Talking Book Equipment and Accessories

Digital Standard Player (DS1)

• Plays NLS (ANSI/NISO Z39.86:2002) digital talking books
• Plays Daisy 2.02 digital talking books
• Plays AMR-WB+, MP3, and WAV audiofiles
• Has eight controls
• Includes a variable speed control that permits speeding up or slowing down playback speed without changing the pitch
• Is portable
• Is equipped with a rechargeable battery and an electrical cord
• Includes built-in audio instructions for using the digital machine

Digital Advanced Player (DA1)

• Plays NLS (ANSI/NISO Z39.86:2002) digital talking books
• Plays Daisy 2.02 digital talking books
• Plays AMR-WB+, MP3, and WAV audiofiles
• Has thirteen controls, including a row of controls for setting and retrieving bookmarks and navigating through the structured levels of a book
• Includes a variable speed control that permits speeding up or slowing down playback speed without changing the pitch
• Is portable
• Is equipped with a rechargeable battery and an electrical cord
• Includes built-in audio instructions for using the digital player

Remote Control (AC030)

• For patrons who are confined to bed or who have manual dexterity issues.
• Handheld remote control with 15 buttons identical to those on the advanced digital players with the exception of a Power On/Off button.
• Connects via the USB port on the right side of the digital player.
• Best utilized when the digital player is connected to a power source as the remote requires additional power.
• Optimized to work with advanced digital players; standard digital players require a software update for the remote to work.

Pillow Speaker (AC021)

• For persons who are confined to bed
• May be used with any playback machine
• Is placed under the reader's pillow and is normally heard only by the reader

Right Angle Adapter (AC020)

USB flash-drive adapter allows you to connect your USB flash drive to the digital talking book player at a 90 degree right angle. By using the adapter, your flash drive lays parallel to the player.

Cartridge Cable (AC025)

NLS has a specially made USB cable that allows you to attach a digital talking book cartridge to a computer. Three feet long with a standard USB type A plug on one end and a USB type A socket and plastic molding-conforming to the shape of the cartridge-on the other. The accessory connects a digital talking-book cartridge to a universal serial bus (USB) port on a personal computer (PC) to facilitate use with BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download).

Headphones (AC027)

Headphones for private listening and/or readers who require them for reading talking books where loudspeakers are not permitted, as in nursing homes and hospitals.

Headphone Adaptor (AC019)

This adaptor has a 3.5 milimeter stereo plug on one end (male) and a 1/4 inch stereo jack (female) on the other. It allows patrons to use older style headphones that have a 1/4 inch plug with the talking book player, which requires a 3.5 milimeter plug.