How to Use an iPod as a Stopwatch

You can use an iPod as a stopwatch while you listen to music that you have stored on the machine. The iPod's extra features allow you to keep track of your lap times and even help show your progress as your lap times improve. You can exercise while listening to your favorite tunes or catch up on a few podcasts all while keeping a record of your best times with iPod's stopwatch feature.

Things You'll Need

• iPod

Instructions

1. Press any button to turn the iPod on. When the iPod is turned on, you should see the main menu.

2. Use the click wheel, the large button under the view screen, to move down the list of menu options. Stop when you have highlighted "Extras." This will pull up an accessory menu.

3. Move through the options on the accessory menu with the click wheel and highlight "Stopwatch." Press the center button, which is inside the click wheel.

4. Select "Timer" using the click wheel and the center button, which will pull down a menu of options for the timer. Highlight the "Start" button to begin using your iPod as a stopwatch.

5. Use the "Lap" feature to keep track of your lap times. The iPod will show you the total time you have been using the stopwatch as well as previous lap times.

6. Click on the "Pause" button to temporarily suspend the stopwatch timer, and highlight and select the "Resume" button to restart the stopwatch.

7. Click on the "Done" button when you are finished using your iPod as a stopwatch. You can choose to save the times you recorded with the stopwatch.

Tips & Warnings

• You can use the iPod to play music while you are timing laps or otherwise using the iPod as a stopwatch.

• You can check out your previous lap times by pulling down the "Timer" menu and selecting one of the saved sets of lap times. Highlight the session you want to view and click on the center button.

• If you do not want a particular set of lap times saved to your iPod anymore, click on the lap times and then select the "Delete" button.

• Protect your iPod from impacts while you are exercising. The iPod has many sensitive parts and components, which you can protect by buying and using an iPod case.