If your vehicle has a 7-inch in-cab monitor (HW-MN11) installed as part of a Samsara AI Multicam setup, the monitor displays live video from cameras around the vehicle. It can help you see blind spots during turns and lane changes and improve rear visibility while backing. Monitor behavior depends on how your fleet administrator configured the vehicle.
Important
The in-cab monitor is a driving aid, not a replacement for safe driving. Continue to use your mirrors, turn signals, training, and direct observation before you move the vehicle.
The in-cab monitor shows live video from the cameras installed around your vehicle. Depending on how your fleet configured the system, this may include side cameras, rear cameras, or other auxiliary camera views.
The in-cab monitor can help with:
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Blind spot visibility: Side camera views can help you see areas that may be hard to see with mirrors alone.
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Turn and lane-change awareness: When you activate a turn signal, the monitor can automatically switch to the relevant side camera view.
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Reverse visibility: When you shift into reverse, the monitor can automatically switch to the rear camera view.
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Visual detection cues: If enabled, the monitor may highlight detected objects or road users in the camera view.
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In-cab alerts: If enabled by your fleet, the system may provide audible alerts when it detects certain risks, such as a vulnerable road user or vehicle in a blind spot.
Alerts and visual cues depend on your vehicle's installed cameras, system configuration, and which safety features your fleet has enabled.
Your fleet chooses which cameras appear by default, which views appear when a turn signal or reverse is active, and whether the monitor stays on by default or remains off until you press a button or a configured trigger activates the display.
When no turn signal or reverse trigger is active, the monitor shows the default view configured by your fleet. This may be one camera, multiple camera views, or a black screen if your fleet configured the monitor to stay off unless a trigger is active.
When you activate the left or right turn signal, the monitor may switch to a full-screen view of the corresponding side camera. This supports checking the side of the vehicle before and during a turn or lane change. If blind spot alerts are enabled, the system may also provide a visual highlight and/or audible alert when it detects a relevant risk while the turn signal is active.
When you shift into reverse, the monitor may switch to the rear camera view to support backing maneuvers and rear visibility. If reverse and a turn signal are active at the same time, the reverse view may take priority so that rear visibility remains available while you back.
After you turn off the turn signal or the vehicle is no longer in reverse, the monitor returns to the configured default view. If the monitor was set to remain off by default, it may return to a black or off screen until the next trigger is active.
When the monitor is connected to power but the screen is off, the status LED is red. Press Power to turn the monitor on; the status LED changes to green.
If no camera is connected, a symbol on the screen indicates that no camera feed is detected. After a camera is connected to the AI Multicam Hub and routed to the display, video should appear almost immediately.
If there is no camera feed, confirm that the AI Multicam Hub status LED is amber or green. A red status LED on the hub indicates that no cameras are properly connected or detected. For LED definitions and next steps, see Troubleshoot Samsara AI Multicam Hub by LED State.
By default, the display automatically shows and cascades as many camera feeds as are plugged in and detected by the AI Multicam Hub, up to four views at once. Expect a couple of seconds for the hub to reconfigure the display layout as cameras are connected or removed.
Camera order on the cascaded display runs from top-left to bottom-right: left cameras, then right cameras, then rear cameras, then all other cameras. If a port is not connected, the display uses the next numbered port in place of the missing port and continues through the remaining ports.
Your fleet manager or installer can change camera order by reordering camera ports or by assigning camera roles to specific ports in the Samsara dashboard. For installation and wiring details, see Samsara Cameras and Monitor System.
Use the buttons on the monitor to turn the screen on or off and to adjust display settings.
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Power: Turns the monitor screen on or off. If your fleet configured the monitor to remain off by default, you may need to press Power to turn the screen on. In some configurations, the monitor may also turn on automatically when a turn signal or reverse trigger becomes active. Turning off the screen does not disable the installed camera system or vehicle safety features.
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Menu: Cycles through adjustment and information screens in this order: Brightness, Volume, Contrast, Saturation, Reset, Monitor Serial Number, Version. Press Menu again to move to the next selection. Press VIEW or REV to exit the menu. Press UP or DOWN to change the selected setting.
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Brightness: The monitor automatically dims at night when ambient light becomes sufficiently dark. To adjust brightness manually, open the Brightness option from the menu and use UP or DOWN, or use the dedicated brightness increase and decrease buttons if your monitor has them.
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REV: If the monitor is mounted upside down, press REV to rotate the video feed to the upright position.
If the screen is hard to see in bright conditions, confirm that the sunshade is installed and that brightness is turned up. If glare is still an issue, notify your fleet manager or installer so they can review monitor placement.
Contact your fleet manager or installer if you notice any of the following:
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The monitor does not turn on when expected.
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The wrong camera view displays during a turn or while reversing.
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A camera view is missing, black, upside down, mirrored incorrectly, or shows a no-camera message.
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The screen is too bright at night or too hard to see during the day.
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Alerts seem incorrect, too frequent, missing, or distracting.
Your fleet manager or installer can confirm the vehicle configuration, camera placement, monitor settings, and enabled safety features.
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