2003 Expedition Rear DVD issues/fix

[mdntblu]

I have a problem I am trying to fix.

I have a 2003 Expedition with the sub and rear seat entertainment.

I replaced the head unit with a JVC KW-AVX820 and I bought 2 harnesses from crutchfield, one was to allow the sub to get power and hook up to the RCA Sub plug on the HU and the other was to retain the DVD player sound. The DVD player sound harness was a harness that I plugged in and it had 2 RCA jacks (R/L) and a red power lead to give the DVD player power.

So as it sits right now I have the following:

JVC KW-AVX820
Ford Rear DVD Player
Subwoofer
PAC Steering Wheel control (works fine)
IR Wireless Headphones

What I'm trying to do is get the wireless headphones to work. Before I changed out the HU you would press 2 & 4 on the HU to get them to be on and then you could choose a different source to be played on the front speakers. Basically if I put in a DVD in the back seat and set the JVC to AV-IN I hear the audio coming from all the speakers but the wireless headphones do not work.

This is what I would like to accomplish:
Get the wireless headphones to work which doesn't make sense because the DVD player playing and you would think the IR's would be sending the signal.
Also --
The rear DVD player has an Aux input (Video/Right/Left) and was wondering if it's possible to come out of the HU video out, and tap into the DVD player on the roof AUX video in so I could play a DVD up front and have it show in the back seat as well as play a separate DVD in the back. Or what would be the best solution to get video to the rear DVD from the front DVD player? Is a new monitor a better option (no rear DVD). Since we have Dual Zone on the new head unit I wouldn't really need another DVD Player in the back, just a monitor (TV).

I'm sure all this is possible and it's probably been done before but I have no idea where to begin.

Thanks
Brad

 

[dtd07]

This might help. What is you need to do is loop the dvd audio to the IR headphone. Make a loop or us a jump wire to each Left +, - and Right +,-.
the OEM dvd is sending audio out to the OEM head unit and then back up to the IR headphone. look at the chart and make your corresponding links.
this pig tail is in the DVD unit. you need to take it down its held in by 4 screws and corner metel clips.

 

[mdntblu]

dtd07: thanks that helps a little. At least now I can get the headphones working.
Anyone else know how to answer my other questions?

 

[anjray]

I'm wondering the same thing. I'm looking into installing a double din dvd player in my '03. How to you get the dash dvd to play on the oem flip down monitor?

 

[Stoned06]

Search for my "kenwood DNX-5140 Install" thread. It may help you out.

 

[dtd07]

Have you gotten the video to work? If not try this (not sure if you have this option).

On the rear auxiliary audio control panel (located at the rear of the center console) you will find the mode bottom...push it until you get the DVD player shows AUX (the cycle should be simular to this CD/FM/AM/DVD/AUX) then just plug in the video jack in and it should work. Obvioulsy you won't hear anything from the CD/FM/AM mode since it uses the OEM headunit.
By the way you can also just use the audio only also in conjunction with the IR headphone, for time when the back passangers want to use their MP3/iPods.
Hope it works out.