Blaupunkt Rear View Camera

[Nickie Koskinen]

Iinstalled Blaupunkt DH05 in my AX5 today. Although the picture quality during the day is acceptable and the angle is pretty wide, I am appalled by the nighttime quality. I do not have experience regarding this matter, so please have a look at the attached pictures and tell me if it's like this only at night or if have I purchased the wrong/fake camera.

Please note that the wiring kit that comes with DH05 is not compatible with XUV, so either ask your service guys to arrange the original wiring kit separately or else buy the cheaper bumper-mount Mahindra camera (the one that costs Rs 2500) and use the wiring from that along with the Blaupunkt DH05 (both cameras are interchangeable). The total cost this way will be Rs 2500 for the Mahindra camera and Rs 2500 or so for the DH05 camera, i.e., Rs 5000. What you get extra with the DH05 is the moving guidelines and a much better viewing angle as compared to the AW60118 (Rs 3000) camera from Mahindra.

To summarise, I would say that those who are not in a hurry should try getting the AX7 camera installed in their car from a service centre. If they are not willing or don't know how to do it, wait for Bhpian Ravenavi's report on the same and then talk to your service guys to follow the same procedures.

Also, they did a software update to version 8, and after that, the DISCLAIMER remains there for a longer time, and the infotainment takes a long time to boot up at the start of the trip. Even if you engage the reverse gear, the screen shows DISCLAIMER and you can't see the rearview cam display. It works fine once the system is booted up. Is there any way to communicate these bugs to Mahindra?

BC DH01 (rear bumper camera / number plate camera) is equipped with high end 1/3" CMOS color sensor and is Element Ready. It is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions. It consumes very little power due to the design and use of modern circuitry inside.

Not seen this myself but you say switching the engine off normally resets it to right way up. What about just turning it off on the monitor on your mirror? Does that reboot work? Assuming your monitor has an on off switch, I think they all have one. I tend to switch mine off driving at night, I think the screen's too bright so I know mine has an on off switch.

Anyway, good luck in getting it sorted. Has your dealer tried plugging in another monitor? If not they're not overly expensive and might be worth buying one and trying it? Sort of c50 on Ebay and if that doesn't solve the problem send it back?

If it is truly upside down there is a fault in either the camera, or possibly, the Blaupunkt unit. If it is merely reversed, you'll need to find out if the camera is designed to transmit a mirror image, or whether the Blaupunkt unit is supposed to reverse the image to give the correct "mirror image" view. If it is the camera that is intermittently changing between mirror and normal images, the camera is a potentially dangerous dud.

If it is the Blaupunkt unit that is supposed to reverse the image, but at times fails to do so, it might be because it hasn't been "told" to reverse the image (in the Blaupunkt menus) or because it is defective and cannot hold that instruction as it should. I suppose this might possibly be the case if you isolate the Blaupunkt when your van is out of use, to prevent it flattening the battery. It might also be a wiring defect, though I can't quite imagine how that would generate an intact image the wrong way round or up.

I suggest you contact Blaupunkt with the details of your unit and ask them whether it is the camera that transmits the mirror view image, or the unit itself that reverses it and then, depending on the answer you get to that question, ask if they can suggest where the fault might lie. Then, go back to the dealer and ask them to fix it.

Some (simpler) Blaupunkt models have the capability to invert the display via their menu system, but the operating instructions for the Series 570 (and similar Blaupunkt units) make no mention of this.

One would hope that the Waeco and Blaupunkt have been demonstrated as compatible before Hobby adopted the combination as a standard option, but strange thing happen! But most likely it is a one-off fault.

I'm more than a bit puzzled by the idea of playing inverted video on car audio. Is this to give occupants something to watch while they await extraction from the ditch, or is it for the Australian market?

Sorry to jump in but I also have a San Diego 530 in a Hobby T75 which is driving me nuts. Fortunately the camera image is fine but the Sat Nav insists that the UK speed limit is 60 MPH which is not correct for motorhomes.

For motor caravans with a maximum unladen weight NOT EXCEEDING 3.05 tonnes, the UK speed limits are the same as for cars, with 60mph being the limit for non-built-up-area single carriageway roads and 70mph for dual carriageways. Such motor caravans may be considered as being those UK-registered in the Private/Light Goods Vehicles taxation class (maximum authorised overall weight not exceeding 3500kg).

For motor caravans with a maximum unladen weight EXCEEDING 3.05 tonnes the UK speed limits are lower, with 50mph being the limit for non-built-up-area single carriageway roads and 60mph for dual carriageways. Such motor caravans may be considered as being those UK-registered in the Private HGV taxation class (maximum authorised overall weight in excess of 3500kg).

Hobby seems to list the current T75 models as having unladen weights of around 3,100 to 3,150 kg so in this case. as Derek has advised, you will be subject to the restricted speed limits he has mentioned.

Edit to add: GVW has no bearing on the speed restriction as Derek has implied but I beg to differ with his generalisation as, for example, our AutoTrail has a GVW of 3,800 kg but an unladen weight of 2,945 kg hence is not restricted.

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