Clarion Introduces NZ501E and NX501E Units

ICE (in car enterntainemnt) is growing stronger than ever these days and thus every producer has to constamtly up the ante, regardless of their previous work. The latest developments of this kind comes from Clarion, which has recently introduced multiple goodies.

The list starts with a single-DIN sized NZ501E unit that relies on a 6.2-inch motorised flip-out screen to keep you happy, continues with a double-DIN sized NX501E receiver with integral 7” screen upport AM/FM radio, CD, DVD, MP3, AAC and WMA playback. Customers also get TeleAtlas based SatNav and iPod/iPhone connectivity.

Both systems offer Flick Operation, which lets the user to scroll through the menus with ease, also offering the possibility to highlight and drag icons to alternative positions. In addition to that, Clarion has incorporated a Parrot Bluetooth module in its multimedia showcase for the first time, thus offering compatibility with multiple mobile phones and PDAs.

“Also putting the GUI to good use is a comprehensive navigation package, populated by a TeleAtlas map database covering 44 countries, all stored on a mighty 8GB microSD card.  In addition to the pre-installed data, new maps and content such as POI can be downloaded from Clarion’s dedicated portal site – navi extras – while there is a Latest Map Guarantee to provide a download of the most up-to-date data free of charge, upon registration of the product,” a company statement reads.