Adding and Using Apple’s iPod Remote

Some iPod models include Apple’s iPod Remote. This clever gadget is a control that you plug into the iPod’s Headphones port and Remote port and then plug your headphones or speakers into it. When you do this, you can use the controls on the remote to control your iPod. This is particularly useful when you are carrying your iPod in a belt case or in another way such that its controls aren’t easily accessible. Because the remote is on a wire, you can place it in an accessible location using its clip, such as on your clothing.

The controls on the remote work just like those on the iPod itself. One exception to this is that you can use the Volume control on the remote to change the volume regardless of what screen is currently being displayed. The other is that you don’t have a Scroll pad or Click Wheel on the remote, so you will choose your music using the iPod’s controls and then control its playback using the remote.