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Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 26 Dec 2013 07:08:19 -0800
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When you get the update, let us know.  I don't use my plextalk pocket very 
much any more for streaming radio.  I use the tunin radio app on my ipod 
touch.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Gammon
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 12:02 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Rebooting my Victor Reader Stream

Yah, I'm hoping to use the same internet rajio folder when the
Stream is able to recognize it.  Jim WA6EKS

----- Original Message -----
From: Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 06:57:24 -0800
Subject: Re: Rebooting my Victor Reader Stream

If the Stream works like the plextalk pocket, you could probably
use the
plextalk pocket files.  I use my Ipad mini to read books from
bard.  I can
directly download books to it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gammon
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 10:52 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Rebooting my Victor Reader Stream

Russ, it will indeed be interesting to see how they manage
Internet radio on the Stream.  I have been  wondering the same
thing.  When I did download a BARD book on the Apex, the only
thing I couldn't seem to do is to move the new book in a separate
folder to the SD card containing the stuff that I play on the VR
Stream.  It would only copy all the files to the DBT directory
where you could play the book but it wouldn't just move the
folder over to the card.  Jim WA6EKS

----- Original Message -----
From: Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 07:19:01 -0800
Subject: Re: Rebooting my Victor Reader Stream

Interesting on the streaming radio.  I wonder if it will work
like the
plextalk pocket.  I heard some talk about also being able to
download books
from bard on it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gammon
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 7:00 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Rebooting my Victor Reader Stream

Other than the strange anomaly that just happened, I love it.
It's louder then the original one and you can also download stuff
from NFB newsline directly to it.  I hear that come the first of
the year, they will have an update that will allow us to listen
to streaming radio on it.  Can't wait and hope it works fine.
73, Jim WA6EKS

----- Original Message -----
From: Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 06:37:33 -0800
Subject: Re: Rebooting my Victor Reader Stream

Great, glad you got it working again?
How do you like the second generation Stream?

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gammon
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 8:55 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Rebooting my Victor Reader Stream

Well, that solution didn't help though I tried it.  But like I
indicated in an earlier post, the thing is working again.
Thanks, Jim WA6EKS

----- Original Message -----
From: Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 07:33:05 -0800
Subject: Re: Rebooting my Victor Reader Stream

This speaker problem is a known issue with the first generation
victor
reader stream.  Several people have been able to fix it by
plugging and
unplugging headphones several times.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob, K8LR
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 6:42 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Rebooting my Victor Reader Stream

Jim,

The earphone and speaker volumes are separate.  Try turning up
the volume
with the player playing in to the speaker.  I have a newer
vrstream ana so
far so good.

Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
To: <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 12:54 AM
Subject: Rebooting my Victor Reader Stream


Update, I tried an earphone on the Stream and it's working, just
not through the speaker.  It's 100 percent charged.  When I
plugged in the headphone, the volume was all the way down.  I
tried turning up the volume while the thing was playing and
unplugged the headphone.  Holding down the up volume did no good.
Either the part of the computer that controls the speaker is
messed up, the speaker itself is messed up, or the headphone plug
has an issue with it.  My earlier email is below.
  Does anyone on the list have a newer Victor Reader Stream? I
tried to turn mine on earlier today and it just flat wouldn't
boot up.  It wasn't run down and I charged it even so before
trying to turn it on again.  I removed the battery and pushed the
on button, then replaced the battery and same results.  At
present, I have removed  the battery  and am just letting it sit
with no power to it.  If anyone knows of a way to reset the thing
I'd like to know.  It's a bummer to have a bunch of books to read
and no way to read them.  Jim WA6EKS 

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