Chassis SizeFull-DIN
Warranty1 year
Expansionoptional_mp3_cable, optional_satellite_radio, optional_hd_radio
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Product Specifications
Technical Details
- Flip-down, detachable faceplate with 2-line, LCD display
- Front USB 1-wire for iPhone, iPod, and Walkman music player and other compatible devices
- Quick-BrowZer feature with Jump Mode, ZAPPIN feature and Passenger Control
- SAT radio and HD radio ready with front auxiliary input
- EQ3 Stage 2, 2-volt front, rear and sub pre-outs
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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
From the Manufacturer It's all about connections--the CDX-GT630UI is Sony's first car stereo that can connect directly to iPod players, other digital music players and USB thumb drives. That's on top of 52 Watts high power through 4 channels, a full-featured CD player, MP3/WMA/AAC/ATRAC3 playback, AM/FM radio, and a front panel auxiliary input. For further expansion, the CDX-GT630UI is compatible with Sony's Satellite radio tuner and HD radio tuner. It's bound to become an indispensable tool in the fight against insanity during rush hour.
Sony CDX-GT630UI, installation hardware, manual
 Sony's first car stereo that can connect directly to iPod players, other digital music players and USB thumb drives. Click to enlarge. |
Detachable Faceplate
The CDX-GT630UI features a flip-down detachable faceplate with black 13-segment LCD display. Switchable blue or green key illumination makes control in the dark a snap, and lets you pick your style.
45 Degree Install
Most Sony CD receivers feature a 45 degree maximum mounting angle, allowing them to be used in virtually any custom or unusual installation.
Front Panel Aux In
The auxiliary input is built right in to the face of the head unit, so to use external devices like MP3 players, all you need to do is plug-n-play.
 Features front panel auxiliary input. |
 Insert a USB thumb drive in the front panel USB port and enjoy your favorite digital audio files. |
iPod Direct
By connecting an iPod to the USB port, you can listen to all your favorite iPod tunes on your car speakers. Once connected, the iPod will turn on, and it'll resume where you last left off. Enjoy full control of the iPod from the CDX-GT630UI, and while the car is on, your iPod will get a charge, so it'll be ready to go when you're back on foot.
USB Support
Insert a USB thumb drive in the front panel USB port and enjoy your favorite digital audio files.
The CDX-GT630UI gives you the freedom to choose your format. Whether it's burnt to disc or on your USB drive, you'll enjoy playback of MP3, WMA, AAC, and ATRAC3 formats.
You also get ID3 tag support--title, artist and album info will be scrolled across the LCD.
Get Zapped with ZAPPIN
While enjoying your iPod, or USB tunes, you can give ZAPPIN a try. Sony's unique ZAPPIN technology operates similarly to most car stereos' scan buttons. It continues to play a series of short music clips from your own music library until you can find your favorite song to match your mood.
Ready for SAT and HD Radio
Using separate Sony adapters you can add an HD radio tuner, or add Satellite Radio for a wealth of channels of music, news, talk shows, sports and traffic information with CD quality sound.
AM/FM Radio
Always have your favorite stations at hand with 18 FM and 12 AM presets.
Best Tuning Memory
Setting your radio presets can be a real pain while you're driving--especially if you're in an unfamiliar area. So, let the tuner do the work for you by activating the Best Tuning Memory (BTM) function. The tuner will seek out up to 18 of the strongest stations in the area and set them into the tuner presets.
 Switch between blue and green key illumination. |
Sound Performer
The CDX-GT630UI features a 24-Bit D/A converter, which oversamples the digital signal, creating a more natural sound and better imaging.
Dial in your sound using Sony's EQ3 parametric equalization, with 7 presets offering a wide variety of solutions, or make individual Low/Mid/High adjustments.
For more power, use the front, rear and subwoofer preamp outputs for use with external amplification.
Wireless Remote
Included is an ergonomic remote to be used while watching the road.
