Tape deck recording?

Maybe I'm missing something, but I had connected a tape player to my iMac via an audio dubbing cable. However I have followed the instructions given and I am not able to hear or record. Anyone know what I may be doing, or better still can someone explain step by step what I need to do. I must mention that I am using the headphone jack on the tape player as the audio output. I can't seen to purchase an inexpensive tape player that has dual audio output jacks.
Thanks a million

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