Your iPod's Hold Switch

2 of 10 in Series: The Essentials of Troubleshooting Your iPod or iPhone

If your iPod classic, nano, or older iPod model refuses to turn on, check the position of the Hold switch — on the top of an iPod classic or older model, or on the bottom next to the dock connection on the iPod nano. The Hold switch locks the iPod buttons so that you don’t accidentally activate them. Slide the Hold switch away from the headphone connection, hiding the orange layer, to unlock the buttons. (If you see the orange layer underneath one end of the Hold switch, the switch is still in the locked position.)