Reset iPod Nano or iPod Classic

Note: These steps are also applicable to reset iPod Classics
Hi
Today I am writing on how to reset iPod Nano 4th Generation iPod. Most of the time when you are syncing your iPod with your computer,Charging your iPod or listening to the music, your iPod screen will go blank and you will be surprised what happened to your iPod.

Well actually in these scenarios it is confirmed that, your iPod is frozen and all you need to do to fix the iPod is to reset it. Follow the steps below to reset your iPod.

If your iPod is connected to a computer and displays any of the following messages you should eject the iPod from computer instead of resetting it:

• Connected. Eject before disconnecting
• Sync in Progress. Please wait...
• Do not disconnect

1.On the top left hand corner of your iPod you can see a toggle switch(lock/hold switch). Toggle it on and off(back and forth) for 4-5 times and make sure that the status light near this switch does not show orange color. If it shows orange, just toggle to other side so that it is hidden.

2.Next place your iPod on a flat surface.

3.You can see the MENU button and the CENTER(Select) button in your iPod. All you need to do is just press and hold both these buttons together at the same time and keep holding it until you see an Apple logo showing up in the iPod screen. Just let go your fingers when you see the apple logo and wait for some times.

After some time the Apple logo will disappear and and then your iPod will show the normal menu screen.
There you go. Your should be working fine now.

If this troubleshooting step fix the issue with your iPod , please let me know by leaving your valuable comments below and help me make this website a better place for all iPod users.Thank you.

iPod Touch: Display Showing iTunes And USB Cable Symbol

"i hope you can give me an answer to this question because it seems like no one else can. when i turn on my ipod touch, it shows that i need to hook it up to itunes on the screen like it does when you first buy it but ive had my ipod for about 2 years. when i connect it to itunes, itunes tells me that i need to enter my passcode on my ipod. However, i cannot do so because my screen is still telling me to hook it up to itunes. I really hope you can give me a solution to my problem quickly because its driving me crazy"

Hi
As I understand you have got an iPod Touch(Seems to be the First Generation iPod Touch).And when you turn your iPod ON, it shows the symbol of iTunes and USB cable.And when you plug your iPod in to the computer. it ask you to enter the passcode.Well not to worry about this issue.I have got to hear many iPod Touch customers facing this kind off issue.There is no known reason why all of a sudden your iPod came up with this issue.Anyways I will provide you with the troubleshooting steps which will surely resolve this issue and you can use your iPod as you always did.Lol...

In simple terms, all we have to do to resolve this issue is to Put You iPod In Recovery Mode And Restore To Factory Settings.(Note: Restoring the iPod to factory settings will delete all data from your iPod, but if you have these data(Music) in your iTunes, you can Sync it back once the restore is done ).

Please follow the following steps to put your iPod in the RECOVERY MODE and then to Restore it:
Note: Make Sure Your Computer Is Connected To The Internet.

1.Verify you have iTunes 8.0 or later. Apple recommends using the latest version of iTunes.
2.Disconnect the USB cable from the iPod touch, but leave the other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.
3.Power off the device (Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the the iPod touch to turn off.
4.Press and hold the Home button while reconnecting the USB cable to iPod Touch. When you reconnect the USB to iPod Touch, the device should then power on.
5.Continue holding the Home button while iPod Touch starts up. While starting up, you will see the Apple logo.
6.When you see "Connect to iTunes"(As the picture above) on the screen, you can release the Home button and iTunes will display the recovery mode message:

Note: If you don't see the "Connect to iTunes" screen, then disconnect the USB cable from iPhone and repeat steps 3-6.

And when you see the above recovery mode message, just click on OK and then just follow the ON Screen instruction and then it will restore your iPod.

If you follow the step by step instructions, I am pretty much sure that your issue with iPod Touch will be getting resolved. These will be the exact steps which will be followed by any iPod Tech Support representative to troubleshoot this issue.

Please let me know by comments, if this has resolved the issue and if you have any further questions related to iPod or iTunes, feel free to leave me a message below.Thank you!

Reset iPod Touch

"I have got a new ipod touch. yesterday when I was playing the music, all of a sudden the ipod stopped playing and display went blank. it does not turn on or plays the music. Any help will be highly appreciated. Thank you."

Hi, As I understand you have got an iPod Touch(either 1st generation or 2nd generation). And when you were playing the music, the display went blank. Well not to worry, it seems like your iPod is just frozen and all you need to do to fix this issue is to RESET you iPod. The question now arises is How to Reset the iPod Touch. Well its very simple. You can see an ON/OFF button(Sleep/Wake Button) at the top left hand corner of your iPod Touch and there is a Home Button(Menu Button) at the bottom. All you need to do is just press and hold both the button together at the same time and keep holding it for 10 to 15 seconds until you see an apple logo showing in the iPod display. When you see the apple logo , let go your fingers from these buttons and wait for some times. The apple logo will then disappear and then you will find the regular home screen of your iPod. As simple as that!

If you have got any other issue regarding iPod/iTunes, feel free to leave a comment and will get back to you. Thank you

iPod Touch With Camera & Microphone , A Rumor ?

I hope most of you might have heard about this news.But there is a doubt if it is a rumor or  fact.Anyways as an iPod Touch lover, I always wished that this gadget lacks one or the other feature which includes, image capturing capability. This rumor has really made me more crazy of iTouch's. I would be waiting for Apple Inc to have a word on this feature of iPod Touch if this indeed is a truth.

Unknown error:1303, 53, 48 (Device Cannot Be Read Or Written To) While Syncing iPod

"I am desperate. Every time I try to hook up my 80gigabyte classic ipod one of three error codes pop up and won't let me: 1303, 53, or 48. I cannot update the ipod or sync it. It says the device cannot be read or written to. It costs $30 to call Apple tech support. Help?"

