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While a few years ago to double DIN car radios with large touch displays were absolute luxury goods, these have now arrived in affordable priced regions. I had long desire to replace the dusty and a bit boring acting 0815 Standard Radio against such Multimedia Radio. By Auna MD-480 I have now fulfilled that dream.

### Key Features ###

The functionality of this moniceiver (receiver operating function screen) is really enormous. To get an overview, I list here only once the key functions:

- Giant 6.2 touchscreen display with a resolution of 800x480 pixels
- USB input directly to the radio front (front bottom left)
- MP3 playback from USB flash drive and SD card possible (The SD card slot is located in the top left)
- Hands-free mobile phone via Bluetooth pairing
- Starting the unit for steering wheel remote controls (may have to be concerned an adapter.)
- Multimedia playback different types of discs (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD + R, DVD + RW, VCD, SVCD, DivX, MP4, MP3-CD)
- Remote
- Adjustable lighting of radio in 5 colors

### Installing the radio ###

Installation proved to be fairly easy. In initially recommending tips from the Internet to pick up how to best expose the car radio his vehicle. The connection of the Auna MD-480 is well explained in the detailed operating instructions supplied.

It is a so-called double-DIN car radio and adjusts accordingly in all Double-DIN slots. On the side of the car radio are screw holes available for all vehicle types. You just use you then existing screws from old radio and then fixed the car radio easily. In the manual you will find a drawing with all connectors on the back and their function. Although there are many cables to connect, the individual outputs are all explained. Who here has problems should be done to connect to an expert friend or in the workshop.

### Operational ###

After everything is connected you have to take a deep breath, because such a large display just looks something of good!

First I first placed my favorite music and something turned up. The specified performance 4x40Watt enough loose to sonicate the car. For the sound can be on the menu the following Equalizer Select: FLAT> Classic> Pop> Rock> Jazz> EQ. I liked best the setting rock fell because the sound for my taste was the most harmonious here. Of course you can do about them sound settings all sound settings manually. So you can individually bass, treble (treble, balance (left / right) and fader (front / back) adjust to get the best for their own sense of sound picture. When CD playback with no problems. The drive is working nice and quiet.

When next I looked at the radio. The radio is invoked by clicking on the radio icon on the main screen. Here you have to select only the relevant frequency band (FM) and you can start the radio mode. About the known search functions Here you can start an automatic or manual search. I quickly found my 6 radio stations in the region and programmed to the places 1-6. The Presets are having on the display In Shows and are thus always in view and easy to change. The reception I would describe as a very good, I can not detect any deterioration to my previous radio. I had noise consistently good reception without.

Now I have dedicated myself to the DVD mode. The DVD mode is started directly via the button on the right side. As described above, the radio actually eats all varieties DVD, so no compatibility problems should occur. By measured at the great screen size resolution of 800x480 you when watching DVD a great picture. Of course, you do not look any day now ne DVD in the car, but in particular for leisure travel I find the feature very interesting. As a parent, this may be watching from the second row movies. The supplied remote control is ideally suited for this.

We devote ourselves now with the most important for me feature, the handsfree function. The radio has a built-in Bluetooth, which allows you to pair your mobile phone quickly and easily. The microphone for the language is built into the front top left. The answer can be done in various ways. Either (Please let make only the rider for security reasons) on the display (green receiver) with the remote control or one has an answer key in the steering wheel remote control. This one must then activate the menu for the call acceptance, as the radio do not know what features you have everything in the steering wheel. As connection to the phone was now consistently stable in the first time. I could understand the caller clearly and also the interlocutor heard me loud and clear. Here, then, nothing to complain about there. The radio has here the usual convenience features such as a telephone number memory, a list of missed calls, etc.

The display itself offers extensive configuration options. Thus, not only the brightness, contrast, color saturation and sharpness can be adjusted but also the illumination of the buttons on the radio. Top left or right when DVD slot are LEDs, whose color scheme can be adapted to his car. Here you have the possibility to choose a solid color or to activate a color change mode. I opted for a red, because I think this looks best and a night not hidden. The menu there is also a way of setting the brightness of the display depending on the outside brightness. So you can choose between day mode, night mode and display off.

### Conclusion ##

The Auna MD 480 car radio is an effective representative in the double-DIN class with a huge 6.2 display which offers almost everything, which can provide a radio in this class without a falter a discipline. In the most common features Radio MP3 speakerphone can be found very quickly to right and they work very well and reliably. The possibility also mal ne DVD to watch, especially should please the rider. Solely the operator is in need of some training through the menu and the labeling of all functions in English. Here, however, helps the good manual in German further leaves no open questions.

For this price you get probably no better and because I am very satisfied with the purchase, I forgive also the full 5 stars. Have fun with the new car radio!