iPhone 4 - MP3 Player settings

Follow these instructions to select settings for the MP3 player on your Apple iPhone 4.

1. Find iPod
   Press Settings
   Press iPod
   
   
2. Choose option
   Choose one of the following options:
   Activate or deactivate shake to shuffle, go to 2a
   Activate or deactivate same level volume in iTunes, go to 2b
   Select equalizer settings, go to 2c
   Select maximum volume settings, go to 2
   Activate or deactivate lyrics and podcast info, go to 2e
   
   a) Activate or deactivate shake to shuffle
   Press the box next to Shake to Shuffle
   Depending on the current setting, the function is activated or deactivated
   
   b) Activate or deactivate same level volume in iTunes
   Press the indicator next to Sound Check
   Depending on the current setting, the function is activated or deactivated
   
   c) Select equalizer settings
   Press EQ
   Press Off or the required setting
   Press iPod.
   
   d) Select maximum volume settings
   Press Volume Limit
   Press the indicator at the top of the display and slide it left or right to set the maximum volume in the MP3 player
   To lock the maximum volume:
   Press Lock Volume Limit
   Key in a four-digit password of your own choice
   Key in the same password again
   To unlock the maximum volume:
   Press Unlock Volume Limit
   Key in the password

   e) Activate or deactivate lyrics and podcast info
   Press the indicator next to Lyrics & Podcast Info
   Depending on the current setting, the function is activated or deactivated

3. Exit
   Press the Home key to return to stand-by mode

Use the mp3 player

Follow these instructions to see some general guidelines on how to use the MP3 player.

1. Find iPod
   Press iPod
   
   
2. Use the MP3 player
   The menu items available in the MP3 player depend on whether the playback window or the library window is open
   To switch to the library window, press arrow left at the top of the display
   To switch to the playback window, press Now Playing
   
   Play audio file or playlist
   Switch to the library window
   Press one of the following categories at the bottom of the display: Playlists, Artists, Songs, Videos, More
   If required, press a subcategory
   Press the required audio file or playlist
   The playback window is opened and the file is played
   
   Activate or deactivate repeat
   Switch to the playback window
   Press the album cover
   Press the repeat icon next to the time indicator at the top of the display the required number of times
   When the icon is blue, repeat is activated for albums or playlists
   When the icon is blue with the figure one inside of it, repeat is activated for one audio file only
   
   Activate or deactivate shuffle
   Switch to the playback window
   Press the album cover
   Press the shuffle icon next to the time indicator at the top of the display
   When the icon is blue, shuffle is activated
   
   Change audio file by shaking the phone
   Shake the phone to select one of the other audio files on the current playlist
   Please note: Before you can change audio file by shaking the phone, this function needs to be activated. See above for information on how to activate "Shake to Shuffle"
   
   Adjust the volume
   Switch to the playback window
   Press the indicator at the bottom of the display and slide it right or left to adjust the volume
   
   Scroll through audio files
   Switch to the playback window
   To go to the next audio file, press double arrow right
   
   To go to the previous audio file
   Press double arrow left twice
   
   To fast forward or rewind the current audio file
   Press and hold double arrow right or double arrow left
   
   Rate audio file
   Switch to the playback window
   Press the songs icon in the top right corner of the display to view the other audio files from the album
   Press the required audio file
   If required, press the pause icon to stop playback
   Press the required number of stars at the top of the display
   
   Control the MP3 player using voice dialling
   Press and hold the Home key until a tone sounds
   Say a voice command followed by the required title
   The following voice commands can be used: "PLAY", "PREVIOUS SONG", "NEXT SONG", "PAUSE", "STOP", "PLAY MORE SONGS LIKE THIS", "SHUFFLE", "WHAT'S PLAYING" and "GENIUS"
   Please note: it is important that the words are pronounced correctly in order for the phone to recognise them
   
   
3. Exit
   Press the Home key to return to stand-by mode

Download an audio file

You can download audio files from the Internet using the program iTunes. Follow these instructions to download an audio file. Please note, to download an audio file, you need an iTunes account. If you do not have an account, you can create one at www.itunes.com.

1. Find iTunes
   Press iTunes
   
   
2. Download audio file
   Press Music or Search
   If you select Music: press New Releases, Top Tens or Genres
   If you select Search: press the search field, key in the required name, press Search and select the required audio file, then follow the instructions on the display to download the audio file
   
   
3. Exit
   Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

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