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Adding Talking Books
This can be done using the Graphic Interface option in the Label
Manager software or by using File Explorer on your PC. At the time of
producing these instructions, the Audio Interface is under development
to include this functionality.
This function allows you to transfer Talking Book files to your
PenFriend. You can store one book at a time on your PenFriend.
File explorer
Your book files must be unzipped before loading onto the PenFriend
using File Explorer.
1. Connect your PenFriend to the computer using a USB cable.
2. Open
File Explorer
on your computer.
3. Locate the
PenFriend drive
and open the
Book folder
.
4. Open the folder containing your
Talking Book files
.
5. Select and copy the files you wish to add to your PenFriend and
paste them into the PenFriend
Book folder
. Alternatively, you can
drag and drop files from one folder to another.
6. To play back the book files, put your PenFriend into
Talking Book
Mode
(press the
Mode
button four times).
Graphic Interface
1. Select
2. Graphics Interface
in Label Manager.
2. Connect your PenFriend to the computer using a USB cable. The
PenFriend graphic in the bottom left of the screen will show a green
tick to indicate connection has been made.
3. Select
Talking Books
.
4. The left column will show you the current book installed on your
PenFriend (blank if no book installed). The right column shows the
books you’ve loaded into Label Manager.
5. In the top right, select the
browse button
. For books saved on your
computer, select
MP3/DAISY CD files
. For books downloaded from
the internet as a zip file (such as RNIB’s Talking Book Library),
select
DAISY Book Zip Files
.
6. Browse for the book you wish to add. The software will
automatically unzip files as required.
