Well my friend took his back because his claimed it couldn't recognize the cartridge So it could be a hit and miss with some of those.
*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 3/13/2010 at 7:55 PM Sunshine wrote: >the san disc drives do work nicely >you do not need to worry about the u3 support in the drive just alt f 4 >out >of the screen and copy the contents to the drive. >remember to go into the safely remove hardware wizzard though to remove >the >drive. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "djc" <dcoc...@comcast.net> >To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:08 PM >Subject: Re[2]: DIGITAL TALKING BOOK PLAYER QUESTION > > >I have a friend who has one of those sand disc drives and he removed the u3 >stuff and the drive still won't work so stay away from those. I hear >Kingston is good. The Data Traveler is the one you want. > >*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > >On 3/13/2010 at 5:30 PM David Tanner wrote: > >>It probably has something to do with the U3 software on the Sandisc >>drives. >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <djdoct...@att.net> >>To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 4:21 AM >>Subject: Re: DIGITAL TALKING BOOK PLAYER QUESTION >> >> >>> Hello Kevin, >>> I have a San Disc 4 GB USB flash drive. >>> I created a folder that's called, audio+podcast. >>> I put mostly MP3 files in that folder. >>> But when I plug that flash drive in to the player, it plays one of the >>> audio files for a wile. >>> But then, it stops and gives me a cartridge error message. >>> But when I plug my wife's MP3 player in to it, the machine plays the >>> files off of it without any problems. >>> My question is, why does it act like that with my Sand Disc USB flash >>> drive and not my wife's MP3 player? >>> John. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Kevin Minor" <kmi...@windstream.net> >>> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 2:27 PM >>> Subject: RE: DIGITAL TALKING BOOK PLAYER QUESTION >>> >>> >>>> Hi John. >>>> >>>> The player will play 3gp, wav and mp3 files. I'm thinking of those >>three >>>> right off, I may be forgetting one, though. These files need to be in >a >>>> folder called audio+podcasts which is on the root of the drive. You >>can >>>> put >>>> subfolders under this to organize them. The player won't announce the >>>> folders, but when you're in bookshelf mode you'll be able to navigate >to >>>> them. >>>> >>>> As for playing files in stereo, this may or may not be true. I say >>this, >>>> because earlier firmware updates to the player didn't play files in >>>> stereo. >>>> You need to have version 2.1 or later of the firmware, and it will play >>>> files in stereo. To find out your player's version, with no media in >>it, >>>> press the sleep button ten times quickly until you hear the serial >>number >>>> being announced. Once this announcement starts, just wait, and you'll >>>> hear >>>> the version of your player's firmware announced. My player has version >>>> 2.1.3 of the firmware on it. >>>> >>>> To download NLS books for your player, you need to be signed up with >>the >>>> NLS >>>> site. To do this, go to >>>> >>>> https://nlsbard.loc.gov >>>> >>>> and click on the link on that page. Since you have an NLS player, >>you'll >>>> be >>>> able to get this service. It's nice to download books from the site, >>and >>>> anything you get on a cartridge from your library will be on the NLS >>>> site. >>>> >>>> By the way, you may want to call your local library and tell them you >>>> want >>>> digital books on cartridge sent to you. I had to do this for myself, >>and >>>> in >>>> fact I had to call them again to jolt things into action. I should be >>>> getting my first NLS book from my library any day now. >>>> >>>> There is an email list that is specificly set up for the NLS player. >>You >>>> can find out how to subscribe to it, as well as have some of your >>>> questions >>>> answered. Go to >>>> >>>> http://bardtalk.com >>>> >>>> If you have any other questions, let me know. >>>> >>>> Kevin Minor >>>> kmi...@windstream.net >>>> >>>> >>>> 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 >> >> >>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > >Please Join Me For djc's Jukebox >Tuesday Afternoons from 1 to 3 Pm Eastern, >And On Saturday Nights from 9 to midnight Eastern: >http://legend-oldies.com >Please feel free to follow me on Twitter >http://twitter.com/djc500 > > > >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 Please Join Me For djc's Jukebox Tuesday Afternoons from 1 to 3 Pm Eastern, And On Saturday Nights from 9 to midnight Eastern: http://legend-oldies.com Please feel free to follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/djc500 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
