If you have an older iPod shuffle, select one of the links below:
Review the table below to understand the functions controlled by the Apple Earphones with Remote and the corresponding status light behaviors when using iPod shuffle (3rd generation):
| Controls for Apple Earphones with Remote | |
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| To | Do this | Status light response |
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| Play | Click the Center button once | |
| Pause | Click the Center button once | |
| Fast-forward | Double-click and hold the Center button. | |
| Rewind | Triple-click and hold the Center button. | |
| Change the volume | Click the Volume Up (+) or Volume Down (-) button to increase or decrease the volume. You hear a tone when you change the volume while iPod shuffle is paused. | |
| Hear song title and artist names | Click and hold the Center button until you hear the title and artist information. | |
| Go to the next track (or audiobook chapter) | Double-click the Center button | |
| Go to the previous track (or audiobook chapter) | Triple-click the Center button within 6 seconds of the track starting. To restart the current track, triple-click after 6 seconds. | |
| Switch playlists |
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| Exit the playlist menu | Click and hold the Center button. |

