New 10GB ipod. Remote problems??

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jkarc21jkarc21
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Ok I just got this thing today from the apple store in Tampa. My question is why would my remote not work , not even the first day. Everything else is fine. All my songs are loaded on and the interface is very easy to get the hang of.



I've used remotes like this one before with portable cd players. So I am aware of how the hold switch works etc. The thing just doen't work!



Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Please and Thank you!!

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  • Reply 1 of 6
    digitalandresdigitalandres Posts: 115member
    Push it into the iPod harder.



    No kidding.



    You're Welcome.
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  • Reply 2 of 6
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    I attest to the explanation above. If you see a gap between the plastic on the plug and jack, then you need to push it in harder. I just got my 20 GB iPod today and it didn't work until I pushed it in all the way.
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  • Reply 3 of 6
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    lol, i brought my 20GB one back to the apple store.



    where they pushed it in harder and it worked just fine.



    i felt like an idiot.
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  • Reply 4 of 6
    jkarc21jkarc21 Posts: 132member
    Just before checking back to this thread today, I too pushed really hard and it popped in. Works perfectly!



    I just couldn't get myself to push as hard as I needed too since I didn't want to damage the iPod port. I don't think its good to force plugs into ports. I'd assume Steve just doesn't want the thing falling out...Thus this very tight port!



    Anyways, I'm happy with my working 10GB iPod.



    One more question though. I bought a 10GB iPod not a 9.2GB which its says is. Is the rest sectioned off for the ipod software or is this just false advertising?



    Thanks everyone for the replies. Apple should add a section to their iPod trouble section of the users guide stating --



    "FORCE remote plug into iPod port until it seats FIRMLY against ipod surface." Any GAPS showing means you didn't push it HARD enough!"



    This may possibly solve what seems like a very common problem experienced by new ipod owners.



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  • Reply 5 of 6
    jkarc21jkarc21 Posts: 132member
    Damn double post. excuse me



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  • Reply 6 of 6
    thuh freakthuh freak Posts: 2,664member
    [quote]Originally posted by jkarc21:

    <strong>Just before checking back to this thread today, I too pushed really hard and it popped in. Works perfectly!



    I just couldn't get myself to push as hard as I needed too since I didn't want to damage the iPod port. I don't think its good to force plugs into ports. I'd assume Steve just doesn't want the thing falling out...Thus this very tight port!



    Anyways, I'm happy with my working 10GB iPod.



    One more question though. I bought a 10GB iPod not a 9.2GB which its says is. Is the rest sectioned off for the ipod software or is this just false advertising?



    Thanks everyone for the replies. Apple should add a section to their iPod trouble section of the users guide stating --



    "FORCE remote plug into iPod port until it seats FIRMLY against ipod surface." Any GAPS showing means you didn't push it HARD enough!"



    This may possibly solve what seems like a very common problem experienced by new ipod owners.



    [ 08-15-2002: Message edited by: jkarc21 ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    <a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60955&amp;SaveKCWindowURL=http:% 2F%2Fkbase.info.apple.com%2Fcgi-bin%2FWebObjects%2Fkbase.woa%2Fwa%2FSaveKCToHomePa ge&searchMode=Expert&kbhost=kbase.info.apple.com&s howButton=false&randomValue=100&showSurvey=true&se ssionID=anonymous|139568708" target="_blank">apple's explanation of the size issue</a>

    [quote]Why the difference? Most hard disk manufacturers measure disk size this way: 1 MB = 1 million bytes (1000 * 1000). A 5 GB hard disk, therefore, is one that holds 5 billion bytes. Computers, including the Macintosh and iPod, measure disk size this way: 1 MB = 1 048 576 bytes (1024 * 1024). The difference in these two calculations is what causes the disk to appear as 4.6 GB or 9.2 GB on a computer, but actually be a 5-billion byte or 10-billion byte hard disk.<hr></blockquote>
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