Bluetooth microphone mounting tips:

Relay Basics:

Relays have been around forever, and in the automotive environment, “Bosch” relays have become the standard, and have been widely copied. These relays are simply the best way to switch power, ground, signal, etc. in a vehicle due to their ability to carry a much higher load (30 amps) than most standard toggle switches, and their ability to be configured in just about any way imaginable to accomplish a multitude of tasks in the vehicle.

Relays are really very simple devices – they usually have five terminals; 85,86, 87A, 87 & 30. At rest, the relay’s 30 and 87A terminals are connected (normally closed), allowing whatever is connected to terminal 87A to exit terminal 30 (or vice-versa). When the relay is turned on, terminal 30 is connected to terminal 87, allowing whatever is connected to terminal87 to exit terminal 30 (or vice-versa). Terminals 85 & 86 power the coil that turns on the relay – whenever there is 12 volts (ACC) on one side and ground on the other (it doesn’t matter which is 12v or ground), the relay turns on, connecting terminals 30 & 87.

David Levy relay guide

To learn MUCH more about the operation of relays and the cool things you can do with them, check out the David Levy Relay Guide. This 44 page guide was published in 1995, and still has dozens of great uses for relays and will help you understand how they can be used to perform many different operations.

Wiring Connection Basics:

If you want to make a secure wiring connection to an existing wire in your vehicle, a very easy way to do it is to simply make a “T” connection (sometimes referred to as a Military Splice) as shown at left and below. You will simply remove a small length of insulation from the factory wire, exposing the wire inside, then split the wire enough to allow your new wire to pass through.

Strip a fairly long length of insulation from the new wire, then pass the new wire trough the factory wire and twist tightly. Wrap the joint with electrical tape, and your new connection should last the life of the vehicle…

Military Splice:

2010 F-150 Wiring

You can definitely wire in the correct accessory circuit, reverse trigger and illumination circuit for the radio. However, if that data is not there, there is nothing we can do to enable your steering wheel controls and SYNC – these will be nonfunctional.

Here are the steps to get the deck wired into a 2010 truck – REFER TO THE “ADVENT CONNECTIONS” PICTURE BELOW LEFT FOR RADIO WIRING, AND ALWAYS TEST THE FUNCTION OF EVERY WIRE YOU TAP INTO IN THE VEHICLE – WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE DONE TO THE RADIO OR THE VEHICLE IF YOU ATTEMPT THESE MODIFICATIONS:

• ACCESSORY (RED WIRE – PIN A04 ON ADVENT HARNESS): Refer to the “ACCESSORY modification” photo below. You can grab accessory at the keyswitch harness – it is the truck’s PURPLE/GREEN wire in the gray 10-Pin Plug, Pin 5
• ILLUMINATION (ORANGE WIRE – PIN A11 ON ADVENT HARNESS): Shown below right – wire either to PURPLE/GRAY in factory radio harness (if applicable) or to the truck’s parking light wire (PURPLE/WHITE) in driver’s kick panel or at the SJB (Smart Junction box) located in the passenger kick panel (GRAY 13-PIN PLUG), PIN 6.
• REVERSE TRIGGER (GREEN/WHITE WIRE – PIN A07 ON ADVENT HARNESS): Shown below right – the reverse trigger wire colors can be found in the “Aftermarket Camera Power & Ground Connections” section directly below

Advent Connections	ACCESSORY modification	Reverse trigger / Illumination

Factory Camera Wiring

However, we have learned that not all F150’s have this data feed for the reverse trigger. If your truck DOES NOT have the data feed for the reverse trigger, you will have to manually trigger the reverse input wire. An easy way to tell if the truck has the data feed is to plug in the deck and turn on the backup camera input in the main menu. Start the truck and put it in reverse. If the display DOES NOT switch to the backup camera input (if no backup camera is connected, you will see a “Video source not detected” error), you will have to wire this input manually.

To do this, connect a wire from the reverse light wire on the mirror (blue/white – Pin 9) to the green/white reverse trigger input wire as shown below:

Trucks equipped with the factory mirror monitor should have reverse light lead already wired to the mirror as show in the schematic below. This schematic shows the correct wire to tap (blue/white in Pin 9) on a 2012 F-150, and similar wires (if not the same colors) should be present on every display mirror:

Aftermarket Camera Power and Ground Connections

System Setup

When installing the Advent “OE” style navigation systems, there are some steps to take to insure that the installation is done correctly:

• CRITICAL: Prior to installation, remove the transport screws on the top of the chassis (the two screws under the red WARNING stickers). If you don’t remove these screws, the unit will not accept discs!

• All Advent navi systems have vehicle specific power/speaker/steering wheel control harnesses and most have additional connectors for other inputs or outputs. These additional connections may or may not be used. Refer to the list below to determine if your vehicle requires these connections:
  • RED (IGNITION OUTPUT): Additional 12v accessory (RELAY TRIGGER ONLY!)
    
  • YELLOW (CONSTANT 12V OUTPUT): Additional constant 12v
  • BLACK (GROUND OUTPUT): Additional ground
  • YELLOW RCA (REAR CAMERA INPUT): Rear camera input

• Once the unit is installed, there are some basic settings that need to be covered. FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS ORDER!

