[macvoiceover] Re: OT: help with ipod classic

  • From: Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 01:36:28 -0400

Hopefully the classic will be accessible soon...
On May 9, 2010, at 10:51 AM, Olivia Norman wrote:

> I navigate my large library fairly well on the classic.  It's just a matter 
> of memorizing the order things are in.  I also have a nanno, but I find it 
> doesn't get the battery life that the classic does, and I like being able to 
> carry all my music and movies in my pocket. :)
> I also have an iPad and an iPhone, but again, neither device lets me put all 
> my music, apps, etc, on it.
> Olivia
> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
> 
> On May 9, 2010, at 5:46 AM, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
> 
>> Let's see... I haven't used a classic in a long time, but I'll do my best to 
>> help. The upper part of the circle is the menu/back button. So first of all, 
>> just press that a few times so you know you are in the main menu. Then just 
>> move your finger on the circle counter clockwise until there are no clicks. 
>> That should put you on the music category. Just press the middle button a 
>> few times and hopefully you will play something. If you have a big library 
>> using a classic is probably not the best idea though. You won't be able to 
>> browse by artist or album or anything without seeing it so...
>> On May 8, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
>> 
>>> I know this is OT because voiceover doesn't work on the Classic, so if 
>>> somebody wants to write me offlist that's fine. I wanted the classic 
>>> because of its large storage capacity for the price. I had no trouble 
>>> syncing it but i've only gotten it to play something once so far. I know 
>>> you have to move your finger around the outside circle and hit the button 
>>> in the center to select but since there are menus I'm not sure what to do 
>>> after I hear a click and hit select the first time; do I just go for 
>>> another click and hit select again? when I got it to play, I was managing 
>>> to travel between tracks so maybe there's hope. If I can't get it to work 
>>> I'll take it back but I don't want a nano or a shuffle or a touch; I 
>>> already have an iPhone and an iPad and a Stream. But I have a huge Music 
>>> library and that's why I want to use the classic. I can't convert it to 
>>> rockbox either as the gen6 classic isn't supported and since this is brand 
>>> new from the Apple store I would imagine it's a ge
> n6.
>>> 
>>> Anybody with successful experience with a classic or who has found it 
>>> impractical to try using it is welcome to write me offlist.
>>> 
>>> Tia.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Cheryl Homiak
>>> cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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