How to shut down Ipod classic 160Gb in universal dock?

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How to shut down Ipod classic 160Gb in universal dock?

Hello.

When I put my Ipod Classic 160GB in my Universal Dock, everything is OK.
But when I try to shut the Ipod down (by keep pressing the start/pause button), it shows the battery status icon and a few moments later it turns of the backlight.
But you can see that the display is still on with the batteryicon displaying.

So the ipod only turns of the light.
When I disconnect the Ipod from the dock and keep pressing the start/pause button, it shut completely down as it's supposed to do.
Then I switch the Hold knob to hold.
When I put the Ipod back on the dock it switches back on again!
Even though the Hold switch is on! I can't seem to switch of the Ipod when it's in the dock.
The dock is constantly connected to a powersuply so I can emagine that it maybe is not allowed to shut down because else the battery won't charge.

But how can i turn of the display then?
So not only the backlight but also the display itself.
And if the Ipod is not allowed to shutdown when it's in the dock, is the HD still spinning?

Thanx in advance, Ludo Timp, The Netherands

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Apr 17, 2008 4:02 AM

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Jeff Bryan

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Apr 17, 2008 5:07 AM in response to Ludo Timp

The dock is constantly connected to a powersuply so I can emagine that it maybe is not allowed to shut down because else the battery won't charge.

That's why. If the iPod and the dock are connected to a power supply, it will charge the iPod when you turn it off (and hence show the charging display).

But how can i turn of the display then?

Disconnect it from the power.

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fullcream

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Apr 17, 2008 5:11 AM in response to Ludo Timp

My (80Gig) ipod Classic's exactly the same (as well as my old 4th Gen). I think this is normal behaviour. And I don't think the hard drive spins while it's charging (unless you're doing something else like playing songs).

The backlight will turn off by itself according to your ipod's settings (Main Menu > Settings > Backlight).

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Ludo Timp Author

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Apr 17, 2008 4:30 PM in response to Ludo Timp

Ok. I understand.
But don't i have to be afraid that the static displaying of the charged icon will ' burn in' in to the display?

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Chris CA

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Apr 17, 2008 4:44 PM in response to Ludo Timp

And if the Ipod is not allowed to shutdown when it's in the dock, is the HD still spinning?

The iPod HD spins up only when it is needed. If you are listening to music, it spins up a few seconds about every twenty minutes.
If you are not doing anything, the HD is not spinning.

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Jeff Bryan

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Apr 17, 2008 4:49 PM in response to Ludo Timp

Ludo Timp wrote:
Ok. I understand.
But don't i have to be afraid that the static displaying of the charged icon will ' burn in' in to the display?

Unlikely as LCD screens don't suffer from burn in. It's possible that something called "image persistence" may occur (like on LCD TV screens), but only if the image is left onscreen for a very long time. I've never seen it on an iPod.

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