Apple MC297LL/A User Manual
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)
(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)
(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.
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.
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.
(’). 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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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).
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.
Center button.