[Blindtlk] Victor Stream

Mon Nov 26 14:47:58 UTC 2012

Here is the formal e-mail we received when registering our Victor Stream:

We did start the process on the BARD website:
https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/index.cgi

Then we recieved this:
In order for HumanWare to enable your device to play the NLS books, we require 
your device’s serial number. If you do not have your device, you must wait until 
you obtain one to continue this process.
To authorize your device, please fill the following on-line web form: 
http://www.humanware.com/nls_authorization 

This form will require the following information: 
- Your first and last name, 
- Your email address as registered with NLS, 
- The type of device you want to authorized (a Victor Reader Stream, a Victor 
Reader Stratus or a BrailleNote Apex), 

- The last 6 digits of the device serial number, 
- This Email Message Reference Number which is: 15004 

To find your device serial number: 
On the Stream press the INFO (key 0). The serial number is announced at the end 
of the "About Victor Reader" message. The serial number is also printed in the 
battery compartment. A valid serial number is 12 digits long, in the format 
951303XXXXXX.

On the Stratus 12 M, press the INFO (key 0). The serial number is announced at 
the end of the "About Victor Reader" message. The serial number is also printed 
in the battery compartment. A valid serial number is 12 digits long, in the 
format 950400XXXXXX.

On the BrailleNote Apex, press Space with I (Read with I), then press Space bar 
twice. The serial number is also printed behind the battery. A valid serial 
number is 12 digits long, like 650320XXXXXX.
On the Web form, the first 6 digits of your device will be displayed when you 
select the device type. Enter only the last 6 digits of your serial number 
without any dashes.

Important: Please do not email us this information as our customer support can 
only respond to authorization requests submitted on the web form.

The device authorization will consist of an email sent from HumanWare with an 
attached file that will contain your device authorization key file. That email 
will contain instructions informing you how to process the key file on your 
device. You must provide us with an email address that is capable of receiving 
attached files. HumanWare will not be able to correct emails that are incorrect 
or cannot carry attached files.
Following the online form, HumanWare requires 2 working days to process your 
key. If you do not receive the key file within 3 working days, please forward 
this email to: support at humanware.com

For a second HumanWare device to authorize, please log into the BARD NLS 
website, find your account settings and add a new device. Only one HumanWare 
device can be authorized per Reference number.
You will soon enjoy your HumanWare device! Thank you for your support of 
HumanWare products! 

Kind regards, 
The HumanWare Support Team 
support at humanware.com

 Thank you, 

Kathy Ungaro
Illinois Committee of Blind Vendors
53 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 502
Chicago, IL 60604
(630)234-4444

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  1. Victor Reader Stream Question... (James Kelm)
  2. Re: Victor Reader Stream Question... (David Andrews)
  3. Re: Victor Reader Stream Question... (James Kelm)
  4. Re: Victor Reader Stream Question... (Bryan Schulz)
  5. Meteorology Question (David Andrews)
  6. Contact for Clearwater Florida Chapter (Peter Donahue)
  7. Re: Contact for Clearwater Florida Chapter (cheryl echevarria)

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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:19:18 -0600
From: "James Kelm" <jameskelm at earthlink.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Blindtlk] Victor Reader Stream Question...
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Dear friends,

    I just purchased my Victor Reader Stream, and I absolutely love it!  All 
of your suggestions have paid off, and I made a great purchase.

    I have one question, and I hope you can help me.  I just received it 
yesterday, so I am still learning all of the ins-and-outs.  I'm getting the 
hang of it, but when I went and downloaded some Talking Books and loaded 
them onto my card, when I try to listen to them I get a message "You are not 
authorized to read this book".  How do I get my Victor Reader Stream to 
recognize that I am in fact authorized for Talking Books?  I listen to them 
all the time on the player that the state supplied, but I now want them to 
play on my Victor Reader Stream.

  Thank you for your help!

Respectfully Yours in Christ,
James Kelm (senior pastor)
True Hope Church of Duluth
E-MAIL: office at thcduluth.org
Web Site: www.thcduluth.org
Phone: (218) 727-4186 

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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:32:05 -0600
From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Victor Reader Stream Question...
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I presume you mean books from NLS.  You must register your player and 
get a "key."

You start the process on the BARD site, where you download the books.

