All iPods running iPod software version 2.0 or newer have a digital clock that doubles as an alarm clock and a sleep timer. To access the clock, choose Extras --> Clock from the main menu.
Setting the date and time
To set the date and time, follow these steps:
1. Press the Menu button.
2. Choose Extras --> Clock.
The clock appears with menu selections underneath (except in older models).
You can also set the date and time by choosing Settings --> Date & Time from the main menu.
3. Select the Date & Time option.
The Date & Time menu appears.
4. Select the Set Time Zone option.
A list of time zones appears in alphabetical order.
5. Scroll the Time Zone list and select a time zone.
The Date & Time menu appears again.
6. Select the Set Date & Time option.
The Date & Time display appears with up and down arrow indicators over the hour field, which is now highlighted.
7. Change the field setting using the scroll wheel.
Scroll clockwise to go forward and counterclockwise to go backward.
8. Press the Select button after scrolling to the appropriate setting.
The up and down arrow indicators move over to the minutes field, which is now highlighted.
9. Repeat Steps 7 and 8 for each field of the date and time: minutes, AM/PM, the calendar date, calendar month, and year.
When you finish setting the year by pressing the Select button, the Date & Time menu appears again.
You can change the time display to show the number of hours from 1 to 24 (military style). In the Date & Time menu, scroll to the Time option and press the Select button. The option changes from 12-hour to 24-hour (military style). With 24-hour display, 11 p.m. is displayed as 23:00:00 rather than 11:00:00. To switch back to 12-hour, click the Select button again with the Time option.
To display the time in the menu title for all iPod menus, scroll to the Time in Title option in the Date & Time menu, and press the Select button to turn this option On. Press the Select button again to switch it back to Off to stop showing the time in the menu title.
Just like a clock radio, you can set your iPod to play music for a while before going to sleep. To set the sleep timer, select the Sleep Timer option from the Clock menu. A list of intervals appears from 0 (Off) up to 120 minutes (2 hours). You can select a time amount or the Off setting (at the top of the list) to turn off the sleep timer. After the iPod shuts itself off (after you hold down the pause button, or it remains idle for a few minutes and shuts itself off), the preference for the Sleep Timer is reset to the default status, Off.
Setting the Alarm Clock
Time is on your side with the iPod Alarm Clock function, which is located in the iPod Clock menu (found only in third- and fourth-generation models). To set the Alarm Clock, follow these steps:
1. Choose Extras --> Clock --> Alarm Clock from the main menu.
The Alarm Clock menu appears.
2. Highlight the Alarm option and press the Select button (Off changes to On).
3. Select the Time option.
The Alarm Time menu appears with up and down arrow indicators.
4. Change the time using the scroll wheel.
Scroll clockwise to go forward and counterclockwise to go backward.
5. Press the Select button after scrolling to the appropriate alarm time.
The Alarm Clock menu appears again.
6. Select the Sound option in the Alarm Clock menu.
A list appears, with the Beep option at the top of the list, followed by playlists on your iPod in alphabetical order.
7. Choose an option as the alarm sound, and then press the Select button.
If you choose Beep, the alarm beeps without the need for any headphones or speakers. If you choose a playlist, when the alarm goes off, the playlist plays until you stop it by pressing the Play/Pause button. Of course, you need speakers or headphones to hear the music.
8. You can return to the main menu by pressing Menu until you see the main menu.
When the alarm goes off, the playlist (or beep tone) plays until you stop the alarm by pressing the Play/Pause button.
