Clarion CX609 2-DIN CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Receiver with USB Port
- Double-DIN CD receiver with built-in amplifier (50 Watts peak x 4 channels)
- Plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs (including discs or USB devices loaded with MP3, WMA, and AAC files)
- Built-in iPod control with no adapter necessary; USB input on rear cable, front auxiliary input
- Built-in Bluetooth for wireless connection with mobile phones, PDAs, and MP3 players
- Two RCA pre-amp outputs for system expansion
Product Description
¿OEM Cosmetic¿ Design 2 Line Dot Matrix LCD Display (13 X 10 Digit Display) 728 Color Variable Lighting Front Panel 3.5mm Stereo Mini-Jack Auxliary Input with Level Control Rear USB Port with iPod Direct Connect Built-in Bluetooth Interface with External Microphone Included CeNET Sirius Satellite Radio Ready XM Mini-Tuner Direct Ready OEM Steering Wheel Remote Interface Ready BBE MP Technology Z-Enhancer Plus, Magna Bass EX High and Low Pass Filters – 200 Watts (50 Watts X 4) 4 Channel / 2 Volt RCA Output Remote Control Included.Amazon.com Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description From its symmetric design with large rotary volume control, to the illumination accented dark color scheme, the 2-DIN CX609 offers dynamic looks that blend into your car interior. And with features like built-in Bluetooth, Direct iPod Control, streaming audio from USB devices, and more, this receiver’s a pleasure to use, see and hear.
A pleasure to use, see and hear. Click to enlarge. |
Built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling and music streaming. |
iPod USB Direct for playback through USB cable included in your iPod. |
USB Connector even supports playback of WMA/MP3/AAC files. |
728 Variable-Color Illumination
You’re free to select the exact color you want, to match your car’s instrument panel or match your mood today.
Built-in Bluetooth
For wireless connection with mobile phones, PDAs and MP3 Players. Supports Bluetooth profiles A2DP/AVRCP for audio streaming and HFP/OPP for hands-free operation, so you can easily communicate and transfer digital music to your vehicle’s audio system. A wired microphone is also supplied.
CDs and Beyond
This receiver will play your CDs and CD-R/RWs, but burn a data CD with your favorite MP3/WMA or iTunes AAC files and the fun begins, with hours of music on a single disc. You can also play the files back from an inserted USB thumb drive. The device will display ID3-TAG info like artist or song name for your added convenience.
AM/FM Radio
Sometimes you just want to listen to the radio. Store your favorite radio stations on the 18 FM and six AM presets.
BBE MP (Minimized Polynomial Non-Linear Saturation)
By restoring the harmonics that are lost during digital compression of MP3 and WMA audio files, BBE MP reproduces the warmth, details and nuances of sound that you would otherwise miss. Effective for digital audio files and CDs.
Beat EQ with Parametric Equalization
In addition to providing 3 preset equalization patterns, BeatEQ even lets you freely customize the level and range of the bass, midrange and treble portions of each pattern with a 3-band parametric equalizer
Direct USB iPod control
The USB input on the rear of the CX609 lets you connect your iPod directly without an expensive adapter. Just use your stock iPod cable, and you’ll enjoy your favorite iPod tunes, along with complete control and battery charging of your iPod. The unit also supports title display for the tracks playing on your iPod.
SAT Radio Ready
Clarion gives you the choice of XM Satellite Radio or Sirius Satellite Radio. Choose either system and you can connect a Satellite Radio receiver with Translator connected via Ce-NET. Enjoy over 150 channels of music, news, talk shows, sports and traffic information with CD quality sound.
Front Panel Auxiliary Input
Connect MP3 players or other external audio devices in a snap with the 3.5mm front auxiliary input.
Room to Grow
The CX609 gives you a 50W x 4 built-in amplifier to begin with, along with two RCA preamp outputs (F, R/SW) for system expansion.
Remote Control Included
Control the action with the included wireless remote.
