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Re: My Book-Port DT May Have Died?
by Steve Richards 25 Jan '26

25 Jan '26

Does anyone know where I can get the Bluetooth device which works with the old Plextalk as mentioned by Arno? Thank you Arno for taking the time to give me your advice. Some of it I don’t understand as I am not too technical. In our car, there are multiple USB sockets. Most of them are for charging devices such as mobile phones. Two of the sockets on the front Control Panel are for inputting (line-in) audio signals. One of the two takes a standard mail USB plug and the other a smaller mail USB plug. As I said in my earlier message, using an inexpensive lead plugged into the Plex talk earphone (output) 3.5mm jack with a smaller male USB going into the Control Panel, the car doesn’t recognise the Plextalk. If it is the wrong type of connecting lead how may I identify what might be the correct one? Arno, I didn’t understand your reference to a microphone. Thank you, Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arno Schuh" <arno.schuh(a)in-trier.de> To: "Steve Richards" <stephenrichards1951(a)tiscali.co.uk> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2026 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [Plextalk] Re: My Book-Port DT May Have Died? > Hi, > > > I read the question, but I can only guess what the problem might be. > Was this your first attempt with the adapter, or has it already worked > before? > If you bought the adapter new, it could be that it doesn't meet the > specifications. to connect to your audio systemThe adapter must be > specifically designed for audio. An adapter for i. e. charging with > electricity may not be able to transmit audio signals via the USB > connector at all. > > In addition I am not sure if the USB socket in your car is the propper > place to receive the signal from your PTP. I suppose the USB socket of the > sound system in your car is able to recognize i. e. a memory drive with > MP3 files. That didn't mean it is able to receive an audio signal from a > headphone socket. > > So if the sound system in your car have a line-in socket - i. e. for a > separate microphone - that should be the better solution. > > Or if the sound system in your car is able to receive Bluetooth, you could > buy a bluetooth transmitter for your DAISY player. > > Long time ago somebody in this list offered such bluetooth devices for the > headphone socket of the PTP1 etc. > > > Yours sincerely > > > Arno > > > Am 19.01.2026 um 18:45 schrieb Steve Richards: >> I'm glad you and Arno sorted it. >> >> Arno, did you see my query about not being able to connect my Plextalk >> Pocket to the car speaker system using the 3.5mm jack plug in the >> earphone socket with a USB at the other end? The car won't recognise the >> Pocket. >> >> Thanks, >> Steve >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chime Hart" >> <chime(a)hubert-humphrey.com> >> To: "Plextalk User Discussion List" <plextalk(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> >> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2026 12:41 PM >> Subject: [Plextalk] Re: My Book-Port DT May Have Died? >> >> >>> Well, Arno, turns out part of the AC-cord was not connected. Maybe the >>> battery >>> ran out. Once things were connected well, the unit powered up. Meanwhile >>> for an >>> extra insureance we purchased another unit on Ebay. Thanks for your >>> analysis >>> Chime >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Plextalk mailing list -- plextalk(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to plextalk-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Plextalk mailing list -- plextalk(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to plextalk-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >

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Fw: playing the Plextalk POCKET through the car speaker system
by Steve Richards 22 Jan '26

22 Jan '26

----- Original Message ----- > Hi, > > I am very keen to play my Plextalk POCKET through the speaker system in > our car. There are two USB connections, each of which offer and external > audio-in facility but, frustratingly, the Plextalk simply isn't > recognised. I am using the 3.5nn jack in the Plextalk's earphone socket > and a USB connection at the other end. The connecting lead is inexpensive > but I do not wish to invest in something costly if it isn't going to work > anyway. > > > > Your comment and advice would be much appreciated. > > Thank you > > Steve >

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My Book-Port DT May Have Died?
by Chime Hart 19 Jan '26

