My son is really into what he calls “speed metal” and I call horrible loud noise. Even when his headphones are clamped to his head I can hear the guitars and singers screaming into the mic. I seem to recall that Apple added some system whereby I can limit the maximum volume on his iPod so he doesn’t go deaf by the time he’s 17, but I can’t figure out how to do it. In the name of humanity, HELP!
Wow, sounds serious. I know what you’re talking about too: I often take the bus and it’s amazing to sit three rows from someone with the Apple earbuds and an iPod, with it playing so loud that I can actually recognize the song even with the ambient noise of the bus engine!
Apple isn’t the only company facing the concern of a generation of youth going slowly deaf from excessively loud music, but as far as I know, it’s the only MP3 player line that actually lets you do something about it. Here’s how it’s done…
First off, use the “MENU” button to navigate to the very top of your iPod menu, then choose “Settings”:
Within settings, you’ll find “Volume Limit”:
Choose that and you can now specify the maximum allowable volume that the iPod will play by simply spinning the wheel clockwise or counterclockwise:
Like your new setting? Push the button in the middle of the wheel to set it, then enter a four-digit combination to lock it in place:
“Set Combination” looks pretty cool, actually, kinda like some safe cracking game or something:
Pick a four digit value that your son presumably won’t guess but that you’ll remember, spinning to the numeric value and pushing the center button to go from digit to digit.
When you’ve entered all four, it’s locked and the volume is limited as you seek. Good luck!
Hey so i’m wondering How loud the Maximum setting of an ipod (US made) actually is everytime i try to google it i just get the EU sound limit and cannot find any site that says how many decibels an ipod turned up all the way is
Interesting that you’d ask that, Mike. I looked at the same thing on my son’s iPod and as far as I could tell, you can hide the “Games” item on the menu, but you can’t remove the games, and I figure my son would figure out the menu edit and fix it soon enough anyway.
Hi Dave,
How does one remove the games from the iPod (Classic)?
Thanks,
Mike
reset you volume restriction by resetting your ipod and resyncing your songs again, no other ways to be found.
I lost my volume code to unlock….any clues
what do i do if i forgot my four digit combonation for my iPod nano
1. Enable hidden folders.
Go to “Tools”, “Folder Options”. Then click on the tab called “View”, and under “Hidden Files and Folders”, click “Show Hidden Files and Folders”. I honestly do not know how to do this on a mac. I’m simply stupid.
2. Navigate to the hidden folder named “iPod_Control”, and once there click on the folder “Device”. Once there, delete the file named “_volumelocked”.
3. Eject your iPod. Then, restart your iPod. You can do this by holding down the center and menu button for at least 6 seconds.
4. Once your iPod has rebooted, check and make sure that it worked. Simply go into “Settings”, “Volume Limit”. If it asks for a PIN, you did it WRONG. Retry the above procedure.
what do i do if i forgot my four digit combonation for my iPod nano
I need some help I put a screen lock on my ipod and i can’t remember the code and is said that if you plug it into your computer it will go away but i has’nt PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!
My mom was listeninq to my musickk on my ipod and wen I came backk from skool there waz a lockk how do I un lock itt/it is the volume lockk
i dont now my volume limit password how can i get that.
My 2 year old got hold to my Ipod and changed the code now i cant get in . What do I do?
i lock my ipod volume and frogotten the code how can i unlock it
my bhau bhau (dog) was listening music on ipod touch..dunno wat he did nw m nt able to increase volume …sob 🙁
my sister locked her volume limit how do you unlock it?
hi there this is john her & im using apple ipod 4GB frm past 01 year . There is problem with my set one of my friend lock the valume controller.
So pls kindly advise me to how operate the controller & how to open the code .
Thanks in Advance
regard
john
i i cant unlock my volume and i dont have any password
1. Enable hidden folders.
Go to “Tools”, “Folder Options”. Then click on the tab called “View”, and under “Hidden Files and Folders”, click “Show Hidden Files and Folders”. I honestly do not know how to do this on a mac. I’m simply stupid.
2. Navigate to the hidden folder named “iPod_Control”, and once there click on the folder “Device”. Once there, delete the file named “_volumelocked”.
3. Eject your iPod. Then, restart your iPod. You can do this by holding down the center and menu button for at least 6 seconds.
4. Once your iPod has rebooted, check and make sure that it worked. Simply go into “Settings”, “Volume Limit”. If it asks for a PIN, you did it WRONG. Retry the above procedure.
I forgot my combination, how can I get back to my volume control settings.
I lost my combination to my volume limit how can i change it?
I DON’T KNO MY VOLUME LIMIT CODE HOW 2 CHANGE IT WITOUT LOSING MUSIC PLZ HELP
hi
I have a psp, psp model 1006. I think this is china and japan.
I recently purchased some umd movies from my local video gaming shop, region 2 movies.
For some reason, when i insert the movies, it comes up saying “cannot load disc. region code is not correct.” when I purchased the psp unit in hong kong, i was under the impression it was region free. What i am asking is do you know if I can change the region code, or do anything to watch my region 2 movies.
Thanks
Steve
Apple has instructions on how to reset your iPod if you lose your lock code, worst case. You shouldn’t lose any music because it should already be synchronized to one of your computers, where a copy of each tune is safely stored. Reset the iPod, resync it with your computer, and it should all be back to normal!
Here’s the relevant quote:
“To change a combination you’ve already set:
1 Choose Extras > Screen Lock > Change Combination.
2 On the Enter Old Code screen, enter the current combination.
3 On the Enter New Code screen, enter a new combination.
Note: If you can’t remember the current combination, the only way to clear it and enter a new one is to restore the iPod software. See “Updating and Restoring iPod Software��?
on page 50 for more information.“
My son (2) was playing with my ipod and somehow set some sort of LOCk code. Now I am locked out of my ipod. What am I to Do??? Do I have to purchase another? Take it to a apple store (if any in myy area) and have them reset it and possibly loose all of my songs. Please advise asap. Thanks.
I lost my combination to my volume limit how can i change it?
i lost my volume code,how do i reset it.
I have a an ipod nano and i am not able 2 put anymore songs onto it for some reason, i have plenty of memory space left and i have noticed a little lock symbol on the bottom of the page where it shows the capacity left.
How can i unlock it?
i lost my volume code, how do i reset it?
i lost my code and cannot unlock the volume settin on my ipod. HELP do I need to reset the entire thing and loose all my music?
i forgot my combination lock for my volume control..how can i reset it?
okay,
so i lost my code and cannot unlock the volume settin on my ipod. HELP do I need to reset the entire thing and loose all my music? sending out an SOS please advise.
janet
I lost my ipod lock code,how am i supposed to unlcok the volume limit now? can someone please get some help.
I lost my ipod lock code!!! how am i supposed to unlcok the volume limit thingy now?? can someone pleeease help
i lost my volume limit combination. I have no idea how to get it back. HOW CAN I GET MY COMBONATION BACK???
i to lost my volume limit code. my iPod says that through itunes u can unlock it i dont know how though?
I lost my combination to my volume limit how can i change it?
I lost my combination to my volume limit how can i change it?
You might want to add that they should change the combination once a month. It’s easy to underestimate both a kid’s persistence and free time… If I was a kid I wouldn’t let a measly four digits stand between me and cranking my Helloween to 11.
This only works with the Nano and 5th generation. If you have an older iPod, you’re out of luck.