Hi all, here we go again with my newbie problems 
I recently found a tiny, good-looking, complete and boxed Philips D6600 30D tape recorder. It was practically unused, and worked at first try with new batteries (I currently have no 6V external PSU for it, but plan to buy one). Problem is, my only recorder cable, which was working superbly loading WAV files from the PC, behaves strangely. When I plug the REM cable, it won't let the recorder PLAY any cassette (motor stopped), even when I issue a load command in one of its flavors, or alternatively try with MOTOR ON. With the latter command, I distinctively hear a CLICK from the computer (Philips VG-8020). Same with MOTOR OFF. But no effect on the recorder. If I unplug the cable, it plays normally.
I read someone else - at least two users - had the same problem in the past, but they couldn't sort it out. What can it be? A cable problem? Or worse, a problem in some component of my micro? Or the recorder itself maybe? I though with a Philips dedicated recorder I could play everything straight out of the tape, but I was wrong 
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Please, tell me this can be addressed, I need the REM functionality to try and load The Hobbit adventure from tape (yes, I'm still stuck with it!). TIA.
