I would like to know how to disable the function on my car cassette
player that turns the tape over when it is finished playing one side.
My stereo is a Sony XR-C6100 tape player/cd changer. I am trying to
use a cassette adapter that gives a cord that I can plug into a
portable cd player or ipod with a headphone jack, but the tape keeps
turning over and then ejecting. I have not been able to find a manual
for this in-dash stereo on the internet. |
Request for Question Clarification by
livioflores-ga
on
03 Oct 2004 17:11 PDT
Hi!!
I had the same problem with one adapter and I solved it after realize
that the wheels of the adapter was stuck, with a pencil I made it turn
and the when it did turn easily it worked fine.
Let me know if this helps.
Thank you.
livioflores-ga
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Clarification of Question by
extrepid-ga
on
03 Oct 2004 17:32 PDT
thanks for the tip, but it didn't work for me. When I pop the tape
adapter in, the stereo fast forwards it, then plays it forward for a
couple seconds (for these couple seconds I can hear music from the
plugged-in device, then ejects the tape adapter
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Request for Question Clarification by
aht-ga
on
03 Oct 2004 22:53 PDT
extrepid-ga:
Can you take another look at your cassette adapter, and advise on the following?
1. Using a pen or pencil stuck into the 'leading' spindle, and turning
it, does the other spindle rotate as well?
2. Again using a pen or pencil stuck into the 'other' spindle and
turning it, does the 'leading' spindle turn?
The reason I ask this, is because the auto-reverse capability of a
tape player is usually triggered by one of three methods: the
'trailing' spindle not turning, the 'leading' spindle preventing the
drive motor from turning (a situation caused by reaching the end of
the tape, for example), or a method to detect the non-magnetic tape
section at the ends of the tape.
Since you indicated in your clarification to my colleague
livioflores-ga that your spindles turn freely, I suspect that the
auto-reverse feature in this player is of the former type, where the
trailing spindle needs to turn. If your cassette adapter does not
feature a geared link between the two spindles, then you may need to
seek out a new adapter. Please let me know if your adapter does indeed
have linked spindles.
Regards,
aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher
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Clarification of Question by
extrepid-ga
on
04 Oct 2004 19:45 PDT
Hey, thanks for your request for clarification. In response:
I'm not sure which is the leading spindle and which is not, but if I
turn either one of them, the other spindle turns as well. It seems
they are just interlocked gears. They are definitely linked.
Also, when I pop the adapter in, it automatically starts
fast-forwarding, leading me to believe that perhaps the simple gears
don't offer it enough tension or something. But I don't know.
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Request for Question Clarification by
aht-ga
on
04 Oct 2004 20:38 PDT
Hmm, based on that it would appear then that the unit does indeed
detect the presence of magnetic tape.
From the information that I have been able to find online, namely the
user manual located at:
http://www.docs.sony.com/release/XRC6100.PDF
it indeed appears that your player has the ability to detect silences
on the tape. Please clarify a few additional points for me:
1. Have you disabled the BLANK SKIP feature? This is button 6 during tape playback.
2. Have you tried inserting the cassette adapter with the other side up instead?
Regards,
aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher
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Clarification of Question by
extrepid-ga
on
04 Oct 2004 21:34 PDT
thanks for the tip -- it didn't work. i turned BLANK SKIP off using
button 6, but the same result happened. the tape played for about 2
seconds, then ejected. no automatic fast-forwarding this time,
though.
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Clarification of Question by
extrepid-ga
on
04 Oct 2004 21:35 PDT
and i can only insert the tape one way because of the shape of the
tape player, and the fact that the cord from the adapter only comes
out of one side.
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Request for Question Clarification by
aht-ga
on
04 Oct 2004 22:20 PDT
Hmm... unfortunately then it seems that this cassette adapter will not
work with this particular deck. The alternative is to use an FM
wireless transmitter; this may be easier in the long run than trying
to find a cassette adapter that will work. Sorry!
aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher
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