[Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Mon Feb 15 00:19:24 UTC 2010 

Very interesting.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players


> Mike,
>
> I think I have an older Sandisk drive which works fine but I have a newer 
> retractable plug in the drive and that one didn't work well at all even 
> when I removed the U3 software.  Since that drive didn't work as it 
> should, I restored the U3 software on it and gave it to someone else.  I 
> still have a drive like it but I'm using it for System Access.
>
> Jim
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 11:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players
>
>
>> MMM ... my Sandisk U3 drive doesn't have a retractable connector and fits 
>> just fine.
>>
>> Tons of different strokes ...
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
>> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 6:38 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players
>>
>>
>>> Hello again!
>>>
>>> Sometimes the U3 smart drive doesn't fit properly in the NLS player due 
>>> to the retractable plug on the drive.  This too proved to be a problem 
>>> for me. The Kingston Traveler drives I now have fit properly and they 
>>> work well!
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Lynn Evans" <evans-lynn at comcast.net>
>>> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 6:24 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Players
>>>
>>>
>>>>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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