from what I gathered once you connect the rca video cable to the harness you should have the option to turn on the a/v option on the screen menu. You will have to buy the pin/cable that goes in the harness. If look in this thread it will give you the part #for the female connector you need to make the connection to the radio. The ground wire you should be able to just connect to any ground source.

 

nine times out of ten, you can find a plug somewhere in the dash that is not being used with the same type of pins.

usually its for an option that your not using such that a XLE will have. I have in the past opened up the plug, extracted one of the pins with about 2 inches of wire and plugged the pin into the slot of the connector I wanted to use, and butt connected the wire to whatever I want the input/output to be such as RCA.

on my 370z, when you have a signal coming into the A/V input, the option to go to A/V appears on the screen. not sure about the camry but most likely will be the same.

 

So, I took out the radio and tried the video input and it didn't work. I probably didn't connect it how it should have been. Didn't do any cutting or splicing. Got fed up with it so i put everything back in.

Now the problem is when i turned on the radio, it doesn't have the Entune Apps installed anymore! WTF! When I push the APPS button the screen shows "system not installed"

Everything looks different as far as the menus go, but all my radio/sat presets were there exactly how i had it set. The audio settings were still the same.

Seems like by disconnecting the radio completely the APPS were deleted

 

Check the firmware version. Looks like it reset itself to the old firmware.


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that's what i was thinking. do you know where i can find the update? is it even possible for me to update it myself through a usb?

 

Yes you can do it. There's a link on this forum that has the link to the file for download. Search "Entune update".

 

I found the link and downloaded the file, got an empty usb drive and put the iso file in it but still had no luck. The problem is that when I press the APPS button it just pops up a message saying "system not installed". I went through everything again and made sure all the connections and wires are plugged in. It doesn't even detect a USB drive plugged in. Even when i put in a USB drive with song files in it, they won't play. The option for USB under source is always gray even when the USB is plugged in.

I guess i'll have to take it to the dealership :-(

 

I guess i'll have to take it to the dealership :-([/QUOTE]

Just make sure you don't tell them you were messing around with the stereo because they can say that you caused the problem and not warrant it.

Good luck!!!

 

just a guess , try cold boot with the usb in

• remove radio fuse
• plug in usb key
• install fuse and power on

 

tried everything to make it work. I eventually had to take it to the dealership. Toyota will have to order a complete new entune system for my car.

edit: the bs they gave me was unbelievable. the shop foreman said the entune stopped working because my xmradio subscription expired and that's what gives entune the signal to work. I had to call Toyota customer service to get a case # because the dealership didn't want to do anything for me.

 

edit: the bs they gave me was unbelievable. the shop foreman said the entune stopped working because my xmradio subscription expired and that's what gives entune the signal to work. I had to call Toyota customer service to get a case # because the dealership didn't want to do anything for me.[/QUOTE]

That sucks!! It's amazing the stuff the very knowledgeable and reliable people at the dealer will tell you. It's sad that you had to go to the extreme you did just to get something that's under warranty fixed.

 

So you possibly messed it up when trying to get the A/V to work and get mad when the dealership doesn't want to fix it for free.

 

No. What makes me mad is that the dealership refused to even look at it. I'm not an idiot to believe that the XM Radio is what gives signal to the Entune system. Plus, I didn't splice any wires or do anything to the unit. I simply unplugged the wires and looked at them and what brand the headunit was. If that's all it takes for the unit to go bad then yes I want it fixed for free.

 

on premium navigation with JBL information services are provided by XM like traffic, gas prices, weather, stocks. Just regular apps are provided by a smart phone through bluetooth. Premium display audio doesnt use XM

 

If you have the premium display audio unit, its not the same unit as the one pictured above, so your wiring may be different than what he posted.

 

I don't have premium. I have the basic unit with navigation non-jbl. Any app that needed data would connect through bluetooth and use my phones data. Nothing worked off of XM. I would understand if the XM expired and the apps stopped updating or something. But it's as if the apps don't even exist anymore. No maps either. That whole menu for apps is gone.

 

Can you post a pic of your head unit? I dont know of any basic unit that comes with navigation and entune

 

I went in today to have the replacement Entune module installed. Took them about an 1.5 hours but once it was changed everything was working! The radio did not have to be changed.

