Clarion NZ501E in-car multimedia station

Clarion’s NZ501E (and 2-DIN sister model NX501E) offers a fully integrated navigation and entertainment system to rival and even surpass the very best factory integrated systems. Large touch-screen (with flick operation), DVD, CD, Sat Nav, hands-free phone and audio streaming via Bluetooth (Parrot Bluetooth module built in), iPod/iPhone compatibility, the option to add a parking camera and digital TV tuner… it really has it all.

Standard features include 4x50W built-in amp, digital EQ, digital xovers, 4 channel line-out and twin SUB outs, video in/out, Dolby Digital, steering wheel control interface, dual front/rear zones (watch something in the back, listen to music at the front) and full-function infra-red remote control.

Supplied 2D/3D mapping on the 8Gb MicroSD card covers Western Europe and a large part of Eastern Europe and down to Turkey. Hands-free phone operation is excellent.
Please note this is a review of the European model – supplied mapping will obviously differ for other regions.

I plan to follow this up with a video on the audio features built-in for those looking to make this the centre of a stonking good sound system.

(Kevin O’Byrne)