How to Set Up Backup Camera
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david-steph2018
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It depends on how the camera was wired.
If hooked to the clearance lights, your tow vehicle must be hooked up and the lights turned on.
If hooked directly to the RV batteries, you should be able to see a little blue light on the camera.
If it is hooked directly to the batteries, whoever installed it, may not had installed a fuse in the power lead.
Being used RV, when was the camera installed? Was it installed when purchased new, or did you have it installed?
After you figure out how the power gets to the camera, plug the camera into the tow vehicle and turn on.
If hooked to the clearance lights, your tow vehicle must be hooked up and the lights turned on.
If hooked directly to the RV batteries, you should be able to see a little blue light on the camera.
If it is hooked directly to the batteries, whoever installed it, may not had installed a fuse in the power lead.
Being used RV, when was the camera installed? Was it installed when purchased new, or did you have it installed?
After you figure out how the power gets to the camera, plug the camera into the tow vehicle and turn on.
Thank you for your information. It was installed before we bought it. Not sure if it was factory installed or purchased by the previous owner.
david-steph2018
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Okay, now find out how it is wired for power. If it is wired to the clearance lights or directly to the batteries.
Hook up the tow vehicle and turn the lights on, do not turn the lights to "auto", but turn them "on".
Dahillbilly
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hopefully you have the display screen. Some units come with just the mounting enclosure for a camera on rear of the RV. Look for a camera lens, if none seen the nit's just the mount for a camera.
This is probably our issue. We haven't found a display screen of any type. Thanks.
david-steph2018
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Make sure there is a camera there. If it came from the factory with "camera prep package", you have to have a camera system installed.
Try to take a picture of the camera for help.
david-steph2018
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That's great news. I know somebody had the same issue, we found his monitor in a cabinet in the rig.
Good luck solving the issue.
david-steph2018
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Heck, they might had forgot to put it in. The dealer may have taken it out to give to another customer or a customer just looking at rigs, may have picked it up needing a new monitor for their rig.
