buugiewuugie

I recently installed an Alpine iXA-W404 in my car. When I did it I skipped over the foot brake and the ebrake wires, figuring I would hook them up later. Well after installing, I found I couldn't change any settings on the stereo (clock/date) without these wires being connected. I have installed many stereos but never a touch screen. I know I can bypass these connections but I am not sure what I need to do exactly.

Do I only need one switch or do I need two? Can I tap into the same 12v source my stereo is using or do I need a seperate source?

Thanks.

EDIT: I don't want to watch TV/Movies while drive, I just dont want to pull apart my dash and center console and run wires everywhere.

JustaGSR18

you have to connect the foot brake wire to ignition power then connect the e-brake wire to ground with at switch inbetween then turn the radio on flip switch off on off on and it will work.. or just buy the module that alpine makes and just connect it up(this way is cleaner and no extra wires to run)

aacjohnc

use a relay . alot cleaner than switches . plus switches get anoyin after a while with all that on off on off crap. but any power sources should be ok as long as its not a constent one after u turn off car. but yes ground out that ebrake wire and run power to the other one.

Rigginit

Call a respected stereo shop and ask them for a TR7. its an alpine interface to take care of that all in one easy box. shouldnt cost much at all. It takes care of the double switch on/off pulses and everything.
In case the shops arent sure. Here's PAC's TR-7 module:
http://www.amazon.com/PAC-TR7-Univer.../dp/B0002J22BO

buugiewuugie

Thanks for the responses guys. I got it straight. I decided to run only one switch for the foot brake and run the ebrake wire correctly. That way I am not tempted to watched videos while driving. It works great.