Hi
I do understand your desperation as your iPod is not working fine.As I understand you have an iPod Classic 80GB and every time you try to sync or update your iPod with iTunes, you get some unknown error codes(1303,53,48) and also an error message pops up "Device Cannot Be Read Or Written To".

Well This is a very common error faced by many iPod users. There are many reasons for these error pop up.I assume that your iPod plays the music fine,charges well.The main reason behind this issue is a corrupted music file which is in your iTunes music library and every time you try to auto sync your iPod, these corrupted file will cause this error pop up. So all you need to do is look for that particular music file which is causing this trouble. Now the question is how to look for that music file? All you need to do is, put your iPod in manually manage mode and try syncing songs manually one by one into your iPod by drag and drop, and the moment you try dragging and dropping the corrupted music file, you will get this error, just delete this file and try same steps until you are pretty sure that there are no more corrupted music files. In most case this will resolve your issue. In case if this step does not resolve your issue, then you have to try uninstalling iTunes and reinstalling it again by downloading it from iTunes Free Download and then try restoring your iPod, This will be formatting your iPod completely and this is necessary because in case your iPod software is corrupted which is causing these issue, then restoring will resolve your issue.

Please feel free to leave your comments in case you need further assistances from me. Thank You

iPod Nano(4th Generation) Compatibility Issue

"I was looking for help online and found your site. Here's the problem:
I have a PowerBook G4 with mac os x 10.3.9, which by now is very old and outdated, but I can't afford a new computer at this time. I never really used itunes, but itunes 7.6.2 is what came with the powerbook.
I was recently given a new ipod nano as a gift. When I try to use it, it tells me that I need itunes 8 or  higher. When I try to update to the latest itunes (itunes 8.2.1 I think), that tells me it is not compatible with my old system.

My question: is there some version of itunes that would be compatible with both my old computer and my new ipod? And where could I get that? Failing that, is there any other way to get my new ipod to work?

thank you very much."

Hi Monica, Thankyou for visiting my website and requesting for an online help. I would be very much happy to provide you with all the necessary help and support related to your question.The new iPod nano which you are talking seems to be an iPod Nano(4th generation). And you have a MAC Powerbook running os x 10.3.9. For the compatibility of iPod nano with a MAC OS , it requires iTunes version 8.0 or higher. And for iTunes 8.0 or later to be compatible with a MAC OS, it requires Mac OS X version 10.4.10 or later. For your question, Is there any iTunes version which will be compatible with Nano 4th generation, The answer is NO. Latest generation iPod runs only with iTunes 8.0 or later. So the option infront of you to make your new iPod work is to upgrade your MAC OS to 10.4.10 or Later, or else if you just want to import few songs into your iPod you can take your iPod to your friends or family computer which has iTunes 8.0.

For more information on iTunes 8.0 compatibility with MAC OS, please visit Apple website iTunes 8 Compatibility.

Hope I have answered to your question, though there was not a proper solution for it. In case you need further information, feel free to leave a comment here. Thankyou

How to transfer CD tracks to iTunes and then import them to iPod

Hi iPeople,
I am coming up with this post to provide the resolution to one of the comments posted in this blog.

Many users are still confused on how to transfer music to their iPod from iTunes. Well not to worry.I hope this article would surely help those.

Assuming you have a CD with audio tracks(make sure the tracks which you are trying to import are of the format .mp3 or .aac).

Step1: Insert the CD into your computer CD drive and let the computer read the CD.

Step2:Open the iTunes application in your computer.

Step3:On the left hand side panel of your iTunes , you can find option such as LIBRARY, STORE,DEVICES and PLAYLISTS.

Step4:Just check if you can see the title of your CD name under the DEVICES option.

Step5:If yes, then click on that and you will find all the tracks populated on the right hand side.

Step6:Then all you have to do is, at the bottom right hand corner you can find a button called "import CD". Click on that and all your CD tracks will get inside your iTunes LIBRARY.

Step7:To check if all the tracks are within the LIBRARY, click on "music" option which is below the LIBRARY. You can either see a whole list of songs, or the album cover of the CD. Just search for the tracks which we just imported.

There we go, all the CD tracks are imported into the iTunes.Now inorder to import them to the iPod just follow the steps below.

Step1:Before you plug your iPod to the computer, I want you to make sure that , This is the primary computer to which you always plug your iPod. It is always necessary to check this because if your iPod is in auto-sync mode, and if it is not your primary computer, then you stand a chance of loosing all your music from the iPod. So inorder to avoid any such risk, I will help you in transferring the tracks manually into you iPod from iTunes and which is always the safest way to do.

Step 2: To put you ipod in Manually sync mode, plug your ipod into the computer.Just check if you are getting any pop up from iTunes saying that "this ipod was used with different computer".
If not, well nothing to worry about, if yes, then you just have to click "cancel" button in that pop up.

Step3:You can see the name of your iPod just below the DEVICES option on left hand side.Click on that to get the summary page of your iPod on the right hand side.

Step4: In the summary option, at the bottom you can find a check list. There you can find an option called "Manually manage music and videos". It should be always checked.

Step5:Then go back to the music section under the LIBRARY and inorder to import the tracks all you have to do is drag them one by one or the selected tracks together and drop them over the iPOd name under the DEVICES.

There you go. You can find the iTunes say "iPod Syncing.Do not Disconnect". Once that is done, just unplug your ipod and check for the tracks.

If there is any part which was not clear, please leave a comment here and I will get back to make it even more clearer to you. Always looking to make the life of iUser's(i mean, iPod users) far more comfortable with this amazing gadget.