Recording to Cassette

I'm assuming you mean the cassette won't record?

At the top of a cassette are two slots - one either side of it. If these are open then the record button can't be pressed. You can cover them with sticky tape to allow recording. If these are not open and you can't record, then sometimes the lever that presses against them is bent or broken stopping recording.

Adjust recording bias, if one, for the kind of tape you are using and you are good to go. For best performance use the brand of tape that was used to set up the machine when made.

If you have a fine tuning control for the bias, use it per instructions for best frequency response and s/n ratio.

Just press the record button. Also make sure the cassette is not write protected.

No trick. Did you follow the manual's instructions? What DOES it do instead? Are the erasure-prevention tabs missing from the target tapes? See page 14.

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http://www.retrevo.com/support/RCA-RCD150-Boomboxes-manual/id/402ci674/t/2/

have you tried recording the radio? It is a possibility that the tape player dose not have the proper head inside of it to record to tapes.

Follow the steps below to troubleshoot this issue.

IMPORTANT: If additional model-specific instructions are needed to perform any of the steps below, refer to the operating instructions of the camcorder. The instruction manual is available in the Manuals/Specs/Warranty section of the Sony eSupport Web site.

1. Ensure a fully-charged battery is inserted or connect the AC power adapter.
2. Turn the camera on to the VTR or PLAYBACK mode.
3. Insert a cassette tape with recorded video into the camcorder.
4. Ensure the cassette tape is rewound to the beginning of the video recording.
5. Begin playing the cassette tape.
6. If your camcorder has an LCD screen, try adjusting the brightness or contrast.
7. If there is still no picture on the LCD or viewfinder, reset the camcorder to factory specifications

If you are recording from an outside source check the connections are good. If it does it from both IE dubbing and external it is possibly that a wire has detached from the head of the record head. The other likely source is the record amp inside the deck. Trace the leads from the Tape head (recording one) and see if you can locate a switch, these can get dirt on the contacts and cut out channels (clean with Servisol video 40). It could also be the electronics especially the amp chip!
If not then the head itself may have gone.

1. PlayStation 2 systems do not handle tapes, but CDs and DVDs. No wonder you have broken it if you inserted a tape in it.
2. There is no radio in a PlayStation 2 system.
3. On a PlayStation 2 system, the button with a red dot on it is the power button, and it turns green when the power is on.
4. You cannot record, especially not on tapes, with a PlayStation 2 system.
5. You usually don't play a PlayStation 2 in the kitchen, but in the living room since it's meant to be plugged in your TV.

Here's the diagnostic : you do not own a PlayStation 2 system.
You have been ripped off by whoever sold you this piece of **** under the name of "PlayStation 2 system".

I was following instructions for "Recording." On the next page were instructions for "Tape Copying," though the first page began with, "Load a tape for recording in Deck II." That sounded like what I wanted. Anyway, that was my error.

I have the same problem.