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A remote control receiver unit for Nakamichi cassette decks, programmable with any type of IR remote, powered by a Wemos D1 mini.

A programmable infrared remote control receiver unit for Nakamichi cassette decks (RM-5 replacement). It supports the basic functions: play, stop, pause, fast forward, rewind, record and reverse.

Built into a metal project box with CNC routed holes and laser engraved text.

Based on an ESP8266 microcontroller (Wemos D1 mini). It connects to the deck with an 8 pin DIN plug.

It supports these Nakamichi decks:

Dragon, RX-303/505, CR-2, CR-3, CR-4
(Models with power on the Reverse pin): 580, 580M, 581, 581Z, 582, 582Z, 660ZX, 670ZX, 680, 680ZX, 681ZX, 682ZX, 700ZXE, 700ZXL, 1000ZXL, BX-300, CR-5, CR-7, LX-3, LX-5, MR-1, ZX-5, ZX-7, ZX-9”

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