DVD Player restarts
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Forum Name: Mobile Video, GPS, and Navigation
Forum Discription: Mobile Video Head Units, DVD Players, LCD and TFT Monitors, Navigation, GPS, PS2, PS3, XBox, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=13696
Printed Date: May 31, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Topic: DVD Player restarts
Posted By: mattwho
Subject: DVD Player restarts
Date Posted: May 19, 2003 at 9:31 AM
Hey All, I have a DVD Player in my '02 Buick Rendezvous. When ever I stop to get gas or something and turn off the engine but leave the key at ACC the DVD player will restart when I restart the engine. Is there a way to make it not lose power when the ignition is restarted?
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mattwho?
Replies:
Posted By: brianh
Date Posted: May 20, 2003 at 7:36 PM
You could tie the 12 volt wire from the dvd player to the accessory wire in the vehicle. That way it will work with the key it the run position or if you cut the switch to the accessory position it will still have power and not cut out on you. Good luck with the fix. Brian
Posted By: mattwho
Date Posted: May 21, 2003 at 7:29 AM
The DVD player works with the key at the accesory position but when I restart the car it powers off and then on again and restarts the movie. ------------- mattwho?
Posted By: MielGibson
Date Posted: May 22, 2003 at 9:10 AM
That's because most cars disable the accessories during cranking. Look for a wire (I'm not sure if there's one)that looses power only when there's no key in.
Posted By: mattwho
Date Posted: May 23, 2003 at 7:50 AM
Is there some sort of alternate power supply i could install that could take over for those few seconds?
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mattwho?
Posted By: MielGibson
Date Posted: May 26, 2003 at 1:52 PM
I uploaded the picture but the link is missing the .jpg extension, I don't know why.
Anyway, I hope this works.
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: May 26, 2003 at 3:51 PM
Wire it straight to the battery or use a relay to draw constant power from the battery to the IGN & the Constant wire of the DVD player.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: esmith69
Date Posted: May 28, 2003 at 8:14 PM
Yea I was gonna say wire the turn-on straight to the battery but put a switch for this wire somewhere accessible inside the vehicle, so that whe you're not in your car you can flip it off and prevent the dvd from running down your battery. But whenever you're in the car and have the switch to the on position it'll always be on so you'll never have to worry about it cutting out on you. It just seems like it's a little bit easier to do than using relays and diodes and stuff. ------------- Ethan
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