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Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 24 Dec 2013 08:19:32 -0800
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I bought a refurbished first generation 32gb ipad mini.  I saved $90.00 and 
got a 1 year warranty.  I'm running ios 7 on it.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lou Kolb
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 8:05 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Rebooting my Victor Reader Stream

Russ,

Do you have the older or the newer mini?  Which OS do you have on it?  i'm
considering one myself.  73,  Lou  WA3MIX
Lou Kolb
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 9:57 AM
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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