radio question

Kieran28 · 11-06-2009, 06:42 PM

Posted here. Just trying to get more eyeballs on the problem... this forum is more active & many of you have audio30 units.
Thanks!

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BigBoss · 11-06-2009, 07:01 PM

Not to go off topic too much. But why does my car have a Tape button on the radio when there's no tape deck?

Thanks, and sorry for the off-topic, didn't want to make a new thread just for that.

Kieran28 · 11-06-2009, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBoss

Not to go off topic too much. But why does my car have a Tape button on the radio when there's no tape deck?

Thanks, and sorry for the off-topic, didn't want to make a new thread just for that.

Do you have an audio30 (like the one pictured in my link above)?

If so, press the "tape" button, then press the "soft" button (one of the buttons under the display) labeled "eject".

The display rotates down and hidden behind it is your tape deck.

BigBoss · 11-07-2009, 02:27 AM

Wow, really? I'm going to check this out in the morning before work. Don't feel like going to the garage right now.

Thanks.

01BlackE320 · 11-07-2009, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kieran28

Posted here. Just trying to get more eyeballs on the problem... this forum is more active & many of you have audio30 units.
Thanks!

The icon pictured that that link means that there is a cassette tape inserted in the deck

BigBoss · 11-07-2009, 07:15 PM

Oh nice, thanks man. Finally found my tape player. Is it possible to use one of those cassette tapes with a wire that attaches to an iPod? It doesn't seem like it, but I could be wrong... I'd much rather do that instead of buying an adapter for who knows how much.

raymond g- · 11-07-2009, 07:46 PM

folks use this device/adaptor regularly. ghetto way is to simply insert it
from the front. ghetto2 method is to pull the radio, open the case, insert
the adaptor from front, and route the input wire out the back (or drill hole)
and snake the wire with a bit more finesse to the front. some have snaked
it into the center console compartment, for example.

BigBoss · 11-07-2009, 08:21 PM

Does the cover have to be closed in order for the tape to play?

Kieran28 · 11-07-2009, 09:23 PM

I don't know what's normal, given my audio30 seems to be acting up, but when I insert the cassette adapter, and leave the door/display open, the system beeps at me every few seconds. I'm not to keen on closing the door with the wire hanging out, since it doesn't close nicely.

ohlord · 11-08-2009, 03:55 AM

route it out the back.
Or have the mod done by Becker to install the ipod/sat hookup.

BigBoss · 11-08-2009, 03:58 AM

I'll have to find my cassette adapter and try it out. I'll let you know.

Kieran28 · 11-12-2009, 04:33 PM

Closure: the icon went away after sitting over night, and the radio has been working fine for about a week now. Thanks for the help.

BigBoss · 11-12-2009, 07:53 PM

So are you keeping the cover closed then?

Kieran28 · 11-16-2009, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBoss

So are you keeping the cover closed then?

Don't know what you're talking about. My issue was that the cassette icon was showing on the display, even though there was no cassette in the player. It then went away and has not reappeared (unless I play a cassette tape.)

BigBoss · 11-16-2009, 07:42 PM

Are you using an mp3 player with the cassette adapter?

Kieran28 · 11-16-2009, 08:16 PM

Nope.

BigBoss · 11-17-2009, 12:29 AM

Oh ok, nevermind. I was wondering if you can close the tape player cover with the wire from the cassette adapter sticking out, that's why I asked.

Kieran28 · 11-17-2009, 12:45 AM

I tried to do that. It felt forced so I didn't go any further.

BigBoss · 11-17-2009, 01:00 AM

Does the tape player work with the cover open?

Kieran28 · 11-17-2009, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBoss

Does the tape player work with the cover open?

Please read posts #9 & #10 above. Your answers therein lie.

Javys21 · 11-17-2009, 01:08 PM

LOL

BigBoss · 11-17-2009, 09:06 PM

Oh my bad, forgot I asked that, lol. Thanks.

