IPod Tips

Ipod tips and tricks to manage iPod songs playlist, How to use iPod troubleshooting.

Ipod tips to Rename iPod.

Open iTunes application.
Select iPod from source list.
Click iPod name again.
Type new name and press enter.
Your work has done. You have changed iPod name. You can also change iPhone name using iTunes.

Ipod Tips to manage songs and playlist.

Open iTunes.
In the source, you will find your iPod.
Open iPod properties.

In the summary tab,
You will find options to "Manually manage music" or not. Consider two option as below mentioned.

1)Automatically updating all songs and play lists on .

in Automatic Update mode, when you synchronize iPod with PC. Any modifications to playlists in iTunes will be precisely copied onto iPod. Similarly when you synchronize iPhone with iTunes, it will copy iTunes music library to iPhone.

2)Manually manage music on iPod iPhone.

If you select to manually manage music, You need to manually select and drag the songs from computer to iPod icon in the iTunes source list. The tracks in the song list no longer appear greyed-out .

Ipod tips for smart playlists.

  You have collection of thousand songs in your iPod. It will be time consuming to classify them. ITunes has facility to automatically arrange music playlist.

Open file >> new smart playlist. They can group song on the basic of the same artist or song released year. Smart Playlists have a different icon to the normal playlist icon.

How to edit iTunes smart playlist.

Right-click on any of Smart Playlists and select Edit Smart Playlist. You can find the criteria used for selecting songs in smart playlist.

IPod tips for How to use your iPod as a hard disk.

You can use iPod in three way.

1)Automatically update all your songs and playlist.

In this mode iTunes have total control of iPod. When you connect your iPod to computer, iTunes automatically update all the tracks and playlist to iPod. If you have many changes to iTunes playlist. And during this iPod data transfer, if iPod display massage that “do not disconnect” on iPod screen. As if you remove iPod during the data transfer can damage your files.

• 2) Manually manage music.
In this mode you need to manually transfer all songs and playlist from computer to iPod. So you have some control over iTunes.

• 3) Enable disk use.

In disk use mode, you can again transfer data to iPod at any time. (Automatic update may or may not be disabled while in this mode). IPod will warn you all the time in later two mode with display massage that “do not disconnect” on iPod screen.

Ultimate fix for iPod repairing.

If iPod is in a very bad condition, iPod is not being detected by iTunes or displaying the dreaded "folder" or "sad iPod" icons. You have tried all iPod basic troubleshooting I mentioned. You have no success to solve the problem. 

Here is another solution for iPod repair.

 We delete everything in iPod and reinstall the iPod software. This will solve iPod software problem.

To erase iPod in windows xp. you can use it on windows 10 also.

Open my computer.
You will find iPod drive.
Right click on iPod and choose “Format”.
Press start on open windows.

To erase iPod in MAC OS X.

• In OSX, in the Applications/Utilities folder, You can find disk utilities.
• In the Disk Utility window, select your iPod and press repair button.
• Select erase this option, it will erase iPod disk.

After doing all this you need to restore iPod according to iPod model.

Use Multiple IPod on Same Computer

How to use multiple iPods on same computer.

Now a day iPod is very common. Everyone using iPod and its most common to use more than one iPod on single or same computer. You need to make setting to use multiple iPods on same computer.

  One important setting, you have to make when you are using more than one iPod on single computer. If you have set iPod auto sync mode. You will have to change it to manually add song to each iPod. As you can not auto sync more than one iPod to single computer.

Necessary setting to use multiple iPod on computer.

 
1. Plug your iPod to computer.
2. At the bottom right of iTunes, there are 2 symbols.
3. One is for iPod eject and another option for TURN OFF AUTO sync.
4. Select Turn off auto sync.

That’s all you can now use more then 1 iPod on same PC.

One more suggestion is, if you log in with different user on same PC. You can manage two different libraries. That means two person log in with different user can have their own music library. You can use different multiple iTunes library for multiple iPod on same computer.

How to Use IPod World Clock Function

Guide for how to use iPod world clock function and world clock features.

If you have iPod nano and playing with your iPod. You will find new features world clock. As this feature indicate, it has entire world timing. It is useful for a person who travels a lot to different countries. World clock is vary easy to use. You just set the time and you can see the current time for different location at once.

What indicate iPod black and white background.

And one more additional features is, it changes color for day and night. If you see the photo London time in black, it means its evening six. That mean for day time, clock background is white and for evening and night time clock background is black. It makes easier to understand different time zone. Some time phone power saving mode also make all background black.

How to set iPod alarm.

Go to setting time. Select alarms and select time.
You can also set alarms for different time zone. This world clock feature is available only with new iPod nano and other iPods.