Dave

At 06:19 PM 11/24/2012, you wrote:
>Dear friends,
>
>    I just purchased my Victor Reader Stream, and I absolutely love 
> it!  All of your suggestions have paid off, and I made a great purchase.
>
>    I have one question, and I hope you can help me.  I just 
> received it yesterday, so I am still learning all of the 
> ins-and-outs.  I'm getting the hang of it, but when I went and 
> downloaded some Talking Books and loaded them onto my card, when I 
> try to listen to them I get a message "You are not authorized to 
> read this book".  How do I get my Victor Reader Stream to recognize 
> that I am in fact authorized for Talking Books?  I listen to them 
> all the time on the player that the state supplied, but I now want 
> them to play on my Victor Reader Stream.
>
>  Thank you for your help!
>
>
>Respectfully Yours in Christ,
>James Kelm (senior pastor)
>True Hope Church of Duluth
>E-MAIL: office at thcduluth.org
>Web Site: www.thcduluth.org
>Phone: (218) 727-4186

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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:46:04 -0600
From: "James Kelm" <jameskelm at earthlink.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Victor Reader Stream Question...
Message-ID: <000401cdcaa6$407da390$6801a8c0 at dave102c308749>
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    reply-type=response

Hello...

    Thank you...  I knew that the correct answer would come from this list! 
*smile*

    How do I register my machine?  Do I supply them with the serial number 
via E-mail through the NLS web site?  Or is this something that is best done 
over the phone?  And as long as I am peppering you with questions, do you 
know of anything else that I should be aware of with my new stream, that 
like with the Talking Books, I am uneducated?

Respectfully Yours in Christ,
James Kelm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Victor Reader Stream Question...

>I presume you mean books from NLS.  You must register your player and get a 
>"key."
>
> You start the process on the BARD site, where you download the books.
>
>
> Dave
>
>
> At 06:19 PM 11/24/2012, you wrote:
>>Dear friends,
>>
>>    I just purchased my Victor Reader Stream, and I absolutely love it! 
>> All of your suggestions have paid off, and I made a great purchase.
>>
>>    I have one question, and I hope you can help me.  I just received it 
>> yesterday, so I am still learning all of the ins-and-outs.  I'm getting 
>> the hang of it, but when I went and downloaded some Talking Books and 
>> loaded them onto my card, when I try to listen to them I get a message 
>> "You are not authorized to read this book".  How do I get my Victor 
>> Reader Stream to recognize that I am in fact authorized for Talking 
>> Books?  I listen to them all the time on the player that the state 
>> supplied, but I now want them to play on my Victor Reader Stream.
>>
>>  Thank you for your help!
>>
>>
>>Respectfully Yours in Christ,
>>James Kelm (senior pastor)
>>True Hope Church of Duluth
>>E-MAIL: office at thcduluth.org
>>Web Site: www.thcduluth.org
>>Phone: (218) 727-4186
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:49:19 -0600
From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Victor Reader Stream Question...
Message-ID: <B889FA1AB26F4667867C0E4CF6EB71B7 at HP8730notebook>
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hi,

you will need another authorization as well if you purchase any books from 
audible.com.
Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Kelm" <jameskelm at earthlink.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Victor Reader Stream Question...

> Hello...
>
>    Thank you...  I knew that the correct answer would come from this list! 
> *smile*
>
>    How do I register my machine?  Do I supply them with the serial number 
> via E-mail through the NLS web site?  Or is this something that is best 
> done over the phone?  And as long as I am peppering you with questions, do 
> you know of anything else that I should be aware of with my new stream, 
> that like with the Talking Books, I am uneducated?
>
> Respectfully Yours in Christ,
> James Kelm
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 6:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Victor Reader Stream Question...
>
>
>>I presume you mean books from NLS.  You must register your player and get 
>>a "key."
>>
>> You start the process on the BARD site, where you download the books.
>>
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> At 06:19 PM 11/24/2012, you wrote:
>>>Dear friends,
>>>
>>>    I just purchased my Victor Reader Stream, and I absolutely love it! 
>>> All of your suggestions have paid off, and I made a great purchase.
>>>
>>>    I have one question, and I hope you can help me.  I just received it 
>>> yesterday, so I am still learning all of the ins-and-outs.  I'm getting 
>>> the hang of it, but when I went and downloaded some Talking Books and 
>>> loaded them onto my card, when I try to listen to them I get a message 
>>> "You are not authorized to read this book".  How do I get my Victor 
>>> Reader Stream to recognize that I am in fact authorized for Talking 
>>> Books?  I listen to them all the time on the player that the state 
>>> supplied, but I now want them to play on my Victor Reader Stream.
>>>
>>>  Thank you for your help!
>>>
>>>
>>>Respectfully Yours in Christ,
>>>James Kelm (senior pastor)
>>>True Hope Church of Duluth
>>>E-MAIL: office at thcduluth.org
>>>Web Site: www.thcduluth.org
>>>Phone: (218) 727-4186
>>
>>
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:23:45 -0600
From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org,blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindtlk] Meteorology Question
Message-ID: <auto-000087463861 at mailfront3.g2host.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed

I have been sent the following question.  Please respond to Jeanne 
Anderson JScheira at aol.com
directly as she is not subscribed to this list.

