Can't get parking recording to work.

[Dominic06]

To start with, apologies for the long post!

I've had my A329s (3 channel) connected to the hk6 and iroad powerpack pro 12 for coming up to a year and have never consistently been able to get the parking recording to work as intended.
To start with, I have this all connected inside a BMW 3 series (2019) and currently have a ticket open with Viofo regarding this but their 1 response a day means it's taking a while.
I've always had the parking mode set to hybrid low bitrate > Impact detection, cut off time at 4 hours and voltage at 12.0v on the camera (11.8 on HK6). I've noticed however that the camera won't record anything for the first 20 minutes of parking (after research my accessory fuses apparently don't switch off until after 15 minutes), it'll then record roughly 15 minutes of footage and then nothing for hours unless some form of motion is detected.

When testing yesterday for viofo, I set the parking mode to low bitrate and left it for 2 hours. The camera started recording for 10 minutes then cut off and didn't start recording again until 65 minutes later. At this time it only recorded 4 7 minutes then stops for the rest of the elapsed time.

I have my HK6 set at 11.8v and connected to the iroad powerpack pro 12 through the following;
Yellow (ACC) > red (Out-ACC)
Red (Battery) > Yellow (VCC)
Black (Ground) > Black (Ground)
*Please see pictures for verification.*

I then have my VCC Fuse tapped into fuse 38 (always on) and my IN-ACC fuse tapped into fuse 74 (USB - Ignition) - It was previously 71 - ambient lighting but one of Viofo's suggestions was trying a different accessory fuse.

When the car is running and the ignition is turned off, the camera remains in parking mode standby (through the icon). I read somewhere about taking out the accessory fuse whilst the car was running to see if it activated so after trying that I could see the parking mode symbol pop up on my camera so that to me seems like it's not a camera issue.

Another suggestion that Viofo told me to try was to bring the camera inside and leave it on for a few hours to see if it activates and remains in parking recording. I did this for 3 hours and could see from the footage that the camera remained recording in parking mode for the full 3 hours, something it's never done in my car before.

My issue is, I have no idea where to go from here. I have no idea what's causing this and no idea how to fix it. A part of me believes it could be to do with the accessory fuse not switching off for 15 minutes which could be running the camera t full and causing my iroad powerpack pro 12 to run flat? It could also be randomly triggering the accessory port to turn on?

Any help whatsoever would be greatly appreciated. As I said, I am in touch with Viofo but their 1 response a day is making this take a very long time.

 

[kamkar]

As i recall the BMW branded cars have been notorious for giving people grief, and not only with parking guard but hardwiring in general.
Seem like their wire harness are a little too smart.

Have you tried to use a hand over delay, so the camera would continue in normal mode after you left the car / slammed the DOOR ASO to not generate false events doing that.
But maybe if the car smarts get a little time to settle down before the camera do something.
I think this selectable delay is often 60 or 90 seconds if it is there.
I can not recall what it is called in Viofo cameras as sadly i have not been privy to sampling their systems lately

Alternative to rule things out, you could try and go all the way to the battery itself with the always on wire at least. though i would be inclined to also think it would be the ACC connection that is acting up.

You could also try to consult BMW specific forums for a solution as to where to tap into to get what you need.

I have myself just changed from a 2012 JAP car to a 2022 French car, i am dreading having to soon install power pack and 4G hard wire kit.

 

[mikey94025]

I think this selectable delay is often 60 or 90 seconds if it is there.
I can not recall what it is called in Viofo cameras as sadly i have not been privy to sampling their systems lately

The A329S setting is Enter Parking Mode Timer and adds a 90s delay when turned on:

 

[Dominic06]

As i recall the BMW branded cars have been notorious for giving people grief, and not only with parking guard but hardwiring in general.
Seem like their wire harness are a little too smart.

Have you tried to use a hand over delay, so the camera would continue in normal mode after you left the car / slammed the DOOR ASO to not generate false events doing that.
But maybe if the car smarts get a little time to settle down before the camera do something.
I think this selectable delay is often 60 or 90 seconds if it is there.
I can not recall what it is called in Viofo cameras as sadly i have not been privy to sampling their systems lately

Alternative to rule things out, you could try and go all the way to the battery itself with the always on wire at least. though i would be inclined to also think it would be the ACC connection that is acting up.

You could also try to consult BMW specific forums for a solution as to where to tap into to get what you need.

I have myself just changed from a 2012 JAP car to a 2022 French car, i am dreading having to soon install power pack and 4G hard wire kit.

Thank you for the reply. As someone has mentioned, there’s a 90s timer delay which I have tried (should have mentioned that in the post sorry!). However, I think I’ll keep it on regardless as you make a good point regarding door slamming etc.

I’ve had a good look around and have found that a fuse in the rear of the car (not ideal) does in fact turn off instantly. I’m just looking for a suitable fuse to tap into for the battery power then muster up the courage to test it out (which includes a whole lot of rewiring!).

 

[Chuck McCoy]

iroad powerpack pro 12

Can you test with “Cigar Input Cable” for IROAD Powerpack Pro 12, (see attached screenshot)?
This will isolate fusebox connection.