Browsing Music Using Cover Flow

You can browse your music collection using Cover Flow, a visual way to flip through your library. Cover Flow displays your albums alphabetically by artist name.

You can activate Cover Flow from the main menu, any music menu, or the Now Playing screen.

To use Cover Flow:

1Rotate iPod nano 90 degrees to the left or the right. Cover Flow appears.

2Use the Click Wheel to move through your album art.

3Select an album and press the Center button.

4Use the Click Wheel to select a song, and then press the Center button to play it.

You can also browse quickly through your albums in Cover Flow by moving your thumb quickly on the Click Wheel.

Note: Not all languages are supported.

To browse quickly in Cover Flow:

1Move your thumb quickly on the Click Wheel, to display a letter of the alphabet on the screen.

2Use the Click Wheel to navigate through the alphabet until you find the first letter of the artist you’re looking for.

Chapter 1 iPod nano Basics

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Contents

IPod nano User Guide Contents Accessories More Settings, Extra FeaturesUsing iPod nano as an External Disk Using Extra Settings About iPod nano What’s New in iPod nano Get to know the controls on iPod nano IPod nano Basics Using iPod nano Controls Access additional options Enable or disable Shake forShuffling songs Skip to any point in a song or Browsing Music Using Cover Flow To use Cover FlowTo browse quickly in Cover Flow Searching Music Scrolling Quickly Through Long ListsTo scroll quickly To search for music Using iPod nano Menus Adding or Removing Items on the Main MenuTo add or remove items on the main menu Setting the Language Setting the Font Size in MenusSetting the Backlight Timer Setting the Screen Brightness Disabling iPod nano Controls Resetting All SettingsTurning Off the Click Wheel Sound Getting Information About iPod nano Connecting and Disconnecting iPod nano Connecting iPod nanoTo connect iPod nano to your computer Disconnecting iPod nano To disconnect iPod nano To eject iPod nano About the iPod nano Battery Charging the iPod nano BatteryTo charge the battery using your computer To charge the battery using the Apple USB Power Adapter Understanding Battery States Improving Battery Performance with Energy SaverTo turn Energy Saver on or off Setting Up iPod nano To sign in to the iTunes Store Importing Music into Your iTunes Library To buy a song, album, music video, or audiobook To download or subscribe to a podcastTo add songs on your computer to your iTunes library Entering Song Names and Other Details Importing Music From Your Audio CDs Into iTunesTo import music from an audio CD into iTunes To enter CD song names and other information manually Organizing Your Music Adding LyricsAdding Album Artwork To set up Genius Using Genius in iTunesTo create a playlist in iTunes To create a Smart Playlist To browse videos in the iTunes Store Purchasing or Renting Videos and Downloading Video PodcastsTo buy or rent a video To download a video podcast Converting Your Own Videos to Work with iPod nano Adding Music to iPod nanoTo import a video into iTunes To convert a video for use with iPod nano Syncing Music From Selected Playlists to iPod nano Syncing Music AutomaticallyYou can set iTunes to add music to iPod nano in three ways To sync music with iPod nano To add a song, video, or other item to iPod nano Managing iPod nano ManuallyTo remove a song, video, or other item from iPod nano To create a new playlist on iPod nano To manually manage podcasts Adding Podcasts to iPod nano Adding Videos to iPod nano Syncing Videos AutomaticallyTo sync videos to iPod nano Syncing Selected Videos to iPod nano Managing Videos Manually Adding Video Podcasts to iPod nanoTo set iTunes to sync all movies automatically on iPod nano To browse for and play a song Listening to Music Rating Songs Viewing Lyrics on iPod nano Accessing Additional Commands Viewing Album Artwork on iPod nanoBrowsing Songs by Album or Artist Creating On-The-Go Playlists on iPod nano Using Genius on iPod nano To make a Genius playlist with iPod nanoTo play a Genius playlist To set iPod nano to shuffle and play all your songs Setting iPod nano to Shuffle SongsTo set iPod nano to always shuffle songs or albums To shuffle songs while a song is playing or paused Setting iPod nano to Repeat Songs Setting the Maximum Volume LimitCustomizing the Music Menu To require a combination to change the maximum volume To change the maximum volume limitTo remove the maximum volume limit Using the Equalizer Setting Songs to Play at the Same Volume LevelWatching and Listening to Podcasts Crossfading Between Songs Listening to Audiobooks Listening to FM RadioTo set audiobook play speed Watching Videos Watching and Listening to Videos on iPod nanoTo watch a video on iPod nano Watching Videos on a TV Connected to iPod nano To set TV settingsTo just listen to a music video To watch a video podcast To watch a video on your TV Photo Features To import photos to a Mac using iPhotoImporting Photos from a Camera to Your Computer To import photos to a Mac using Image Capture Adding Photos From Your Computer to iPod nanoTo import photos to a Windows PC To add full-resolution image files to iPod nano To add photos from a folder on your hard disk to iPod nanoTo delete photos from iPod nano Viewing Photos Adding Photos from iPod nano to a ComputerViewing Photos on iPod nano Viewing Slideshows To set slideshow settingsChoose Time Per Slide and pick a time Music that plays during To view a slideshow on iPod nano To connect iPod nano to your TVTo view a slideshow on your TV Accessories Using iPod nano as an External DiskTo enable iPod nano as an external disk Using Extra Settings Setting and Viewing the Date and TimeAdding Clocks for Other Time Zones Setting Alarms Setting the Sleep TimerUsing the Stopwatch Playing Games Locking the iPod nano Screen To set a combination for iPod nanoTo lock the iPod nano screen To change a combination you’ve already set Syncing Contacts, Calendars, and To-Do Lists To add appointments and other calendar events manually To add contact information manuallyTo view contacts on iPod nano To sort contacts by first or last name Recording Voice Memos Storing and Reading Notes To enable spoken menus in iTunes Using Spoken Menus for AccessibilityTo label a recording To play a recording To deactivate spoken menus on iPod nano Learning About iPod nano Accessories To use the earphones included with iPod nano 5 Rs Reset, Retry, Restart, Reinstall, Restore Tips and TroubleshootingTo reset iPod nano General Suggestions If iPod nano isn’t playing music If iPod nano displays a Use iTunes to restore message If iPod nano displays a Connect to Power messageIf songs or data sync more slowly over USB If you can’t add a song or other item to iPod nano WAV Aiff If you want to double-check the system requirements If you can’t see videos or photos on your TV Updating and Restoring iPod Software To update or restore iPod nanoIf you want to use iPod nano with a Mac and a Windows PC If you lock the iPod nano screen and can’t unlock it Important Safety Information Safety and Cleaning Safety and Cleaning Important Handling Information Finding the iPod nano serial number Learning More, Service Support FCC Compliance Statement Regulatory Compliance Information Russia Index Index Returning to main menu 7 returning to previous menu Playing songs at relative volume 42 repeating songs See also adding