160 GB Click Wheel Sensitivity

It seems like my new 160 GB Click wheel isn't as sensitive as my 80 GB was. Is anyone else having this problem? On my 80 GB I would barely touch it and it would scroll but on the 160 you have to keep your finger still for a couple seconds and then turn it and apply a little more pressure. Thanks for the help.

i am also having this same problem however with the 80gb ipod classic, i used to have an 80gb ipod video, i now have the 80gb classic and the click wheel hardly works compared to the old one, also it does not pick anything up throught ipod socks, unlike the video where it picked up every tiny movement, also when scrolling through menus it sometimes stops or never even starts. applying pressure to the click wheel does help but avoiding pressing the buttons while applying pressure is difficult and not pratical while on the move, the only advice i can give from experience is press on it harder and just hope that apple come through with the new firm ware sooner rather than later which will hopefully improve sensitivity. if anyone has any other solutions to get the click wheel working better than it is now i would be grateful. cheers.

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IPod Classic' Click Wheel Sensitivity

I just got iPod Classic 80Gb. The click wheel is so bad. Sometimes it doesn't work. I have read in this forum about this issue and found a lot of people also have this issue. I was thinking to exchange with the new one because I still have the warranty. Do you think I just wait for the firmwire fixes it or just exchange it. Is it possible to exchange with this issue? I had iPod Video 30Gb 5th generation and it was a lot easier to adjust with the click wheel.
Thanks,

That may work for some, but for me it is the opoposite. If my fingers are too dry (I tend to have very dry skin) I need to add a little oil or just a lick of my finger in order to get the wheel to respond better. Yes, I have the latest firmware.
So if the above cleaning does not work for you, try the opposite - add a bit of moisture to your finger.
(You wrote:
"I noticed that the latest firmware seemed to make navigation with the click wheel more precise and less sluggish. Additionally I suppose (not sure though) that the technology behind a click wheel is similar to that behind the laptops' touchpads or trackpads. Advices like those below work for me:
http://tech.yahoo.com/gd/cleaning-your-laptop-s-touchpad/153160
*Carefully clean finger oils and dirt from your laptop's touchpad with a damp cloth; you can also add a small amount - less than 50 percent of the solution - of isopropyl alcohol.
Touchpads are sealed, so you probably don't have to worry about a touchpad problem developing because of dirt or dust. Touchpads can become slippery or sticky from the transfer of oils or other substances from the fingers of those troublesome humans who use them, though")
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IPod Click Wheel Sensitivity

I just got a 5g iPod, and I noticed that the scroll wheel is less sensitive than the previous iPod I owned. Is this a defect, or is this normal?
It's quite annoying, sometimes I have to click a button, and then scroll. Otherwise the wheel just ignores my finger. And sometimes when it works, it seems like I have to actually push against the wheel to make it respond.

Doesn't sound normal to me. Is the iPod software up to date? Have you tried restoring the iPod (which will bring it up to date)?
See: How to restore the iPod to factory settings.

Why Is The New Click Wheel TERRIBLE?

What happened to the flawless design of the click wheel on all previous ipod models.
The new click wheel on the iPod classic is absolutely terrible. It is unresponsive, highly unsensitive, slow and works maybe half the time especially when scrolling counterclockwise.
APPLE, Why the sudden change? I can't even control it through my jeans anymore.
Before you ask any questions, no I am not using any case, my iPod is naked and brand new. Any other iPod I have owned was super responsive and had perfect click wheel sensitivity and worked through my jeans or any case it was in.
I am very unhappy with the new click wheel. Who else is with me?

Well, if it is a defect, which I think it is, it is very common. I'm on my third 120 GB classic. First one had a buku of issues with skipping songs, shutting itself off etc., but the click-wheel was flawless.
Sent that one back to apple, received replacement which had same skipping and restart issues with the added joy of the click-wheel laziness you are describing. Sent that one back, got third unit yesterday, also installed new version of software. Skipping issues and restarts seem to have gone away, but having problems with this click wheel. I'm giving it a couple weeks,and I'll send this one back too. When listening to music, it's not that big of a deal when the wheel goes to sleep and I've got to click it back into action, but while trying to play games it becomes very problematic and unacceptable.
I bought my first ipod second hand and loved it. This is my first new iPod, and it's killing me with aggravation. I have heard before that you should wait until 90 days after any apple release so they can work the bugs out. Seems to hold very true with this experience.

