Section 7. Configure the iPod s Backlight


7. Configure the iPod's Backlight

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

4 Connect Your iPod for the First Time


SEE ALSO

90 Listen to Your iPod in the Car

91 Turn Your iPod into a Boom Box with Remote Control


The iPod's backlight and contrast settings allow you to view its screen even in insufficient light. This is clearly beneficial anytime you want to use your iPod at night; additional uses for the backlit screen are when your iPod is mounted in your car as a portable audio system, or if you're using it in conjunction with a set of docking speakers (as described in 91 Turn Your iPod into a Boom Box with Remote Control ), where you need to be able to read the screen in a dimly lit room. In these circumstances, it's especially useful to be able to configure the backlight to remain illuminated for a long time after it's been turned on, or even for it to stay on permanently until you turn it off yourself.

Beware of the additional battery drain that the backlight causes. If you set the backlight to remain on for long periods or at all times, be sure that your iPod is connected to an external power source, such as a car adapterif you don't, expect reduced battery life.

1.
Turn the Backlight On and Off

Hold down the Menu button for several seconds to turn on the backlight. Hold it down again for the same amount of time to turn the backlight off.

If you turn on the backlight and leave it on, it turns itself off automatically 20 seconds after you stop pressing buttons on the iPod's interface, thus saving battery power.

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You can enable a Main Menu option to turn the backlight on and off, if you prefer doing it that way instead of just pressing the Menu button. See 82 Customize the iPod's Main Menu for more information.

7. Configure the iPod's Backlight


2.
Navigate to the Backlight Timer Settings

You can configure the amount of time the backlight stays on after being turned on. Navigate into the iPod's Settings menu. Highlight the Backlight Timer option and press the Select button.

3.
Choose a Backlight Shutoff Interval

From the next screen, choose a time interval and press Select . The interval you select is the time between when you stop pressing buttons on the iPod and when the backlight automatically shuts off.

If you select the Off setting, the backlight is turned on manually by holding down the Menu button; it automatically shuts off after about 20 seconds.

If you choose any number of seconds, the backlight automatically turns on as soon as you touch any of the controls, and stays illuminated for the specified time after you stop touching buttons.

If you select Always On , the backlight remains on at all times.

NOTE

If the Hold button is engaged, the backlight shuts off after two minutes, even if you selected Always On for the backlight timer. Make sure that you do not engage the Hold button if you want the backlight to stay on at all times. Remember, though, that the iPod goes into sleep mode (and the backlight shuts off) after two minutes of complete inactivity. Turn the iPod (and its backlight) back on by pressing any button.

4.
Adjust the iPod's Screen Contrast

Choose Contrast from the Settings menu. The next screen allows you to adjust the screen's contrast using the trackwheel. At one extreme of the scale, a minimum of power is given to the screen, preventing the background from becoming dark enough to interfere with the text; at the other, the screen is given more power, so that the text is darker , but the background may darken , too. Adjust the slider until you can read the text at a comfortable level; be sure to check the contrast with the backlight turned on as well.

Press the Select button to set the contrast level; press the Menu button to return to the Main Menu screen. Your iPod is now ready to be filled with music and used on the go!

NOTES

Your iPod's screen might become darker if it gets hot, for example if its hard disk is running continuously as you fill it with music. Don't adjust its contrast during this anomalous timewhen it returns to normal operating temperature, the contrast you select might not be readable anymore. Wait until the screen cools before adjusting the contrast.

The Contrast setting is not available on the iPod photo because its color screen uses much more sophisticated electronics that ensure a readable display.




iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap
iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0672328992
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 152
Authors: Brian Tiemann

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