PURPOSE: To achieve switching through the use of a motor torque and small sized device, by using a single lever selectively for the drive at switching of tape running direction and for the drive of fast feed/rewinding switch of tape.

CONSTITUTION: The device is provided with the 1st switching lever 45 switching the running direction of tape, 2nd switching lever which switches tape for fast feed or rewinding state, drive lever 32 which reciprocates between a non-operation position and an operation position through the reception of a motor torque, and selection lever 34 which makes this drive lever 32 selectively opposed to the 1st switch lever 45 or the 2nd switch lever 50, and the 1st switch lever 45 is operated through the drive lever 32 when a tape run direction switching operation means is operated, and the drive lever 32 is made opposed to the 2nd switch lever 50 via the selection lever 34 when a tape fast feed (or rewinding) operation means is operated, and the 2nd switch lever 50 is operated through the drive lever 32.