do you mean the play/pause button on the cd player is latched. then it wont
work right
Deborah Jans
Coordinator
KEYCOMM
Lothian Communication Technology Service
Oaklands School Annexe
40 Broomhouse Crescent
Edinburgh
EH11 3UB
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> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 1:15 pm
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> Subject: Re: Switch Control of CD player
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> Yes, but the problem is that the play/pause button on the controller is
> latched.
>
> David
>
> At 13:09 14/07/06, you wrote:
> >the best way is to get a qed toy controller or an Ablenet powerlink you
> can
> >then have the switch behave as a direct switch or timed or as a latching
> >switch
> >
> >Deborah Jans
> >Coordinator
> >KEYCOMM
> >Lothian Communication Technology Service
> >Oaklands School Annexe
> >40 Broomhouse Crescent
> >Edinburgh
> >EH11 3UB
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: A discussion list for Assistive Technology
> professionals. on
> > > behalf of David Colven
> > > Reply To: A discussion list for Assistive Technology
> professionals.
> > > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 11:54 am
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Switch Control of CD player
> > >
> > > I have had an enquiry about the use of a standard CD player for cause
> and
> > > effect training. The enquirer wants an inexpensive way of having a
> switch
> > >
> > > to start a CD playing and then after a set time have it stop playing
> > > (pause). The user would then have to press the switch again to
> un-pause
> > > the music.
> > >
> > > I have talked about environmental control or IR control systems and
> use of
> > >
> > > computers as players to do this but the enquirer wants a stand-alone
> > > device
> > > to go home with the user.
> > >
> > > I thought that a QED toy controller or similar wired into the pause
> button
> > >
> > > or the remote controller, but that would not work because this would
> hold
> > > the pause button down after a switch press, so the control would be
> in
> > > effect a latching switch and no advance on wiring the switch in
> directly.
> > >
> > > Any Ideas?
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > >
>
>
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