Apple MC297LL/A, MC293LL/A Turn on iPod classic, Turn off iPod classic, Turn on the backlight

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	Slide the Hold switch to HOLD (an orange bar appears).
(so nothing happens if you press
them accidentally)
Reset iPod classic	Slide the Hold switch to HOLD and back again. Press the Menu
(if it isn’t responding)	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	Press Next/Fast-forward (‘).
audiobook or podcast
Start a song or video over	Press Previous/Rewind (]).
Fast-forward or rewind a song, video,	Press and hold Next/Fast-forward (‘) or Previous/Rewind (]).
or paused radio
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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