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Thursday, June 25, 2009

How to Troubleshoot an iPod Shuffle

By eHow Electronics Editor

You can troubleshoot an iPod Shuffle by checking all of your connections, making adjustments to the settings and making sure that the formatting of the songs is supported by your iPod Shuffle. If no sound is coming out of the headphones, you have a problem. Fortunately, fixing the problem is usually very easy. Follow these steps to troubleshoot an iPod Shuffle.

Step 1
Turn on the iPod Shuffle and make sure the buttons have not been disabled. Check the status light on the top or bottom of the Shuffle. When it is blinking orange, then you will need to hold down the "Play/Pause” button until the light turns green.

Step 2
Check the headphone connection to the iPod Shuffle. Push the connector in all the way. Also check over the condition of the headphone wire. A broken or damaged wire needs to be replaced.

Step 3
Adjust the volume level. When the volume is set too low, you may not be able to hear the playback. This is a simple but easy-to-overlook step in troubleshooting the iPod Shuffle.

Step 4
Make sure that you have not accidentally pushed the “Pause” button. Press the button again to resume normal playback.

Step 5
Turn off the iPod Shuffle and wait for a few moments. Now turn the iPod Shuffle back on. This resets the system and may clear a software problem or loading glitch that is preventing the Shuffle from functioning properly.

Step 6
Take a look at the file formatting used for the songs stored on your iPod Shuffle. You can determine the formatting by looking at the extension on the end of the song file’s name. The iPod Shuffle supports AAC, Apple Lossless, MP3, WAV, AA and AIFF formats.
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