Apple iPod nano (2nd generation) Owner's Manual | Page 7

Chapter 1   

 iPod nano Basics

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Scrolling Quickly Through Long Lists

If you have a large number of songs or other items, you can scroll quickly through a 
long list by moving your thumb quickly on the Click Wheel.

Note:  

Not all languages are supported.

To scroll quickly:

1

Move your thumb quickly on the Click Wheel, to display a letter of the alphabet on the 
screen.

2

Without lifting your thumb, use the Click Wheel to navigate the alphabet until you find 
the first letter of the item you’re looking for.

This takes you to the first item in the list beginning with that letter. Items beginning 
with a symbol or number appear before the letter “A.”

3

Lift your thumb momentarily (or stop moving your thumb for about one second) to 
return to normal scrolling.

4

Use the Click Wheel to finish navigating to the item you want.

Searching Music

You can search iPod nano for songs, playlists, album titles, artist names, podcasts, and 
audiobooks. The search feature doesn’t search notes, calendar items, contacts, or lyrics.

To search iPod nano:

1

From the Music menu, choose Search.

2

Enter a search string by using the Click Wheel to navigate the alphabet and pressing 
the Center button to enter each character.

iPod nano starts searching as soon as you enter the first character, displaying the 
results on the search screen. For example, if you enter “b,” then iPod nano displays all 
music items containing the letter “b.” If you enter “ab,” iPod nano displays all items 
containing that sequence of letters.

To enter a space, press the Next/Fast-forward button.

To delete the previous character, click the back arrow or press the Previous/Rewind 
button.

3

Click DONE to display the found list, which you can now navigate.

Songs in the found list appear without an icon. Other items are preceded by an icon to 
show the type of item: album ( ), artist ( ), audiobook ( ), and podcast ( ).

To return to Search, press the Menu button.