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Q: 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

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

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  • by luthsane,

    luthsane luthsane Feb 26, 2011 7:34 AM in response to speedyink
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    Feb 26, 2011 7:34 AM in response to speedyink
    It turns completely off.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4531


    The 1st 5 minutes after being turned completely off, the nano keeps now playing in memory. After that, it is "Totally off", you will see an apple logo upon restarting.

    read the kb above!

  • by speedyink,

    speedyink speedyink Feb 26, 2011 8:59 AM in response to luthsane
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    Feb 26, 2011 8:59 AM in response to luthsane
    Ill have to try that out, thanks

  • by Sean21,

    Sean21 Sean21 Feb 28, 2011 5:09 PM in response to Proftom
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    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

  • by nedfountain,

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

  • by marconiusrex,

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

  • by nedfountain,

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

  • by marconiusrex,

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

  • by nedfountain,

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

  • by nedfountain,

    nedfountain nedfountain Mar 2, 2011 1:04 PM in response to nedfountain
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    Mar 2, 2011 1:04 PM in response to nedfountain
    Okay, I notice there is a whole forum on this

  • by goofybeeps180,

    goofybeeps180 goofybeeps180 Mar 3, 2011 4:55 PM in response to Proftom
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    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

  • by deggie,

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

  • by carl wolf,

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

  • by daizdr3am3r,

    daizdr3am3r daizdr3am3r Mar 4, 2011 10:07 AM in response to TTAYMAZ
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    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

  • by Jeddicus,

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

  • by darrenfromscunthorpe,

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

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