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To play a tape on the Sharper Image SA246, follow these steps:
Power on the unit by pressing the "Power" button located on the top of the unit.
Press the "Tape" button located on the front of the unit. This will switch the unit to tape mode.
Press the "Eject" button on the front of the unit to open the tape deck.
Insert the cassette tape into the cassette compartment with the side you want to play facing out.
Press the "Eject" button again to close the tape deck.
Press the "Play" button located on the front of the unit to start playing the tape. You can adjust the volume using the volume knob located on the top of the unit.
To stop the tape, press the "Stop" button located on the front of the unit.
To eject the tape, press the "Eject" button again and remove the tape.
I hope this helps you play your cassette tape on your Sharper Image SA246!
Just connect the deck via tape 1 the out of the deck going to the in of the amp. While the out of the amp goes to the in of the deck.
The tape deck itself will automatically choose the player that plays the cassette. One will play the other will be on pause (if you press both play buttons) till the tape stops then the other will play. For recording from tape to tape one deck will be the copy and the other the copier. There should be a dubbing button which you press to record tape to tape. Some models have a high speed dub also. For recording from the amp unless both decks have record buttons you will only be able to record with one deck. Make certain the dub button is not set.
That would be me at Skywave Tape Deck Repair- maybe I have contacted you already through Thumbtack. I can not say more here but if you search for tape deck repair in Chicago you no doubt will come across me sooner or later. The only other person you would be qualified would be Russ Bachmann at New Jersey Factory service. We both worked at Teac factory service facilities and rose to high ranks at those facilities.
It sounds like the drive belts on the deck have broken (not allowing playing, FF or REW) and/or the tape got "eaten" meaning the tape itself has wound itself around the rollers and cannot free itself. I strongly doubt this is an electrical issue. Definately sounds mechanical.
As far as the door not opening, there's usually a hook that holds the door closed. If the unit is mostly disassembled, look near one of the sides of the door for a metal hook. It's normally spring loaded and can be moved manually. That should free the door. If your tape was eaten, it might take some gentle persuasion to unwrap it from the rollers.
Just connect you EQ to your receiver as if it were a tape deck: EQ's outs connect to receiver's tape ins (play) and EQ's ins connect to receiver's tape outs (record).
Then you hook the tape deck up to the tape ins and outs on the EQ: Tape deck outs connect to EQ's tape ins (play) and tape deck ins connect to EQ's tape outs (record).
This will put the EQ in your receiver's tape loop. To hear the EQed signal with all receiver sources you'll need to engage the 'Tape Monitor' button or switch which will route the tape loop to the speakers.
very likely that the drive belt has broken. I have fixed a TEAC myself using a large O-Ring from a hardware store (I know I was lucky to find a very close match). Open the unit and find the broken belt and take it to a hardware store to "size up" a replacement. Use the opportunity to oil the gear shafts and clean the rubber pinch roller.
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