I don't actually wish to save any books though. but would I still
have to get a flash drive for the software updates themselves?
At 06:58 PM 4/4/2010, you wrote:
High Randy,
Below this message, are instructions on how to do this and a link
for where to get the updates.
My best regards.
John.
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The Bookshelf Upgrade
You might want to download several books or magazines to a flash
drive and then listen to any of them in some random order. To do
this, your player must contain a software upgrade that includes the
ability to "bookshelf" books. Here are the steps needed to upgrade
a library digital book player to the latest software:
Obtain the latest software from the NLS web site:
http://www.loc.gov/nls/DTBM/ . There appear on the web page two
links. I suggest you try the first link. If this does not work,
return to the page and download the second link.
After you click the link from the web site and download the file to
your computer, extract (unzip) this file onto a flash drive (thumb
drive, etc.) so that the directory "upgrade" appears in the "root"
directory of the drive. This procedure is exactly the same as you
use to download a book.
Turn on the player.
Insert the flash drive containing the software into the USB port of
the player.
The player will announce "Upgrading your player's software."
Wait until the upgrade is complete and the player restarts (about 10
seconds), then remove the flash drive.
The upgrade will only occur if the player's version is older than
the version of the software on the cartridge; reinserting the
cartridge will not repeat the upgrade.
You now can erase the files from the flash cartridge that you
downloaded to undertake this upgrade and use the flash cartridge to
download books and magazines.
To employ the bookshelf feature, turn the player on. Press and hold
the Play/Stop button until you hear the narrator announce the
activation of the bookshelf feature. Continue to hold down the
Play/Stop button and press either the FF or the RW arrow-shaped key
to either side of the Play/Stop button. As you push and release
these keys, the player will announce the next title on the flash
drive. Once you get to the end of the titles saved on the drive,
you must utilize the other direction key to toggle back through the
titles. In other words, you cannot continue to use only the FF or
the RW key to toggle through the titles in a circuit-type action.
Release the Play/Stop button when you reach the item to which you
desire to listen.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Tijerina" <rtijeri...@satx.rr.com>
To: <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 7:43 PM
Subject: Where do you download updates to your digital talking book player?
Friends, I received my digital talking book player. it's a
remarkable piece of machinery.
I've never seen anything like it in my life.
I'm curious though where do you go to get updates for the machine?
i have a usb plug that I normally use to connect my stereo to the
computer. Can it be used?
or do I have to call the library to get whatever I need?
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