19 Jan '26

Well, looks as if the BP list is gone, so hopefully some of you may have suggestions. Hi All: Not even knowing if this list is still active? I am a news-junky-and-I have 16 catagories on a rather large sd-card which can hold more than 4thousand hours of audio. So I toggled over to where it said "Sky-News" in the middle of that phrase, it quit. So I thought if it were the speaker which went out, I would shove an ear-phone in. No sound, no-matter what. I realize APH doesn't sell these any more, but are their any similar units with good audio-and-lots of recording-and-maybe editing options? I bought my Wife an EVO6 or some number. Would something like that work for me? Thanks so much in advance Chime

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An SD-Card Corrupted in a Linux Machine?
by Chime Hart 06 Mar '25

06 Mar '25

Hi All: Well, when I tried asking about this on the BookPort list, my message bounced, as I guess that list is gone. So considering how similar these devices ar, I will explain here what happened. Yesterday I recorded an ABC-News stream for several hours, which I wanted to edit. So took this card over to my Linux machine, coppied the file to my hard-drive-and-edited out commercial breaks. After unmounting the card-and-inserting it back in BPDT, it said "no content on sd card" Likewise looking at it again in Linux, won't even load. Not sure, but I think the file system in BookPort is fat32, while my Linux might be an ext4. While I have certainly had successes, I have had 2 or 3 of these type possible disasters. Thanks in advance for any guidance Chime

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test
by Sharon Hughey 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

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Plextalk Pocket
by Steve Richards 15 Oct '24

15 Oct '24

Hi, I do hope that this circulation list is still active. Does anyone have a Plextalk Pocket, which is in good working order to sell? I'm in the UK. Steve

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Fw: wav.files
by Steve Richards 19 Oct '22

19 Oct '22

> Hi, > > Please can someone refresh my memory.. should I be able to play wav, files > on my PTN 2 and Pocket players? > > Many thanks, > Steve .

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batteries for Plextalk
by Steve Richards 05 Jul '22

05 Jul '22

Hi, Here in the UK Site and Sound together with RNIB can no longer supply batteries for the PTN 2 players. There is a company in Leicester who are able to open the casing and insert new battery cells. The company is called ESP Special Batteries Ltd and their telephone number is 0116 2413796. The cost is about £32 as they will accept VAT exemption. As with the other former suppliers, the courier cost is about £10 because the post office will not allow batteries in their packages. I've had two such units done. Hope this helps... Steve Richards

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SD Cards
by Steve Richards 07 Mar '22

07 Mar '22

Dear All, Apologies if you've already had this but I'm not sure that I have the correct address these days. Please may I ask which SD cards are not suitable for use with PTR1 Pocket and PTN2? I am currently looking to buying a couple more SD cards and have so far been successfully using ones with a capacity of up to 32GB. There are, however, so many different ones on the market now which make reference to the speeds at which they run and I have no idea how this affects the devices I am using. With thanks, Steve

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Re: PTN 1
by Andrew Hodgson 14 Jan '22

14 Jan '22

Hi. Potentially someone can make a new battery pack, I have had one of these done in the past and it worked well but it isn't always guaranteed as it can cause problems with the charging circuits. What is the default talking book player on RNIB these days? The shop seems to sell fairly expensive models. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Peter Wilkins <goodsound(a)btinternet.com> Sent: 13 January 2022 17:05 To: Plextalk Discussion <plextalk(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Plextalk] PTN 1 I have been given a PTN 1 to try and find a home for. Currently the machine does not have a battery. When I switch it on, it tells me there is a problem with the battery and that I should disconnect the A C adaptor. This indicates that the machine must always have a battery in it in order to work. I have telephoned Sight and Sound, and they tell me that they can no longer get the battery. I am, therefore, asking if anyone has a battery for the PTN 1 which they no longer need. If I cannot source one, then the machine will have to go in the bin, which seems a shame as it looks to be in good condition. Best wishes, Peter _______________________________________________ Plextalk mailing list -- plextalk(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to plextalk-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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