Description And Operation: Operation

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The RVC is powered by an ignition feed received from the BCM which is controlled by the backup lamp switch output circuit so that it is only active when the transaxle is shifted into the Reverse (R ) position. The RVC has a shielded path to ground at all times through a take out and eyelet terminal of the body wire harness secured to the body sheet metal. If the camera delay feature is enabled, the RVC will remain active for 10 seconds, up to about 13 km/h (8 mph) or until the touchscreen display is pressed after the gear selector is shifted from (R ) to Neutral (N ) or Drive (D ).

The output of the camera is a video signal compatible to the National Television System Committee (NTSC) standard composite video M format, or NTSC-M. The video signal is delivered to the radio video display unit through the entire length of the vehicle by camera signal and the camera return circuits that are arranged as a twisted pair, with an additional grounded foil jacket to protect the video signal from corruption due to stray radiated signals within the vehicle environment. The ground shield is terminated only at the video display (radio) end, not at the camera. Portions of these video signal wires are contained within the body wire harness and a jumper harness located between the radio and the body harness connector below the instrument panel at the right cowl side inner panel.