on the right side in the spare tire well area is a tube with a white and green wire in it. I was told the green wire is the reverse wire.

bigaudiofanat · 08-30-2009, 01:10 PM

No the orange wire is what you want. Also the small wires in the rear of the car are only going to supply so much current it is much safer to get power from the red wire behind the head unit from the wring harness.

Equinox · 08-30-2009, 01:22 PM

good thing I have spare wire that I can run from the damn radio, argh

bigaudiofanat · 08-30-2009, 01:32 PM

You will do fine man take your time.

Equinox · 08-30-2009, 01:50 PM

if I tap the red wire behind the radio, isn't that constant? and there fore my camera will suck power when the car is off too? Like a clock?

here is what I have so far, I hooked the purple to an orange wire on the left bundle (I saw two actually in there) and I grounded the camera ground to the chassis with a self tapping screw.

My question. The red wire coming from the camera on the right side of the car, it needs a power source. You are telling me to run the wire to the back of the radio and connect it to the red wire?

bigaudiofanat · 08-30-2009, 02:01 PM

The red is accessory only power when the car is on. Yellow is constant.

08-21-2009, 10:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	Do you see those wires sticking out all different colors look in there and tap your purple wire into that one. I am not sure about the wire you are talking about for the Yellow plug it could be a ground or a integrated power wire but I am not sure I would need a pic of 2. If you are talking about the 3 wires coming out of the camera. the yellow plug the black one and the red the black you ground the red gets ran up front to get power from the red wire I was telling you about and the yellow is the signal wire. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

08-21-2009, 10:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	Hmm I would ignore that red wire coming out of the cable. Never seen it before and can not think what you would need it for. You would not want to ground it I know that much. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

08-21-2009, 11:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	Ground it to your ground wire that will let you watch movies and enter stuff into the nav while driving. You just didn't hear that from me. LOL __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

08-22-2009, 10:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	Go into your head unit setting some were you will find a setting saying "rear camera interrupt" or something like that enable it and it should work when you put it into revers. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

08-23-2009, 10:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	Okay on the antenna adapter that you bought there is a blue wire. That needs to be connected to the blue wire coming out of the head unit wiring harness. That tells the radio antenna to turn on. Also you have the correct wire the solid orange wire is the right one, you ran the purple with white stripe back to that and attache it to the bare wire after stripping back the insulation right? Also if you turned the interrupt on and than took your battery cable off the battery it probably reset that setting. If you still do not think you have it right take some pics and send them to me. Good Luck __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

08-21-2009, 11:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
zulus370Z Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Miami Posts: 97 Drives: Black 370Z 6M Rep Power: 17	Excellent! Will do. Lastly, there is another long wire on the harness from the stereo ad it's labeled PRK SW.. Did you use that? If so, where did it go? Thanks electronics master!

08-22-2009, 08:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
zulus370Z Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Miami Posts: 97 Drives: Black 370Z 6M Rep Power: 17	I finished my install today and I placed my camera on the right side... very close to the center though. The install was easy, but very time consumant ( about 7 hours) many thanks to BigAdiofan. Without him advise I would still be trying to figure this out. I was not able to set the camera for reverse though. I tap on to the orange wire, but no go. It works when holding the Camera button down though.. oh yeah.. word to the wise ( use masking tape around your shifter and on all panels that you're going to be working around since they easily scratch. The stereo really make the difference on the car!

08-23-2009, 10:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
zulus370Z Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Miami Posts: 97 Drives: Black 370Z 6M Rep Power: 17	Ak, thanks for the help, but I believe the problem is the wire. I had read your original post and the first thing I did was enable the reverse through the AV menu. The mirror part works great, but the reverse engagement doesn't. I'm wonderig If the solid orange on that bundle in the back was not the reverse wire. Lastly, my reception on FM is way weaker than the stock radio... When I go in to my garage I Lose all reception which I didt use to... The antenna adapter had a plug plus a blue wire that I believe is for auto- retracting antennas, so I didn't plug that one in.... Did you guys leave that one unplugged too? Have you noticed any loss of reception?

08-30-2009, 01:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Equinox Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Beaumont, TX Posts: 685 Drives: 06 Porsche Carrera S Rep Power: 19	My problem is trying to find a power source for my red wire coming from the camera - I was hoping to power it with a wire in the rear of the car instead of running it all the way back. Also, facing the front of the car, on the right side in the spare tire well area is a tube with a white and green wire in it. I was told the green wire is the reverse wire. __________________ Check out my Albums '13 Subaru WRX STi \| '06 Porsche 911 Carrera S (SOLD) \| '96 Mazda RX-7 6.0L V8 RHD (SOLD) \| '09 Nissan Nismo #0058 (SOLD)

08-30-2009, 01:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	No the orange wire is what you want. Also the small wires in the rear of the car are only going to supply so much current it is much safer to get power from the red wire behind the head unit from the wring harness. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

08-30-2009, 01:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
Equinox Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Beaumont, TX Posts: 685 Drives: 06 Porsche Carrera S Rep Power: 19	good thing I have spare wire that I can run from the damn radio, argh __________________ Check out my Albums '13 Subaru WRX STi \| '06 Porsche 911 Carrera S (SOLD) \| '96 Mazda RX-7 6.0L V8 RHD (SOLD) \| '09 Nissan Nismo #0058 (SOLD)

08-30-2009, 01:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	You will do fine man take your time. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

08-30-2009, 02:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	The red is accessory only power when the car is on. Yellow is constant. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

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