With the continuous improvement of people's lives, the number of private cars is also increasing, because many standard cars are not equipped with cars CD and other entertainment devices, so the car music player came into being. Although many cars are now equipped with USB ports and AUX ports, which can be used to play music, these can also be achieved with the help of USB flash drives or mobile phones, and are not very convenient to use. At present, the car music player is generally powered through the cigarette lighter port of the car, and then plays music through the FM near field frequency modulation and car audio connection, but it can only play music. Today, we bring you this different and similar car Meow C1 product, which not only can play music, but also has WiFi Internet access, track recording and 2A fast charging functions. Let me take you to the actual experience.

Appearance

  The different and the same car cat C1 is packed in white paper. The front of the box is the product's physical publicity picture, and there is a label on both sides, which is about the model, color, function introduction, network access license and other information of the different and the same car cat C1. At present, there are only two versions of Mobile 4G and Unicom 3G, and the telecom version is not yet available.

  Open the packaging box and you can see the different and the same C1 mainframe of the car. It is firmly placed, surrounded by a circle of flexible material protection, and the size of the mainframe is similar to the physical image on the front of the packaging box.

  The accessories in the packing box are very simple. In addition to the instructions, there is only one AUX connection line. The flow card is not standard, so you need to buy another one.

  The difference is that the car cat C1 currently has two options: black and white. The one in my hand is white. Because of the wireless data terminal function, it is still much larger than other ordinary car music players. In the middle of the front is the brand logo of Carmichael C1, surrounded by a circle of silver decoration, and the two-dimensional code is ingeniously integrated into the brand logo. After scanning, Carmichael APP can be downloaded directly.

  The C1 power supply socket of the car cat is the same as the common socket of the common car music player. It needs to be powered through the car cigarette lighter socket. There is no built-in battery, and it has the voltage self check function. When the car battery voltage is too low, it can automatically power off for protection.

  The back of the car cat C1 is in gray color, the middle is the logo of different brands, and the lower part is the product model and manufacturer information.

  There is a SIM card slot on the side of the car cat C1, which supports Mirco SIM card, but does not support hot plugging. Next to the slot is the RESET key. If the machine encounters problems or crashes during use, you can use this RESET to restore factory settings.

  There are two USB interfaces at the front end of car cat C1, one is AUX Out port, which does not have current output function; The other is the 5V/2A output port, which can output 2A large current to quickly charge mobile phones, Pads and other general electronic products. The mobile version is slightly different from the Unicom version. The Unicom version does not have an AUX port. Both are current output ports.

Actual measurement:

  Car cat C1 can only be used normally with the flow card, and the SIM does not support hot swapping. You need to insert the SIM card into the slot first. When you hear a "click", it means that the SIM card has been inserted in place.

  Then take out the cigarette lighter on the car and directly insert the car cat C1 into the cigarette lighter socket. After power on, the system will automatically start to run. We only need to wait a moment.

  When the blue indicator light on Car Mew C1 lights up, we will enter the wireless list interface of the mobile phone, and we will find a WiFi hotspot named "CarMew-0122". Click it and enter the password to automatically connect. The default password is 12345678. After entering Car Mew APP, you can modify the password.

  After the mobile phone is connected to the Carmail WiFi hotspot and the Carmail APP is started, you need to log in to the account first. Currently, only mobile phone registration is supported. It is suggested that you can add some third-party accounts to log in in the future. After the account is logged in, the system will prompt you to bind the Carmail device. After the binding is successful, you can enter the main interface of Carmail. By default, you will enter the "Traffic" option, where we can manually set the traffic and view the number of currently accessed devices.

  As a car music player, the ability to play music is of course the most important. Enter into the car app ” music ” For the interface, you need to set the frequency first. You can directly use the channels automatically allocated by the system, or you can manually adjust them. Set the car's FM to the same frequency as the car's APP, and you can wirelessly project the audio content on your mobile phone to the car's audio. Different from other car music players, Carmine C1 supports not only local music playing, but also online music playing.

  The method of importing local music is very simple. In the "Music" option interface, click the Add button at the bottom, and then select the corresponding music folder. Note that only a few folders specific to the system can be selected here, and can not be added at will. After importing, the added music file will appear in the "Local" interface. Enter the "DLNA" option at the right end of the player to project the music to the car audio.

