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Proftom Author

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Can the iPod 6th Gen. be completely turned off ?

Can the iPod 6th Gen. be completely turned off ?
There is a Sleep/Wake switch but NO On/Off switch.
How do you turn it completely?
Thanks

iPod Nano 6th generation, iOS 4

Posted on Sep 11, 2010 9:33 AM

209 replies

Feb 26, 2011 8:59 AM in response to luthsane

Ill have to try that out, thanks

Sean21

Level 1

0 points

Feb 28, 2011 5:09 PM in response to Proftom

Apple just updated the ipod software so just hold down the sleep/wake button and there you go

Mar 1, 2011 5:14 AM in response to Sean21

I downloaded this update last night, now everytime the screen goes black (ie. if I haven't pressed anything in about 30 seconds), the song I am listening to gets paused. Just went into the shop but they had no real advice but to reset my ipod.

Any advice before I have to wipe the whole thing

Mar 1, 2011 5:48 AM in response to nedfountain

So did they reset it for you at the store? Resetting it won't effect any of the content you have on your nano. If so - Did it fix the problem?

Restoring to factory settings will wipe your nano - but then you can reload your content again...that will not take a lot of time.

You might find this useful:

http://www.apple.com/support/ipodnano/assistant/itunes/

Good luck.

M.

Mar 1, 2011 8:04 AM in response to marconiusrex

No they never, she'd offered to put it back to its factory settings but I prefered to keep hold of the music until I got back home. So still have the problem. Going to try and run the battery down and hope that solves the problem. If not will see if restoring factory settings does.

Mar 1, 2011 9:51 AM in response to nedfountain

Please note that "Resetting" is not the same thing as "Restoring" to factory settings. "Resetting" WILL NOT effect the content that is on your nano. Try a "Reset" per the instructions in my earlier post and see if that corrects your problem.

M.

Mar 2, 2011 1:00 PM in response to marconiusrex

I had done that, yes. I had tried resetting a few times to see if any of the settings had changed. This had no effect. Was still pausing the song when the screen went black. Restoring factory settings did not help either.

Took ipod into Newcastle store today and they replaced it as they couldn't fix it either. They hoped it may be a problem with the individual ipod as opposed to a glitch being introduced by the update. But it had been working fine for the few weeks before the update.

Mar 2, 2011 1:04 PM in response to nedfountain

Okay, I notice there is a whole forum on this

Mar 3, 2011 4:55 PM in response to Proftom

no it cannot be completely shut off(really stupid) but to help conserve battery make sure your music is paused and Not playing- It'll drain your battery

deggie

Level 10

167,183 points

Mar 3, 2011 6:03 PM in response to goofybeeps180

So what happens when you hold the sleep button down for 2 seconds on yours? This is assuming you have updated your firmware to version 1.1.

carl wolf

Level 6

14,625 points

Mar 3, 2011 9:23 PM in response to Proftom

"no it cannot be completely shut off(really stupid)"
I think the last two words reflects upon the user, not Apple. After updating to 1.1, the Nano turns off completely. Marvelous.

Mar 4, 2011 10:07 AM in response to TTAYMAZ

there is an off button
the wake/sleep button
press and hold for 5 seconds and it should turn off
to turn it back on press and hold for 5 saconds again 🙂

Jeddicus

Level 1

5 points

May 5, 2011 10:28 PM in response to Proftom

Short answer is YES.

To turn the Nano (6G) off completely, get the 1.1 firmware update (click on your iPod tab on the left side of itunes while the 6G is plugged in, and update from there).

After that it is simply a case of holding the Sleep/Wake button until it shuts off.

The currently playing music will be held in RAM for 5 minutes, but after that the iPod will completely shut down and upon holding the button again to turn it on, the apple logo will be displayed as the iPod starts up.

Hope this helps,

Jeddicus

May 9, 2011 2:14 PM in response to Proftom

Mine seemed to lose power after I switched it off, I discovered that it was turning itself back on and thats why the battery died. The Sleep / wake button has now developed the problem where it is stuck in the down position. I am going to go to my nearest apple store and see if they will replace it under the warranty.

I have had a lot of Ipods and this is the 1st one that has given me problems.

May 31, 2011 4:27 PM in response to Proftom

Yes people, it does turn off. What you do is hold down both the - and + volume buttons and the sleep/wake button at the same time, after alittle bit a screen with options will come up. Using the up and down volume buttons, chose "standby" After it is on standby for alittle while, it shuts completely off, and you can tell this because when you turn it on again, the apple symbol shows up as if it is booting up. Not returning mine! 🙂

Can the iPod 6th Gen. be completely turned off ?