I just got a new iPod Shuffle and it’s definitely cool, but I really have no clue what all the lights mean on the unit. Can you illuminate?
I can indeed help you out with this, but first I want to direct your attention to the darn useful Apple iPod Shuffle Quick Reference Card. An informative page that can fruitfully be printed and kept with your Shuffle for reference.
Here’s a helpful table of status lights too:
Status Light | Explanation |
---|---|
solid orange | charging, okay to disconnect |
solid green | fully charged, okay to disconnect, or in “play” mode |
flashing orange | mounted, do not disconnect |
flashing green | paused (light turns off after one minute) |
solid orange when you press a button | “hold” is enabled (disable by pressing the “play” button for three seconds) |
solid green when you press a button | normal Shuffle operation, nothing to worry about |
blinking green and orange | Trying to play a song, but there aren’t any songs on the Shuffle |
There’s also a light that indicates your battery state, but that’s pretty easy to decipher: green = good charge, amber/yellow = low charge, red = very low charge and off, well, you can guess that one.
Hope that helps you get the most out of your Shuffle!
i have a apple ipod nd now it’s not working nd show me ipod is disable so what can i do plzzzzzzz
I’ve gone over some older questions posed to you and my issue falls into a similar catagory. I just purchased my IPOD Shuffle yesterday and I’ve had it charge all morning here at work. An orange/amber light comes on like every 5mins or so and then goes out. I’ve only seen a green light when I first turned the item on yesterday afternoon. It’s now been charging for 4hrs now and still nothing. When I unplug it, and push the play button, I get the multiple red lights that indicate that the unit is about to die. I’m confused. Did I get a “bad” IPOD? Should I take it back?
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my ipod shuffle is 3rd and4th generation and all its doing is blinking orange and git 2 days a go and my three year old sisters turned it on and did not no so im trying finger out what to do .PLEASE HELP ME.
The thing is….. I’v been following loads of people’s advice but when i plug my ipod in and turn it on… music plays the i read that my buttons are disabled because the lights go green then orange orange orange …. my ipod is the 3rd generation and i held down the play button for like ages and nothing happened!!!!! PLEASE HELP
Nobody answered. It happens the same with my iPod, first charge, been charging for two days now and is still orange. I know I can disconnect it, but why doesn’t it turn green? is a shuffle third generation, the manual says it should turn green
My ipod shuffle went through the washer and now when I try to charge it a orange light goes on for a few second when I first plug it in and then it goes blank. When I try to play it nothing happens, but I can hear static for a second when I put my head phones in. Please help! How can I get my shuffle to work again?
my ipod shuffle turns on and everything it just doesnt play music when i push play all that it does is blink the colors green orange green orange green orange what does that mean!!!! thanks!
If you don’t want it to charge any longer and the orange light is still flashing can you still disconnect it
what do i do if my ipod shuffle is on the charger for 2 days and stays orange.and itunes doesn’t come up
hey if your ipod dont do anything when you press, just hold the menu button and the middle button down for few sec. and then something will happen i just did it and im so happy..:D
I put my ipod on the dock and it turns orange and doesn’t flash. I left it there for two days and it never turned green and when I take it off I will turn it on and press play and it wont turn on whats wrong with it?
my ipod shuffle is blinking green and orange..then they kinda not blink anymore.does that mean that its still charging?
My ipod shuffle don’t do anything when i press buttons, can you help?