Sony CDX-GT630UI, installation hardware, manual
Product Description
The CDX-GT630UI is Sony's first car stereo that can connect directly to iPod players, other digital music players and USB thumb drives. That's on top of 52 Watts high power through 4 channels, a full-featured CD player, MP3/WMA/AAC/ATRAC3 playback, AM/FM radio, and a front panel auxiliary input.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
I purchased this radio and installed it myself about a week ago. I love it. It looks great and it is so simple and easy to use!
I have no idea why people are saying the interface is bad and it takes a ton of clicks to get anywhere. Maybe they are taking the long way? It takes me no more than 5-10 seconds to make any adjustments. I also find the volume very easy to control. You don't accidentally enter any menus by adjusting the volume. You would definitely have to try to get into the menus.
The flip down to access the CD drive is great - it keeps it clean and lasts longer. The colors are great and the removable faceplate keeps the radio from being stolen.
The sound clarity is amazing as well. The USB port is great. I just plug in my iPod with the cable that came with it (same one you use to hook it up to your computer). It charges it and I can control the songs right from my radio! No sense in paying for the auxiliary cable PLUS cable to charge it because you can do it all through the USB that came with the iPod.
I'm beyond happy with my choice! I would highly recommend this radio and would definitely buy it again.
I have no idea why people are saying the interface is bad and it takes a ton of clicks to get anywhere. Maybe they are taking the long way? It takes me no more than 5-10 seconds to make any adjustments. I also find the volume very easy to control. You don't accidentally enter any menus by adjusting the volume. You would definitely have to try to get into the menus.
The flip down to access the CD drive is great - it keeps it clean and lasts longer. The colors are great and the removable faceplate keeps the radio from being stolen.
The sound clarity is amazing as well. The USB port is great. I just plug in my iPod with the cable that came with it (same one you use to hook it up to your computer). It charges it and I can control the songs right from my radio! No sense in paying for the auxiliary cable PLUS cable to charge it because you can do it all through the USB that came with the iPod.
I'm beyond happy with my choice! I would highly recommend this radio and would definitely buy it again.
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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OK, I don't listen to music. I listen to books on disk/tape. I bought this radio so I could copy the book onto a USB drive and listen to it on the road. Of course, it's VERY important that the order of the tracks stay the same on the USB drive as they were on the disk. Well, they don't. I kept copying it and trying it and copying it and trying it and the tracts always seemed to be in a random order. No, I didn't have it on Shuffle. I'm kind of a computer geek, so this just drove me crazy. I finally Googled the problem. No matter what order you copy the tracts (files) onto the USB drive, they ACTUALLY are in some internal order based on the FAT table. When you look at the tracts (files) on the USB drive while the USB drive is still hooked up to your PC, you can sort the order you SEE them, but you really are not sorting the order of the tracts (files) on the USB drive; just the way they are presented to you for viewing. I also discovered that "most cheap mp3 players" don't have enough intelligence built into them to interpret the sort order of the FAT table on the USB drive. So even though the tracts LOOKED like they were in alphabetical order when they were on my PC, this Sony radio (along with LOTS of other mp3 players) will always play them in the order they were placed on the USB's FAT table. Bummer. Solution? I found and downloaded several freeware programs that claimed to actually sort the FAT table on a USB drive into alphabetical order. The sixth one I tried finally worked. It's called Mp3DirSorter and there are several others I didn't get around to trying. I'm not claiming this is the best solution. It's just a solution that seems to work.
The Sony radio is great and plays my books wonderfully. I just wish I didn't have to go through an extra step when copying the book onto the USB drive.
The Sony radio is great and plays my books wonderfully. I just wish I didn't have to go through an extra step when copying the book onto the USB drive.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
I purchased this and installed it at a local big box electronics store. I felt it was in the right range for simplicity. Some radios like the Duals might have onboard bluetooth and HD radio included. This one doesn't. But the front plate USB port is simplicity and useful to me right now. i can load up flash drives and take music with me quickly. I havent' tested my creative player yet, but I hope that works too.
