How to Reset the 4G iPod

Sometimes you need to reset your iPod to keep it working.

Although iPods had already been around for a few years before the fourth generation appeared, the 4G iPod would become the iconic model. Going beyond its famous appearance on "Newsweek's" front cover, it was also the first full-size iPod to feature the click wheel. It was available in both 20 and 40 gigabyte capacities, and worked with both Macintosh and Windows computers. They also included the first ones with color screens, the iPod Photo.

Instructions

1. Make sure that you have a 4G iPod. 4G's can have black-and-white or color screens, but do not play video. They have a clickwheel, which is touch sensitive for scrolling or for changing volume. It has four buttons along the top of the wheel and a fifth button in the center of the wheel.

2. Flick the hold switch on top of your iPod to the On position, then back to the Off position.

3. Hold down the select button in the middle of the click wheel and the menu button at the top of the click wheel for between six and 10 seconds. Do not press any other areas on the clickwheel while you do this.

References

• Apple: The Five R's for iPod With Clickwheel
• Apple: The Five R's for iPod With Color Display (iPod photo)
• Network World: A Playful List of iPods