Owner's Manual

24 Chapter 2 Music Features
Playing Music
After you load iPod nano with music and other audio, you can listen to it. Use the Click
Wheel and Center button to browse for a song, audiobook, or podcast.
Note: You only see menu items for Podcasts and Audiobooks if you’ve loaded those
items onto iPod nano.
To browse for and play a song:
m Choose Music, browse for a song, and press Play (’).
When a song is playing, the Now Playing screen appears. The following table describes
the elements on the Now Playing screen of iPod nano.
When you see the Now Playing screen, you can use the Click Wheel to change the
volume. You can press the Center button multiple times from the Now Playing screen
to get to other information and options, such as the rating screen for songs and
audiobooks, album art, podcast information, reading speed, and more. Press the Menu
button to return to the previous screen.
Now Playing screen Function
Song number Shows the number of the song playing within the current
sequence of songs.
Album art Shows album art if it is included in the song’s audio file.
Repeat (⁄) icon Appears if iPod nano is set to repeat all songs. The Repeat Once
(!) icon appears if iPod nano is set to repeat one song.
Shuffle (¡) icon Appears if iPod nano is set to shuffle songs or albums.
Song information Displays the song title, artist, and album title.
Song time (progress bar) Displays elapsed and remaining time for the current song. Press the
Center button to show the scrubber bar, which displays a diamond
to show where you are. Use the Click Wheel to move forward or
backward.
Repeat icon
Shuffle icon
Song time
Song number
Song information
Album art