Thread: Dww-750fm

The wiring is labled in the manual that's for download on the product's webpage. There is one incorrect item in that though. The Orange wire and the Red wire are labled backwards. The Red wire is for switched power, and the Orange wire should be "light control cable."

Thank you for that tip techy101. I found that the labels noted that change (once translated) as well. We were trying to figure out where the "light control cable" should be connected to in the car, any idea? I have to go to my local chrysler dealership tomorrow & find out their wiring colour coding too...

My guess, although I'm not sure, would be that the Light Control Cable would be the Illumination line, but I can't confirm that.

Originally Posted by techy101

My guess, although I'm not sure, would be that the Light Control Cable would be the Illumination line, but I can't confirm that.

It is. you connect that wire to the headlight switch. When the lights are on, the radio lcd (not the big screen) will dim. Just like a stock radio does. If the display for the stereo is not too bright at night, leave it disconnected.

Ok guys, I managed to power the unit up & get a few pics. I used my pocketpc for now as the VGA input device, so the resolution is only 640x480 & no touch screen set up. The actual carputer I willl be using is still being put together - today I found out I need a 44-40 ide converter so I have to pick one up tomorrow. Anyway, back to the unit.

The 3rd pic is my set up, with 12v coming from an old pc power supply, the DWW-750-fm, my PocketPC, & my voompc with mini-itx under construction. The 1st pic is the first power up. 2nd pic is with google news in the Opera web browser. 4th pic is the front panel display in radio mode - but no antenna hooked up, so no sound. 5th pic is the menu semi transparent over the vga output.

I was pleasently surprised to see all the buttons lit up with blue led's, as well as the volume/power knob. The front panel display shows a few equalizer settings, power bars, signal strength etc. Seems like it will be flashy when I get it hooked into the car with an antenna & speakers.

That's all for the pics for now, I probably won't power it up again until I get my voompc & mini-itx all assembled.

Sorry, that is a dell axim x50v, not a phone. Just a regular pocketpc, that happens to have a vga out cable. No special software, it is all built in. I don't think u can do that with your phone, as it probably doesn't have the hardware in it like the axim does.

Hey guys, the power and reset button have one lead each coming out of the unit. Should I twin each of those with a lead from the black ground wire, and then connect them to the M2 power jumpers (J9) and the motherboard reset jumpers respectively? They are quite thin wires, so I wouldn't use it for a power switch in line with the main power leads to the M2. I will probably add a heavy duty switch for that. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.