Cassette Deck Issues
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Cassette Deck Issues
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I have a 1986 Corvette with the Bose System. Still stock. I am trying to hook my XM Radio to it using a tape that you put into it, and then plug it into your earphone jack on your player and good to go.
The issue is that as soon as I insert the tape, it spits it right back out. The tape deck will switch sides, (like if you are at the end of a tape) but spits it back out.
If I try to old it in there, it will get very mad at me. If I slowly push it in there, I can see the little motors spinning, and all that.
The weird thing is that it does it with a normal regualar tape also. (It took me forever to find one!)
Does anyone have any ideas?
I have a 1986 Corvette with the Bose System. Still stock. I am trying to hook my XM Radio to it using a tape that you put into it, and then plug it into your earphone jack on your player and good to go.
The issue is that as soon as I insert the tape, it spits it right back out. The tape deck will switch sides, (like if you are at the end of a tape) but spits it back out.
If I try to old it in there, it will get very mad at me. If I slowly push it in there, I can see the little motors spinning, and all that.
The weird thing is that it does it with a normal regualar tape also. (It took me forever to find one!)
Does anyone have any ideas?
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My tape deck did the same thing with tapes so I sent it to Doc's for repair. I now run my Ipod through the tape access with no problem. Does your tape deck play tapes OK?
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Because it also regurgitates a standard cassette tape, it appears that the tape deck has a transport system fault. I'd hazard a guess that it has a broken drive belt.
Seems to me your options are:
1. Repair the deck.
2. Replace the deck (with something that has audio inputs, ideally).
3. Use an FM modulator/transmitter instead of the cassette adapter to get your signals into the system.
I've used a cassette adapter to couple my Ipod into the Bose system on both my '94 and my '96. It works quite well. I've also used an FM modulator/transmitter in other vehicles which did not have a cassette deck, and it works okay, but it is sometimes a bit of a hassle finding a vacant channel on the FM band in some highly urbanized areas.
Be well,
SJW
Seems to me your options are:
1. Repair the deck.
2. Replace the deck (with something that has audio inputs, ideally).
3. Use an FM modulator/transmitter instead of the cassette adapter to get your signals into the system.
I've used a cassette adapter to couple my Ipod into the Bose system on both my '94 and my '96. It works quite well. I've also used an FM modulator/transmitter in other vehicles which did not have a cassette deck, and it works okay, but it is sometimes a bit of a hassle finding a vacant channel on the FM band in some highly urbanized areas.
Be well,
SJW
Last edited by SJW; 04-11-2007 at 01:45 PM.
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ugghhh.. the mention of "tape player" makes me cringe.
1 - Upgrade the head unit and speakers. I just upgraded the wife's head unit to a new kenwood. It has a front Aux jack that she can plug her MP3 player into. You could get one like that for very cheap (hers was $130 in store, i found it new in box for $80 on ebay). Then you can run the headphone cable straight into the aux jack.
2 - use an FM modulator ($15 anywhere, walmart, target, radiotrash, etc). No modding necessary. Just plug it into your headphone jack, figure out what channel its broadcasting on (most have multiple channel setting) then simply tune your FM radio to that station and it will pickup anything you have plugged into the FM Modulator. These are cheap and easy, but doesn't always have the best sound quality due to interferance. It should be on par with the tape adapter's sound at the very least.
1 - Upgrade the head unit and speakers. I just upgraded the wife's head unit to a new kenwood. It has a front Aux jack that she can plug her MP3 player into. You could get one like that for very cheap (hers was $130 in store, i found it new in box for $80 on ebay). Then you can run the headphone cable straight into the aux jack.
2 - use an FM modulator ($15 anywhere, walmart, target, radiotrash, etc). No modding necessary. Just plug it into your headphone jack, figure out what channel its broadcasting on (most have multiple channel setting) then simply tune your FM radio to that station and it will pickup anything you have plugged into the FM Modulator. These are cheap and easy, but doesn't always have the best sound quality due to interferance. It should be on par with the tape adapter's sound at the very least.