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iPod classic Basics
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 buttons at the same time for about 6
seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
Choose a menu item
Scroll to the item and press the Center button.
Go back to the previous menu
Press Menu.
Go directly to the main menu
Press and hold Menu.
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 or Play/Pause
(
’
) button. iPod classic has to be ejected from your
computer to play songs and 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 (a diamond icon 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 (
]
).
Play the previous song or chapter in
an audiobook or podcast
Press Previous/Rewind (
]
) twice.
Fast-forward or rewind a song or
video
Press and hold Next/Fast-forward (
‘
) or Previous/Rewind
(
]
).
Access additional playback options
Press and hold the Center button until a menu appears.
Make a Genius playlist
Play or select a song, and then press and hold the Center
button until a menu appears. Choose Start Genius, and then
press the Center button.