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Heavy Duty iPod® & SIRIUS Ready Stereos to Commercial Vehicle Industry

ELKHART, IN (May 7, 2008)—ASA Electronics, an international manufacturer of mobile audio and video equipment, introduces two new JENSEN® Heavy Duty stereos to the Commercial Vehicle and Heavy Truck markets. ASA welcomes the JENSEN® JHD1510 AM/FM/WB iPod® and SIRIUS Ready Stereo and the JENSEN® JHD3510 AM/FM/CD/WB iPod® and SIRIUS Ready Stereo to their JENSEN® Heavy Duty audio product lineup. Designed to be the most rugged stereos available in the industry today, both the JHD1510 and JHD3510 are built to deliver high quality audio without sacrificing feature content, all while withstanding the conditions commonly encountered in heavy duty environments.

The 180 Watt JENSEN® JHD1510 and JHD3510 stereos have US/Euro AM/FM tuners with RBDS, full iPod® control via rear input, SIRIUS Satellite Radio capability, front panel mini Aux-In jacks for iPod® and MP3 player use, station/channel lock, and full 7-Channel NOAA Weatherband tuners with “Weather Alert” feature. “Weather Alert” is an audible warning tone that alerts users and automatically switches the stereo to the appropriate NOAA weather channel when inclement weather is on the horizon.  

Due to the iPod® control feature, both stereos can control an iPod® from the face of the unit when used with an optional JENSEN® JIPDCBL12 iPod® interface cable connected to the dedicated rear input. This cable/input combination serves a second benefit by charging the iPod® while it’s playing. While the two stereos share most features, the JHD3510 does differentiate from the JHD1510 by offering a CD player with 40 second Electronic Skip Protection. 

Although many stereo models offer SIRIUS capability, these two JENSEN® models are unique in that they utilize SIRIUS GEN3 technology. GEN3 allows a SIRIUS Dock and Play unit to act as the satellite radio receiver and eliminates the need for a separate tuner box. Simply put the Dock and Play unit into the docking station and control and listen to SIRIUS radio through either stereo’s head units. The Dock and Play unit is also completely portable, as it can be used in an additional vehicle or at home via a separate docking station, all under ONE subscription. Both the JENSEN® JHD1510 and JHD3510 are now currently available through Kingston Mobile at 866-733-2820 or visit (www.kingstonmobile.com).