Apple iPod classic 160 GB User Manual

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Chapter 1

iPod classic Basics

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Here’s what else you can do with iPod classic controls.

To

Do this

Turn on iPod classic

Press any button.

Turn off iPod classic

Press and hold Play/Pause (’).

Turn on the backlight

Press any button or use the Click Wheel.

Disable the iPod classic controls
(so nothing happens if you press
them accidentally)

Slide the Hold switch to HOLD (an orange bar appears).

Reset iPod classic
(if it isn’t responding)

Slide the Hold switch to HOLD and back again. Press the Menu
and Center button at the same time for about 6 seconds, until the
Apple logo appears.

Choose a menu item

Use the Click wheel to scroll to the item and press the Center
button to choose it.

Go back to the previous menu

Press Menu.

Go directly to the main menu

Press and hold Menu.

Access additional options

Press and hold the Center button until a menu appears.

Browse for a song

From the main menu, choose Music.

Browse for a video

From the main menu, choose Videos.

Play a song or video

Select the song or video and press the Center button or Play/Pause
(’). iPod classic must be ejected from your computer to play songs
or videos.

Pause a song or video

Press Play/Pause (’) or unplug your headphones.

Change the volume

From the Now Playing screen, use the Click Wheel.

Play all the songs in a playlist or album

Select the playlist or album and press Play/Pause (’).

Play all songs in random order

From the main menu, choose Shuffle Songs. You can also shuffle
songs from the Now Playing screen.

Skip to any point in a song or video

From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button to show the
scrubber bar (the playhead on the bar shows the current location),
and then scroll to any point in the song or video.

Skip to the next song or chapter in an
audiobook or podcast

Press Next/Fast-forward (‘).

Start a song or video over

Press Previous/Rewind (]).

Fast-forward or rewind a song, video,
or paused radio

Press and hold Next/Fast-forward (‘) or Previous/Rewind (]).

Add a song to the On-The-Go playlist

Play or select a song, and then press and hold the Center button
until a menu appears. Select “Add to On-the-Go,” and then press the
Center button.

Play the previous song or chapter in
an audiobook or podcast

Press Previous/Rewind (]) twice.

Create a Genius playlist

Play or select a song, and then press and hold the Center button
until a menu appears. Select Start Genius, and then press the
Center button (Start Genius appears in the Now Playing screen only
if there's Genius data for the selected song).

Save a Genius playlist

Create a Genius playlist, select Save Playlist, and then press the
Center button.

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