Navtool Frustrations

harry370z · 12-04-2011, 06:14 PM

Hi Guys,

Having some serious issues with a Navtool installation.

Firstly, I'm from Sydney,Australia and im pretty sure the LCD screens we have in our cars are NTSC (Plugging in a iPAD via AUX I only get a good / colour picture using NTSC output setting).

Anyway a few weeks ago, I ordered Navtool, PAL Front Camera and PAL Rear Camera.

Completed the installation correctly, everything worked but the cameras would give me a colour picture that "rolls". The image wasn't static. I could roughly make out what things where but it seemed like it had problems synchronizing. (Typical NTSC / PAL incompatibilities I thought).

So I ordered a set of NTSC cameras thinking that was the problem, the first NTSC camera arrived today and after plugging that in it gives me a static synchronized picture but it is black and white and looks very very washed out, its impossible to make out what things are.

Any ideas where I've gone wrong? Any tips / pointers.

I've emailed NAVtool but haven't had a reply yet.

Regards

kellyefields · 12-04-2011, 09:21 PM

sounds as if you may have not gotten a good ground on the camera or nav tool itself. I would check all of your connection points first and then if that does not work you probably do not have enough power to run the nav tool properly. may have to run a dedicated power supply from the fuse box.

bigaudiofanat · 12-04-2011, 10:21 PM

I would try grounding the camera directly somewhere in the trunk of the car. I did one of these a few days ago and I only used the + wire from the kit not the -

harry370z · 12-04-2011, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kellyefields

sounds as if you may have not gotten a good ground on the camera or nav tool itself. I would check all of your connection points first and then if that does not work you probably do not have enough power to run the nav tool properly. may have to run a dedicated power supply from the fuse box.

I took 12V from the ciggy lighter port inside the centre console.
Grounded it to the same place as well. (Just spliced the - / + )

I'd assume thats enough.

harry370z · 12-04-2011, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

I would try grounding the camera directly somewhere in the trunk of the car. I did one of these a few days ago and I only used the + wire from the kit not the -

I grounded the camera directly to the - of the brake light (same - which the reversing sensor which was already installed uses).

kellyefields · 12-05-2011, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harry370z

I grounded the camera directly to the - of the brake light (same - which the reversing sensor which was already installed uses).

there is a bolt that is used to ground a lot of cables on the left side of the car inside the hatch near the tail light. I would ground to that. that is what I have done.

12-04-2011, 06:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
harry370z Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 67 Drives: Nissan 370z 2010 Rep Power: 14	Navtool Frustrations Hi Guys, Having some serious issues with a Navtool installation. Firstly, I'm from Sydney,Australia and im pretty sure the LCD screens we have in our cars are NTSC (Plugging in a iPAD via AUX I only get a good / colour picture using NTSC output setting). Anyway a few weeks ago, I ordered Navtool, PAL Front Camera and PAL Rear Camera. Completed the installation correctly, everything worked but the cameras would give me a colour picture that "rolls". The image wasn't static. I could roughly make out what things where but it seemed like it had problems synchronizing. (Typical NTSC / PAL incompatibilities I thought). So I ordered a set of NTSC cameras thinking that was the problem, the first NTSC camera arrived today and after plugging that in it gives me a static synchronized picture but it is black and white and looks very very washed out, its impossible to make out what things are. Any ideas where I've gone wrong? Any tips / pointers. I've emailed NAVtool but haven't had a reply yet. Regards

12-04-2011, 09:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
kellyefields A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lexington Ky #BBN Age: 48 Posts: 1,156 Drives: Supercharged Rep Power: 17	sounds as if you may have not gotten a good ground on the camera or nav tool itself. I would check all of your connection points first and then if that does not work you probably do not have enough power to run the nav tool properly. may have to run a dedicated power supply from the fuse box. __________________ MY 2009 SC BUILD.

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bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	I would try grounding the camera directly somewhere in the trunk of the car. I did one of these a few days ago and I only used the + wire from the kit not the - __________________ 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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