  Online music playing should be considered as a special function of Car Meow C1. Online music can be directly transmitted to the car audio through some third-party music players for online music playing. At present, there are Kugou Music and Baidu Music that can be perfectly supported. Kugou Music can be directly projected through the DLAN function on the player interface. Baidu Music needs to first enter the setting interface to open the "DLAN" function, and then enter the music playing interface to set.

  The car cat C1 can connect with the car audio through the FM near field FM function. If your car has an AUX port, you can also connect through the AUX port. Through the actual experience test, the music playing effect after connecting the car cat C1 and the car audio through the AUX port is far better than that after connecting through the FM near-field FM function. The music playing effect after the AUX connection is closer to the music playing effect of the car CD player.

  The car cat C1 also has the Wi Fi network sharing function, which can realize the Wi Fi network coverage in the car and support up to 10 users to access. After connecting to the WiFi network of Car Meow C1, we can chat QQ, surf microblog, browse web pages and other operations in the car. Of course, we can also watch videos, provided that your traffic is sufficient.

  The network speed of Car Meow C1 was simply tested through the network speed test software. The download speed can reach 2551 KB/S, which is slightly slower than the 3036 KB/S download speed of the mobile phone 4G network. The download speed is basically similar to the 20M broadband speed in the home. Even watching ultra HD video at this speed will not get stuck.

  Online playback can only be achieved by using two applications, namely, Kugou Music and Baidu Music. Here, you can actually test the network speed by downloading these two software. The Xiaomi mobile phone 4 is used here, which directly downloads applications through the download function of the default browser. According to the actual measurement, the WiFi real-time download speed of the car cat C1 is 1.4MB/S, and the mobile phone 4G real-time download speed under the same conditions can reach up to 1.9MB/S. Compared with the 4G network of the mobile phone, the car cat C1 download speed is slightly slower, but at this speed, Even if you play high-definition video online directly, you won't get stuck. Of course, the download speed of the 4G network has a lot to do with the local 4G signal coverage. Here are all the measured data from the center of the city with good signal coverage.

  In addition to WiFi Internet access and music playing, the car cat C1 also has a track recording function, which can record the vehicle's driving track, master real-time location information, and view historical driving records. Of course, if you don't want to disclose your own whereabouts, you can also turn off the "Track Settings" option on the "More" interface.

  The front end of the C1 mobile 4G version of the car has two USB interfaces, one is the AUX Out port, and the other is the 5V/2A output port. The AUX Out port can only be connected with the AUX port in the car for music playing, and does not have the current output function.

Summary

After several days of experience, I was quite satisfied with the music playing effect of Car Meow C1. After being connected to the car audio through the AUX cable, the sound quality is really comparable to the playing effect of the car CD player. In addition, it supports online music playing and can enjoy the latest streaming music anytime and anywhere. However, as an innovative car music player, There are still many aspects that need to be optimized. Finally, according to the actual personal experience, I will make a simple summary of the advantages and disadvantages of this product.

advantage:

· With WiFi function, the car can become a mobile hotspot, supporting up to 10 users to access;

· The music on the mobile phone can be directly projected to the car audio through the FM near field frequency modulation function, which supports two modes of local music playing and online music playing;

· With FM/AUX dual channel design, it can be freely selected according to needs, and seamlessly connected with the original car audio.

· The vehicle driving track can be recorded, and real-time location information can be mastered. The record can be saved for 365 days.

Shortcomings&Suggestions:

· The size of the car cat C1 is slightly larger, which is inconvenient for the car models with small space around the car lighter;

· Local or online music switching can only be completed with the help of mobile phones or other devices, which cannot be controlled independently. For example, some simple play/pause and shortcut keys for the previous/next song can be added to the car's body, which will be more convenient to use;

· At present, Carmail APP does not support the flow query function, but only supports manual flow setting. It is recommended to add an automatic flow query correction function, which can facilitate real-time grasping of flow information;

· At present, Carmail APP only supports mobile account registration, which is slightly monotonous. In fact, it can join some third-party accounts for quick login;

· There are a few USB quick charge interfaces. However, the AUX interface cannot output current. It is recommended to increase the number of quick charge interfaces to at least two.

· The most critical issue is the traffic tariff. The current mobile 4G traffic tariff is not cheap, and the Unicom version only supports Unicom 3G. It is recommended to add the Unicom 4G and Telecom 4G versions. If the flow rate is favorable enough, this product will be more easily accepted by people.