[Nfb-krafters-korner] Help with BARD please

Thu Aug 29 23:09:30 UTC 2013

This is sounding easier by the minute.  

I need to be at Jill's class, so maybe I will try this after her class is  
over.

Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

In a message dated 8/29/2013 6:52:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
paulette at evickery.com writes:

Hi  Joyce,

I use a Victor Reader Stream all of the time. I let my husband  use my
player. It has been so long since I registered my Stream that I  don't
remember how to do it, but you do need to format the card first.  Also, you
need to get something called the Humanware Companion, which can  be
downloaded from the Humanware website. That makes downloading books  from
BARD a snap, once your Stream is registered with NLS.  All you  need to do 
is
go to bard, find a book that you want and download it by  pressing the enter
key on the line that asks if you want to download that  book. You have to
first know what folder you want to put your books into on  your computer. I
have a folder I call, talking books. I suggest that you  call Humanware. 
They
will walk you through getting the Humanware Companion  and formatting your
card. They may even tell you how to get your Stream  registered with NLS. 
Oh,
also, when you download a book, all you have to do  to get it onto your
Stream is plug 1 end of a USb cable into the Stream and  the other end into
your computer. Turn the Stream on, wait for it to say  that it is connected
and then go to your Humanware Companion and to the  talking books area. Then
press the spacebar to check the book title you  want to download. Then tab
to where it says something about remove or  download, and then press enter.
The books will download to your stream and  you will know that they are
downloading because you will hear a soft ping  every few seconds to let you
know they are still downloading. When you are  finished your computer will
say, successfully completed. Remove the cable  at both ends and press ALT F4
to get out of the program. Now, all you have  to do is listen to your book 
or
books. They are on the Stream ready to go.  Because you used the Humanware
Companion you don't have to unzip or  anything. I love it! Here is the phone
number for  Humanware.
800-722-3393.

If you want to use your player from NLS, I  strongly suggest you purchase a
cartridge from APH, instead of using a  thumb drive. I know they hold a lot
of books but they are a real pain. Plus  you have to get a little L shaped
thing that you can get from the library  in order to  use the thumb drive
with your player. If you use a  cartridge, you download the books onto the
cartridge using a cable, unzip  them, I don't know why NLS doesn't have a
nice program like the Humanware  Companion, but they don't, and then listen
to your books. The cartridge  fits snugly into your player and will give you
no trouble. Of course, you  can delete the books from the cartridge so that
you can download new ones.  I know I haven't answered your questions fully,
but I hope that I have been  of some help. Also, I think you had a lazy
librarian. You need to call back  and ask your questions again. You might 
not
get your Victor Reader Stream  questions answered, but they should be able 
to
answer all of your NLS and  BARD questions. If you don't want to read the
files, they can walk you  through setting up your player. Remember, you are
paying their salary. They  are working for you! They have to be reminded of
that from time to  time.

Paulette

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On
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Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 4:43  PM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner]  Help with BARD please

Ok, I am hanging my head in shame.  I never  did go on BARD website  until 
today.  

Now I don't know  what to do.

I called my library for the blind and they told me I had  registered and  
they told me my Victor Reader was there.

I  did  this several years ago when I first got my Victor Reader   Stream.  
Honestly, I do not remember if I ever went on the  BARD   website nor if I 
ever put in the id numbers for the  player.

I did spend some time on the BARD website going thru the Q  & A and over  
on 
Humanware in the support section for Victor  Reader and I even called up my 

local Blind library services and  spoke to my librarian and her support  
person.

Now here is my  questions that no one could answer and they told me to read 

all  these files and I could not find the answers.

1. How can  I  find out if my player is registered.  It doesn't  have any  
information like the players that are registered to be used on my   account.

[Audible.com has a list for me].
2. Is my player that I got  from NLS registered or do I have to do  
something?
3. What do I  need to do to use my NLS player?
4.  I downloaded a book on my  computer.  I can find it.  [I  don't 
understand why I  couldn't download it to the Victor Reader stream], but do
I need 
to  make a special folder on the Victor Reader memory card or which folder  

should transfer it into?
5. Do you have to select all the files that  downloaded [the entire book]  
and copy and paste onto the flash card  in Victor Reader?
6. Does anyone use a thumb drive to copy books and listen  to on the NLS  
Player?  I need to find the thumb drive and they  told me it should not be
any 
larger then 8 gigs or was it  megs?
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com  
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