Archived - Using an iPod with a Click Wheel

Newer iPod models have a "Click Wheel." If you're not sure what your iPod model you have or if it has a Click Wheel, check this document. You use the Click Wheel to scroll through menus and playlists. In addition to scrolling, you use the Click Wheel's buttons, Menu, Play/Pause, Previous/Rewind, and Next/Fast-forward to navigate between menus and play songs.

To scroll through menus and lists, move your thumb or finger lightly around the Click Wheel. To activate a button, press its label. The buttons on the Click Wheel are not touch-sensitive buttons. The buttons are located underneath the Click Wheel and are activated when you press down on the desired label on the Click Wheel. If you are having difficulty, be sure you are pressing along the edge of the wheel and not near the center.

In the middle of the Click Wheel is the Center button. The Center button is not part of the Click Wheel. Press the Center button to select the highlighted option on the iPod screen. The Center button is not a touch-sensitive button.

When backlighting is turned on, only the display is illuminated, not the buttons like earlier iPod models.

Note: If the Click Wheel stops responding, do not touch the Click Wheel for a couple of seconds and it should start responding as normal.