Sometimes you want to fill the room with your iPod’s music but don’t have any speakers. If there’s a computer with iTunes handy you can play your iPod on computer speakers — problem solved! Read on for quick how-to tips and tricks for living with your iPod.
Play iPod on Computer Speakers: In iTunes, click on your iPod on the device list (left-hand side of the screen). Select the “Summary” tab in the main screen and click the “Manually manage music and videos” checkbox. Now for the easy step: choose the song or play list you want from the list for your iPod and hit the iTunes play button. (Still confused? I have pictures on my website to help you out.)
Alarm clock: I use my iPod nano for my alarm clock. Have you ever had to spend the night in a hotel and worried about whether the alarm clock would go off? I used to travel 4 nights a week for work and carried a travel alarm clock — until I figured out my iPod could handle it. No more waking up in the middle of the night worrying about whether you’ll wake up! Here’s how.
Navigate to the Extras menu and choose Clock > Alarm Clock. Your first step is to make sure the Alarm is toggled on. Next, choose Time and scroll to set when the alarm should ring. Now choose the Repeat menu and decide if the alarm should go off once, daily, weekdays, weekends, once a month, and so forth. Now for the bigger decision: Sound. You will set the iPod to Beep or to a Playlist. Playlist sends the sound through earphones or an external speaker — which is what I use at night. Beep uses iPod’s built-in speaker. Ok, your alarm is set up and ready. Enjoy!
Fall Asleep to Music: Now that you’ve figured out how to wake up, let’s talk about falling to sleep with sound. I like soft music in the background, but don’t want it playing all night. Use the iPod sleep timer (also in the Extras section) to set an automatic shutoff. I set mine to play for 60 minutes. This obviously works best if you have a set of speakers in your room. I’ve reviewed iPod speakers on my website.
Another Tip — the Volume Limit: Do you wish your iPod would play louder? (Or does it play too loud?) On the Settings menu check out the Volume Limit option. You can adjust the maximum volume up or down here with your click wheel. You can also adjust the sound mix by choosing EQ (equalizer) on the Settings menu.