Apple MB754LL/A, MD479LL/A manual Viewing Lyrics on iPod nano, Rating Songs

Now Playing screen item	Function
Song information	Displays the song title, artist, and album title.
Song time progress bar	Shows the elapsed and remaining times for the song that’s playing.
Scrubber bar	Allows you to quickly navigate to a different part of the track.
Genius slider	Creates a Genius playlist based on the current song (doesn’t appear
	if Genius information isn’t available for the current song).
Shuffle slider	Allows you to shuffle songs or albums directly from the Now
	Playing screen.
Song Rating	Displays stars if you rate the song.
Lyrics	Displays the lyrics of the song that’s playing (doesn’t appear if you
	didn’t enter the song’s lyrics).

To change the playback volume:

mWhen you see the progress bar, use the Click Wheel to change the volume.

To listen to a different part of a song:

1Press the Center button until you see the scrubber bar.

2Use the Click Wheel to move the diamond along the scrubber bar.

To return to the previous menu:

mFrom any screen, press the Menu button to return to the previous menu.

Viewing Lyrics on iPod nano

If you enter lyrics for a song in iTunes (see “Adding Lyrics” on page 24) and then add the song to iPod nano, you can view the lyrics on iPod nano. Lyrics will not appear if you did not enter them.

To view lyrics on iPod nano while a song is playing:

mOn the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until you see the lyrics. You can scroll through the lyrics as the song plays.

Rating Songs

You can assign a rating to a song (from 1 to 5 stars) to indicate how much you like it. You can use song ratings to help you create Smart Playlists automatically in iTunes.

To rate a song:

1Start playing the song.

2From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until the five rating bullets appear.

3Use the Click Wheel to choose a rating (represented by stars). Note: You cannot assign ratings to video podcasts.

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