Viewing lyrics on ipodnano, Rating songs, Viewing lyrics on ipod nano – Apple iPod nano User Manual

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Chapter 3

Listening to Music

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To change the playback volume:

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When you see the progress bar, use the Click Wheel to change the volume.

To listen to a different part of a song:

1

Press the Center button until you see the scrubber bar.

2

Use the Click Wheel to move the diamond along the scrubber bar.

To return to the previous menu:

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From any screen, press the Menu button to return to the previous menu.

Viewing Lyrics on iPod nano

If you enter lyrics for a song in iTunes (see “Adding Lyrics” on page 24) and then add
the song to iPod nano, you can view the lyrics on iPod nano. Lyrics will not appear if
you did not enter them.

To view lyrics on iPod nano while a song is playing:

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On the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until you see the lyrics. You can
scroll through the lyrics as the song plays.

Rating Songs

You can assign a rating to a song (from 1 to 5 stars) to indicate how much you like it.
You can use song ratings to help you create Smart Playlists automatically in iTunes.

To rate a song:

1

Start playing the song.

2

From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until the five rating bullets
appear.

3

Use the Click Wheel to choose a rating (represented by stars).

Note: You cannot assign ratings to video podcasts.

Song information

Displays the song title, artist, and album title.

Song time progress bar

Shows the elapsed and remaining times for the song that’s playing.

Scrubber bar

Allows you to quickly navigate to a different part of the track.

Genius slider

Creates a Genius playlist based on the current song (doesn’t appear
if Genius information isn’t available for the current song).

Shuffle slider

Allows you to shuffle songs or albums directly from the Now
Playing screen.

Song Rating

Displays stars if you rate the song.

Lyrics

Displays the lyrics of the song that’s playing (doesn’t appear if you
didn’t enter the song’s lyrics).

Now Playing screen item

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