Patricia, my head is spinning. Why in the world would nls foist this off on us? Thanks and maybe I'll try this. marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 3:06 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] help witih nls cartridge-need directions
: HW is humanware's software for the victor stream digital player, it you : don't have this, then download a book off the bard site to your hard-drive, : then locate it, arrow to it, but don't open it, press the applications key : and go toextract/unzip and enter on that, tab to follow the prompts and it : will unzip it for you to copy to the cartridge to read it. : : Plug the cartridge cable into the cartridge and into your USB on your : computer open my computer and locate the drive associated to this cartridge, : press alt f on the unzipped book and choose save as and teh drive letter of : this cartridge, might be letter J or F or something else entirely, and : spacebar to save it, it will be copied to the cartridge. You will then have : to open the drive associated to the cartridge through my computer just enter : on it in the list, and find the book you just copied there and do notopen : it, but press control X and that cuts it to the clipboard then up arrow to : the folder for TBB or something like that enter on it*it's the one for the : talking digital books*, press control V to paste it in the folder press : backspace to close the folder, then press alt f4 to close out my computer. : Press insert f11 and find the safely remove hardware enter on that, tab to : the list of the device that is plugged into your USB, then tab to stop : spacebar that, windows pops up asking if you want to stop this device and : you spacebar on ok I think, I am not doing it so little fuzzy, but once it's : safe for you to unplug the cable from the USB off your computer windows will : tell you so. then tab to close button to close out this window. : Take your cartridge pop into your player press play button to read it. If : you have more than one book, press the play button till you hear bookshelf, : press the forward/rewind on either side of the play button to locate the : book you want to read press enter on it to start the play. : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> : To: <[email protected]> : Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 2:39 PM : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] help witih nls cartridge-need directions : : : > Patricia, what is hw? And where oh where is there an absolutely : > comprehensive set of fail safe directions for the process of of : > downloading : > books from nls unzipping them and putting them on the cartridge. : > Definitions would be great, also. I have received at least three : > different : > sets of directions from people trying to be helpful and, so far, I have : > not : > gotten this process right. Any ideas? Marilyn : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> : > To: <[email protected]> : > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:07 AM : > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] help witih nls cartridge-need directions : > : > : > : An extra note to this.. : > : If you have a thumb drive, cartridge, or the disk from the stream : > connected : > : to your computer at the time you have unzipped the books and before you : > tab : > : to have them unzip, there's selections in HW software to have the books : > not : > : only unzipped, but sent directly to your choice of storage device. : > : : > : Patricia : > : : > : ----- Original Message ----- : > : From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> : > : To: <[email protected]> : > : Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:47 AM : > : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] help witih nls cartridge-need directions : > : : > : : > : > Did you install the software from your stream? : > : > The stream's software recognizes the nls zipped books. If the software : > : > from Humanware is installed on your computer, open it and a list will : > be : > : > provided of all the zipped books you have downloaded, up/down arrow : > : > through the list and spacebar the ones you want to unzip, tab to ok : > and : > it : > : > does it for ya. : > : > Make sure the box is checked that says, unzip all files on pc. : > : > : > : > Patricia : > : > : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > : > From: "Janet" <[email protected]> : > : > To: <[email protected]> : > : > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 3:34 AM : > : > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] help witih nls cartridge-need : > directions : > : > : > : > : > : >> Hi Patricia, I have a Victor stream as well . How does it unzip : > books? : > : >> This information would save me the steps o downloading to a folder : > then : > : >> fusing power archiver to extract then copy and pasting what is : > extracted : > : >> to my stream. Thanks in advance. : > : >> Be blessed, : > : >> Janet Session : > : >> 522 Timberlake RD : > : >> Upper Darby Pa 19082 : > : >> Phone:484 