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Title: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: ohowson on 20:39, 19 February 16

I've got a 6128 that I've had for about a year and came with loads of cassettes. I've just got a monitor.

I've got no cassette deck. Is there any way to rig the machine up to a "modern" tape player of all I want to do is read games?

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: Bryce on 21:18, 19 February 16

Any Tapedeck with an AUX Out port will work. You just need to make or buy a cable with the appropriate connectors.

Bryce.

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: ohowson on 21:23, 19 February 16

Any idea what kind of connection that is? (the CPC is at work and I want to have a rummage in my bits box over the weekend).

It was the remote lead I wasn't sure about. And still am not :)

thanks :)

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: Bryce on 21:28, 19 February 16

On the 6128 it's a 5pin DIN connector. Pin 2 is GND, pin 4 is data-in.

Bryce.

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: ohowson on 21:37, 19 February 16

Handy that I bought a soldering iron today!

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: VincentGR on 22:46, 19 February 16

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@Bryce advice:
For remote connect 1+3

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: ohowson on 22:58, 19 February 16

Thanks Vincent. What does the rem do?

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: Bryce on 23:21, 19 February 16

Woah, don't build that! That could fry something. The REM plug needs to be completely floating. The REM should be across pins 1 and 3, not between 1 and 2!

Bryce.

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: ohowson on 23:34, 19 February 16

Ok. Still don't know what it does though!

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: Bryce on 23:38, 19 February 16

It allows the CPC to control the motor in the tapedeck, so that it can pause the tape when it needs.

Bryce.

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: ohowson on 23:39, 19 February 16

Ok. So since mine won't have a remote connection anyway I can just leave it out. Ta :)

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: VincentGR on 23:42, 19 February 16

Really? Didn't knew that and never tried cause there's no remote on mine either :(

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: SRS on 23:45, 19 February 16

there is still aux to din cable at *bay and *mazon for cheap money, maybe better than soldering ?

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: VincentGR on 23:48, 19 February 16

Hey Bryce,
for future use, is there a proper placement for 1-3 or it doesn't matter?

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: Bryce on 12:28, 20 February 16

Quote from: VincentGR on 23:48, 19 February 16
Hey Bryce,
for future use, is there a proper placement for 1-3 or it doesn't matter?

No, the two connections just go to the floating contacts of the relay, so the polarity doesn't matter.

Bryce.

Gesendet von meinem Motorola DynaTEC 8000X mit Tapatalk 2.

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: VincentGR on 12:32, 20 February 16

Thanks a lot.

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: ohowson on 12:43, 20 February 16

I'll buy the cheap one but it's a single plug - would be nice to have one with in and out so I can get the kids doing some coding and save their progress. I'm a CS teacher :)

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: Lazy Dude on 23:18, 24 February 16

I think the term 'shoebox tape recorder' is the sort to use as it usually has the mic remote tape pause for the CPC to stop and think before loading more data.

Cant say I would want to be using a hifi separate tape deck, it has no remote stop socket

Title: Re: "Modern" tape deck?
Post by: ohowson on 23:21, 24 February 16

I fired up the machine today and found it had a cassette player as well. It doesn't work. Annoying. However I did just plug the cable in to my phone and played an MP3 of California games. That didn't work. So I tried Boulder dash. Loaded fine! Then the new cable arrived.

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