Listening to music and watching videos

Use the Click Wheel and Center button to navigate through onscreen menus, play songs, change settings, and view information.
1. Browse for the item you want to play by moving your thumb lightly around the Click Wheel to select a menu item, and pressing the Center button to choose the item.
2. To go back to the previous menu, press Menu on the Click Wheel.
3. When you find the song, movie, or show you want, press Play.
4. Press the Next button to skip to the next item in your playlist (selected at random, if Shuffle Songs is enabled).
5. Press the Previous button to go back to the beginning of the current song.
6. Press the Previous button again to go back to the last item played.

Listening to audiobooks and podcasts

1. Play audiobooks and podcasts just like you do songs, movies, and shows.
2. Additionally, if the podcast or audiobook you're listening to has chapters, you can press the Next or Previous button to skip to the next chapter or the beginning of the current chapter in the podcast.
3. When you stop listening to a podcast or audiobook and go back to it later, the podcast or audiobook will automatically begin playing where you left off.

Suggestions to maximize playback time

1. Even though the iPod turns off automatically after two minutes of inactivity, press and hold the Play button to power down as soon as you're done. Once it's off, switch the Hold switch to HOLD to make sure you don't accidentally turn it back on.
2. Turn off the Backlight Timer by selecting Settings > Backlight Timer and choosing Off.
3. Some iPods let you control the brightness. Reduce brightness by choosing Settings > Brightness, and then use the Click Wheel to move the slider to the left to dim the screen.
4. Select an album or playlist instead of manually selecting each song individually.
5. Avoid pressing Next or Previous to skip the track you're listening to.
6. For more information about batteries, visit http://www.apple.com/batteries.