by adamkberger on Wed, 07 Aug 2013 3:55 +0000
I just finished installing the new 2012 6.1" screen into my Landcruiser and have successfully hooked it up to an aftermarket camera. The video connection is on the 16 pin connector (top right looking from back) which also has the park brake cable on it. Pins 8 and 16 are the ones you want. Also, the head unit is looking for a camera when it boots up. If it 'sees' it, it will enable the reverse camera, if not, it will be disabled. If you connect your camera to the reverse lights, the HU will not activate the reverse feature cause the camera is not powered up. You can test this by putting the car into reverse and then turn the key from 'Off', straight to 'On' and it will now work. After this you may take the car out of reverse and put it back in and it will still work. Once you turn the ignition 'Off' it will no longer work. Conclusion; wire the camera to the accessories and not the reverse lights. The genuine camera gets 6v from the HU direct and the output is controlled internally. If the camera is not connected, I believe the 6v output is disabled.
Hope this helps.
2015 SR5 2.8 Dual Cab Hilux