1. Hit “MENU” and then “SETTINGS“, and you’ll come to the first settings screen:

1. On this page, the first thing you need to do is to “CALIBRATE TOUCH SCREEN” – this is a small calibration routine that sets the locations for the touch-sensitive areas according to where YOU need them to be. Follow the prompts to calibrate the screen, then return to the menu.
2. Hit “NEXT” to access the second page:

1. OGM-1 ONLY: Press & hold “SYSTEM RESET” for 15 seconds (until the unit reboots) – this allows the deck to identify its “home” and configure itself for the vehicle in which it’s installed
2. TURN ON VOLUME sets the volume level every time the deck turns on – set this to your desired volume level or choose LAST VOLUME if you want it to be set at the volume level that was selected when you last left the vehicle
3. BUTTON BACK LIGHTING sets the lighting level on the hard buttons on the face of the unit – generally left on the “AUTO” setting
4. TIME ZONE sets your time zone (REQUIRED)
5. SYSTEM TIME Although the time setting is automatic through GPS, system time needs to be set once
6. SYSTEM UPDATE is only for use when updating the firmware – if youjust purchased the unit, you will have the latest firmware version, but you can always check the Advent OE Navigation Systems page for the latest updates

• Hit “PREV” and return to the first page to set your rear view camera setting according to whether you’ve added a rear camera or have one present in the system.

DEMO MODE

There is a demo mode that allows the parking brake to be overridden, allowing DVD or iPod video video to be viewed while the vehicle is in motion – this is to be used for demonstration & testing purposes, for off-road use ONLY.

1. To enable the demo mode, hit “MENU” and then “SETTINGS“, then “NEXT” so you are on the second settings page, then PRESS & HOLD the “SETTINGS” area at the top of the page for 8-10 seconds:

   

2. You will then get the menu displayed below:

   

3. Choose “BRAKE OVERRIDE – ON” and DO NOT change any other settings on this page. All other settings (Steering Wheel Control, Steering Wheel Buttons, etc) are already set up for your application.

DISCLAIMER: WARNING!!! WARNING!!! THIS MODIFICATION IS DESIGNED TO BE ONLY FOR OFF-ROAD OR WHEN VEHICLE IS IMMOBILIZED. THE DRIVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING FULL ATTENTION WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE. THE REMOVAL OR BYPASSING OF SAFETY FEATURE IN ADVENT PRODUCTS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY. USING THIS FEATURE IMPROPERLY MAY RESULT IN INJURY, CITATION AND ARREST BY AUTHORITIES, THEREFORE ADCMOBILE.COM OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE.

RELAY BASICS: At rest, the relay’s pin 30 and 87A are connected, allowing whatever is connected to pin 87A to exit pin 30. When the relay is turned on, pin 30 is connected to pin 87, allowing whatever is connected to pin 87 to exit pin 30. Pins 85 & 86 turn on the relay – as long as there is 12 volts (ACC) on one side and ground on the other (it doesn’t matter which is 12v or ground), the relay turns on, connecting pins 30 & 87.

To do this mod, you need to identify the yellow and black (shield) leads on the Advent’s A/V input plug as shown above. These leads travel with the Red/White/Black leads from the MediaLink Pod up to the white input plug. You need to separate these wires so that you have a bit of slack with which to accomplish your connections. You will cut the yellow wire as shown, and using solder (or twist & tape), make your connections to the relay as shown above.

The easiest way to make your second camera connection would be to use an RCA female extension as shown below, so you don’t have to cut the RCA lead off your camera – just plug it into the female half that’s attached to the relay:

Using any standard single pole, single throw (simple on-off) switch, wire it as shown so that you’re switching ground to the relay to turn it on and off (since there is 12 volts (ACC) on the other side, switching ground will turn it on & off)

In this arrangement, with the relay at rest, pins 30 and 87A are connected, leaving the A/V input functioning as it was shipped from the factory – passing video from the JLINKUSB cable or other source plugged into the A/V input’s 3.5mm female jack. This lets you get video from your iPod/iPhone or whatever is plugged into the A/V jack when you switch to the A/V source on the deck.

When the switch is flipped, the relay turns on and you are now connecting pins 30 and 87, sending the second camera’s video output to the A/V input of the deck, allowing you to view that camera. If you want to view the existing rear camera, simply “Y” off of that camera’s output and connect one leg of the “Y” to the relay as shown.

The black lead next to the yellow in the Advent’s A/V cable is a shield for the video input. The black insulation (it’s actually heat shrink) should be stripped back and the shield of the second camera’s RCA should be connected to it.

Add Front & Rear Cameras via backup camera input

TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS:

• Microphone doesn’t work – make sure it’s SECURELY plugged into the MediaLink cable and make sure the MediaLink cable is plugged all the way in – this cable is kind of hard to plug all the way into the radio and is one of the first to come unplugged when you bolt in the deck if it’s not plugged all the way in and “locked”
• iPod or USB sources don’t work – make sure the MediaLink cable is plugged all the way in
• XM has no audio – make sure the short male and female RCA jacks on the main power harness and MediaLink cable are plugged together
• Random weird issues with display – MAKE SURE you moved all the cables out of the way behind the radio so it sits flush on the dash without pressure – you should be able to tighten the radio screws by hand – DO NOT cinch it down to “force” it into the hole. Take your time to find a home for all the cables…
• DVD/CD goes in halfway then gets ejected – remove the two shipping screws on the top of the deck – they are there to stabilize the DVD drive during shipping and must be removed.
• Factory controls (SW, rear console) don’t work as expected – do a “System Reset” before attempting to test any functions – this tells the deck what vehicle its in and allows it to work correctly in that vehicle
• Blinkers/chimes are way too loud – you have a Bose vehicle and didn’t set the deck to the factory amp mode – Hit Setup>Info and tap the “th” in the word BLUETOOTH for 5-8 seconds, then choose “Factory amp – ON”, then hit “Menu’ and shut off the vehicle for 30 seconds
• iPod video doesn’t play to rear monitor – it’s not supposed to – the Advent will only play DVD to rear monitor(s)
• Rear camera doesn’t work – check the RCA is still plugged into the back of the radio AND the camera. Check power to the camera at the camera.

How to install custom splash screens

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