Car audio/video equipment

A car audio/video equipment (10) has a chassis (100), a playing mechanism (300) in the chassis (100), and a control panel (200) on a chassis front side (110) for operating the playing mechanism (300). The control panel (200) is detachably hinged to the chassis front side (110) such that the panel (200) is pivotable between an upward position lying flat on the chassis front side (110) and a downward position extending therefrom for operation. An infrared wireless link (410/420) is provided between the control panel (200) and the playing mechanism (300) such that the mechanism (300) is operable by the panel (200) when the panel (200) is detached from the chassis (100), acting as a remote controller.