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Panasonic Strada CN-DV255
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Panasonic Strada CN-DV255

DVDビデオプレーヤー内蔵 DVDカーナビステーション: Panasonic's own name for the CN-DV255 is a mouthful, and it earns it. This is a single-DIN chassis with a 7 inch wide TFT touchscreen that motors out and tilts up out of the dash, and it runs navigation off DVD-ROM while also playing DVD Video, Video CD, music CD and MP3 burned to CD-R. The screen is the in-dash one, which is the whole point of the 255: its sibling the CN-DV155 made you bolt a monitor on top of the dash instead, where this one disappears when you close it. GPS is a 12 channel parallel receiver tracking twelve satellites at once, and there is a dimmer sensor that reads cabin light and sets screen brightness on its own. Round the back sit RCA video and audio in and out, a rear camera input, and connections for VICS beacon, ETC and a digital surround processor. Worth knowing before you buy: this is a navigation and video source unit, not an amplifier. It has one 3.6 cm speaker for voice guidance and sends everything else out over RCA.

CONDITION & TESTING
Screen Some degradation.
Bluetooth N/A
Amplifier N/A
DVD Tested successfully
Navigation Tested successfully
Harness Included
CN-DV255 KEY FEATURES
Media DVD Video, Video CD, music CD and MP3 from CD-R/RW, plus DVD-ROM map discs and an SD memory card slot (miniSD supported)
Display 7 inch wide TFT active matrix touchscreen, 336,960 pixels, transmissive colour filter, cold cathode backlight. Motorised in-dash mechanism with tilt, and a dimmer sensor that sets brightness from ambient light. Operating range 0 to 40 degrees C
Navigation GPS at 1575.42 MHz, receive sensitivity minus 130 dBm, parallel 12 channel receiver tracking up to 12 satellites, C/A code. Supplied microstrip GPS aerial 34 x 13 x 38 mm on a 6 m lead
Audio formats Dolby Digital bitstream (1 to 5.1 channel) and linear PCM from DVD Video, MPEG1 from Video CD, linear PCM from music CD, plus MP3. Digital output is linear PCM at 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz, 16-bit
Inputs and outputs Video in NTSC 1.0 Vp-p (75 ohm RCA) with stereo audio in at 2.0 Vrms max. Video out NTSC 1.0 Vp-p (75 ohm RCA) with stereo audio out at 1.6 Vrms. Camera input on RCA. Aerial input 75 ohm mini jack
Internal speaker Single 3.6 cm round speaker for voice guidance. This unit has no power amplifier and no speaker outputs
Expansion VICS beacon unit, ETC on-board unit, digital surround processor, rear view camera, second monitor, external video source and MD receiver connections
Supplied aerials GPS aerial and a TV/FM multiplex aerial, the latter 30 x 28 x 190 mm on a 6 m lead with a 75 ohm mini plug
Remote support Supports a wireless remote, 44 x 40 x 142 mm running on two AA cells, so you can even add one to drive it from the passenger seat
Electrical DC 12V negative earth (11 to 16V operating, 14.4V test voltage), current draw 2.0A or less
Form factor Single DIN (1-DIN), 178 x 50 x 165 mm, approx. 2.4 kg
A note on this item This is a vintage head unit. Every deck is tested by us before listing, but as a used product we're unable to offer a warranty. If it arrives damaged in transit and has developed a fault we are here to help ASAP, so please get in touch and we'll do everything we can to sort it out for you. We just ask that you please be mindful of the product's age. Harness is not included unless otherwise specified in the listing. Professional installation required. We can't be responsible for faults caused by incorrect installs. How We Prep Your Deck →
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