[Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Sun Feb 14 18:21:15 UTC 2010 

I'd bet the VRStream would do so also. OT -- what the heck is the U3 
software for anyway?

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Kearney" <gkearney at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 5:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players


> Macintosh and Linux will reformat drives removing the U3 software as  they 
> do so.
>
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> On 14/02/2010, at 9:24 PM, Lynn Evans wrote:
>
>> I have heard reports from the BARD talk mailing list of folks having  to 
>> downlad programs to remove U3, to takingthe drive back to the  store and 
>> having store people remove U3.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 11:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players
>>
>>
>>> Interesting. My Sandisk has U3 on it (and I can't get rid of it)  and it 
>>> seems to cause no problems. I anxiously await those  cartridges, though.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Evans" <evans-lynn at comcast.net
>>> >
>>> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 7:16 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players
>>>
>>>
>>>> However there has been no problems reported with the cartridges.
>>>> Flash drives have been problematic in that some like the Kingston  data 
>>>> traveler has worked well with the NLS pliers. Wile others  that have U3 
>>>> on them or aver a divider do not work well and the  crap  the 
>>>> manufacturers' pit on them must be removed first.
>>>>
>>>> Visit the BARD talk website at www.bardtalk.com
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" 
>>>> <jajkaldrich at gmail.com
>>>> >
>>>> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 9:38 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>
>>>>> You are limited in content according to the size of cartridge.  A  two 
>>>>> gig will hold more than a one gig cartridge.  One can get  quite a bit 
>>>>> of material on a 4 or 8 gig thumb drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric SS" <sseric57 at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "'Discussion of Digital Talking Books'" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 6:33 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Huge thanks to everyone for how to move between books.  Not sure  why 
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> was not included with the on-line manual.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It sounds as though I may obtain a blank cartridge to put my own  SD 
>>>>>> card in.
>>>>>> Is that provided by NLS and comes after the player or something  I 
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> purchase somewhere.  Any size limits on cards or thumb drives or 
>>>>>> number of
>>>>>> books you can put on one of those media?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks to everyone for their help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eric SS
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>>>>>> [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org ] On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Lynn Evans
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 6:56 PM
>>>>>> To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The instructions below are for the advanced NLS player.
>>>>>> For the standard player use the forward and rewind keys to move 
>>>>>> through the
>>>>>> book list pressing play again to select the book.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>>>>>> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 1:30 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hold down the PLAY key for a couple of seconds and you'll be in  the
>>>>>>> bookshelf. You can navigate it by hitting the Previous and Next 
>>>>>>> keys. When
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> you're on the book you want, hit PLAY again and the book will  start
>>>>>>> playing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric SS" <sseric57 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> To: "'Discussion of Digital Talking Books'" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 7:45 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If this is off topic, forgive me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I just received a player yesterday.  I have reviewed all 
>>>>>>>> instructions and
>>>>>>>> the built-in manual.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As I do not yet have a cartridge, I am reading with a USB  thumb 
>>>>>>>> drive.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My question is should I be able to have more than one book on  a 
>>>>>>>> drive?
>>>>>>>> When
>>>>>>>> I turn on the unit it tells me there are two books and the 
>>>>>>>> information
>>>>>>>> option confirms that, but I cannot jump out of the first book.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Many thanks!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Eric SS
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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