iPod not responding

Written by yanglu September 28, 2008 13:41

If your iPod does not respond to these steps, see additional steps in the "iPod troubleshooting basics and service FAQ". Apple releases new versions of the iPod Software Update application from time to time. These later versions may include new functions or improvements to existing features. Learn about updating iPod's software. To return iPod to its original factory settings, use the iPod Software Updater utility to restore iPod. When troubleshooting an issue with your iPod, it's sometimes helpful to manually put it into Disk Mode. Read the instructions below for iPods that have a Click Wheel. Before you even get to the surface of the iPod, you encounter what could be called its aura. The commercial version of an aura is a brand, and while Apple may be a niche player in the computer market, the fanatical brand loyalty of its customers is legendary. A journalist, Leander Kahney, has even written a book about it, ''The Cult of Mac,'' to be published in the spring. As he points out, that base has supported the company with a faith in its will to innovate -- even during stretches when it hasn't.

Apple is also a giant in the world of industrial design. The candy-colored look of the iMac has been so widely copied that it's now a visual cliché. But the iPod is making an even bigger impression. Bruce Claxton, who is the current president of the Industrial Designers Society of America and a senior designer at Motorola, calls the device emblematic of a shift toward products that are ''an antidote to the hyper lifestyle,'' which might be symbolized by hand-held devices that bristle with buttons and controls that seem to promise a million functions if you only had time to figure them all out. ''People are seeking out products that are not just simple to use but a joy to use.'' Moby, the recording artist, has been a high-profile iPod booster since the product's debut. ''The kind of insidious revolutionary quality of the iPod,'' he says, ''is that it's so elegant and logical, it becomes part of your life so quickly that you can't remember what it was like beforehand.'' Tuesday nights, Andrew Andrew's iParty happens at a club called APT on the spooky, far western end of 13th Street.

They show up at about 10 in matching sweat jackets and sneakers, matching eyeglasses, matching haircuts. They connect their matching iPods to a modest Gemini mixer that they've fitted with a white front panel to make it look more iPodish. The iPods sit on either side of the mixer, on their backs, so they look like tiny turntables. Andrew Andrew changes into matching lab coats and ties. They hand out long song lists to patrons, who take a number and, when called, are invited up to program a seven-minute set. At around midnight, the actor Elijah Wood (Frodo) has turned up and is permitted to plug his own iPod into Andrew Andrew's system. His set includes a Squarepusher song. Between songs at APT, each Andrew analyzed the iPod. In talking about how hard it was, at first, to believe that so much music could be stuffed into such a tiny object, they came back to the scroll wheel as the key to the product's initial seductiveness. ''It really bridged the gap,'' Andrew observed, ''between fantasy and reality.''

If you're not sure if your iPod has a Click Wheel, click here. In order to return it to its normal operating state, you will have to reset iPod. The instructions in this article do not apply to iPod shuffle models. Before placing the iPod into disk mode, you should verify that it is charged. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Set it to Hold, then turn it off again.) Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons for at least 6 seconds until the Apple logo appears. When the Apple logo appears, release the Menu and Select buttons and immediately press and hold the Select and the Play/Pause buttons until the Disk Mode screen appears. Connect the iPod to your computer; the screen on the iPod will change and say "Do not disconnect" If you are having difficulty putting the iPod model into disk mode, set it on a flat surface. Make sure that the finger pressing the Select button is not touching the Click Wheel. Also make sure that you are pressing the Play/Pause button toward the outside of the Click Wheel and not near the center. If you are still unable to put your iPod with a Click Wheel into Disk Mode, use one finger from one hand to press the Select button, and one finger from the other hand to press the Play/Pause button.

On dry land, you can use other 3.5mm headphones, but H2O Audio says using a set other than the wrap-around Audio Headphones underwater may cause leaks. In the pool, you can navigate the iPod menu via the case's Commander Scroll Wheel, which features a nice bit of engineering. The notched wheel lets you scroll the iPod's Click Wheel. Menu, Play/Pause, Forward, and Reverse buttons are also integrated. H2O Audio strongly suggests leak-testing your case before initial use by submerging it in water without an iPod for 30 minutes and then inspecting it. We took this a step further by putting a tissue (which remained dry) in the case while testing. Besides 30/60/80GB video iPod cases, the company sells waterproof shells for first- and second-gen nanos ($79.95), 20/40GB fourth-gen iPods ($119.95; headphones included), 30GB photo iPods ($119.95; headphones included), and 4/6GB minis ($119.95; headphones included).