Ipod resources

Here is the best collection of important blogs and sites about iPod tips and iPod troubleshooting. And guide about various iPod configuration and how to iPod in details. Purpose of this resource page is to introduce stuff to the visitors.

Copy Songs from media Player to IPod

Transfer music songs from Windows media player to iPod.

As media player is mostly used player for music. But it is not compatible with iPod. First question for iPod owner is, how to transfer music from Windows Media Player to IPod?

There are lots of buzz about media player to iPod song transfer. How to transfer song from media player to iPod. But the real fact that you can not transfer songs music from media player to iPod directly. Here is some iPod tips that you can use to transfer music from media player to iPod.

 How to copy songs from media player to iPod.

Copy songs to computer and right click on that song.

Go the the property of that song and change the 'opens with' setting from media player to iTunes.
Another iPod tricks is right click on that song and select the tab “open with”
Select the iTunes from the list.
That all you have done it. You can play media player songs with iTunes.

How to find iPod free space remaining.

Connect iPod to computer. Now open my computer, select iPod and click on file and click on properties.
If iPod is connected to computer, you can use the Finder to see how much space is left. Select iPod's icon on the desktop and choose Show Info from the File menu.

Why you need to find free space on iPod.

You have apple music subscription. You download so many songs from the store. Now you want to download movies on iPod. You need to find available free space on iPod to download movies.

Follow the steps below to see how much space is left on your iPod.

Find iPod free space on Software version 1.0.
Select About from the main menu.

Steps to find iPod remaining free space on Software version 1.1.
1. Select Settings from the main menu.
2. Select Info.
Software 1.2 to 1.2.6
Select About from the main menu.

Get iPod free space details on iPod Software 1.3 or later, and 2.0 and later.

1. Select Settings from the main menu.
2. Select About.

Some tips to make more free space on iPod.

 IPod support many audio format.
AIFF or WAV format use more space compare to MP3 format. When you import music from a CD using iTunes, it is converted to MP3 format by default.

Thank to apple.

How to Turn Off IPod

How to turn off iPod of different types.

 

For many reasons you need to turn of iPod. Ipod is not working properly. You update apps and iPod hangs. Here I am provided how to turn off various iPods.

How to turn off iPod nano.

Press and hold the play/ pause button for few second. It will turn off the iPod nano. To turn on iPod simply press any key.

Turn off iPod Shuffle.

In iPod shuffle, you will find green stripe just back side of the switch. Move the switch so that green stripe is not visible. When green stripe is not visible, iPod shuffle is turned off. To turn on iPod shuffle, move the switch on the back to play or the shuffle position. And green stripe will be visible.

In simple word to turn off iPod shuffle - you simply put the slider on the back to the up position.

How to Turn Off a Video iPod.

Holding a play/pause button for few second will turn off a video iPod.
 

You bought new Video iPod and don’t know much about iPod. You may be looking for on/off switch. But there is no exactly on/off button on video iPod.
Then you ask how I turn off video iPod.
It does not work with on /off but either awake or asleep.
The iPod doesn’t work in terms of on and off. Instead it only deals in awake or asleep.
If you stop playing iPod and put it in ideal condition. Its screen starts dim and then become black. it means iPod in sleep mode. So it will consume less battery power.
You can manually make iPod in sleep condition by holding down play/pause button for few seconds.
The hold switch is at the top of the Video iPod near the headphone jack. Turn it on so iPod will not accidentally wake from sleep. This will save power of battery. When you want to use iPod, again turn it on again. Sometime it require to toggle hold switch to.

IPod Troubleshooting

Basic iPod Troubleshooting.

It is difficult to explain iPod troubleshooting in single post. This explain only basic iPod troubleshooting. There is different post different iPod problem. here is iPod Error Messages troubleshooting.

If you are having problems with iPod, 

 

try these iPhone iPod troubleshooting steps:

As iPod is very delicate instrument, it will give some problem. Here is do it yourself troubleshooting tips for iPods. These will solve many iPod problem. You can troubleshoot iPod iPhone problem using below basic troubleshooting steps.

1 Fully charge iPod battery before taking any iPod troubleshooting step. This make sure that iPod will not stop during troubleshooting process.

2 Check whether iPod hold switch is on or off. Many time user by mistake make iPod in hold position, so iPod will not work. It shows lock symbol on iPod screen.

3. Reset iPod. If you are unsure how to do this, follow these step
4. Plug your iPod into a different USB or FireWire port on your computer.
5. Restart your computer.
6. Make sure that you have the latest software updates installed.
7. Reinstall iPod and iTunes software. You can download the latest versions of iPod Updater and iTunes from Apple’s web site.
8. Restore iPod using the latest iPod Updater.
Note: This will erase all songs and files on iPod and restore it back to its original settings.

