iPod Nano Stopwatch
One of the cooler, seldom talked about features of the Apple iPod Nano is the Stopwatch. The Stopwatch menu is located in the Extras menu. To access the Stopwatch from the main menu, select Extras, then Stopwatch, and then Timer (Extras >> Stopwatch >> Timer) to see its display. If you have iPod Software 1.0 for iPod Nano and Fifth Generation iPod you should have the Stopwatch feature.
To use the Stopwatch:
When you first enter the Stopwatch screen, the left button is labeled Start and the right button is labeled Clear. To use the Stopwatch, select the Start button (use the Click Wheel to highlight the Start button, then press the Center button). The Stopwatch creates a new session, and both the total time of the session and the current lap time begin counting.
When these counters begin, the left button changes to Pause and the right button changes to Lap.
If you select the Lap button, the current lap time will be recorded in the session’s log, then the Stopwatch resets the lap time to zero and begins counting the new lap’s time. The total time of the session will freeze for 5 seconds after you select the Lap button so you can quickly view your total time at the end of that lap. After 5 seconds, the total time of the session displays the correct total time and resumes counting.
If you select the Pause button, both timers will stop counting and the left and right buttons will change to Resume and Done, respectively. If you select Resume, both timers will begin counting again. If you select Done, the Stopwatch records all the final times and creates statistics for your session in a log.
Please note that selecting the Done button does not reset the display. You will see the final times for your total time and lap time displayed:
To reset the display, select the Clear button (appears after you click Done and then select Timer again).
Sessions and Session Logs:
Each time you select the Done button, the Stopwatch saves and closes the current session and logs it. Your iPod can store up to five session logs and will delete the oldest session log when it records a sixth session. Might be best to free up a session manually so you don’t lose any important data.
Each session log includes the following information:
- Date and time of the session
- Total session time
- Shortest lap time
- Longest lap time
- Average lap time
- A list of each individual lap time
Each session log can contain up to 21 laps in iPod Nano Software 1.0, and 200 laps for other iPod Software 1.1 and above. iPod won’t log laps over the limit, but the lap counter and the total time counter will continue to work.
Viewing a Session Log:
To view a session log, select the session from the Stopwatch menu. Scroll down to see the rest of the session.
Deleting a Session:
To delete a session log that you’re currently viewing, press the Center button - iPod displays the Delete Session menu.
Select Delete to delete the session and its log. Afterwards, you’ll see the Stopwatch menu, which no longer lists the deleted session.
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