6th gen nano won't recognize being rotated

One of the features of the 6th generation iPod nano is use of the accelerometer, that it will recognize being rotated and rotate the display accordingly. Is this a setting that needs to be enabled beforehand, or would you suspect a hardware problem?
Thanks in advance!
Edit: You know what, I'm going to read the manual from now on. You manually rotate the display, for all those curious.
Message was edited by: DaemonTree

Take the iPod to an Apple store or an AASP. Whichever is more convenient for you.

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6th gen nano won't recognize being rotated

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