JENSEN J1CA7 7-inch Certified Apple CarPlay Android Auto | Double DIN Touchscreen Car Stereo Radio | Bluetooth Hands Free Calling & Music Streaming | Backup Camera Input | USB Playback & Charging

This is the day 3 review, I’ll come back in a month or so to do an update. This was a super easy install. This unit worked with my existing brackets in my 07 Xterra. All I needed to do was shave off the top part of the extra faceplate. And it covered up the hole on the bottom nicely. Unit functions just fine, everything is snappy, especially in CarPlay mode. Idk about other systems, but when you first set it up, don’t be alarmed if the Bluetooth disconnects when you plug in CarPlay, that’s on purpose. But when I disconnect the wire, it switches to Bluetooth quickly. This is NOT* the wireless unit. I’m ok with that because I’d rather my phone be charging too. Don’t forget to plug in the antenna. I think the unit uses it as part of the grounding, because the unit would shut off if I unplugged it. (I didn’t care about radio, but I guess I do now). The CarPlay/Aauto plug is a simple USB A female, so bring your own cord and find a spot to plug it in. I knocked out one of my empty slots, not pretty but functional. The only time I’ve seen the device slow down is when you scroll left to get to settings. But no other issues. Only other issue I had was that it arrived in original packaging, making it an easy target, glad I was home.

The touch screen is great and the interface is very natural feeling and easy to navigate, for a low budget brand name its a very acceptable head unit with pre outs for front, rear and sub, BUT there is no way to adjust the High Pass, this is a big deal if you just want to use the head units power for the speakers but want to protect the speakers from excessive low end which can damage the speakers and use up valuable wattage, and often you need to set the High Pass higher like 120hz to protect the main speakers and have the sub set to 80hz or 100hz for best sound quality. The Good: Great touch screen and very intuitive to navigate the interface, Bluetooth sound quality is very good considering its inherent loses due to data compression. Also has a nice EQ built in and does have sub volume control. There is a SWC control option and unit is very responsive to the touch and seems to have a CPU that is not being overworked. Looks great in the dash. The Bad: While the head unit does have Sub volume adjustments the unit is lacking High Pass adjustments for proper Sub setup and protection of the main speakers... this is a BIG deal IMHO. Also Apple Car Play and Android Car Play must use the wired connection which is only available on the back of the unit.

I wanted to upgrade to a more modern stereo in my 29 year old truck. I did not want to spend a lot of money. The main features I wanted were Bluetooth and Android Auto. You need a mounting kit to install the stereo. In my case, I was able to buy a new dash trim that included the mounting kit which meant I didn't have to modify my existing dash to make the stereo fit. I installed it myself. The biggest challenge is wiring in the new wire harness, but mostly you just have to match the colors. I recommend taking lot's of photos of the old set-up before you remove the old stereo so you can see how the old stereo was wired. This helped me with one of the wires I was not clear on how to connect. After installation, I used the USB wire to connect to Android Auto. I was really disappointed that it does not connect via Bluetooth. Initially, the Android Auto did not work. I was using a "known good" aftermarket cord. So, I reached out to Jensen for support through their website. Before I heard back from them the next day, I decided to try a different cable that came with my phone and Android Auto started working. Overall very happy with my purchase. It is a nice upgrade for my old truck.

I've owned several Jensen products over the years and have always been satisfied, until now. The installation was uneventful and basic features work well. When I installed the backup camera in the only available location on my truck, the image is upside down. No problem, right? Just go into the settings menu and invert the image like the other entry level stereos in my other cars. Nope- no option for that. Okay, buy a different camera that can be flipped in the mount for an additional $25. Fired up the Samsung and connected to the radio fairly easily. Received a call and the other party could not hear me unless I was yelling, even though the microphone is in close proximity to my head. Once again, the other entry level receivers have menu settings for noise cancellation, in-call speaker volume, and microphone gain. Not this one. So, I'm still using the phone's built in speakerphone. Finally, I tried using Android Auto and screen mirroring for Google Maps. Even though my phone is up to date, the receiver refuses to connect because it thinks my phone's OS is out of date. One of the generic $60 wireless touchscreen devices that plays through the original radio would have been a better investment.

Easy to install and work good. Could have more avaliable power to the speakers but all in all a good buy. Easy to use interface and the apple car play feature is nice to have.

Mucho bueno

Love it. I have a 2014 Subaru cross-trek that had a radio in it. I wanted a touch screen Bluetooth CarPlay to replace it and this is the one! It’s worked great. I’ve had it in for about 6-8 months and have had no issues. Connects to Bluetooth easily, adjusts screen brightness and volume/base, overall super easy to use. I will say, you’ll have to get someone that knows how to install car parts to put it in. Definitely not entry level stuff. Thankfully I made my dad and his friend do it bc I would have never figured it out.

Easy to install and good quality

Es un autoestero bonito y funcional, aunque su calidad de sonido es muy pobre, yo tenía a Jensen en mejor concepto, pero me dijo el tecnico que no es de la calidad de las otras marcas lideres, que está un poquito abajo. De hecho lo voy a regresar.