Hey, Christopher and list! Well, I'll be! Smile. I'd just heard so often that those commerical cables wouldn't work that I just believed it! Note to self: Read the BARD information. Well, this is nice to know since I have zillions of these commercial cables, not that I plan to get a cartridge really.
Peace, Kathy "There is more to life than increasing it's speed." Mahatma Gandhi listen to Fred and Kathy on the web at http://www.fredkate.libsyn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chalt...@gmail.com> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 10:13 PM Subject: RE: Where do you download updates to your digital talking book player? | The cable is actually a standard USB extension cable. A commercial cable | will work. The problem is that the cartridge has to plug into the female end | of this cable, and the housing around the USB blog keeps it from physically | plugging into most commercial cables. Although it's a standard cable, and a | commercial cable will work, I'd suggest just getting a cable from ILA, APH | or Perkins. It'll be a bit more expensive, but you'll be sure it works. | | Here's what it says at the BART Talk web site's FAQ at | http://www.bardtalk.com/faq.php: | | 9. How can I connect the DTB cartridge to my computer? | Answer: Any standard USB cable will work, as long as it is identified as an | extension cable. this means the cable must have a full size male USB plug on | one end, and a full size USB or female receptacle on the other. Companies | such as Independent Living Aids carry a short cable used for this purpose, | but | the cable is not a special cable and may be purchased at other locations. | The standard NLS cartridge appears to be smooth or flush where the female or | receptacle end of the cable attaches to the cartridge. With a little | practice, | attaching the female end of the USB cable to the cartridge will become | easier. When attaching a thumb drive to the NLS dtbm using a cable, a | shorter cable | is preferable since it will be less likely to snag on something and become | the means by which the NLS dtbm is yanked from its perch. | | -- | Christopher | chalt...@gmail.com | | | | | -----Original Message----- | From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] | On Behalf Of kathy szinnyey | Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 8:44 PM | To: tomca...@comcast.net; PC Audio Discussion List | Subject: Re: Where do you download updates to your digital talking book | player? | | Hi! If you want to use the Nls cartridges from APH or Perkins, you'll need | a special USB cable from APH oror Perkins. The kind of USB cable you can | find commerciallywon't work with the blank NLS cartridges. I ha couple of | thumb drives, one from Kingston and one calbbed a Cruizer, I think, that | work fine with the NLS player. I just wantedffwarn you guys you'll have to | buy the special cable if you want to use the NLS carrtridges. | | Peac, | Kathy | | n Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:27:43 -0400, Tom Kaufman wrote: | | | >So what you're saying is..what I have won't work? I'm not real good on | >these things..sorry! | >Tom Kaufman | | | To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: | pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