The look of it is a little less elegant than some of the pioneers and alpines look. The knob feels ok, don't get me wrong, but when you turn it, it's not like it feels expensive. You know how some knobs are just bang on perfect and tight and feel expensive. I like how mine has both blue and green lighting. I'm using green, as I'm tired of blue right now.
the buttons are straight forward, the LCD screen is not full pixel LCD, you can kind of see the limits of it, whereas some radios you can play full motion video because it's not locked in to certain lettering.
the USB detection has been superfast. that's awesome. Sound is clear. Radio is good. I figured if I want to update it later, by then, HD add-ons will be cheaper in a couple years and i can always get bluetooth added on, or get it through a garmin navi or something. There aren't that many front USB head units. This one, the previous sony (610) and a kenwood were the few. the kenwood's usb has a plastic cap that looks really cheap. This one is nicer. The rest have rear USB piped in from the back into your ashtray or glove box. I dont' like that, I wanted it easy. And I think this newer model navigates songs much better.
The look of it is a little less elegant than some of the pioneers and alpines look. The knob feels ok, don't get me wrong, but when you turn it, it's not like it feels expensive. You know how some knobs are just bang on perfect and tight and feel expensive. I like how mine has both blue and green lighting. I'm using green, as I'm tired of blue right now.
the buttons are straight forward, the LCD screen is not full pixel LCD, you can kind of see the limits of it, whereas some radios you can play full motion video because it's not locked in to certain lettering.
the USB detection has been superfast. that's awesome. Sound is clear. Radio is good. I figured if I want to update it later, by then, HD add-ons will be cheaper in a couple years and i can always get bluetooth added on, or get it through a garmin navi or something. There aren't that many front USB head units. This one, the previous sony (610) and a kenwood were the few. the kenwood's usb has a plastic cap that looks really cheap. This one is nicer. The rest have rear USB piped in from the back into your ashtray or glove box. I dont' like that, I wanted it easy. And I think this newer model navigates songs much better.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Only buy if you plan to use an external amp
This car stereo, like many Sony car stereos has a really annoying "feature" called the "Caution Alarm". Read more
Published 2 months ago by RWPINTHEMIDWEST
Tiny buttons, maddening configurations
What is it about aftermarket radios that have to be monumentally more complicated than the OEM radios they replace? Why is it such a big deal to put in a TUNING KNOB? Read more
Published 10 months ago by Roadsider
A year and a half strong=[
Okay so this head unit was wonderful for the first year i used it; now the screen letters get jumbled, it will stop working randomly, iPods don't read anymore and the volume knob... Read more
Published 11 months ago by D. wilson
Very good deck for the price.
This is a very good deck for the price. It has 3 preouts for hooking up front, rear and subs to an amp. The front USB is awesome, along with an AUX port. Read more
Published 13 months ago by J-Bone
sony
beautiful item. good sound. didn't get a owners manual and still haven't found a way to ADJUST the clock. Read more
Published 14 months ago by sunsiter
Sony reliability at a good price
Ok... I've had this unit for a while now and must confess, I'm happy with it. I purchased it primarily for the USB input being in the front as I have a ton of thumb drives and it... Read more
Published 18 months ago by John Williamson
malfunctioning piece of garbage
I have never owned a piece of electronic equipment that works as poorly as this receiver. It frequently will not recognize when the ipod is attached, which is my main (but far from... Read more
Published 22 months ago by abandoned america
Great product from Sony...
Yes, The title had to say it. Sony has been known to make some really, really horrible stuff simply to fill the shelves of local electronic stores. Read more
Published 22 months ago by S. Skwarkowski
Weird design for CD use
This is the only CD player I've ever seen that requires the user to open the face plate to put in a CD. I would definitely not buy this unit again.
Published 23 months ago by Bruce Baker
Great
Perfect item. Just wish there was a way to not have the ipod plug sticking out the front of the Receiver.
Published on April 25, 2010 by S. Butcher
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