11-07-2009, 07:46 PM	#7
raymond g- MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 3,527 Drives: 99e320, 00e320, YSR-50, Kymco150, ZRX1200R	folks use this device/adaptor regularly. ghetto way is to simply insert it from the front. ghetto2 method is to pull the radio, open the case, insert the adaptor from front, and route the input wire out the back (or drill hole) and snake the wire with a bit more finesse to the front. some have snaked it into the center console compartment, for example. __________________ raymond- 47º34'N 122º18'W

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11-06-2009, 07:01 PM	#2
BigBoss Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 52 Drives: 2002 Mercedes Benz E320	Not to go off topic too much. But why does my car have a Tape button on the radio when there's no tape deck? Thanks, and sorry for the off-topic, didn't want to make a new thread just for that.

11-07-2009, 02:27 AM	#4
BigBoss Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 52 Drives: 2002 Mercedes Benz E320	Wow, really? I'm going to check this out in the morning before work. Don't feel like going to the garage right now. Thanks.

11-07-2009, 07:15 PM	#6
BigBoss Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 52 Drives: 2002 Mercedes Benz E320	Oh nice, thanks man. Finally found my tape player. Is it possible to use one of those cassette tapes with a wire that attaches to an iPod? It doesn't seem like it, but I could be wrong... I'd much rather do that instead of buying an adapter for who knows how much.

11-07-2009, 08:21 PM	#8
BigBoss Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 52 Drives: 2002 Mercedes Benz E320	Does the cover have to be closed in order for the tape to play?

11-07-2009, 09:23 PM	#9
Kieran28 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Culver City, CA Posts: 160 Drives: 2003 e320 wagon (210 chassis NOT a 211))	I don't know what's normal, given my audio30 seems to be acting up, but when I insert the cassette adapter, and leave the door/display open, the system beeps at me every few seconds. I'm not to keen on closing the door with the wire hanging out, since it doesn't close nicely.

11-08-2009, 03:55 AM	#10
ohlord MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,434 Drives: E55 powered E320 Wagon,1971MGB Track/Rally, MG Midget Autocross,94subaru, 2000 E320 wagon.	That's why you route it out the back. Or have the mod done by Becker to install the ipod/sat hookup. __________________ "whatever you say, you speak into existence" ohlord Cognomen is in homage to the late great Janis Joplin "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz" W210 Wagons,a few MG's,assorted others and a partridge in a pear tree. pm me if you need me

11-08-2009, 03:58 AM	#11
BigBoss Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 52 Drives: 2002 Mercedes Benz E320	I'll have to find my cassette adapter and try it out. I'll let you know.

11-12-2009, 04:33 PM	#12
Kieran28 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Culver City, CA Posts: 160 Drives: 2003 e320 wagon (210 chassis NOT a 211))	Closure: the icon went away after sitting over night, and the radio has been working fine for about a week now. Thanks for the help.

11-12-2009, 07:53 PM	#13
BigBoss Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 52 Drives: 2002 Mercedes Benz E320	So are you keeping the cover closed then?

11-16-2009, 07:42 PM	#15
BigBoss Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 52 Drives: 2002 Mercedes Benz E320	Are you using an mp3 player with the cassette adapter?

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11-16-2009, 08:16 PM	#16
Kieran28 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Culver City, CA Posts: 160 Drives: 2003 e320 wagon (210 chassis NOT a 211))	Nope.

11-17-2009, 12:29 AM	#17
BigBoss Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 52 Drives: 2002 Mercedes Benz E320	Oh ok, nevermind. I was wondering if you can close the tape player cover with the wire from the cassette adapter sticking out, that's why I asked.

11-17-2009, 12:45 AM	#18
Kieran28 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Culver City, CA Posts: 160 Drives: 2003 e320 wagon (210 chassis NOT a 211))	I tried to do that. It felt forced so I didn't go any further.

11-17-2009, 01:00 AM	#19
BigBoss Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 52 Drives: 2002 Mercedes Benz E320	Does the tape player work with the cover open?

11-17-2009, 01:08 PM	#21
Javys21 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 50 Drives: 01 E320	LOL

11-17-2009, 09:06 PM	#22
BigBoss Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 52 Drives: 2002 Mercedes Benz E320	Oh my bad, forgot I asked that, lol. Thanks.