Understanding the lights on the 2nd gen Shuffle
Got a new 2G shuffle? Do you know what those status lights indicate? Do you know the difference between the green-orange-orange pattern[1] and the green-orange-green-orange[2] one? What about a continuous blinking orange light[3] or red light[4]? Apple now has a nice little support article available that explains all the subtleties of the 2nd generation iPod shuffle light patterns and what they mean, complete with easy-to-follow dot patterns. I'm not sure how useful this will be to readers with color-blindness, but for the rest of us it's a pretty fascinating read.
[1] iPod shuffle error. You're going to have to restore the little bugger.
[2] Your music was not loaded properly.
[3] iPod is busy. Do not disconnect.
[4] Your battery is about to die. Right. Now.
[5] There is no footnote 5. Does anyone have some chips or pretzels?
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Got a new 2G shuffle? Do you know what those status lights indicate? Do you know the difference between the green-orange-orange pattern[1]...
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Great to know this. Now if only I could figure out what orange and green are. Ah, the sad life of the colourblind.
November 14 2006 at 11:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI know they've had this crazy which-color-how-many-times scheme since the first shuffle, but does it strike anyone else that an Apple product shouldn't be so cryptic that you need to carry around a card to figure out what it's telling you? Seems like the opposite of user-friendly design to me. I know they wanted it to look cool, but would adding second indicator have killed them?
November 14 2006 at 9:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGeez, this is all in the manual that comes with the shuffle. A very nice double-sided card.
November 13 2006 at 7:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt is in the manual, it comes with a double sided card that says what all the light mean. I gues this is just to say and now it is also avaiable online....
November 13 2006 at 7:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply... And none of this information is in the owner's manual?
November 13 2006 at 6:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyno chips or pretzels, in fact I am pretty much out of food - I meant to get some while at walmart but I really wanted to fix my car's taillights. (yes, I know - walmart is an even corporation bent on world domination &c)
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