2016 Scion FR-S Backup Camera Guidelines

[iJeff]

Just picked up the 2016 Scion FR-S but noticed the backup camera is pointed low without much of a field of view. There doesn't seem to be any guidelines either, and I can't find a way to turn them on.

The American Scion website seems to depict the camera with guidelines; am I missing something?

[Cockatoo]

Dont think you can change the angle that the camera provides, but there should be a setting for the guidelines in the head unit somewhere, probably check your owners manual.

[iJeff]

Backup camera owner's manual.

Head unit owner's manual (page 132)

Neither seems to mention guidelines.

[Astral Abyss]

Originally Posted by iJeff

Backup camera owner's manual.

Head unit owner's manual (page 132)

Neither seems to mention guidelines.

I haven't seen anyway to get guidelines or adjust the angle on mine either. Doesn't seem like they put much effort into it.

[brz880]

I don't know but the Scion head-unit but this works on the Subaru:

Under "Adjust Parking Guide Lines"

http://ae64.com/Rear-camera-install-16p-FT.htm

[DAEMANO]

Dat head unit doe

[SVXdc]

Originally Posted by iJeff

Just picked up the 2016 Scion FR-S but noticed the backup camera is pointed low without much of a field of view. There doesn't seem to be any guidelines either, and I can't find a way to turn them on.

The American Scion website seems to depict the camera with guidelines; am I missing something?

In the picture iJeff found on the US Scion web site, I'm guessing those lines are being generated by the camera, not the HU. You could verify that by temporarily connecting the camera to an external video monitor, or connecting an alternate video signal into the OEM HU. Or even simply unplugging the camera harness after the HU had gotten past the "boot-up camera detection" phase.

The OEM camera's angle appears to give a view looking out fairly level with respect to the ground. Angling it up to show less bumper would just get you more sky, and not really be very helpful, IMHO (unless you were worried about backing under a low overhang). Although, does that picture show a true-life image, or is it something their art department Photoshopped together?

The real problem is that the camera is mounted too low and/or too deep into the trunk relative to the bumper for the image that it produces. Yet it looks like they've placed it at the same location as on most other recent Subarus I've seen.

On the previous years FR-S BeSpoke HUs (as well as the Toyota TAS300 HU), you enter the service menus by holding either the "Media" or "Setup" button (accesses two different menus) and turn the parking lights switch on and off 3 times.

Try that on yours. I'm sure people would love to see pictures of the various menus/screens.

[ir1064]

Originally Posted by iJeff

Just picked up the 2016 Scion FR-S but noticed the backup camera is pointed low without much of a field of view. There doesn't seem to be any guidelines either, and I can't find a way to turn them on.

The American Scion website seems to depict the camera with guidelines; am I missing something?

kinda off the topic, but how's the sound quality for the 2016?

[iJeff]

Interestingly enough, the Scion IM has backup camera lines and their manual depicts it in the distance photo on the bottom left.

http://a230.g.akamai.net/7/230/83646...ner_Manual.pdf

Originally Posted by ir1064

kinda off the topic, but how's the sound quality for the 2016?

I'm not much of an audiophile so I couldn't tell you. I feel like the "feel" setting on the 2015 sounded better but I'm not sure at all.

[SVXdc]

Did you try accessing the HU's service/diagnostics menus? (see end of my previous post)

[iJeff]

Originally Posted by SVXdc

Did you try accessing the HU's service/diagnostics menus? (see end of my previous post)

Sorry for the late reply. I wasn't able to get into the diagnostics menu.

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[a_dee]

when you say 'low field of view', do you mean something like my before pic here? http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...8&postcount=69

[iJeff]

Originally Posted by a_dee

when you say 'low field of view', do you mean something like my before pic here? http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...8&postcount=69

A bit worse since it is all rounded like a fisheye lens.

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[a_dee]

Originally Posted by iJeff

A bit worse since it is all rounded like a fisheye lens.

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Can you post a pic?