[nfbwatlk] FW: BARD-Support] Flash Drives versus Cartridges

Tue Jun 14 15:27:24 UTC 2011

I have a thumb drive that is an 8 gb drive and when I insert it into the NLS
player it does not detect it. However, I turn off the player and then I
insert the thumb drive into it, then I turn it on. Once I turn it on the
player detects it and it reads just fine. So my suggestion is that you try
to insert the thumb drive into it while it is switched off then turn it on
and see if it works fine.

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Julie Warrington
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:25 AM
To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: BARD-Support] Flash Drives versus Cartridges

I have found a thumb drive that so far has done me well.  I did have an 
issue with one that i tried.  No matter what i did, it would maybe play for 
a couple seconds and then say. end of book. nothing i tried mattered.  So 
far so good with this one I am using.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Ellen" <gabias at telus.net>
To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: BARD-Support] Flash Drives versus Cartridges

> The only cartridges I've heard about are 1 gig .  The smallest flash drive
> I've seen lately is 2 gigs.  Cartridges cost about fourteen or fifteen
> dollars.  My understanding is that the flash drives don't hurt the 
> playerS;
> they just don't work well sometimes.  I'm going on the theory that if it
> ain't broke, don't fix it.  For now, I'll keep my four gig flash drive 
> right
> in my player where it is, except for the time necessary to plug it in and
> load more books.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel
> Sent: June 13, 2011 4:28 PM
> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: BARD-Support] Flash Drives versus Cartridges
>
> I have had a few glitches with the thumb drive and the digital player but
> not many.  I enjoy being able to put 100 plus books on one thumb drive and
> having multiple options available.  Does anyone know how much data the 
> blank
> cartridges will hold?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 8:09 PM
> To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] FW: BARD-Support] Flash Drives versus Cartridges
>
> From: wcb-l-bounces at wcbinfo.org [mailto:wcb-l-bounces at wcbinfo.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Carl Jarvis
> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 6:27 PM
> To: wcb
> Subject: [Wcb-l] BARD-Support] Flash Drives versus Cartridges
>
>
>
> Subject: [BARD-Support] Flash Drives versus Cartridges
>
>
>
> Hello List Members,
>
> While some patrons have found thumb drives that do work with their NLS
> digital players, NLS does not recommend their use since  their performance
> can be unpredictable, and we have no control over the specifications used 
> in
> the manufacturing of these drives. We frequently hear from frustrated
> readers who, when trying to use flash drives, have received error messages
> such as "No book available" and "Cartridge error." Others hear 
> introductory
> material and then "End of book." We urge anyone with an NLS digital player
> who intends to download books from the BARD site to purchase blank
> cartridges designed specifically to be used with the NLS player. Of 
> course,
> if you plan only to use NLS books supplied on cartridge through the mail,
> there is no need to purchase blank cartridges.
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> Obtaining Blank Cartridges and a Special USB Cable
>
> We encourage you to purchase both a cartridge and the special USB cable 
> used
> to attach it to your computer.
>
>
> Below are four sources for blank cartridges and compatible USB cables.
>
> 1.  American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. (APH)
> 1839 Frankfort Avenue
> P.O. Box 6085
> Louisville, KY 40206-0085
> (502) 895-2405
> 800-223-1839 (Toll-free customer service in the U.S. and Canada) 
> www.APH.org
> Contact: Customer Service
> cs at aph.org
>
> 2GB Cartridge: $12.00
> USB Cable: $5.00
> Free Shipping
>
> 2.  Adaptive Technology Perkins Products P.O. Box 778 Amesbury, MA  01913
> (978) 462-3817
> (978) 462-3928 Fax
> www.perkinsproducts.org, Talking Book Accessories section
> adaptivetech at perkins.org
>
> 1GB Cartridge: $10.99
> 2GB Cartridge: $11.99
> USB Cable: $5.00
> Free Shipping
>
>
> 3.  Howell Mobility Products
> 717 Louis Avenue
> Royal Oak, MI 48067-4603
> (248) 548-1788
> (248) 548-1788 Fax (call first)
> www.howellmobility.com
> canes at howellmobility.com
>
> 2GB Cartridge: $11.00
> USB Cable: $3.00
> SHIPPING, HANDLING, AND SALES TAX CHARGES Howell Mobility Products says:
> "Shipping and handling rates for small cable and cartridge orders are less
> than our normal rates. For shipping and handling within the U.S. add $3.00
> for up to 10 items. For over 10 items, use the regular rates, which total 
> %5
> of your order with a $7.00 minimum.
> For shipping outside the U.S. please call us. MICHIGAN RESIDENTS please 
> ADD
> 6% SALES TAX."
>
>
> 4. Vistas
> Braille Institute
> 741 North Vermont Avenue
> Los Angeles, CA 90029
> (323) 663-1111, Ext. 1245
> (323) 663-0867 Fax
> www.brailleinstitute.org
>
> 2GB Cartridge (order #21601): $15.95
> USB Cable (order #2141): $7.95
> Shipping charge of $8 per order. Customers outside California pay no state
> tax.
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> Downloading books to a cartridge entails essentially the same process as
> downloading to a flash drive; both are treated as external drives by your
> computer. Your local or regional NLS-affiliated library is available to
> answer any questions you may have about your free NLS player and 
> downloading
> content to it using a cartridge.
>
> We hope you find these postings helpful, and we send you all best wishes 
> for
> many hours of reading pleasure.
>
> The BARD Tech Support Team
> NLS BARD Technical Support
> e-mail: NLSDownload at loc.gov
> Read the BARD FAQ at: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/FAQ.html=
>
>
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