Operation Manual

16 Chapter 2 Loading and Playing Music
3 Select a song or other item on iPod shuffle and press the Delete or Backspace key on
your keyboard.
Manually removing a song or other item from iPod shuffle does not delete the song
from your iTunes library.
Playing Music
After you load iPod shuffle with music and other audio, you can listen to it.
To listen to the songs and other items on iPod shuffle:
1 Plug the earphones into iPod shuffle and place the earbuds in your ears.
2 Press Play/Pause (
’
).
Press Volume Up (∂) or Volume Down (
D
) to adjust the volume. Take care not to turn
the volume up too high. See “Setting a Volume Limit” on page 17.
For a summary of the iPod shuffle controls, see “Using the iPod shuffle Controls” on
page 4.
Note: If you’re listening to an audiobook, set the shuffle switch to repeat (⁄) so that
the chapters play in order.
Setting iPod shuffle to Shuffle Songs or Play Songs in Order
You can set iPod shuffle to shuffle songs or play them in order.
To set iPod shuffle to shuffle:
m Slide the shuffle switch to shuffle (¡).
To reshuffle songs, press Play/Pause (
’
) three times quickly.
To set iPod shuffle to play songs in order:
m Slide the shuffle switch to repeat (⁄).
To return to the first song, press Play/Pause (
’
) three times quickly.
Setting Songs to Play at the Same Volume Level
The loudness of songs and other audio may vary depending on how the audio was
recorded or encoded. iTunes can automatically adjust the volume of songs, so they play
at the same relative volume level. You can set iPod shuffle to use the iTunes volume
settings.
WARNING: Read all safety instructions about avoiding hearing damage on page 28
before use.