120GB iPod Classic Wheel Sensitivity

I bought a 120GB iPod Classic from Best Buy in January and I find the click wheel sensitivity is really, really bad. As in, I have to press the center button in order to scroll most of the time. If that doesn't work, I have to flip the hold switch so it'll work. Even when it does work, the movement is incredibly choppy (you can imagine how annoying this is when I'm trying to fix the volume).
Is this normal or will Apple be able to do something since it's still under its one year warranty? I'm just really frustrated that I dropped $280 dollars on something that doesn't even work well.

I'm having the same problem with a brand new Nano. If that's the way the "new" iPods are working, it's completely unacceptable! Mine hangs up and even pressing the buttons does little to help it because I end up pressing them 5-10 times before anything will happen. I've sent an inquiry to the support team, so it'll be interesting to see what they recommend. I'll re-post if I receive any useful info about it.

How do I adjust SUPER-sensitive click-wheel??? It's driving me nuts!

How do I adjust SUPER-sensitive click-wheel??? It's driving me nuts! There has to be a way to tone it down. I didn't see anything in the settings or on iTunes with it plugged in. I've compared it to many others and mine is horrible. I can't even click any of the function buttons without the click-wheel operation spinning. PLEASE HELP! Thanks a million. (3rd Gen Nano)

Someone out there has to know!

Click wheel not sensitive in one spot

This may sound funny, and maybe I'm just not getting it, but it appears that my click wheel has no sensitivity one one spot. For example, when I scroll through songs, as I go around the wheel, there is one spot where it stops and then when I move past it, it goes again. I've noticed that when you put your finger on the wheel, a scroll bar appears, and if I put my finger on the spot, nothing happens, like it can't tell my finger is there. I just exchanged my iPod and noticed the same thing on the one I just changed. Is this a common problem on iPod classics?

There seems to be no sensitivity problem with the location you're describing on my click wheel. Try to reset your iPod and see if that works. Take it to an Apple store for support it all else fails.

Lost sensitivity on click wheel

Hi:
I have a 20GB 4th Gen. iPod. I recently lost touch-sensitivity in the click wheel of my iPod. The buttons still work, but I cannot scroll through the iPod menus or adjust the volume. I am also unable to reset the iPod by holding down the Menu and Select buttons. I have reset the iPod using the iPod Software Updater, but that did not alleviate the problem. Most importantly, my iPod is no longer under warranty, so if anyone could offer any possible solutions, I would truly appreciate it.
Thanks!

This has happened to my iPod Quite a few times.
All i do to resolve this is get a damp dish cloth and just clean the dam thing. Dry it off. And then it should be OK

Click Wheel Very Sensitive

The click wheel on my new iPod Nano 3rd Gen seems very sensitive. When I think it's set on a menu selection I lift my thumb (carefully) and it moves up or down. Is there a way to adjust the click wheel so it has a heavier action?

You know I have this problem too... I do have a silicone skin over it which I thought was most of the problem.. But I went looking in settings and thought let's turn on the clicker (Settings/Clicker). I think it actually helps - it might be that the act of clicking slows it down ever so slightly.
It's weird I picked it up and it seemed to do it... then I turned the Clicker on speaker played with it and then turned it off and I swear it works better. If you don't mind the clicker maybe leaving it on makes sense

Click Wheel and Center sensitivity?

Been messing around with my newly purchased G4 Nano, and I've noticed something that's mildly annoying. I'm not sure if its just because I've become spoiled by the sensitivity of my main iPod touch, but the wheel on this model seems far less responsive than other click-wheel models I've owned in the past. Even the center button doesn't seem to register on occasion when I press it. And I know its pressed, because one can hear the little click of the button itself. (Not the Nano's speakers, mind you. Just the button!)
Anyone else having this problem? I'll start running my finger around the wheel, and it won't even notice I'm doing it...til I lift my finger off and then start running it over again and then it kicks in.
I'm tempted to bring it in and exchange it for another one, but I'm really not sure if I just need to retrain myself to use a click wheel model again...sigh.

I will say this...I turned the speaker-sound on to check the clicking thing...and when my Nano doesn't react to a center button press...it does NOT make the speaker-click sound. So the button press for me at least does not register on the Nano at all. I'm starting to think I just got a nano with a less sensitive center button...I might just exchange it for another one, or maybe upgrade to 16 GB. The joys of having a brick-and-mortar Apple Store within 10 miles...
And what with my Touch becoming much more a full-on PDA rather than just an iPod these days, I drain the battery on it faster than I thought possible with all the various apps, eBooks and web browsing I do more often now...
So I really WILL be carrying two iPods around with me. Even with the little nano annoyances. Guh. Glad its so bloody tiny...my pockets can't hold much more gear...

