Any car-stereo gurus here? I have a problem...

[Turkish]

My factory stereo (with CD and cassette player) is acting weird. I installed XM satelite radio and use the cassette player to listen to it but the cassette player adaptor keeps switching sides? what's wrong with it? Any ideas? Thanks a bunch!
Its a 2001 Toyota Camry LE...

 

[morgash]

now i wouldnt call myslef a "guru" BUUUUT im gonna take a shot at the obvious answer.

you do realize that since you are using a cassette adapter it actually uses the magentic tape like in a real cassette correct? therefore when the tape on one side runs out, as it does normally, it switches to the other side to continue woithout you having to take it out and flip it over. im 99% sure this is whats happening and there is no real way to fix it cept to get a CD player that is XM compatible or a XM broadcaster that psuhes ur XM over FM frequencies so u could just listen to it on radio. maybe this will help

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: morgash
now i wouldnt call myslef a "guru" BUUUUT im gonna take a shot at the obvious answer.

you do realize that since you are using a cassette adapter it actually uses the magentic tape like in a real cassette correct? therefore when the tape on one side runs out, as it does normally, it switches to the other side to continue woithout you having to take it out and flip it over. im 99% sure this is whats happening and there is no real way to fix it cept to get a CD player that is XM compatible or a XM broadcaster that psuhes ur XM over FM frequencies so u could just listen to it on radio. maybe this will help

there is no real tape in a cassette adapter.

however, the player might think the tape has run out if the tape's wheels do not spin freely. check them to be sure.


also check your car manual to make sure there is no "auto reversal" or "track detection" that can be switched off, it might be causing the deck to act funny with the tape adapter

 

[NutBucket]

Try a different cassette adapter.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Try a different cassette adapter.

This happened to me waaaaay back in the day when portable CD players first came around, the tape adapter just wouldn't spin easy enough which made my tape player thing it had reached the end of the tape due to the resistance and would flip sides, if you are daring enough you could try and give the adapter a little squirt of some WD-40 and then let it dry before using it again if that doesn't do it I'd say to just get a new tape adapter or a decent FM Transmitter such as the I-River AFT 100 (I own it and it works better than any other I've tried).

 

[NutBucket]

Tape Adapter > Cheap FM Modulator

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: morgash
now i wouldnt call myslef a "guru" BUUUUT im gonna take a shot at the obvious answer.

you do realize that since you are using a cassette adapter it actually uses the magentic tape like in a real cassette correct? therefore when the tape on one side runs out, as it does normally, it switches to the other side to continue woithout you having to take it out and flip it over. im 99% sure this is whats happening and there is no real way to fix it cept to get a CD player that is XM compatible or a XM broadcaster that psuhes ur XM over FM frequencies so u could just listen to it on radio. maybe this will help

BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.....:laugh:
How do you think there is room for a record head, and necessary electronics INSIDE a cassette shell WITH TAPE ? More likely there is a small circuit that remodulates the signal and sends it to a small head for replay. The sensor on the play deck is mistaking a slowing of the hubs as an end of tape Message. lube them with a SILICONE spray. Trouble should cease and there will be no extra gunk to screw with the deck or adaptor.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.....:laugh:
How do you think there is room for a record head, and necessary electronics INSIDE a cassette shell WITH TAPE ? More likely there is a small circuit that remodulates the signal and sends it to a small head for replay. The sensor on the play deck is mistaking a slowing of the hubs as an end of tape Message. lube them with a SILICONE spray. Trouble should cease and there will be no extra gunk to screw with the deck or adaptor.

Correct. There's not even a small circuit, though, it takes the signal DIRECTLY from the plug and feeds it to a head, which incidentally looks EXACTLY like the head in your deck.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.....:laugh:
How do you think there is room for a record head, and necessary electronics INSIDE a cassette shell WITH TAPE ? More likely there is a small circuit that remodulates the signal and sends it to a small head for replay. The sensor on the play deck is mistaking a slowing of the hubs as an end of tape Message. lube them with a SILICONE spray. Trouble should cease and there will be no extra gunk to screw with the deck or adaptor.

Correct. There's not even a small circuit, though, it takes the signal DIRECTLY from the plug and feeds it to a head, which incidentally looks EXACTLY like the head in your deck.

clearly someone hasn't bothered to even look at the damned thing lol

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.....:laugh:
How do you think there is room for a record head, and necessary electronics INSIDE a cassette shell WITH TAPE ? More likely there is a small circuit that remodulates the signal and sends it to a small head for replay. The sensor on the play deck is mistaking a slowing of the hubs as an end of tape Message. lube them with a SILICONE spray. Trouble should cease and there will be no extra gunk to screw with the deck or adaptor.

Correct. There's not even a small circuit, though, it takes the signal DIRECTLY from the plug and feeds it to a head, which incidentally looks EXACTLY like the head in your deck.

Yes, it's wired directly to a metal head encased inside the tape adapter. Make sure the reels spin freely. Any sort of resistance on the reels will make the player think it has reached the end of an actual tape.