What’s in the Box
Clarion CX609, trim ring, wiring harness, remote control, microphone, installation hardware, owner’s manual, installation guide.
Comments (5)
Installation: The unit was installed in 2007 Nissan Frontier. Display color can be set to match the dashboard pretty close. Overall it looks good.
Sound: Sound quality is O.K. similar to OEM unit. Changing presets in the equalizer doesn’t help much. There are only 4 preset equalizer modes (three of them sound awful), plus manual mode, which is very hard to navigate.
Factory manual: Reading the manual is like decoding an ancient papyrus scroll. Looks like it was translated with an online page translator. Do yourself a favor and download the manual from Clarion web site before buying the unit. You may change you mind and go with another unit just based on that.
Bluetooth: Pairing Bluetooth phone (Motorola V3m) was hard but it worked. The unit is supposed to be able to download entire phone book from your phone. That didn’t work no matter what I tried. I was able to push the phone number prom the phone to the unit one at a time. After all that was done I realized that scrolling through the phone book on the unit is not that easy and the display is only capable of showing 10 characters. So if your names in the phone book are longer than that you will only see part of it. It will eventual horizontally scroll through entire name but it takes a few seconds. I ended up programming just 5 numbers that I call the most. For everything else I use the phone to dial then just lay the phone and Bluetooth picks up. Be able to answer the phone hands free is nice.
USB/Mp3 playback: It plays MP3′s and that is just about it. Navigating between folders/albums is a nightmare. Unfortunately it goes for most units in this class. The unit does not support folder-subfolder structure. All folders are in one long list and again only 10 characters are displayed. If you only have a few albums on a drive that should not be a problem. Instead of having a one large drive with all your music (what I was hoping for) just buy a handful of cheap small USB flash drives 1 to 4gb. Encoding MP3′s to anything more than 128 bit will be a waist of space. The unit’s dynamic range is only 20Hz to 15kHz.
Conclusion: If you can afford buy another unit with more user friendly display.
Rating: 2 / 5
I bought this to replace the factory radio in my 2008 Nissan Altima S. The dealer added bluetooth for the car is $400 alone and this deck has it built in as well as ipod controls and a usb dongle that plays from thumb drives. It is AWESOME! It can match ANY factory illumination color. The only thing I would call a negative is that you can’t see the clock if you have any of the other display options active.
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased this for my husband as a Xmas gift and he loves it. The bluetooth is an added bonus. Sounds very clear.
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased this to replace a single DIN Alpine unit in my 1999 Maxima. I never liked the single DIN look of the Alpine over the stock BOSE system that my car came with. It’s great to go back to the double DIN look. I was able to get the lighting of the Clarion to exactly match the stock greenish/blue lighting. The understated styling of this unit give it a stock look in my car.
I am extremely satisfied with the Clarion. The FM tuner is so much better than the tuner in the Alpine. I absolutely love the ability to play MP3′s from a USB thumb drive. I don’t have a bluetooth phone so I can’t comment on that. The CD player works great. There are a lot of sound customizing options. I also like the ability to use the units high/low pass filters to keep the bass out of my main speakers and divert the bass to my sub. Overall, the Clarion does a great service to high quality recordings.
I use the ISR button to change back and forth between my favorite radio station and the USB card. A great idea!
Rating: 5 / 5
I was a first time car stereo installer and I’m so excited because I got everything to work. I mainly bought this so I could use the USB feature, but there’s so much else that I didn’t know about. The A2DP is a great thing. That’s brand new technology. With that and a data plan I can stream Pandora Radio from my iPhone. It even charges my iPhone 2G so I never have to worry about the battery dying. It sounds better than the source unit (I have a 2007 Xterra) and I’m so impressed by the many functions. Can’t wait to use the bluetooth and the included microphone with my cellular.
The only part of the installation for me that was tricky was getting the different colored wires too match up, but I was able to follow the installation instructions included, and those for a wire harness that I purchased separately. All in all I got much improved sound and all these new functions and I couldn’t be happier.
Rating: 5 / 5
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