Lower click wheel unresponsive, reqind button is touch sensitive

I recently bought a 16GB nano from a guy i found on a local classified ad. I thought everything was good, until i started listening to music, and i could only use the upper side of the click wheel to turn up the volume, the lower side is unresponsive. also, when i was trying to turn up the volume, moving by the rewind button would restart the song... its like the rewind button is touch sensitive. the ipod is in warranty, so is it possible for me to go to the apple store and replace it?

wow, someone help?

IPod Touch Sensitive Click Wheel does not turn - HELP!

Can this click wheel be fixed? Has anyone been successful? I'd love to know how and not throw $300 down the drain. Sigh. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

Sure! Just do a web search for iPod repair and you will find plenty of places. Here is one that was at the top of a google search I just did...
http://pdasmart.com/ipodpartscenter5g.htm
$65 for the click wheel part and you can repair it yourself. Or $75 for mail in repair service.
I have no experience or affilation with the above linked store, just found them first in a search.
Patrick

Ipod Classic click wheel issue

The click wheel on my new Ipod classic (160 gig) is unresponsive at times. Initially I thought it was due to the Claro skin, but the problem seems to be present even after I take off the skin. I seem to have read that there may be a firmware update available to address this issue, but I can't seem to locate it on the Apple site. Can anyone confirm that the problem can be addressed by the update and, if so, where the site is for the firmware update? Thanks.

As far as I can tell there have been no updates to make the classic click wheel more sensitive. NONE of my older 5.5 skins are acceptable though the iSkin evo3 for 5.5G is the best of the sorry lot. I bought a 3-pack (white, black, blue) of the new thin iSkin for the 6G. I find these acceptable but there is no screen cover. It isn't perfect but acceptable to me.
iSkin has just introduced a new evo for 6G. Haven't tried it.
Just as a side note, I find the iSkin for the 6G a bit unresponsive after taking a shower. To me, it would seem that a little skin oil helps responsiveness. Go figure.

4 Questions RE: iPod Click Wheel 40 GB (HP-Refurb)

Hello All-
I just connected my 40 GB iPod Click Wheel (HP Refurb.) and am a newbie to the world of ipod. I am using iTunes 4.6 & Mac OS 10.3.5. (I haven't upgraded to iTunes 6 on purpose because I thought this older version would be better suited to my older iPod...)
My first reaction to the sound was not great -the sound in general was flat (not full range) and the volume was too low.
To test the sound, I imported the same song into the ipod in 3 formats: AIFF, Apple Lossless & MP3 (160 kbps). To my surprise, the AIFF sounded the worst! (it had low volume and a reduced frequency range (it sounded and very flat) Why, I have no idea-
That said, I have 4 questions for the forum:
1) Is there anyway to boost the volume on my ipod? (it is not the European model, it is an HP Refurb.)
2) Is there anyway the ipod can use the EQ settings assigned to a particular song in iTunes?
3) Is there anyway the ipod can use volume settings assigned to a particular song in iTunes?
4) Is there anyway to import my custom EQ settings (for a particular song or in general) into the ipod EQ menu?
In general, I want to improve the quality of the sound-
And specifically, I would like to be able to boost the volume and have more control over the EQ .
(iTunes has a fairly decent EQ, my fingers are crossed that there may some way to use some of those features in the ipod, --iTunes is so seamlessly integrated with iTunes in all other respects...)
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance-
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1) Is there anyway to boost the volume on my ipod?
(it is not the European model, it is an HP Refurb.)
You have tried turning the volume up, right? ALso, make sure sound check is not enabled. (Settings-->sound check-->off)
2) Is there anyway the ipod can use the EQ settings
assigned to a particular song in iTunes?
Yes. You need to have any EQ enabled on your iPod (settings-->EQ-->pick one). When you play a song, the iPod will use the EQ you set in iTunes instead of the one set on the iPod. If the EQ is set to off on the iPod, no EQ will be used.
3) Is there anyway the ipod can use volume settings
assigned to a particular song in iTunes?
It should be. Are you noticing any difference between songs with higher volumes set?
4) Is there anyway to import my custom EQ settings
(for a particular song or in general) into the ipod
EQ menu?
No. I would...
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I would also update iTunes and make sure the iPod's software is up to date...
iTunes
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Updating iPod's Software
btabz

HT1363 My ipod click wheel will not go into disk mode. All I get is the red circle with the X in it

The only thing my ipod will do is display the red circle with the X in it. I can not put it in disk mode, it won't work. It's the 160 GB classic with the click wheel. Is there anything else I can do to make it work again?

If you are unable to get the iPod into Disk Mode, the Hard Drive is likely damaged and beyond repair. You'll probably want to have it replaced either by Apple or a third party service center.
Here are Apple's repair prices.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/prices/
B-rock

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