I have a Thinkware F800 Pro 2 ch Dashcam professionally installed for my 2016 MS 85D. Overall, the cam does work on each channel. The issue I have is that the Dashcam records continuously 24x7 and does not record in parking mode. I am concerned about drainage of my 12V battery.
I contacted the vendor BlackboxMyCar tech support and they recommended to check that the yellow wire is to continuous power and red to ignition. Their response verbatim,
"In order for parking mode to work, the yellow wire on the hardwire kit needs to be connected to a constant fuse (one that remains on when the vehicle is off), the red wire to an ignition-switched fuse (one that turns off when the vehicle is off) and the black wire to a ground bolt.
This is because the Thinkware camera must receive a signal from the ACC line to switch over to parking mode.
In our experience, we have seen that the wiring is exactly the same as gasoline powered vehicles.
Thus, I would recommend you check with your installer to ensure that the ACC line is actually turning off when the vehicle is off and the BATT line is consistently turned on when the vehicle is on."
I also researched and found similar recommendation online F800 Parking mode does not work
Can anyone confirm this (yellow to continuous, red to ignition)?
I attached a screenshot showing the Dashcam settings already have Parking mode enabled. Yet, there have been no parking mode files in my SD card, only 24x7 files in continuous mode.
The pro installer initially pushed back saying parking mode is dependent on GPS settings but his experience is based on a Blackvue whereas I have a Thinkware and when I looked at the F800 Pro manual, parking mode seems to depend on 1) impact detection 2) motion detection 3) timer setting and there does not seem to be a dependency on GPS. The installer agree to verify the wiring next week . I want to go in prepared with information from other users who have successfully enabled parking mode.
I contacted the vendor BlackboxMyCar tech support and they recommended to check that the yellow wire is to continuous power and red to ignition. Their response verbatim,
"In order for parking mode to work, the yellow wire on the hardwire kit needs to be connected to a constant fuse (one that remains on when the vehicle is off), the red wire to an ignition-switched fuse (one that turns off when the vehicle is off) and the black wire to a ground bolt.
This is because the Thinkware camera must receive a signal from the ACC line to switch over to parking mode.
In our experience, we have seen that the wiring is exactly the same as gasoline powered vehicles.
Thus, I would recommend you check with your installer to ensure that the ACC line is actually turning off when the vehicle is off and the BATT line is consistently turned on when the vehicle is on."
I also researched and found similar recommendation online F800 Parking mode does not work
Can anyone confirm this (yellow to continuous, red to ignition)?
I attached a screenshot showing the Dashcam settings already have Parking mode enabled. Yet, there have been no parking mode files in my SD card, only 24x7 files in continuous mode.
The pro installer initially pushed back saying parking mode is dependent on GPS settings but his experience is based on a Blackvue whereas I have a Thinkware and when I looked at the F800 Pro manual, parking mode seems to depend on 1) impact detection 2) motion detection 3) timer setting and there does not seem to be a dependency on GPS. The installer agree to verify the wiring next week . I want to go in prepared with information from other users who have successfully enabled parking mode.
