Playing songs, audiobooks, podcasts, and games on any iPod with a display is easy-simply choose a file from a menu and press the Play/Pause button to start play; press the button again to pause. You can use the Next/Fast-forward and Previous/Rewind buttons to navigate through songs, audiobook and podcast chapters, or playlists.

When a song, audiobook, or podcast is playing, your iPod will display the song details onscreen, such as the song name and artist (or audiobook name and author). You'll also see a progress bar that displays how long the file has been playing on the left and how much time is left on the right.

If you want to turn the volume up or down, scroll the Click Wheel while an audio file is playing; the progress bar magically turns into a volume meter, allowing you to eyeball the volume's loudness or softness. If you press the Center button when the progress bar is displayed, a diamond appears in the bar, allowing you to scroll the Click Wheel left or right to scrub (audibly rewind or fast-forward) through the audio file. Press the Center button again or wait a few seconds for the regular progress bar to display again.