461-8847 : > : >> Cell: 484 809-3988 : > : >> Email:[email protected] : > : >> [email protected] : > : >> twitter isis528 : > : >> ----- Original Message ----- : > : >> From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> : > : >> To: <[email protected]> : > : >> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:49 PM : > : >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] help witih nls cartridge-need : > directions : > : >> : > : >> : > : >>> uh-oh, these are all unzipped I place on the cartridges. I have a : > victor : > : >>> stream and it unzips NLS books for me as well. : > : >>> : > : >>> ----- Original Message ----- : > : >>> From: "Cliff Smales" <[email protected]> : > : >>> To: <[email protected]> : > : >>> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 9:26 PM : > : >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] help witih nls cartridge-need : > directions : > : >>> : > : >>> : > : >>>> Patricia: : > : >>>> : > : >>>> A most interesting website, from your discription. : > : >>>> : > : >>>> When you say that the 2-Gig cartridge will hold 20 books, or : > better, : > is : > : >>>> that in their "zip file" state? Mine can hold three or four books, : > size : > : >>>> depending : > : >>>> : > : >>>> Where do you get these larger capacity cartridges? : > : >>>> : > : >>>> Cliff Smales : > : >>>> . : > : >>>> : > : >>>> ----- Original Message ----- : > : >>>> From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> : > : >>>> To: <[email protected]> : > : >>>> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 6:55 PM : > : >>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] help witih nls cartridge-need : > directions : > : >>>> : > : >>>> : > : >>>>> Linda, : > : >>>>> : > : >>>>> That is not correct about having only one book at a time on the : > : >>>>> cartridges. I have one of those and just ordered 2 more and the : > one : > gb : > : >>>>> holds 10 books depending on size and the 2/gb I ordered will hold : > 20 : > : >>>>> books. : > : >>>>> The latest firmware for the players have the folders already on : > the : > : >>>>> cartridges as well as the, "audio+podcast which is required to : > place : > : >>>>> mp3 books into in order for them to play. : > : >>>>> I strongly recommend both of you consider joining this mailing : > list : > : >>>>> for all q/a on this subject and much more... : > : >>>>> : > : >>>>> http://www.bardtalk.com to find quick answers to frequently asked : > : >>>>> questions. : > : >>>>> : > : >>>>> Patricia : > : >>>>> : > : >>>>> : > : >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- : > : >>>>> From: "Linda Parent" <[email protected]> : > : >>>>> To: <[email protected]> : > : >>>>> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 5:31 PM : > : >>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] help witih nls cartridge-need : > : >>>>> directions : > : >>>>> : > : >>>>> : > : >>>>>> Hi, : > : >>>>>> : > : >>>>>> I don't have a cartridge but here goes. You should get a usb : > cable : > : >>>>>> with : > : >>>>>> the cartridge. You put one end on the cartridge and the other : > into : > a : > : >>>>>> usb : > : >>>>>> cable on your computer. Now, bring up the book name like db : > whater : > : >>>>>> and tab : > : >>>>>> until it says winzie submenu. Enter on winzip submenu and arrow : > down : > : >>>>>> once : > : >>>>>> to where it extracts. You can set it to extract to whatever the : > : >>>>>> letter of : > : >>>>>> your cartridge drive will be when you insert it into your : > computer. : > : >>>>>> It : > : >>>>>> would probably be drive e or f. Then you have set it to exatract : > to : > : >>>>>> that : > : >>>>>> drive, tab until it says okay and press enter. Remember, you can : > : >>>>>> only have : > : >>>>>> one book on the cartridge at one time. So delete whatever else : > might : > : >>>>>> be on : > : >>>>>> there and it will extract the right file. If you don't have : > winzip, : > : >>>>>> you can : > : >>>>>> download it. You want to click on "use evaluation button." : > : >>>>>> : > : >>>>>> Linda Parent : > : >>>>>> : > : >>>>>> -----Original Message----- : > : >>>>>> From: [email protected] : > : >>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of : > Marilyn : > : >>>>>> Walker : > : >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 9:11 PM : > : >>>>>> To: [email protected] : > : >>>>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] help witih nls cartridge-need : > directions : > : >>>>>> : > : >>>>>> Hi, all: I'm trying to extract a downloaded nls book to my : > cartridge : > : >>>>>> and am : > : >>>>>> getting nowhere fast. Does anyone have instructions? I tried : > : >>>>>> www.bard.loc.gov and i e said the page could not be found. I : > thought : > : >>>>>> I had : > : >>>>>> saved some instructions during the winter when everyone was : > getting : > : >>>>>> his or : > : >>>>>> her players but none can be found. I have 7 zip installed but : > maybe : > : >>>>>> that : > : >>>>>> isn't a correct program. Thanks. 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