iPod keeps pausing and fast forwarding songs

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iPod keeps pausing and fast forwarding songs

I will select a song.
When it starts playing, I will browse my other songs. The second I leave the page of currently playing song, it automatically pauses and I will have to un-pause it so that the song can continue playing.
And sometimes, when a song is playing, it will fast forward itself 5-8 seconds at a time to the next song.
What is the problem here? Thanks in advance.

HP, HP Pavilion

Posted on Oct 7, 2009 4:05 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 7, 2009 2:57 PM in response to hosaye

There is nothing inadvertently hitting the clickwheel when this happens? For instance, it is not in your pocket or pressed up against anything?

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Oct 10, 2009 11:10 PM in response to iPod Whisperer

Nope. I left it alone and the songs will still pause and fast forward.
Is it a hardware or software problem?

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Oct 12, 2009 4:22 PM in response to hosaye

Have you tried running through all the apple troubleshooting steps?

Give this a try:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/nano5gen/

If it does not solve the issue, let us know.

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Answer 4

Oct 23, 2009 12:55 PM in response to hosaye

Did you solve the problem? Let us know what worked for you.

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Oct 26, 2009 5:10 PM in response to iPod Whisperer

Hello,
I am having a similar problem with my 5th generation Nano (5 weeks old). It started about 1 1/2 weeks ago and paused in only 1 song. When I touched the right side of the screen, the song restarted and continued playing. It happened 2 more times on different days and in different songs. Tonight, it paused 7 times during 3 or 4 consecutive songs. I used the same procedure as above to restart each time. Tonite, after a few more songs played without pausing, I backed up to the first song that had paused and let the song sequence replay. No problems this time??? I have not noticed if there is any fast forwarding occurring, but some songs end abruptly before the end (a separate problem). I am thinking that there may be a glitch at a certain spot on the Nano hard drive causing songs to pause. Is that possible? When playing, my Nano sits on a desk top and nothing is touching it. Thanks in advance.

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Oct 30, 2009 3:53 PM in response to classicrockrocks

Make sure to try the usual troubleshooting steps:

http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/nano5gen/

Let us know if that solves it for you.

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