Apple MA099LL Features Guide - Page 26

Rating Songs, Setting the Maximum Volume Limit, To copy On-The-Go playlists to your computer

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To play songs in the On-The-Go playlist: m Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go and choose a song. To remove a song from the On-The-Go playlist: m Select a song in the playlist, and hold down the Center button until the song title flashes. To clear the entire On-The-Go playlist: m Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go > Clear Playlist. To save On-The-Go playlists on your iPod nano: m Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go > Save Playlist > Save Playlist. The first playlist is saved as "New Playlist 1" in the Playlists menu. The On-The-Go playlist is cleared. You can save as many On-The-Go playlists as you like. After you save an On-The-Go playlist, you can no longer remove songs from it. To copy On-The-Go playlists to your computer: m If iPod nano is set to update songs automatically (see "Updating iPod nano Automatically" on page 20), and you make an On-The-Go playlist, the playlist automatically copies to iTunes when you connect iPod nano. You see the new On-TheGo playlist in the iTunes Source list. You can rename or delete the new playlist, just as you would any other playlist in iTunes. 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: 1 Start playing the song. 2 From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until you see the rating screen (showing either bullet points, stars, or a combination of both). 3 Use the Click Wheel to choose a rating. Note: You cannot assign ratings to podcasts. Setting the Maximum Volume Limit You can choose to set a limit for the maximum volume on your iPod nano and assign a combination to prevent the setting from being changed. To set the maximum volume limit for your iPod nano: 1 Choose Settings > Volume Limit. The volume control shows the current volume. 2 Use the Click Wheel to select the maximum volume limit. 26 Chapter 2 Music Features

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Chapter 2
Music Features
To play songs in the On-The-Go playlist:
m
Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go and choose a song.
To remove a song from the On-The-Go playlist:
m
Select a song in the playlist, and hold down the Center button until the song title
flashes.
To clear the entire On-The-Go playlist:
m
Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go > Clear Playlist.
To save On-The-Go playlists on your iPod nano:
m
Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go > Save Playlist > Save Playlist.
The first playlist is saved as “New Playlist 1” in the Playlists menu. The On-The-Go
playlist is cleared. You can save as many On-The-Go playlists as you like. After you save
an On-The-Go playlist, you can no longer remove songs from it.
To copy On-The-Go playlists to your computer:
m
If iPod nano is set to update songs automatically (see “Updating iPod nano
Automatically” on page 20), and you make an On-The-Go playlist, the playlist
automatically copies to iTunes when you connect iPod nano. You see the new On-The-
Go playlist in the iTunes Source list. You can rename or delete the new playlist, just as
you would any other playlist in iTunes.
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:
1
Start playing the song.
2
From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until you see the rating screen
(showing either bullet points, stars, or a combination of both).
3
Use the Click Wheel to choose a rating.
Note:
You cannot assign ratings to podcasts.
Setting the Maximum Volume Limit
You can choose to set a limit for the maximum volume on your iPod nano and assign a
combination to prevent the setting from being changed.
To set the maximum volume limit for your iPod nano:
1
Choose Settings > Volume Limit.
The volume control shows the current volume.
2
Use the Click Wheel to select the maximum volume limit.