no more progress bar or volume bar, just 5 dots

[gregerly]

So today I turn on my new Ipod and the volume bar as well as the song progress bar for mp3 files is missing. In it's place are five little dots. When I turn the volume up the song progress slides to the left and 5 other dots (usually the volume level) slide in from the right. So I've lost my progress bar and volume bar all together. Is this a known issue? The songs actually play fine, and the volume does work, just not the visual indicator.

thanks for any help,

greg

[Raps13]

hit the center button until it appears

[iMonster]

yeah when you hit the center button it changes it betwene volume, star rating, album art, music progress bar(so you can fast forward or rewind faster) ^_^

[wyneken]

No, this is a known issue. The screen gets stuck on the rating display (or sometimes the artwork).

Usually you can recover by doing this:

1. Don't touch anything for 5 seconds.
2. Push the center button. Wait 1 second.
3. Repeat step 2 another few times -- usually the problem goes away after 4 clicks.

If this doesn't work, then sit still for another 5 seconds and do it all over again. If THAT doesn't work, then reset the iPod (hold down the Center and Menu buttons until the screen goes blank and an Apple icon appears).

[iPod Omega]

And if that doesnt work then I would boil ure ipod in freshwater with baby crocs. They will automatically turn into electricians and fix ure ipod.

OR

You can repeat what the dudes post above me said.

[gregerly]

Thanks for everyone's input. I'm an idiot and didnt' realize that the ipod had a rating feature. I thought I did something to mess it up. All is well now, and I learned that I can also fast forward in the song with the click wheel and not just with the forward, reverse buttons. Awesome!

Thanks again.

Greg

[iMonster]

see, wyneken.. he was just confused and new ^_^ no dramatic issue, but it's nice of you to try to post every solution.

glad it worked out for you and that you found the new features, Gregerly!

[mathwiz91]

wow, u know.....
it amazes me at how mant people are illiterate when it comes to computer things.....
im the only one in my family that knows how to do anything......
im not trying to be mean but a couple of my friends just got brand new ipods and the same thing happened at they were like "o my god, my ipods screwed up".....
one of them was about to call apple.......
like i sadi im not trying to be mean......
ive done many a thing likethis such as forgetting i had repeat on so it wouldnt change with the next and previous buttons......

u just have to learn from your mistakes and then help other people with the same problem......

hope i didnt affend anyone....

[gregerly]

Originally posted by mathwiz91
wow, u know.....
it amazes me at how mant people are illiterate when it comes to computer things.....
im the only one in my family that knows how to do anything......
im not trying to be mean but a couple of my friends just got brand new ipods and the same thing happened at they were like "o my god, my ipods screwed up".....
one of them was about to call apple.......
like i sadi im not trying to be mean......
ive done many a thing likethis such as forgetting i had repeat on so it wouldnt change with the next and previous buttons......

u just have to learn from your mistakes and then help other people with the same problem......

hope i didnt affend anyone....

Not offended in the least. I just got the thing the other day so the rating thing was new to me. I know, I'm an idiot. The manual is pretty weak though. And I googled every possible thing I could think of with no good results. Which led me here. Thanks for the heads up guys!

Greg

[iMonster]

I'd rather know english than how to use an iPod

hope I didn't affend

haha I'm just messin' with you, man :P

it usually takes a lot for me to ask for help too ^_^ I kind of just messed around and figured it out for myself. I never used that on my Mini, but I clicked all the buttons and got familiar with things before I started really using it and just thought "cool!", when I saw the features when I hit that botton I love seeing the album art larger(never use the stars)

[queenlil09]

Lol, when my bro got a nano for christmas he called me about 5 minutes after he got home because he couldn't figure out how to scroll through the menu and he thought it was frozen. I told him he had to move his finger around the big circle, lol. It worked :-).