Alpine Head Unit Question

[mikey-]

Recently I've put an Alpine IVE-W554ABT in my ute.

It has a "parking brake" wire, basically without it installed it won't let me do anything just listen to music (cant even access the setup).

According to the manual I need too:

"Connect this lead to the power supply side of the parking brake switch to transmit the parking brake status signals to the head unit"

From what I can tell, the head unit gets a constant +12V feed from the hand brake that means it won't let me watch videos, then when it registers the hand brake on (essentially grounded out, or 0V) I can watch them

Would that mean that if I borrow some constant +12V from some accessory power or something, then add a switch in the dash to kill the power, I should be able to watch videos without needing to have my hand brake on?

Any help appreciated, cheers.

 

[hotrod]

if you put it on a + wire BOOM BABBY SHE IS SHOCKED , just ground the wire.

 

[mikey-]

Sounds like that will do the trick, cheers.

Got abit confused, as I think the US models must have a foot brake wire aswell, and the correct sequence of hand brakes and foot brake need to be pushed to access videos haha.

 

[hotrod]

yip its there as a safety device so you don't get distracted from watching a movie . All it does once you pull the handbrake up the switch grounds out to body so it activates it. That's what I did to mine , but don't get court its against the rules to set them that way. AND THE COPS CAN ISSUE A FINE.

 

[mikey-]

To be honest I don't want it to watch movies and drive anyway.

At the moment I haven't run the wire anywhere, but I can't access the setup menus or anything without the hand brake wire installed.

I just don't feel like pulling the centre console out haha.

 

[hakhawk]

assuming its in your ve? pull the passenger side long trim off the side of the center console, from memory you can get to the wire there.

 

[mikey-]

Thanks guys, all sorted now.

I've flogged the VE now, have a 4wd Hilux. Just came here because you are all fast and good for info haha.