What's this jack for?

Can anyone tell me what this jack is for on my 2006?



Oh, nevermind, I figured it out! Its to play DVD's through the MFD!



It works folks! The analog video input IS NTSC standard composite video! B)
Now, I guess I need to change my backup camera pushbutton switch to a toggle switch, because my finger got too tired holding the switch in to watch Stargate Atlantis! :lol: The only downside I've found so far is that you will always see that banner that says "Check surroundings for safety". It was fine when playing things in widescreen format, but it may be annoying when watching standard 4:5 stuff.I doubt there's anyway to hack the MFD to remove the banner, but who knows?
It was really neat watching it, because I could also jack the audio into the 2006's AUX audio input! B)

 

Well, I don't have a cellphone, a dog, or groom myself while I drive, and I'm CERTAINLY not recommending this mod for use while driving! Jeesh!

 

No, I'm sorry, but I was being facetious. I spliced into the backup camera video connection, and added the jack. The wires we're concerned with are the red and black wires on M14, the large connector on the back of the MFD. The red wire is the + video, and the black one to the left of it is actually black shrinkwrap on a bare shielded wire. Both are part of a single coaxial video cable. You just need to remove the electrical tape thats in the way, cut the red wire, loop it through the jack, and tap onto the shielded wire for a video ground:

 

Yea, I'm a geek, I admit it. But, us geeks have saved planet earth from dozens of alien attacks, and I only play around with this car stuff as a distraction in between off-world missions.

 

Just to clarify, my main intent in this exercise was NOT to add DVD playback capabilities to my car, something I have little, if any, use for. However, I thought that it needed verification that, in fact, the analog video input on the 2006 MFD IS NTSC composite video. This opens our cars up for all sorts of add-ons that we didn't have before, because of the digital RGB+ sync input on previous years. Also, I think that it proves that, with a little more work, the CANVIEW will probably be adaptable to the 2006, using an RGB-to-composite converter of some kind. That may be overly simplistic, but with such a variety of devices out there that output in composite video, the uses are endless. Or, now that we know the camera is also NTSC, maybe you want to install a recorder in the loop, to get that guy's license number behind you whose been trying to run your Prius out of the HOV lane? :lol: Or, connect the camera to an RF transmitter, so you can nanny-cam the Prius? :lol:

 

If you look at the VERY bottom of Darell's writeup:
Backup Camera Mod
you will see that he added some details from an email I sent him. The video input line from the camera is a simple coaxial cable, just like the ones you would use to interconnect your A/V components at home. Its just a simple matter of intercepting the "hot" of the video, and looping it through a jack.