Hello,
>> I currently have a student in high school who has future plans of 
going into Meteorology. He is a bright young man and has a strong 
passion for weather. He has minimal usable vision therefore is unable 
to read visual information such as radar. He uses Braille and 
assistive technology very well.
>>
>> Is there any technology that anyone is familiar with for reading 
radar for individuals who are visually impaired?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for any input!
>>
>> Jeanne Anderson

Jeanne Anderson JScheira at aol.com

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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:50:19 -0600
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>,
    nabs-l at nfbnet.org,    Mary Donahue <braille at satx.rr.com>,    Daniel Carr
    <danlcarr at www.carrtronics.com>
Subject: [Blindtlk] Contact for Clearwater Florida Chapter
Message-ID: <002e01cdcb35$56962c80$df1fbf48 at yourfsyly0jtwn>
Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="Windows-1252"

Good morning everyone,

    We need to contact the president of the Clearwater Chapter of the NFB of 
Florida. If someone could send us contact information for this person it 
would be very much appreciated. I checked: http://www.nfbflorida.org for 
this information but did not see a listing for this chapter. I know that the 
NFBF Web Site has not been updated in a while. Assuming it still exists if 
someone in Florida could help us connect with the Clearwater Chapter 
President that will be very much appreciated. All the best.

Peter Donahue

?No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.?
Isaiah 54:17

?While for our princes they prepare
In caverns deep a burning snare,
He shot from heaven a piercing ray,
And the dark treachery brought to day.?
Anonymous

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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:56:27 -0500
From: cheryl echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Contact for Clearwater Florida Chapter
Message-ID: <BLU169-W42A6A48749DC08220AB4E8A1580 at phx.gbl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"

Did you try reaching Dan Hicks or Dwight Sayer, they would know that 
information. I have the list of all the Chapter Presidents of FL, since I am 
doing there state convention in 2014
I do not see a Clearwater Chapter.
It is actually Pinellas Chapter
Pinellas
Chapter: Debbie Hietala, vice-president; 
crystalbay at verizon.net

Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY State
Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
SNG Certified - Accessible Travel Advocate!
Cheryl Echevarria, 
Ownerhttp://www.echevarriatravel.com631-456-5394reservations@echevarriatravel.comhttp://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com

2012 Norwegian Cruise Line University Advisory Board Member.
Echevarria Travel and proud member of the National Federation of the Blind will 
be holding a year round fundraiser for the http://www.NFBNY.org after Hurricane 
Sandy and other resources. Any vacation package booked between November 6 
2012-November 6, 2013 and vacation must be traveled no later than 12/30/2014 a 
percentage of my earnings will go to the affiliate.  Also is you book a Sandals 
for couples or Beaches for families and friends resorts vacation, $100.00 per 
booking will go to the affiliate as well.  You do not need to be a member of the 
NFB.org, just book through us.
Thank you.

> From: pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com
> To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:50:19 -0600
> CC: blindtlk at nfbnet.org; nabs-l at nfbnet.org; braille at satx.rr.com; 
>danlcarr at www.carrtronics.com
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Contact for Clearwater Florida Chapter
> 
> Good morning everyone,
> 
>    We need to contact the president of the Clearwater Chapter of the NFB of 
> Florida. If someone could send us contact information for this person it 
> would be very much appreciated. I checked: http://www.nfbflorida.org for 
> this information but did not see a listing for this chapter. I know that the 
> NFBF Web Site has not been updated in a while. Assuming it still exists if 
> someone in Florida could help us connect with the Clearwater Chapter 
> President that will be very much appreciated. All the best.
> 
>  Peter Donahue
> 
>  ?No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.?
> Isaiah 54:17
> 
>  ?While for our princes they prepare
> In caverns deep a burning snare,
> He shot from heaven a piercing ray,
> And the dark treachery brought to day.?
> Anonymous
> 
> 
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