So, we all already know I'm dumb

[Jessie]

Someone gave me an MP3 player like this one:

http://www.ioffer.com/i/27831496?store=1

It's supposed to have random playback, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to make it do that. 

Any ideas?  It didn't have a manual with it, so I can't use that.

[dc]

Someone gave me an MP3 player like this one:

http://www.ioffer.com/i/27831496?store=1

It's supposed to have random playback, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to make it do that. 

Any ideas?  It didn't have a manual with it, so I can't use that.

Looks like an iPod shuffle to me -- http://manuals.apple.com/manualsList?config=VTE&model=iPod+shuffle+Manuals

[Jessie]

I can't get the manual to load

[Gamplayerx]

There's a little switch - change it from the looks like a race track to looks like a smooshed x setting.

[Bennyhana]

I thought apple products were supposed to be so intuitive.

[Jessie]

It's not an apple product.  It's a knockoff that looks like an ipod shuffle.  The only switch is the on/off switch.

[Gamplayerx]

Oh.  Then I have no idea.

[Bennyhana]

It's not an apple product.  It's a knockoff that looks like an ipod shuffle.  The only switch is the on/off switch.

Do you know how to make it repeat?  It looks from the product description that random is the last setting of the repeat mode.

That also looks like it looks TOO much like an iPod shuffle.  Like, illegally too much.

[Jessie]

It's not an apple product.  It's a knockoff that looks like an ipod shuffle.  The only switch is the on/off switch.

Do you know how to make it repeat?  It looks from the product description that random is the last setting of the repeat mode.

That also looks like it looks TOO much like an iPod shuffle.  Like, illegally too much.

I don't know how to make it do anything other than play and turn up and down.

[Alice]

It's not an apple product.  It's a knockoff that looks like an ipod shuffle.  The only switch is the on/off switch.

Do you know how to make it repeat?  It looks from the product description that random is the last setting of the repeat mode.

That also looks like it looks TOO much like an iPod shuffle.  Like, illegally too much.

I don't know how to make it do anything other than play and turn up and down.

Do you know what brand it is?  That may help.

[Jessie]

It's not an apple product.  It's a knockoff that looks like an ipod shuffle.  The only switch is the on/off switch.

Do you know how to make it repeat?  It looks from the product description that random is the last setting of the repeat mode.

That also looks like it looks TOO much like an iPod shuffle.  Like, illegally too much.

I don't know how to make it do anything other than play and turn up and down.

Do you know what brand it is?  That may help.

No.  It has no brand.

There are no markings on it at all, save for a sticker with what I assume is a serial number of sorts (MP4-200722725).

It's some sort of very cheap knockoff thing.  Even the packaging it came in was very, very generic.

[Gamplayerx]

If it doesn't have a separate switch for shuffling, I'd say it probably doesn't shuffle.  Which is kind of ironic, considering they're calling it a shuffle.

[eo000]

have you tried just tapping the on/off button?

[Bennyhana]

You could also try holding two buttons at once.  Maybe the track forward and backward buttons.

[Dry then Catch]

or holding the forward button extra long

try asking the seller

stick it in your cooch

[Jessie]

I've tried many varied button pushing methods to no avail yet.

There is no seller.  It was given to me by someone who had it given to them by someone who had it donated to them.

[Bennyhana]

I've tried many varied button pushing methods to no avail yet.

There is no seller.  It was given to me by someone who had it given to them by someone who had it donated to them.

It's possible that it really doesn't do what it says.  it's not like a company that would copy electronics that closely has any scruples when it comes to listing features.

That said, I'd probably rather have one of those than an ipod shuffle.

[Dry then Catch]

i asked the seller in that link