How to Add Content to the Vine C and Vine E Players

Vine players are audio book players from Solar Grove Solutions. They come with inbuilt rechargeable battery that can be charged by connecting it to electricity plug. They can also be charged by simply putting them in direct sun-light making it very useful in low resource regions where electricity supply is not available. Vine player is designed to read audio books. It remembers last played position of the book and also supports bookmarks. For more information see Vine Player Overview.

This guide will walk you through the steps of transferring and managing content on these versatile devices. They come in two main categories with different file copying methods:

• Simple players with navigation only to next or previous chapter. These players have open internal memory. Content can be copied on them using standard USB C cable. Vine C1 and Vine C2 players are in this category. They can be referred to as “simple Vine players”.
• Enhanced players that support navigation based on chapters and sub-headings. These players have complex folder structure. Their internal memory is locked. A special cable is required to create or copy content on them. Users cannot add or delete content on the internal memory. Once an organisation prepares and copies books on the player, it becomes an audio book on which users are not able to make any changes. Vine player models E1, E2 and S2 players are in this category. They can be referred to as “Enhanced Vine players”.

Step 1: Preparing Media Files

1. Gather the media files you wish to transfer. Ensure they are in compatible format such as MP3.
2. If you are trying to transfer a DAISY book, you will need to convert it to file set suitable for the Vine Player. See the below guides for preparing the DAISY books for playback on Vine Player.
   • Preparing DAISY book for playback on simple Vine Players
   • Preparing DAISY books for playback on enhanced Vine Players
3. After processing the DAISY book, you will get a folder which may have sub-folders and MP3 files inside it. This folder will need to be copied to the Vine Player.

Step 2: Copying files

1. Turn off the Vine player (if on).
2. Connect the player to your computer with a USB C cable. C1 and C2 players can be connected using any standard USB C cables. You will need a special cable to copy books in the internal memory of E1, E2 or the S2 players.  You can also copy books in the SD card inserted in any of the Vine players using standard USB C cable. Once connected, the Vine player automatically enters mass storage or the file transfer Mode.
3. The player powers off automatically once connected.
4. Access the device storage on your computer. You can access it just like any other USB drive connected to the computer. You can directly view and copy files to the internal memory or SD card inserted in the player using any standard file transfer applications, such as, the Windows Explorer. You can also remove the SD card from the player and use a card reader to copy books on it.
5. Copy and paste or drag and drop the folder with audio content prepared as explained in the articles Preparing DAISY book for playback on simple Vine Players and Preparing DAISY books for playback on enhanced Vine Playersinto the root directory or inside the folder as explained in the articles.
6. Safely eject the device and disconnect the USB cable.