The handy Screen Lock feature on Fifth Generation iPod and iPod nano helps prevent others from snooping through your iPod and screwing around with it without your permission.
If you've got a Fifth Generation iPod (iPod with video) or iPod nano, you can lock your iPod screen using a 4-digit combination to keep prying eyes from digging through your iPod contents—including your music, photos, and notes—and using your player without your permission.
Note: Screen Lock only prevents snoops from viewing contents or using your iPod when locked and away from all computers. If you connect a locked iPod to a computer, you'll be able to see all songs on it in iTunes (as you normally would), and access any content on its disk (if you set it up for hard disk use) while it's still locked.
- Select Extras > Screen Lock > Set Combination to display a Set Code screen that features four number boxes. The first one will be highlighted.
- To set your combination, scroll the Click Wheel to choose the first number, from 0 (zero) to 9, then press the Center button to set it and go to the next digit.
- Repeat this method to set the remaining three digits (making sure to burn this 4-digit code into your memory). Once you set the fourth, you'll be taken back to the Screen Lock menu.
- To turn on Screen Lock, choose Turn Screen Lock On in the Screen Lock menu.
- The resulting screen displays your 4-digit code again as a reminder; when you're absolutely sure that you can remember this code, choose Lock (or choose Cancel if you change your mind).
Once your iPod is locked, it won't display its contents onscreen, nor will it be usable until you enter the 4-digit code to unlock it—just enter the code in the same manner as you did when you set the combination. If you enter the wrong code, the numbers will flash red. When you enter the correct combination, you'll have full access to your iPod again. Alternatively, you can connect your iPod to the primary computer you use it with (the one to which you first connected your iPod), and your iPod will unlock automatically.
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