Linda, I see no reason why you couldn't put the BN on some surface close to your exercise equipment, such as a chair, and listen to it. You can make playlists that go on for hours if you want. My favorite method of making playlists is by using Winamp on a PC, but this is just because I am familiar with this method, it's less work, and most important, I'm lucky enough to have a PC and be very comfortable with it.
I'll post the appropriate section of the manual. I believe it has a good description of how to make a playlist. My music is arranged in the following way. Each artist has their own folder. Each album is in its own folder inside the appropriate artist folder. The albums are divided into MP3 files, one per track. So, for instance, my Beatles playlist consists of all the files in my Beatles folder, no matter what album folder they are in. I just play the m3u file, and have Beatles music for hours. All my music is stored on my portable hard drive, which gets along with the mPower very nicely. This is the BT version of the manual. Let me know if you need the QT version. 16.1.9 Playlist files The Media Player supports the use of M3U playlist files. These files define a playlist of MP3 files that must also be either on your BrailleNote BT or an inserted storage card for the playlist to work. To use an M3U file, open it in the same way as you would any other media file. Any file paths defined in the M3U file will need to point to the location of the MP3 files. If an existing M3U file has file paths relative to a PC, you would need to open the M3U file either on your BrailleNote BT or on your PC in Notepad and edit the file paths to reflect the location on the BrailleNote BT. If the M3U file is in the same folder as the MP3 files to which it refers, you don't need to include any file path at all, just the file names. Alternatively, it is easy to create an M3U file in Keyword. If this interests you, follow the steps below: Before you start, you need to know the location of the media files you wish to include in the playlist. 1. Create a new ASCII text document in KeyWord. When prompted for a file name, add the .m3u suffix to the name you give it. As stated above, it is easiest if you save the M3U file into the same folder as the MP3 files listed in it. 2. In the document, you have two options: a) Type or paste in the file name of the MP3 including the file extension e.g. Purple Rain.mp3. Or, b) If required, type or paste in the file path to the first file, ending with its file name including the file extension, for example: \Flash Disk\My Music 3. Go to the next line by pressing ENTER and repeat, so that each track is listed on its own line. 4. When you've added all the tracks you want to include in the playlist, press SPACE with S. Your playlist is now ready to use. 16.1.9.1 Playlist Commands. While running an m3u playlist, you might want to skip a track or go back to a previous track. The commands are: Return to previous track: SPACE with dots 2-3 Go to next track: SPACE with dots 5-6 All of the other media player commands also work when playing m3u files. HTH, Sarah -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of linda paul Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 3:58 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] playlists Hi Sarah, How do you get on the play lists. Can you load them in to your m-power and they will remain? I would love to do that. I also wonder if I can plug the machine in, put it on a chair, and than exercise listening to the music from the braille note, m-power, with the speakers. I use a bike and something similar to a rowing machine, so I couldn't have it on my lap. Linda and Lilly ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
