Sometimes you want to fill the room with your iPod's music but don't have any speakers. If there's a computer with iTunes handy you can play your iPod on computer speakers -- problem solved! Read on for quick how-to tips and tricks for living with your iPod.
Play iPod on Computer Speakers: In iTunes, click on your iPod on the device list (left-hand side of the screen). Select the "Summary" tab in the main screen and click the "Manually manage music and videos" checkbox. Now for the easy step: choose the song or play list you want from the list for your iPod and hit the iTunes play button. (Still confused? I have pictures on my website to help you out.)
Turn Your Nano into an Alarm Clock: Remember the last time you were in a hotel and HAD to be up at a certain time? How many times did you wake up and stare at the ceiling, worrying you wouldn't wake up? No more. I use my iPod nano for an alarm clock. Here's how.
Use your click wheel to select Extras > Clock > Alarm Clock. Toggle Alarm to On if it isn't already. Set the time by choosing Time and scrolling the click wheel until you see the time you want. Use the Repeat menu to decide how often you want the alarm to go off (daily, weekly, weekdays, every year, etc). Choose your alarm sound by clicking Sound and choosing either Beep or one of your play lists. With a Beep, you get a loud sound played only on the iPod's internal speakers. Playlist alarms will go through the head phones or external speakers. You can also assign the alarm to a label (like Appointment, Dinner, and so forth) by using the Label section. That's it! Your alarm is set up and ready to go.
Lulling to Sleep: While we're in the extras section (and talking about sleep) check out the sleep timer. Use it to select how long you'd like the iPod to play before turning itself off automatically. If you like falling asleep to music or a little background noise this is a great feature.
Bump up the Volume: Wish you could rock out a little louder? Check out the Volume Limit option on the Settings menu. Use this option to dial your iPod's maximum volume up or down. You can also adjust the sound style from the EQ (equalizer) menu.
Play iPod on Computer Speakers: In iTunes, click on your iPod on the device list (left-hand side of the screen). Select the "Summary" tab in the main screen and click the "Manually manage music and videos" checkbox. Now for the easy step: choose the song or play list you want from the list for your iPod and hit the iTunes play button. (Still confused? I have pictures on my website to help you out.)
Turn Your Nano into an Alarm Clock: Remember the last time you were in a hotel and HAD to be up at a certain time? How many times did you wake up and stare at the ceiling, worrying you wouldn't wake up? No more. I use my iPod nano for an alarm clock. Here's how.
Use your click wheel to select Extras > Clock > Alarm Clock. Toggle Alarm to On if it isn't already. Set the time by choosing Time and scrolling the click wheel until you see the time you want. Use the Repeat menu to decide how often you want the alarm to go off (daily, weekly, weekdays, every year, etc). Choose your alarm sound by clicking Sound and choosing either Beep or one of your play lists. With a Beep, you get a loud sound played only on the iPod's internal speakers. Playlist alarms will go through the head phones or external speakers. You can also assign the alarm to a label (like Appointment, Dinner, and so forth) by using the Label section. That's it! Your alarm is set up and ready to go.
Lulling to Sleep: While we're in the extras section (and talking about sleep) check out the sleep timer. Use it to select how long you'd like the iPod to play before turning itself off automatically. If you like falling asleep to music or a little background noise this is a great feature.
Bump up the Volume: Wish you could rock out a little louder? Check out the Volume Limit option on the Settings menu. Use this option to dial your iPod's maximum volume up or down. You can also adjust the sound style from the EQ (equalizer) menu.
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Want to learn more? See pictures of how to do all these tasks on her website. See Lydia's Nanos Reviewed website for more tricks and hacks for living the iPod nano life. Grab a totally unique version of this article from the Uber Article Directory
