It certainly uses a 16 GB Micro SD card as I have just put one in this evening and it is happily playing content from that. I was surprised at how cheap these are on Amazon. My card came with an adapter for £5.95. I need to investigate further before commenting on its capabilities as an MP3 Player. I can easily navigate tracks but cannot by experimenting find any fast forward or rewind or folder navigation. I will have to scan some more of the manual to try and work out if these controls are possible or accessible as they are with the radio functions.
As a basic minimum I already know that you could for example put some tracks in a single music folder and easily and accessibly play these. Whether it would be suitable for listening to something like a play or an audio book depends on whether I can unearth some instructions for fast forward or rewind.
On the whole I think it is unlikely that this would be a full featured mp3 player in a radio of this price but I am already surprised that Ian has said it is possible to record content onto the SD card from the radio so there are clearly features possible, whether these are realistically accessible to someone without sight is something I cannot tell yet. .
I suspect that the mp3 capability may be very basic, a bit similar to the boomBox capabilities that the RNIB used to sell but as I say I will make some further investigations. For my part any mp3 capability is a bit of a bonus as I did not really buy it for that but to use as a radio. I will in any case probably leave some music on the card just to use in a situation where I am stuck in a place without signal and with no other device with me.
David Griffith On 23/02/2015 12:23, broxibear wrote:
hi David, What SD Card will the radio use. 16,32, or 64 gb?, Billy ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Griffith" <daj.griffith@xxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 12:48 PM Subject: [access-uk] Accessible DAB RadioI am getting some requests for information off list so rather than responding to lots of queries individually I will collate some of the responses I have made so far.Q. How has it been to use?I have found it very good so far and it has lived on a lanyard around my neck ever since I got it really.Q. Has there been any problems?There is one anomaly whereby putting the device into the charger turns it on and start the radio playing if it is off and seems to do the opposite if it is on, that is turn it off. You can still listen whilst charging though. My sister reports that the same thing happens with her. However the workaround for this if this is a problem for you is to put it into mp3 player mode whilst charging and the device will not play at all. Or of course just takethe headphones out whilst charging which is what I tend to do. Q. What about Presets?I have not sorted out how to set the preset yet but apparently a large number can be set. I need to go back to the customer reviews on the Amazon website as apparently the preset instructions in the user guide are not that clear. However Iremember people posting on the web how it can be doneThis is not really an issue for me at the moment as it is so very easy and straight forward to click to the stations I want easily but when I sort it outI will post some instructions. QWhat is the battery life?I am plugging it into charge every night so I have not really tested it but it seem absolutely fine so far and has not run out despite pretty heavy useQDoes it come with a USB charger,A. The Victor Reader uses a slightly smaller micro USB lead whilst this uses the slightly larger mini USB lead which is the type you for example plug into your Plextalk if you want to connect it to a PC or charge your Plextalk through the USB socket. What you will get with the Radio is a USB lead through which you can charge the radio either by putting it into an normal USB plug adapter or through your PC. I am using the plug adapter which I got with my iPhone as I normally charge my iPhone through the PC. If you do not have any USB plug adapters you might want to get one. They are pretty cheap.Q. How does it compare in size with the Plextalk Pocket? Much smaller. About a third of the size I guessQ. Have you tried the MP3 feature yet? A. Not yet. I need to get an mico SD card. I thought I had one but cannot find it.Q. What is reception like?A. Reception is probably better than the Pure PocketDavb 1500 I used to use and is comparable to the Move 2500 personal I bought last year if that anyguide. David Griffith ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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