After restoring iPod, you will need to transfer music and files from computer to iPod. Reset and restore are most basic iPod iPhone troubleshooting steps.

How to Change IPod Language

 How to change iPod language tutorial and reset iPod language to English.

 IPod language is accidentally changed to some unknown language. And you want to change it back to English or your local language. First you need to go to the main menu. You can use this method to change iPhone language also.
Disconnect your iPod from PC, press the Menu button until the menu title says "iPod," regardless of the language displayed. This means you are at the main menu.

  Depending on type of your iPod.

Steps to change iPod language back to English or other language.

For iPod nano or Fifth Generation iPod :
1. Scroll down to the last menu option but don't select it.
2. Scroll up one menu item. That is Settings.
3. Press the Center (Select) button. You are at the Settings menu.
4. Scroll down to the last menu option but don't select it; in English, this is the "Reset All Settings" option.
5. Scroll up to the third menu item from the bottom one. This should be Language.
6. Press the Center button.
7. Select language English.
 

If you have an older iPod with color display (including iPod photo).

Steps to change language on iPhone iPad older version.

 1. Scroll to the fourth menu item in the screen and press the Center (Select) button. This takes you to the Settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the last menu option but don't select it; in English, this is the "Reset All Settings" option.

3. Scroll up to the third menu item from the bottom one. This should be Language.
4. Press the Center button to select Language.
5. Select your preferred language from the list.


If your iPod has a monochrome display (black and white):

Steps to reset iPod language.

6. Scroll to the third menu item in the screen and press the Center (Select) button. This takes you to the Settings menu.
7. Scroll down to the last menu option but don't select it; in English, this is the "Reset All Settings" option.
8. Scroll up to the third menu item from the bottom one. This should be Language.
9. Press the Center button to select Language.
10. Select your preferred language from the list.

If above method not able to reset iPod language to English. Then reset iPod may solve your problem. If you iPod have some problem and you are not able to get back to your original language. Then restore iPod is only solution to troubleshoot this problem.
Note: Restoring iPod will erase all information and return it to factory condition.

How to Run IPod Diagnostic Mode

How to run iPod diagnostic mode and  How to enable put iPod Diagnostic Mode.

Each iPod has in built features for self test. This test determines that your iPod need to repair or it has less serious problem. You can solve iPod problem by yourself. You can test hardware like click wheel and USB port working or not, hard disk, memory etc. Some of latest iPhone iPad do not have diagnostic mode separately. But you can troubleshoot iPhone with different options.


Diagnostic for iPod Video, iPod Nano Diagnostic, iPod

Note: These iPod diagnostic tests will not affect iPod data or any configuration setting. While you are doing this test it is advisable to plug iPod to charging as some test use lots of power.

To switch on this diagnostics mode: or how to enable iPod diagnostic mode.

Simultaneously press “Menu” and “Select” button and hold them for 10 second until iPod logo appear on screen.

When iPod logo appears on screen, you fill hard disk spinning. Now quickly press "REW" and "Select" button and hold this switch. Ipod will chirp and the Apple logo should appear backwards. Now you are in diagnostic mode. You have successfully put iPod on diagnostic mode as shown in figure.

If you want to run following test in manual mode then press Menu.
And I you want to run test in auto mode then press Back button.
If you want to cancel any test, just press Menu button before starting that test.

Number of test enable under iPod diagnostic mode.

In Auto test mode following test will run:
Graphic self test, SDRAMQuicktest , RTC , USB test, Accessory Test, color,
Key test, Wheel test, Backlight Color. These test will run when you run iPod diagnostic mode.

Memory tests IPod's SDRAM, IRAM and FLASH memory both read and write.

IRAM: it takes long time to start test and rebooting iPod.
Wheel: This take two test Keypad test and Wheel test. During key test press each key once.

IO Comms: input and output communication. Tests iPod USB port, FireWire and Remote. If the Remote is not connected to iPod during the test, you can get NG (no good) for headphone port.

LCD: This has two tests Backlight and Color.

Headphone Detect: This test checks the Hold Switch and Headphone port.
Hard Drive: it has four tests and uses lots of power.
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HDSpecs: - everything from hard drive temperature to serial number all about harddisk specification.
HDScan -it Scans your iPod's hard drive and determines if it is fragmented. It will take a few minutes so be patient.
HDSMARTData : – used by technicians for repairing.
HDRW :- this test read and write functionality of hard drive. If it fails means hard drive need to be replaced.
Audio: it has two tests speaker test and MIC tests.

Syscfg for System Configuration.
It provides information about iPod's hardware version, serial numbers, and part number. This information is needed, if you give your iPod for repair to service center