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So I have my A119 V3 (with GPS unit) hardwired in with the VIOFO HK3ACC (https://www.amazon.com/gp/B07JQ1JYPJ) to a fuse tap that supplies power when car is turned on. I don't want to use the parking mode, so I have both the red and yellow connected to the same fuse tap. I have it connected to the camera, not the GPS unit.
It was working fine, and then I decided to solder the cables to the fuse tap wire and upgrade the firmware to the latest (1.02). The camera stopped turning on automatically when I started the car.
I saw in the firmware thread someone had a similar issue, so I got another camera sent by Amazon. That new camera exhibits the same issue.
So I decided to roll back camera 2 to 1.00 firmware that was linked in the same thread I mentioned. This is the behavior:
1. If I turn my key to ACC position, it doesn't turn on.
2. If I then turn it the key to off position (after doing #1) and then back to the ACC position, it turns on.
3. If I return to my car within around 15 to 20 minutes after manually turning the camera on, it will automatically turn on.
4. If I return to my car within around 30 minutes after manually turning the camera on, it will not automatically turn on.
I'm awaiting additional fuse taps in the mail, and going to try splitting the 2 cables to two different fuse taps to see if that fixes the issue, but I wanted to get your guys thoughts on why this might be happening.
What are the chances of getting two a119 v3 with the same issue? Probably not high, so my hunch is that it is my wiring that is causing the issue but I would think a solder connection would be stronger. But maybe I got extremely unlucky and both have an issue?
My last question is, if I connect the red to constant, and yellow to ACC, instead of both to ACC, and I have parking mode OFF, would it just constantly record when the car is off?
Is the yellow ACC just there to say "CAR is on!" or does it supply power.
It was working fine, and then I decided to solder the cables to the fuse tap wire and upgrade the firmware to the latest (1.02). The camera stopped turning on automatically when I started the car.
I saw in the firmware thread someone had a similar issue, so I got another camera sent by Amazon. That new camera exhibits the same issue.
So I decided to roll back camera 2 to 1.00 firmware that was linked in the same thread I mentioned. This is the behavior:
1. If I turn my key to ACC position, it doesn't turn on.
2. If I then turn it the key to off position (after doing #1) and then back to the ACC position, it turns on.
3. If I return to my car within around 15 to 20 minutes after manually turning the camera on, it will automatically turn on.
4. If I return to my car within around 30 minutes after manually turning the camera on, it will not automatically turn on.
I'm awaiting additional fuse taps in the mail, and going to try splitting the 2 cables to two different fuse taps to see if that fixes the issue, but I wanted to get your guys thoughts on why this might be happening.
What are the chances of getting two a119 v3 with the same issue? Probably not high, so my hunch is that it is my wiring that is causing the issue but I would think a solder connection would be stronger. But maybe I got extremely unlucky and both have an issue?
My last question is, if I connect the red to constant, and yellow to ACC, instead of both to ACC, and I have parking mode OFF, would it just constantly record when the car is off?
Is the yellow ACC just there to say "CAR is on!" or does it supply power.