DIY ADExternal's 2012 Honda Civic Reverse Backup Camera DIY

[CNG Injun]

Before I mess something up, does anyone know how to adjust the guidelines on the iMid display?
You can get to this setup screen by first pressing the "menu" button on the steering wheel, then holding down the "menu" & "source" buttons at the same time.
After holding for about 5 seconds, the diagnostic menu comes up. Scroll down to "camera", then you get this screen with a red marker dot and an X and Y coordinate reading.
How do you make adjustments to bring the guidelines down from the default setting?
Is there a procedure for setting an object at a certain distance from the bumper to calibrate the guidelines?

Without adjustment, the guidelines are too high on the image. I need to be able to bring them down on the road instead of up in the sky.

 

[323]

Before I mess something up, does anyone know how to adjust the guidelines on the iMid display?
You can get to this setup screen by first pressing the "menu" button on the steering wheel, then holding down the "menu" & "source" buttons at the same time.
After holding for about 5 seconds, the diagnostic menu comes up. Scroll down to "camera", then you get this screen with a red marker dot and an X and Y coordinate reading.
How do you make adjustments to bring the guidelines down from the default setting?
Is there a procedure for setting an object at a certain distance from the bumper to calibrate the guidelines?
Without adjustment, the guidelines are too high on the image. I need to be able to bring them down on the road instead of up in the sky.

I don't think there is any kind of auto adjustment, but you can adjust the line when in the black screen with the lines and the red dot.
Pressing the middle button of the left pad of the steering wheel moves the red dot to each end of each line, you can then you the d-pad on the steering wheel to move the ends of the lines wherever you'd like.
After a long time of moving the lines, I adjusted mine so that the side yellow lines match up with the wheels perfectly, and the middle yellow lines are in intervals of 5 feet.
You can do this by placing objects in specific points behind your car, then adjusting the lines to match the objects.

 

[Pauly99to17]

I thnk some people were just moving them completely to the side so they couldn't be seen.
@ADExternal may be able to help you.

 

[ADExternal]

Simplest fix is moving them to the bottom left. Might take a bit of your time but at least you know it will work.

 

[Pauly99to17]

@ADExternal @AlienPrime @323 @squiggy

Need help.
I am outside doing the last phase of the DIY. I need to confirm that it is only the red wire of the RCA cable that is connected to pin #19. ???????

So, as you can see in this image I would not be connecting the other 2 wires. Just the red one, right?

 

[323]

in my case (in this picture) the red wire is not used at all. but both the yellow and black are used.
Not sure if your wire colors are the same though. post a pic of what you're looking at?
@Pauly99to17

 

[Pauly99to17]

I have the power cable spliced into the reverse light .
So the red plugged wire (camera's Power Connector") shown here is tapped into the reverse light.



And my yellow plugged wire ("Video Signal Connector") looks like this.





My question is which wires go to which pins?

Here is ADEX's diagram.

 

[323]

from your "yellow plugged wire" the yellow goes to pin #19, the black goes to pin #18
the your red plugged wire will go to pin #14.

your camera and wires are different from mine, but if i'm understanding you correctly, then what i said above should work.
Let me know...

 

[Pauly99to17]

from your "yellow plugged wire" the yellow goes to pin #19, the black goes to pin #18
the your red plugged wire will go to pin #14.

your camera and wires are different from mine, but if i'm understanding you correctly, then what i said above should work.
Let me know...

Hmmmmm. Are you sure? There are 2 wires in the red plugged wire: positive AND negative. I thought these would be the wires that would be connected to pins #14 and #18. If I am wrong then which of these two wires goes to #14?

 

[323]

Hmmmmm. Are you sure? There are 2 wires in the red plugged wire: positive AND negative. I thought these would be the wires that would be connected to pins #14 and #18. If I am wrong then which of these two wires goes to #14?

I'm really not sure now. if the yellow and red wires both have a black wire coming from them, then i dont know...
Like i said, mine was different.
if your outside with the dash taken apart and everything, i would just keep trying different set ups until you see what works.

 

[Pauly99to17]

I'm really not sure now. if the yellow and red wires both have a black wire coming from them, then i dont know...
Like i said, mine was different.
if your outside with the dash taken apart and everything, i would just keep trying different set ups until you see what works.

I'm thinking that the red plugged (positive and negative) wire is hooked to pins #14 (positive) and #18 ( negative/ground). Then I'm going to try to connect the yellow wire from of the yellow plugged wire (Video signal wire) to pin#19.

 

[Pauly99to17]

Well, first attempt did not work. I tried your way 323. Not sure if incorrect way or if one of the pins is not connected well.

 

[Pauly99to17]

@ADExternal Sending out the bat signal.

 

[webby]

@ADExternal Sending out the bat signal.

http://www.9thcivic.com/forum/conversations/add?to=ADExternal

 

[Pauly99to17]

Finally found the answer to my question. I find these types of diagrams so clear.

 

[webby]

Glad you got it working!

 

[Pauly99to17]

Success!

 

[squiggy]

 

[Pauly99to17]

Not sure if I used the same pins as everyone else. There was no audible click sound and they were not pushed in far enough. Once pushed in far enough I finally got the connection.

 

[andre12dbsi]

Well done Pauly.