Z'mnypit

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Anyone know how to bypass the parking brake wire on a Jensen VM9311? Ive tried grounding it, ive tried the toggle switch method. The switch works but sometimes you may have to flip it 20-30 times before it will come on and other times flip it twice and it comes on. I thought about trying to wire a capacitor to it, so see if will pulse and fast enough to where the DVD player would read it and cut on. Im open to any suggestions so lets hear them!

WS6nJAX

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not sure about the jenson, but on my alpine (iva-d310) i still had to wire in both the foot brake and the e-brake (toggle switch) to make it work.

Z'mnypit

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How did you do this? At this point Im trying anything to get it to work....

jimmy 2 Times

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why not read how the actual safety feature (dvd lock out) works and go from there. Not all indash units need to see only ground

Z'mnypit

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I have numerous times and still nothing. I know it sends out 2-3 pulses to check for a ground, it finds it then it comes on. Like mentioned above it will work with a switch but thats alot of work everytime I get in my car. I was hoping there would be like a TR7 box or something for the jensen vm9311 or a trick I havent found yet. Ive been all over google for the last week.

WS6nJAX

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mine is just like what jimmy 2 times said, it needs both a + and a - line to complete the loop. i thought most of the players worked on the same format.

Z'mnypit

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Anyone else?

jimmy 2 Times

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im not too familiar with the jenson set up, post up EXACTLY what the install instructions say regarding the ebrake set up.

either that, or just take a pic of the manual, and post it here. I can probably help you that way.

btw, watching DVD's while driving is stupid.......

sgt0704

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i have the exact same model. the player needs a "brake sequence" basically, you wire a toggle from the pink wire to a ground. then when you turn on the dvd make sure it's in the off position, wait a few seconds. then turn it on. it requires this specific sequence to work. if you toggle it fast, it wont work. there's a slight time delay. read through the manual again on the brake sequence, you'll see what i'm talking about. mine works perfectly.

Photochop

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what a pain in the ***

when ever i get a new indash in mine it better not require a damn toggle

not to hi-jack but does anyone know if the '06 model kenwoods are like that?

WS6nJAX

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pretty sure that by law they must have this feature. i know every in dash player that i looked at had it.

sgt0704

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Z money, you figure it out?

1badragtop

While I don't know anything about your model, all the installers that I have seen just install a relay to complete the ground circuit whenever the key is on. FWIW. (no toggle)

presto_z

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did u figure it out.. man im gonna buy me one... there on ebay for under 400 bucks... my alpine was 3 times that much when it was new (that was a few years ago when tv's were rare in cars)....

i know you can buy by-passes for most indash monitors really cheap i just searched ebay for ya and didnt see any for that monitor.... i did the toggle switch method for my alpine and i mounted the switches were my ashtray use to be

be sure to post how u did it.. cause im gonna order me one tonight and your knowlege will come in handy... i have my ipod hooked up now and it only plays the music the text doesnt display on the screen (so i have to look at my ipod to see what songs i want to listen to)...movies and pics display fine though

sgt0704

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I have the same model. i did the toggle switch. you have to. you cant just complete the circuit on this model. it has to follow a "brake sequence" in other words. you turn on the car. turn on the dvd. if the Pbrake is on, turn it off, then put it on again. or if the P brake is off, then put it on. then it will read. there's gotta be a small time delay inorder for it to work. it took me a few hours to figure it out.

i tried just "grounding it out" but that only worked once it had that slight time delay. once i turned off the car, and tried turning it back on, the dvd would go to the same blue screen saying "brake sequence"

AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THE JENSEN MODEL. i'm not sure about the others.

911ss

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i had a jensen and now a pioneer. on the jensen,to jump the safety mode you had to add a switch and turn the power on to make the the tv play video. the pioneers are different, they work off a negative source so the wiring on your toggle switch needs to be opposite

sgt0704

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did you get it working? you still havent' updated us. run a toggle from the pink wire to a ground wire.

Z'mnypit

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Sorry it took so long to get back, Ive been out of town. Ive already had it working, it was just a PITA to do each time you get in and out of the car. Like mentioned above it requires a brake sequence, but with the switch sometimes it take two or three clicks other times it may take 20 clicks.

BTW- I dont want to watch DVD's going down the road, but other people in my truck may!

SMOKINV8

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They're not, at least on the 7011... You just tap the power and ground wires for the safety mechanism in with the main power and ground. Works fine.

BTW Vann, you got some bad luck with some of this stuff!

Z'mnypit

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Actually this is a buddy of mines truck. I Just installed it about a month ago. SO thankfully its not my car, but he does call me every other day asking if Ive found a better way yet. Id much rather be doing this then trying to figure out whats wrong with my car