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Rating Songs, Viewing Lyrics on iPodclassic, Browsing Music Using Cover Flow

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To just listen to a music video: m Choose Music and browse for a music video. When you play the video, you hear it but don't see it. When you play a playlist that includes video podcasts, you hear the podcasts but don't see them. To return to the previous menu: m From any screen, press Menu. 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 a song rating to help you create Smart Playlists automatically in iTunes. To rate a song: 1 Start playing the song. 2 From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until the five Rating bullets appear. 3 Use the Click Wheel to assign a rating (represented by stars). The ratings you assign to songs on iPod classic are transferred to iTunes when you sync. Note: You cannot assign ratings to video podcasts. Viewing Lyrics on iPod classic If you enter lyrics for a song in iTunes (see "Add Lyrics" on page 18) and then add the song to iPod classic, you can view the lyrics on iPod classic. Lyrics don't appear unless you enter them. To view lyrics on iPod classic while a song is playing: m On the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until you see the lyrics. You can scroll through the lyrics as the song plays. Viewing Album Artwork on iPod classic iTunes displays album artwork on iPod classic, if the artwork is available. Artwork appears on iPod classic in the album list, when you play a song from the album, and in Cover Flow (see the next section for more information about Cover Flow). To see album artwork on iPod classic: m Play a song that has album artwork and view it in the Now Playing screen. For more information about album artwork, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. 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 see the album artwork, title, and artist name. 30 Chapter 3 Listening to Music

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Chapter 3
Listening to Music
To just listen to a music video:
m
Choose Music and browse for a music video.
When you play the video, you hear it but don’t see it. When you play a playlist that
includes video podcasts, you hear the podcasts but don’t see them.
To return to the previous menu:
m
From any screen, press Menu.
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 a song rating to help you create Smart Playlists automatically in iTunes.
To rate a song:
1
Start playing the song.
2
From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until the five Rating bullets appear.
3
Use the Click Wheel to assign a rating (represented by stars).
The ratings you assign to songs on iPod classic are transferred to iTunes when you sync.
Note:
You cannot assign ratings to video podcasts.
Viewing Lyrics on iPod classic
If you enter lyrics for a song in iTunes (see “Add Lyrics” on page 18) and then add the
song to iPod classic, you can view the lyrics on iPod classic. Lyrics don’t appear unless
you enter them.
To view lyrics on iPod classic while a song is playing:
m
On the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until you see the lyrics. You can
scroll through the lyrics as the song plays.
Viewing Album Artwork on iPod classic
iTunes displays album artwork on iPod classic, if the artwork is available. Artwork
appears on iPod classic in the album list, when you play a song from the album, and in
Cover Flow (see the next section for more information about Cover Flow).
To see album artwork on iPod classic:
m
Play a song that has album artwork and view it in the Now Playing screen.
For more information about album artwork, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.
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 see the
album artwork, title, and artist name.