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Turning off volume on ipod classic

post #1 of 12
9/12/07 at 11:10am
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HI I just got my ipod classic and noticed when i slide the volume meter to 0 the sound is still audible unless I press pause. I was wondering if this is normal with the volume not completely turning off or I have a defective unit. Anyone can confirm this? Help much appreciated.
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post #2 of 12
9/12/07 at 11:53am
What headphones/IEMs are you using with it? Perhaps they are sensitive and can pick up faint noise.

Although...this shouldn't happen in the first place, methinks.
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post #3 of 12
9/12/07 at 12:12pm
Thread Starter 
Is the muisc on your ipod audible at 0 volume? I used the stock earbuds and grado rs1
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post #4 of 12
9/12/07 at 3:21pm
I just checked this on my 80GB classic & found the same thing -- clearly audible (though low-volume) music when the volume is at minimum. Tested using ER6i & KSC75.
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post #5 of 12
9/12/07 at 3:29pm
My 2g nano shuts off at low volumn.
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post #6 of 12
9/12/07 at 3:43pm
just pause the music. easy.
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post #7 of 12
9/12/07 at 4:24pm
Agreed -- pause is what I normally do. I never even thought of the question until the OP asked.
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post #8 of 12
9/13/07 at 12:22am
Thread Starter 
That's good to know i guess. Thanks for verifying. I was kinda worried i have a defective unit since i'm pretty anal about having things working perfectly but looks like this is pretty normal. Yeah I normally press pause too but I wanted to set the volume to 0 to test if there was any hiss or noise. Maybe the volume could be fixed with a future firmware update since there seem to be some bugs with the new ipods
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post #9 of 12
9/13/07 at 1:13am
i hav a silver 160gb classic, and same thing, out of the line out the volume at 0% and i still hear the music.
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post #10 of 12
9/13/07 at 1:33pm
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Originally Posted by FeedMeTrance View Post
i hav a silver 160gb classic, and same thing, out of the line out the volume at 0% and i still hear the music.
Reality check: do you mean the line out (LO) or the headphone out (HO)?

For those listening in:

The HO is the mini-jack on the iPod to which you plug in your headphones.

The LO is a line-level signal *not* controlled by the iPod's volume control. It is accessed by using a line out doc (LOD) plugged into the iPod's dock/sync port. the other end of the LOD is typically terminated with a mini-plug used to connect to an amplifier. Volume is controlled via the amplifier's volume control--not via the iPod.
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post #11 of 12
9/13/07 at 2:31pm
My classic has the same. Audible sound at 0% volume from the HO. This does not bother me at all. As other have stated thats what pause is for
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post #12 of 12
9/14/07 at 4:18am
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Originally Posted by ingwe View Post
Reality check: do you mean the line out (LO) or the headphone out (HO)?

For those listening in:

The HO is the mini-jack on the iPod to which you plug in your headphones.

The LO is a line-level signal *not* controlled by the iPod's volume control. It is accessed by using a line out doc (LOD) plugged into the iPod's dock/sync port. the other end of the LOD is typically terminated with a mini-plug used to connect to an amplifier. Volume is controlled via the amplifier's volume control--not via the iPod.
i usually listen thru the LOD, but for the purpose of this thread i tested it with the HO and had the volume issue.
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