is it acceptable to charge a Shuffle using the electrical charger that comes with iphone?
iPod shuffle, Windows 7
That should work fine. In fact, the listing for iPhone charger at the Apple Store
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD810LL/A/apple-5w-usb-power-adaptor
has the 4th gen shuffle on the Compatibility list.
thanks
I sure wish the cable was longer on the 4th Gen.
Secondary question. I let the Shuffle stay connected to my PC for about 3.5 hours for the initial charge and it just blinked the amber color, never turned green. When I disconnected and used it, the light turned green, but it doesn't stay lit. It only shows when I use the volume buttons. Is this normal?
FYI - If you buy the Apple replacement part for the cable, it comes with both a short cable and a long cable
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC003ZM/A/apple-ipod-shuffle-usb-cable
The blinking light means DO NOT DISCONNECT. It will not turn green if blinking.
If you have the shuffle set for Manually manage music (or enable disk mode), the shuffle's "disk" is mounted by the computer's system continously (while connected). It needs to be "ejected" in iTunes before you can disconnect it physically. That is probably why the light is always blinking while connected. It's telling you to eject the shuffle before disconnecting.
If this is the case, try ejecting the shuffle (with the little button in iTunes) and leave it connected. You should see that the light does turn green with no blinking, if the battery is fully charged. Not blinking means you can now disconnect it.
If you use automatic syncing, the shuffle's disk is mounted (by iTunes) only when syncing is taking place. Then, light will not blink (except when iTunes is syncing), so you can disconnect the shuffle without ejecting it first.
Charging 4th gen Shuffle