 

I154

Hello and thanks for the information...
I see in the pics you are using the conector I154
This is for the backup camera?
I'm looking connect the rear view mirror camera signal in to the radio screen..I see you are using pins 7 8 15 16...can you post some information about?
Thanks
Raul

 

Have you considered doing the relay bypass for the parking brake? I bought a AVH-P4400BH and did

this

and it works great. Let me know if you get it to work.

 

Great post! Now I would actually consider changing the headunit out for something I like. The reason I'd even keep the stock headunit for some time is because entune is activated for three years, but after three years the head unit is really nothing special. Sure, I'll lose the fuel consumption chart and the tire pressure reader, but it's not like I never had a car without those features. Also, the stock headunit has settings that are directly related to the car itself such as unlock settings, drl on/off, headlight sensitivity, etc. Changing the headunit means losing the ability to change those settings. I'm guessing the way I leave the settings is the way it'll stay forever or will it revert back to the default settings? Another concern is about the low tire pressure light that comes on the cluster. If I change the stock headunit out for an after-market one, will the cluster still throw the orange light for low tire pressure? I know I won't be able to check the psi reading on the radio, but as long as the light comes on that'll work just fine for me.

 

The low pressure light on the dash will still come on. Its not tied to the radio in any way.

 

http://youtu.be/v19tPs_Kt6E

http://youtu.be/SB2HQYwwclo

videos of my car with video playing while driving.... how it was done i have no clue cause it was done for me here in Jersey

 

It would be awesome if you were able to find out how they did it. Great job!!

 

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/1...ideo-security-tech/418815-found-2012-camry-audio-video-input-4.html#post4296145

Finished mine up a week or so ago

 

if i was still using my stock head unit i would have loved to attempt this mod . but for all involved you you really think its worth all the trouble? what i'm really asking is wouldn't it be easier to just purchase an aftermarket radio or the advent otocam3?. Reason i'm a posing this question is because stock head unit no features from what i've seen is anywhere from 100-300 to add rear camera 800-1200 to add navigation , with these prices i recommend just going after market. This is why i went Otocam3

 

if i was still using my stock head unit i would have loved to attempt this mod . but for all involved you you really think its worth all the trouble?

Well, i already had backup cam, and i had the entune screen, for me personally, all i want is those two things. From there i am going to/Currently do use my smartphone / raspberrypi in the car and get the features i want to have out of the headunit. If i had mirrorlink i'd be a totally happy puppy.

But i am admittedly geekier than most people, like my solutions to be very custom
Like you can see in the picture i put up there is a raspberrypi, running raspbmc, and i am going to use it as an airplay reciever in my car so i can beam w/e i want to my car's screen via the wifi/bluetooth I set up in the car.

Next up, inductive charging mat inside of the bottom console box ^.^

 

So little update, installed the front cam & Video select, only have 3 sources right now, going to tap into the rear cam to fill the 4th spot:
Input 1: Front Cam (need to re-adjust this one)

Input 2: XBMC running on my raspberry pi:

Input 3: Video from my phone, b/c why not

 

How are you controlling the raspberry pi? VNC solution from the phone?

 

Regarding your attempt to connect a video cable. There is more than one way to skin a cat. For instance, in the Backup Camera post there was a lot of talk of using Toyota connectors to plug into the SE's plug under the dash in the center console. I used a CDROM audio connector and it slides right over the four pins that have the power and vidoe signal. Just spliced in the video and power wires. So for getting into other connectors you have ot use a little immagination. For instance, if its a pin that you need to connect a single wire to you might get a hold of some surplus military round female bayonette connectors and take a pin out of there. Of course it has to be the right diameter but there are manysizes. Just look around. Or you can use a single wire connector from an old PC motherboard. May have to shave it down a little but it will fit. I like getting inventive instead of depending on someone else.
Don't forget that when you go poking around in your radio head that those multipin connectors have to be treated with some respect. They SHOULD be fairly robust but all are not created equal. There are thousands of types of calbe harness connectors in the world. The military ones are the best ... gold plated and all; but automotive connectors leave a lot to be desired. I don't like disturbing them since in some cases you are rolling the dice. Not to say that these things are fragile, but for the most part they were never desighned to endure repeated matings, just get the car assembeld as fast as possible at a low cost with the expectation that nothing is going to be disturbed for a long time. Reliability trumps Maintainability.