No sound from a known working headset on my ipod shuffle 1st generation

I can get ITunes to recognize my ipod shuffle and play the songs through Itunes, but can't hear anything in my headset./ Also, is the green battery light supposed to stay lit the whole time the ipod is on? Mine goes off after like 2 or 3 seconds. Of course, Apple doesn't makr it an easy process to change a battery on one of these things, and if you send it to apple they bill you so much, you might as well buy a new one.

Anonymous Sep 16, 2008

my ipod downloads songs but i dont hear anything. why?

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The light should be Hoff when operating, and if you pause it it will blink. If you hold the play/pause button you will lock the keypad. this is to prevent accidental skipping/stoping/volumae changes while having it on your pocket. Hold the play button for two seconds or more to activate/deactivate this function. -Chris

Posted on Mar 09, 2007

Anonymous May 18, 2007

If I remember correctly, you should ba able to play music with it while it's plugged in a USB port. It might be your battery that is dead, but when powered by USB you should be able to see if you can get sound out. If so, the battery might be your poblem.

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