cassette player question

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 6:43 am

I've got an original equipment radio/cassette player ('93) that reverses direction before the tape reaches the end. It seems that it senses the tape has reached the end so it reverses. Then when it plays in the opposite direction, it reverses direction again. It doesn't matter where the tape is playing, whether towards the beginning, anywhere in the middle of the tape, or toward the end.

Does anyone know if there is an adjustment that can be made to the cassette player to remedy this problem or is the tape player shot and I need to get another one?

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:23 am

i'd just toss it, for the aggravation that is included in taking that apart...

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:12 pm

What's this "tape" you speak of?

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 4:23 pm

I believe the way it detects the end of the cassette is by measuring the tension of the tape. If it's erroneously judging that it's hit the end of the cassette, that probably means that there's too much friction somewhere in the mechanisms.

You could start by popping the case open (it's pretty easy -- just a few screws and a few tabs) and spraying the whole thing out with compressed air. If that doesn't help, then maybe try some contact cleaner spray too; just make sure to give it enough time to fully evaporate before you power the unit up again.

But it would almost be cheaper to just put in another tape deck from a junkyard car.

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 6:30 pm

BAC5.2: the "tape" refers to any cassette tape I attempt to play in the cassette player.

vrg3: Thanks for the suggestion of what I could do to remedy the situation. I may try cleaning it up first -- only because I'm very short on greenbacks right now and just about every junkyard I call don't have Suby parts or are not willing to get anything for me.

However, I may have to go the route you and Laurel speak of -- tossing the unit.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 6:45 pm

You don't necessarily have to put in another Subaru head unit; if you're willing to do a little bit of wiring you can install any ISO-DIN-type stereo (single-DIN and 1.5-DIN will fit without modification, double-DIN and 2.5-DIN will fit if you remove the storage pocket).

Where are you, 93Leg-c?

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 8:53 am

So, the double din and 2.5 din size will fit height-wise as well as width? Now that's good to know. There were a couple of double din sized units on ebay that came out of later model Subys.

I'm on the outskirts of Phoenix, AZ.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 2:33 pm

The opening in the dash is 2.5-DIN; in stock form your car filled 1.5 DINs with stereo and 1 DIN with storage pocket. If you pull out the storage pocket you can use a double- or 2.5-DIN stereo.

If you get a stereo from another car from a junkyard you should try to see if you can also get the harness connectors for it, cut maybe a couple inches away. That'll help you wire it into your car.

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 7:01 am

Thanks, vrg3. I'll remember that about the wiring.

BTW, what does "DIN" stand for?

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 7:10 am

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-sRh25oGNOUt/tech/kb23.html

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 7:10 am

DIN means Deutsche Industrie Normen (I think I spelled that correctly?), aka German/European Industrial Standards. It's just the industry standard, started by European car makers (that's why you need DIN conversion panels and pockets for older domestic cars).

As for the Tape thing, I was just kidding.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 7:16 am

Crutchfields definition is slightly incorrect. DIN is the name of the standard, not the name of the organization that developed the standard.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 2:06 pm

That links is broken for me.

DIN actually is the organization. They make lots of standards for lots of things, including stereo sizes. Think of DIN as a Germany-only ISO.

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:49 pm

All very fascinating. Thanks guys! As usual, I learned something.

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:08 am

Well, it's been a while ago but after all of your help I got a '96-'99 Legacy OEM unit for just a few dollars. I knew it was going to require modifying the wiring hookup but what I DIDN'T expect was that the newer unit has less connections than my OEM unit. So, since I didn't have the time, I got an original '90-'94 unit off of eBay and it works beautifully.

However, I'd like to know where I can get the electrical diagram of the newer unit so that I can get that ready to install when I want to /need to or when the present unit needs replacing.

Any help will be much appreciated! Thanks!

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:17 am

These pinouts should match up, though the colors may not:

http://www.ravensblade-impreza.com/modi ... iowrx.html

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:35 am

Super! Thanks vrg3!

Now, just so that I got it right, the diagram is if I were to be looking at the connector with the wires going away from me? Or is it as if I am looking at the back of the unit with the pins sticking out at me?

Oh, do you by any chance have a pinout of the '90-'94 unit? I just realized I need both pinouts; otherwise, I'd probably get things cross-wired, huh?

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:38 am

Yeah, the former; the paragraph at the top of that page seems to say it's the view you'd see if you looked head on at the car's harness connector with the wires going away from you.

As for the BC/BF pinouts... are you saying you don't have my web page bookmarked yet?

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:52 am

:Ahem: ,,, uhhhh . . . ummmm . . . yeah ...?

Heh heh

Actually, I don't know how to bookmark something. How is it done?

Although, I finally found your post (just now) with the bc/bf pinout of the '91 radio. (I finally found something that I remembered reading about with the search feature -- most times I don't find what I'm looking for). And I was going to print it out except that my color cartridge decided it doesn't want to work anymore.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:54 am

You'd bookmark it in your browser... I think some browsers call bookmarks "Favorites."

But anyway, you can also just click on the "www" logo below any of my posts.

Hm, you make a very good point about the colors thing being a problem with printing. Many of us don't have color printers anyway. Let me quickly edit the page to include the colors in English as well.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:57 am

Done.

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:22 am

Hmmm, where was that post? Where was that post??? ----Naw, j/k. I got printed out (not as pretty as it would've been in color, though).

WOW! I clicked on your "www" and, how helpful that is! Thanks again and more!

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:29 am

Okay, I've tried matching up all the various wires and I think I've got it. But I wanted to confirm if my figuring is correct on one connection: On my original unit, do the #1 (ACC+12V) wire on the 7-pin connector and #7(ACC +12V) wire on the 9-pin connector both go to the #10 (ACC--Switched power) pin on the newer unit?

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:32 am

Just pick one of the two; you don't need both. I'd say to connect pin 10 on the new unit to pin 1 of the 7-pin connector on your car, so power's on one connector and signal's on the other.

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:36 am

Ahh! That makes sense. Thanks!

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