Ipod stuck on max volume

I have an Ipod Classic (80gb) and have developed a problem with the volume.
I cannot turn my volume down at all. When I try the Ipod simply turns itself back up straight away.
The only way I can turn the max volume down is with the volume limit. However the volume stays stuck at that limit and cannot be turned down.
Can anyone help?

Hey there,
Have you by chance tried restting the iPod? To do this, toggle the hold switch on and then off, and hold the Menu and Center buttons until you see the Apple logo appear. If that doesn't fix the problem, it may be a good idea to try and restore your iPod with iTunes.
Keep in mind that by doing this, you are erasing all the music and files from the iPod and setting it back to its original default settings. So make sure you have everything backed up. Instructions on how to restore your iPod can be found in the Apple document below. Hope this helps.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339
B-rock

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Every time I plug in an iPod through line-in (3.5" jack), I have to turn the volume up all or almost all the way to get decent volume out of it. I have an old CD player hooked up to a stereo system through RCA cables, and I only have to turn up the stereo volume one-quarter of the way to hear it good. With the iPod at medium volume (which is OK for earbuds), I have to either turn the stereo volume or the iPod volume all the way up. Same thing for my nano through 3.5" -> RCA on the old stereo. This doesn't make any sense, but is consistent across every line-in appliance (including docks) I've used. Why is this?! Android devices behave the same way.
I have noticed that if I plug into a dock directly through the Apple connector (pre-Lightning), the volume on the iPod is either ignored or closely matches the dock's volume. For instance, I dock an old iPod 5th Gen to the Memorex Mini Alarm Clock Radio and the iPod's volume is ignored but I can set the dock's volume adequately (and it closely matches radio so I don't have to keep adjusting volume). If I plug in through line-in, I have to max out the iPod's volume to get the same effect. I plug in my iPod Touch to a Gear4 AlarmDock Reveal, and the volume settings are almost identical (hitting the iPod volume changes the dock's volume by two points).
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The line-in connection is designed to have a set level input, often known as "line level". The output from your CD player is at line-out level (surprisingly enough, known as "line level"). These two "levels" (line-out and line-in) are the same. Imagine that "line level" is the volume, and it's turned up high. So the output from the CD player and the input to the "old stereo" are matched.
It is usual for the line-out to be fixed, that is, it has no volume control, since volume is controlled by the amplifier.
Modern headphones do not need much power. Line level would be very loud in modern headphones. So the maximum output from the headphones socket on a modern mp3 player (such as iPods) would be no higher than line level, probably lower - and it has a volume control to reduce that volume to your preferred level. In addition, if you bought your iPod anywhere inside the European Union, then the maximum volume from the headphone socket is lower than the rest of the world. So the "level" when plugged into an amplifer's line-in socket would be lower still, even at maximum.
It would be preferable to use the output from the dock connector on the iPod to feed the input to an amplifier's RCA sockets. Using the headphones socket to supply a line level input on a stereo amplifier is a compromise, it was not designed for that purpose.
Your Dock has been specially designed for the iPod and the manufacturers would have made sure that the output from the iPod's dock connection matches the output from the radio section of the dock. In other words, it was meant to be used this way, so the volume of the iPod when docked and the radio are the same.
The RCA connection on your amplifier was not designed for use with iPods, although if you use the dock connection from the iPod it will be acceptable. The dock connection output from the iPod is fixed, at line level. However, I have noticed that some connectors made for an iPod's dock connector use the variable volume output. In other words, the volume control on the iPod affects the output throught the dock connector. This is not correct, the output thorugh a dock connector should be the fixed one, not the variable one.

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Is there no sound period? I mean nothing through the headphones or the speaker? If the sound works only through the speaker or just through the headphones the switch inside the headphone port maybe stuck open. Try plugging and unplugging 10 to 12 times to unstick it. If no sound at all, go into Settings>Music>Volume Limit. See if it is turned on, if so check that the limit is not turned down to zero. If still not the problem try a soft reset, press and hold the power and home buttons together until the Apple logo appears, about 15 seconds, then release. if still no joy go into Settings>General>Reset>Reset All Settings. If still no joy, connect to iTunes via the cable and Restore to backup. If that doesn't work Restore to new. Just remember to save all your stuff that can be wiped before you restore, pictures, music, contacts etc. If none of this works, then maybe a hardware issue contact Apple Genius Bar or store and have your iPod evaluated. Hope this helps, Good luck.

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Well my ipod was pretty loud before and now i have dicked with that setting and sitting in my room with just a tv on i have it almost all the way up. What should the max volume be set at or what should i do to get that volume back?

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so anyways to get to the point, try some of these sound isolating headphones out, even if its just a cheap model (10-20$) or the shure ones which i've heard professional musicians use in concerts so they can hear themselves... now thats powerful.
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I think the problem has to do with the volume limit that accidentally your iPod is now set to – it happens...
Go to the main menu on the iPod, click on settings and check out the volume limit
A white bar indicates the volume level the iPod is currently set to, and below that white bar, there’s a marker that indicates and limits the top volume your machine can get to. Click and adjust it to the max or to the max volume u feel comfortable with.
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Will apple put an update together to allow the max volume level to be higher. The "EU" limit is a paper tiger, my old I river and sony Mp3 players are significantly louder. Update please Apple?

All of us here are only end users like yourself and would know of no such information from Apple and it's against the terms of use to speculate about such things. Sorry.
I wouldn't hold breath though either way through, as the iPod Classic line and firmware have seen or recieved an updated in years as Apple seems to now have their eyes fixed on their line of iOS devices.
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