Can someone please help with my cassette tape adapter?

Question

I have a 95 Ford Crown Victoria, and I bought a Philips Cassette Tape Adapter to hold me over. Well the tape works, but for some reason it keeps reversing the tapes sides about every 5 seconds, I dont see a button for an auto reverse or anything. I'm guessing there has to be a way or something I need to hit to make it stay on the one side...can anyone help me?

Answer 1

I understand your adapter is not a real tape, unlike others.
The problem is your radio thinks it is at the end because both wheels are not turning together. They should be, though. Check that the wheels aren't stuck and that they both turn together. If not, take it back and get another one. It won't work in any player. Although some players may not reverse, they will just stop if the undriven wheel stops turning.

Answer 2

Generally this problem relates to cassettes that are not wound properly causing the mechanism to stick. When the player senses tension on the tape, it thinks that it has reached the end and reverses.

Try putting your tape into the machine, fast forward to the end and then rewind back. That should realign the tape in the cassette and allow it to work properly.

Answer 3

One cure is find a cassete that has a mechanism that mimics an actual tape that never ends or ....

use this little jewel...http://www.crutchfield.com/S-aJbzgzwrQ0b/cgi-bin/prodview.asp?i=142FMMOD01

It's not wireless. It basically adds an AUX input to any radio.

It feeds your audio signal from a headphone jack ( or RCA cables) by FM modulation, directly into the antenna input on your radio bypassing the antenna when on, allowing the radio to work as normal when off. It comes with an On/Off switch that can be used or it can be replaced with a relay powered by the remote wire from the radio (if so equipped).

This is the answer. Totally versatile.

Answer 4

Have you tried hitting "pause"?