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Access Multiple Books on an Audio Cartridge

There are two ways to access multiple books on an audio cartridge. You can read books in order, or you can listen in any order using a feature on your player called "Bookshelf".

Read Books in Order

  1. Insert the digital book cartridge into your player, then turn the player on by pressing the red circular Power button
    Round red button with Power in white white lettering and braille to the right of it
  2. When you get to the end of the cartridge instructions or a book, press the green rectangular Play/Stop button to play the next book. Press the Play/Stop button at the end of each book to move to the next one.
    Square green indented button with Play/Stop in white lettering

Read Books in Any Order Using “Bookshelf”

  1. Bookshelf is a feature on your player that lets you skip over books and read in any order you wish. Insert the digital book cartridge into your player and turn the player on by pressing the red circular Power button.
  2. Press and hold the green rectangular Play/Stop button for 3 seconds until the player announces, “Bookshelf”. You will hear the total number of books on the cartridge.
    Square play/stop button in center with left arrow for rewind on the left and a right arrow for fast forward on the right.
  3. Press the white triangular-shaped Rewind, RW, or Fast Forward, FF, buttons located on either side of the Play/Stop button to hear each title on the cartridge. In Bookshelf, the RW button moves to a previous book and the FF button moves to the next book.
  4. When you hear the entire title of a book you would like to read, press the Play/Stop button to begin listening to the book.
  5. To return to "Bookshelf", follow the steps 2-4.

Please contact our library if you would like help accessing your audio books, 1-800-342-3688, tbbl@nysed.gov

Last Updated: October 26, 2021