[senit] Re: [sld-forum] switch activated music

Hi Sally,

thanks for all your replies . To clarify, I am looking for a way of doing what the powerlink does - ie. carefully calibrated TIMED play of a CD or other mains device  ie hit switch, CD plays IMMEDIATELY (if not, cause and effect is not established) for, say 12 seconds, then stops. Hit switch again, plays 12 secs then stops again.

The Liberator switch adapted CD does not do this - it only switches on (slowly)  or off. I do have a Big Jack as well but as far as I can see it only switches or or off and cannot do 'timed' either.

So it's going to have to be a computer then.....thanks for your pointers on this.

But couldn't somebody invent a doodah that just allowed you to switch a CD or  ipod or MP3 player off /on with an adjustable timer, without the computer in between - for home use/day care/ respite care etc and all the many real life  places where nobody has/can work a computer????

Sally

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>Hi Sally,
>Approx 2 years I purchased a switch adapted CD player/radio from Liberator. 
>It can be used with any type of simple switch in CD or radio mode.The switch 
>simply plugs into the side of the machine and then you select either CD or 
>radio. This allows the pupil to start/stop the music in his/her own time. I 
>think this type of CD is still available.
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>Kim Hopkinson- Jack Tizard School
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