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illustrain	18 Jul, 2004 - 11:42 AM Post #1
Voltron's Daddy Joined: 27 Apr, 2001 Posts: 1,591 Thanked: 7 times Dream Kudos: 13 My Contributions	OK, I have the 30gig creative nomad zen xtra mp3 player. The headphones have broke on it - one side keeps getting staticy and not playing. Anyway, I want to have this play through my cars stereo, since I have a decent setup in my car now. I was using one of those car tape adapter things in my old car and it worked perfectly - the only probelm with this one now is that it keeps trying to flip the tape over and then I get an error on my tape player. So is there a way to get it to play without getting a new stereo head for my car? Or maybe some suggestions for a cheap but good stereo head? Thanks.
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cyberscribe	RE: Mp3 Player -> Car Stereo 18 Jul, 2004 - 05:31 PM Post #2
humble.genius Joined: 5 May, 2002 Posts: 1,062 Thanked: 7 times Dream Kudos: 154 My Contributions	QUOTE(illustrain @ Jul 18 2004, 12:42 PM) it keeps trying to flip the tape over Usually tape players only do this when they "detct" the end of the tape because the wheels stop turning. So -- your wheels on the tape adapter might be messed up. Try a different tape adapter -- that could be your whole problem right there and a cheap fix.
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jaredigital	RE: Mp3 Player -> Car Stereo 19 Jul, 2004 - 06:05 AM Post #3
42. That's my final answer. Joined: 22 Apr, 2001 Posts: 4,090 Dream Kudos: 4 My Contributions	I had the same problem with my old car. The problem was that my tape deck had an autoreverse feature and there was no way to turn it off. So when the tape adapter went in, the stereo thought, "Hey, this tape is at the end of Side 1!" and promptly tried to autoreverse, only to repeat the process indefinitely. At the time (4 years ago) I could not find a tape adapter that did not autoreverse. Maybe you'll have better luck... I just decided to buy a bangin' new system.
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Thorian	RE: Mp3 Player -> Car Stereo 19 Jul, 2004 - 06:23 AM Post #4
Pirate Medic Joined: 6 Jun, 2002 Posts: 5,750 Thanked: 8 times Dream Kudos: 275 My Contributions	Just as a note certan factory Head units will only play with a sony tape adapter. Saturn is one of em. I dont know why it is just what I saw working for Best Buy
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illustrain	RE: Mp3 Player -> Car Stereo 19 Jul, 2004 - 08:43 AM Post #5
Voltron's Daddy Joined: 27 Apr, 2001 Posts: 1,591 Thanked: 7 times Dream Kudos: 13 My Contributions	Well that sucks, yeah I have the same exact problem that jared had - I guess I'll try a sony tape adapter, and if that dosen't work then I'll just lay down the cash on a new stereo. Thanks.
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Nova Dragoon	RE: Mp3 Player -> Car Stereo 19 Jul, 2004 - 10:58 AM Post #6
The Innocent Shall Suffer, Big Time Joined: 16 Aug, 2001 Posts: 6,169 Thanked: 27 times Dream Kudos: 515 Expert In: Python, Linux My Contributions	get one that broadcasts to the radio, and make sure its powered by the lighter adapter thingy cause they eat batteries like woah
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illustrain	RE: Mp3 Player -> Car Stereo 19 Jul, 2004 - 11:00 AM Post #7
Voltron's Daddy Joined: 27 Apr, 2001 Posts: 1,591 Thanked: 7 times Dream Kudos: 13 My Contributions	I've heard that those don't work, or work terribly. I don't know if I'd risk it.
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MarkoDaGeek	RE: Mp3 Player -> Car Stereo 19 Jul, 2004 - 01:51 PM Post #8
Dirty Technophile Joined: 13 Oct, 2001 Posts: 11,087 Thanked: 2 times Dream Kudos: 970 Expert In: Computer Networking, Web Development, Blogging My Contributions	i have a belkin TuneCast I, works like a charm, i cant use a tape thing becuase i have a cd deck
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MarkoDaGeek	RE: Mp3 Player -> Car Stereo 19 Jul, 2004 - 01:54 PM Post #9
Dirty Technophile Joined: 13 Oct, 2001 Posts: 11,087 Thanked: 2 times Dream Kudos: 970 Expert In: Computer Networking, Web Development, Blogging My Contributions	go to this thread to learn more about the TuneCast: http://forums.dreamincode.net/index.php?showtopic=9153
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