It makes everything sound like the Chipmunks!
Tape speed is way too fast and cannot be fixed. The cassette player plays every tape way too fast. I am very good with mechanical equipment and I tried everything to get it to work correctly and I failed. The roller and capstan do pinch the tape correctly but the capstan turns way too fast so the tape travels past the tape head way too fast. The 'auto-off' mechanism works properly and everything else about the functionality of the device works correctly but the tape speed is 2, 3, or 4 times too fast. It is like you are playing recordings back at triple or quadruple speed or faster.
I purchased this for my Mother months ago and she did not open the sealed plastic package until recently and discovered it did not work correctly. It has been too long since I purchased the unit to send it back and I hate that. The packaging said it was manufactured in the early 2000's.
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