Setting tracks to play at the same volume, Setting a volume limit – Apple iPod shuffle (4th generation) User Manual

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Chapter 4

Listening to Music

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Choose an item from the playlist menu:

1

Press and hold the VoiceOver button ( ). You hear the names of your playlists.

2

When you hear the name of the playlist you want, press the VoiceOver button ( ) or

Play/Pause (’) to select it. The first item in your playlist plays.
When you’re listening to the playlist menu, you can press Next/Fast-forward (‘) or
Previous/Rewind (]) to move forward or backward in the playlist menu.

To restart a playlist, follow the steps above to select the playlist you want.

Exit from the playlist menu:

m

Press and hold the VoiceOver button ( ).

Setting tracks to play at the same volume

The loudness of songs and other audio may vary depending on how the tracks were recorded
or encoded. You can set iTunes to automatically adjust the volume of tracks so they play at the
same relative volume, and you can set iPod shuffle to use that iTunes volume setting. Sound
Check is on by default in iTunes, but not on iPod shuffle.

Set iTunes to play tracks at the same volume:

1

In iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences if you’re using a Mac, or choose Edit > Preferences if you’re

using a Windows PC.

2

Click Playback, then select Sound Check.

Set iPod shuffle to use the iTunes volume setting:

1

Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.

2

In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the list of devices.

3

Click Summary.

4

Under Options, select Enable Sound Check.

5

Click Apply.

If you haven’t turned on Sound Check in iTunes, setting it on iPod shuffle has no effect.

Setting a volume limit

You can set a volume limit for iPod shuffle. You can also set a password in iTunes to prevent
anyone else from changing this setting.

If you set a volume limit for iPod shuffle, the status light blinks orange three times if you try to
increase the volume beyond the limit.

Set a volume limit for iPod shuffle:

1

Set iPod shuffle to the desired maximum volume.

2

Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.

3

In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the list of devices, then click Summary.

4

Under Options, select “Limit maximum volume.”

5

Drag the slider to the desired maximum volume.

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