Wildhorse
03-14-2016, 07:43 PM
First off, just for general information I have a 2016 Raptor 355TS. I thought I'd share a problem with my backup camera that caused me to dig into the trailer to find it. Hopefully if you have an issue with your camera not syncing to the GPS this might help or at least save you some grief. Also there
are a couple of conclusions or observations that I have come to that might be helpful for you as well.
Following the onscreen directions on the Garmin GPS to sync the cameras they go into putting the vehicle into park to remove power from the camera, and then instruct you to select "Okay" on the GPS to acknowledge doing so. Then the next page comes up with an instruction that says to step on the brake and put the vehicle in reverse to power the camera which will cause the GPS to sync with it. Well I did this enough times to convince me that it wasn't going to work, said a dirty word or two and moved on. Long story short I had switched voltage at the plug in the bed of my truck when the vehicle went into reverse, so I went to the electrical box just behind the hitch on the trailer where the wires from the plug terminate. Here I found the reason that going in and out of reverse didn't help. The Yellow wire which is for the backup function isn't connected to anything in the trailer by Keystone.
Looking onward I eventually found a plastic cover on the wall inside the front closet on the driver side of the trailer just above the shelf. Removing this cover exposed a hole in the wall with the transmitters and fuses for the BC-30 system tied up and just dangling inside the wall. My Raptor came with a camera for the back as well as one over the main entry door and everything for both was found here.
Using a 12v cigarette lighter jack near the bed I plugged in the GPS and followed the directions again, but instead of putting the truck into reverse to remove power which obviously I didn't do being in the trailer and for the reasons above. At this point to remove power from the camera the fuse holders were opened up and then put one back together at the prompt to put the foot on the brake and shifting into reverse to apply power. The camera synced right off. Then I did the same procedure for the other one.
Going back to the truck with the GPS and plugging it in to the cigarette lighter both cameras worked as advertised. I don't know why the cameras were never synced at the factory, or if the receiver was switched out by the dealer or something before I took delivery, but this has been driving me nuts knowing the trailer has a feature I couldn't access. The last thing I wanted to do was take the Raptor in to the shop to let some hack tear into it over something small like this.
In closing I have a few thoughts on this...
1. I like that the cameras are powered from house power within the trailer from the factory because this way I can have the backup camera on while on the highway helping to see what is behind me. Good for Keystone!
2. The cameras are always turned on as long as there is battery voltage in the trailer. This is an obvious draw that is helping to kill the batteries quickly when camping or when the trailer is not in use. Before putting the cover back on the closet wall I'm going to break into each circuit and put a switch for both cameras so that I can turn them off from inside the closet. I haven't yet checked to see of the built in battery disconnect switch shuts these down or not, but I still want them powered down while camping to save battery life.
3. I learned that there are fuses for these devices hidden in the wall. Geese...
Sorry for the long post, but I couldn't find a thing online about the wiring or a wiring diagram for my trailer and thought that I can't be the only one having a problem with the cameras.
are a couple of conclusions or observations that I have come to that might be helpful for you as well.
Following the onscreen directions on the Garmin GPS to sync the cameras they go into putting the vehicle into park to remove power from the camera, and then instruct you to select "Okay" on the GPS to acknowledge doing so. Then the next page comes up with an instruction that says to step on the brake and put the vehicle in reverse to power the camera which will cause the GPS to sync with it. Well I did this enough times to convince me that it wasn't going to work, said a dirty word or two and moved on. Long story short I had switched voltage at the plug in the bed of my truck when the vehicle went into reverse, so I went to the electrical box just behind the hitch on the trailer where the wires from the plug terminate. Here I found the reason that going in and out of reverse didn't help. The Yellow wire which is for the backup function isn't connected to anything in the trailer by Keystone.
Looking onward I eventually found a plastic cover on the wall inside the front closet on the driver side of the trailer just above the shelf. Removing this cover exposed a hole in the wall with the transmitters and fuses for the BC-30 system tied up and just dangling inside the wall. My Raptor came with a camera for the back as well as one over the main entry door and everything for both was found here.
Using a 12v cigarette lighter jack near the bed I plugged in the GPS and followed the directions again, but instead of putting the truck into reverse to remove power which obviously I didn't do being in the trailer and for the reasons above. At this point to remove power from the camera the fuse holders were opened up and then put one back together at the prompt to put the foot on the brake and shifting into reverse to apply power. The camera synced right off. Then I did the same procedure for the other one.
Going back to the truck with the GPS and plugging it in to the cigarette lighter both cameras worked as advertised. I don't know why the cameras were never synced at the factory, or if the receiver was switched out by the dealer or something before I took delivery, but this has been driving me nuts knowing the trailer has a feature I couldn't access. The last thing I wanted to do was take the Raptor in to the shop to let some hack tear into it over something small like this.
In closing I have a few thoughts on this...
1. I like that the cameras are powered from house power within the trailer from the factory because this way I can have the backup camera on while on the highway helping to see what is behind me. Good for Keystone!
2. The cameras are always turned on as long as there is battery voltage in the trailer. This is an obvious draw that is helping to kill the batteries quickly when camping or when the trailer is not in use. Before putting the cover back on the closet wall I'm going to break into each circuit and put a switch for both cameras so that I can turn them off from inside the closet. I haven't yet checked to see of the built in battery disconnect switch shuts these down or not, but I still want them powered down while camping to save battery life.
3. I learned that there are fuses for these devices hidden in the wall. Geese...
Sorry for the long post, but I couldn't find a thing online about the wiring or a wiring diagram for my trailer and thought that I can't be the only one having a problem with the cameras.