Hi,
I got a venture cam with my RR and it doesn't seem to be connecting. I have tried to delete it then dock it and did the 'learn camera' bit but it still has no image. I can however turn the red torch lights on and off from the touch screen, which makes this a very expensive remote torch.
So, I decided it was the camera and bought a new one from eBay at a very cheap £50 to try that one. It has exactly the same problem, the car connects to the camera but the screen is just black.
Has anyone else had this problem or can anyone shed any light on what may be the problem Range Rover Vogue 4.2 V8 Supercharged 2006MY

Chriscase200 wrote:

the car connects to the camera but the screen is just black.

Welcome to the forum Chris.................................... have you taken the lens cap off the cam?????

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Thanks for the welcome!!
Lol!!! It seems nobody else in the world has had the same problem, so i was wondering if it was something as silly as a lens cap!! Range Rover Vogue 4.2 V8 Supercharged 2006MY

hi, thee are two versions of the venture cam that is the camera its self, as they seem to get lost may be some one has repaced it with the wrong one...check with your dealer on the part number. V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
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like dave says, there's a 434 mhz and a 2.4 ghz version ..two different frequency's , you might have the wrong type... .. ... - .- -.




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My Venturecam was completely dead when I got home having bought the car.
A few weeks later I was back at the dealer and he swapped it for another one from another car.
Slotted it in and within seconds it was charging and it then automatically went to "learning the camera" and it was done, one working venturecam.

So yes they can be completely dead for those that may never have heard this.

Thanks for the info gents. I know that the one I got through eBay is 433MHz because it said on the box. So I'll try to get hold of a 2.4GHz one to try that. It's going in to the dealer today anyway to sort out the mysterious engine management light with no fault code stored.

By the way. If the venturecam is not the right frequency would that mean that it wouldn't connect at all, because it does connect but just no picture.
Also, you said that it might just be dead. The one I got from eBay seemed to be brand new, even though the box was opened. I guess the only way to find out is to keep trying new ones until I find one that actually works!!! Range Rover Vogue 4.2 V8 Supercharged 2006MY

turn the original venturecam over and look at the numbers, see if they are the same as the numbers on your ebay one, if they are it is more likely you have been struck twice with bad luck.

anyone ever used venture for anything at all ? i had designs on hooking it up as some kind of reversing cam (missing on my 05) but bothered....

Doublejay, I was told their most common use (except by dedicated off-roaders using it as intended) was by people towing horse boxes, as they put the venturecam in the horse box and could keep an eye on it from the car whilst driving along. Steve

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or, you could use it to keep an eye on the kids in the back..
or, the back of the caravan to see how many cars have joined the queue... ... - .- -.




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