× In A Nutshell – The Clarion AX1

February, 2015

In-car entertainment has come a long way since 1930. Over the past 80 years, car audio has evolved from the basic AM radio receiver to cutting-edge, full-featured head units.



Clarion’s flagship connected car stereo, the AX1 is Clarion’s first step to connecting your car environment into the world wide web. Gone were the days where you are limited to the amount of music on the AM/FM radio stations, or carrying CD cases with tons of music CDs to switch between. The AX1 allows you to remain connected while on-the-go.



Powered by an ARM Cortex 800MHz processor with 1GB of RAM, the AX1 runs on a customised Android-Based Operating System on automotive standard hardware that can withstand any car environment (think 80 degree heat or an off-road adventure that would rattle your bones).



The AX1 features:

Full HD movies & high quality music format playback

2 USB ports, a microSD card slot, an auxiliary input and HDMI output for 2-zone playback

Bluetooth audio streaming and hands-free phone calls iPod/iPhone audio and analogue video playback

24W 4-channel digital amplifier

6-channel RCA output

6.5″ super bright capacitive touch screen

Internet connectivity via WiFi

You spend hours driving to and fro from work, running errands and when time allows, weekend road trips. The bulk of your time is spent in your vehicle and you deserve a car audio system that keeps you connected without taking your eyes off the road. The AX1 provides you with that, and more.

Web browsing on-the-go with Clarion AX1 is not only a breeze, it is safe. This is because it is a fully automotive-grade head unit and all applications that are in it have been approved to be automotive-safe.

Over-the-air software updates via App Garage

Our engineers work hard to constantly improve the AX1, which means that there are periodic performance improvement updates.



Whenever there is a firmware update, you will be notified on your Notifications Page and redirected to App Garage, where you can enjoy having new updates delivered to you without the hassle of plugging a USB device in or out.

Wireless streaming of media content

The Clarion AX1 is DLNA compatible. That means, you can stream content between the unit and your devices at any given time for seamless entertainment.



Keyword here is wireless.



The unit is pre-installed with the WiFi Entertainment app. After ensuring that your smartphone and the AX1 are connected to the same network, simply launch the app to play videos, music and share photos on your mobile device to the AX1; no cables required. Conversely, media content on the AX1 can be played on a tablet wirelessly over WiFi.

Customizable Android-Based Interface

Let’s face it, everybody has different preferences when it comes to app placements. The AX1 comes not only with a specially designed user interface to ensure safety while driving (read: 6 large icons per screen and 3 home screens, for easy maneuvering) but each home screen is also fully personalized – which means that all of your favorite apps can be found in one home screen.

Infogo Music Store

Get this – More than 25 million songs to choose from, fully licensed and DRM-free; which you can purchase for only USD 0.99 onwards per track, download after your purchase and synced on up to 10 connected devices, ranging from your smartphone, to tablets to personal computers.



The AX1 is pre-installed with the Infogo application.

Internet Radio

And if buying and owning high-fidelity music isn’t something up your alley, there’s always the radio. But not just any radio, the WebRadio.



Once you are connected to the Internet, you can choose to search for a radio station by category or country. Be it by category or by country, the choices of radio stations presented for you to tune in to are endless.

Offline navigation

We understand that in certain areas, the network coverage isn’t that great which might pose as an issue to some of you.

We thought of that in advance and fitted your maps into an SD card so that rain or shine, hail or storm, 3G or no 3G, your maps, POIs (points of interest) and locations saved are accessible.