In Car Dvd

[Burgiesr33]

Have a mate who just got a new system put in his car, sounds amazing but the alpine dvd player wont play them unless the handbrake is on. Whats the reasoning behind this, i know theres something connected to the handbrake, is it a grounder? Like the system will only play dvds when it detects a ground there? If so can it be tricked by putting it onto a permanent ground?

Thanks - Burgies

[stomper]

Have a mate who just got a new system put in his car, sounds amazing but the alpine dvd player wont play them unless the handbrake is on. Whats the reasoning behind this, i know theres something connected to the handbrake, is it a grounder? Like the system will only play dvds when it detects a ground there? If so can it be tricked by putting it onto a permanent ground?

Thanks - Burgies

Stops you watching DVD's whilst your driving

[Burgiesr33]

yeah he wants to know how to get around that i guess, maybe play filmclips on the road?

[Turbz RB-25]

yeah he wants to know how to get around that i guess, maybe play filmclips on the road?

Mate, the device is there for a reason........

But if he must have it on my driving, ground the handbrake wire, or connect it to the ground wire on the back of the DVD player and you're done.

[Black Widow]

Um...why?

Its a safety issue. There's no other reason for it.

Turbz, will that cause the handbrake light to be on constantly?

Edited April 29, 2009 by Black Widow

[Reggi34dr]

no other reason than that. driver shouldn't be watching any movies/videos while a vehicle is in motion. you and your friend would've seen it if you read the manual for the dvd player. there'll be a warning in there. i get a similar warning msg when i turn my navman on.

i have my handbrake wire connected to a switch.

and to answer your question, no the handbrake light won't be on constantly, if you disconnect the dvd's handbrake wire from the handbrake itself.

[Burgiesr33]

haha yeah i just talked to him and he doesnt want to play dvds when driving, apparently using the touch screen for settings is distracting enough, like i said, its all brand new, thanks anyway guys

[cavell]

by law that wire has to be connected to the handbreak if you get pulled up by police then can ask u to prove it and if its not connect can fine you, yes u can bypass it by just grounding the wire to any ground and even put a switch in there but like i said it is by law. just my 2 cents, i know if i had a dvd player i would bypass it and put a switch in.

[hcR324door]

best way is to put a switch... it will save you when cops pull you over

[superstvns]

that kind of sucks cause you cant drive and watch it at the sametime

[-Stokesy-]

I grounded mine so i could still access my processor option, the handbrake ground locks that option out as well.

[frx026]

by law that wire has to be connected to the handbreak if you get pulled up by police then can ask u to prove it and if its not connect can fine you, yes u can bypass it by just grounding the wire to any ground and even put a switch in there but like i said it is by law. just my 2 cents, i know if i had a dvd player i would bypass it and put a switch in.

wrong - there is nothing you can be fined for as their are no specific laws relating to in car dvd's.

some new car are fitted from factory with screens that function at speed... They simply have a menu to either enable or disable the screen when the car is in motion. Sometimes the menu's are user accessable, sometimes they are dealer accessable with a scan tool.

To, the original poster, just ground the wire from the dvd to the handbrake.

And if you ever run up the back of someone cos u were watching a movie, well, never admit it, you'll be screwed on insurance.

[Houdini]

Just to clear up some mis-information. There are some ADR's and registration legislation that doesn't allow a VDU (Visual Display Unit) to function while driving. You could get a defect if you can't prove it cannot display a picture while the handbrake is off.

The exception and this is straight out of the ADR's etc is that you can have a VDU visible to the driver while driving if it is or is part of a GPS system.

Edited May 15, 2009 by Houdini

[Daz305]

i got a dvd head unit installed today, i didnt ask or anything and the dude said to cut the wire to the handbrake and attatch it to a screw, and he said he cant do it coz insurance reasons. i cant think if it was him or my friend or brother 2day that said if u ever crash re connect it for insurance reasons....

and with watching em while driving it woudl prob b a little hard but would b nice for ya passengers i recon... wat head unit u get anyway mate? and how u finding it?

[cruzin33]

I installed my in dash dvd player myself in my daily but i didnt hook the wire to the handbreak. Whats the point of having a dvd player in you car if passengers cant watch a dvd on a long road trip.

[JudyKayTee]

My friend has an 07 infiniti g35 sedan with the GPS/DVD system and it will play dvd's but only when the vehicle is in park.

Some car owners believe that a car DVD player is a pure waste for them and it is also illegal to drive a car while watching the DVD player. However, things are different if they drive a car with other passengers. They can easily get their passengers entertained if they have a car DVD player. Also they can let their car DVD player carry the GPS Navigation system which is indispensable for modern society.