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Basic Playback (5.63)
While on the Now Playing screen, up the top-center and bottom-center buttons in the 9-key array will adjust the volume. The left-center and right-center buttons will skip from song to song, or, if held, will fast-forward and rewind. The play/pause button will perform its eponymous function. The back of the device is where the lock switch is. Unfortunately, only the play/pause button is dedicated to its function: outside of the Now Playing screen, the other buttons either perform other functions or stop working entirely. This is slightly annoying since it means you'll have to return to the Now Playing screen before you can adjust the volume or skip songs. While you can access volume via the Options key, if you want to skip songs you'll have to get back to the Now Playing screen. The quickest way to get back to the Now Playing screen is to hit Play/Pause.
Hitting the options key will also give you a Seek To option, which will let you move a slider bar to a specific point in the song. This functionality is a nice inclusion, but is a bit offset by the overwhelmingly slow pace at which the slider actually moves.
Advanced Playback (8.25)
While a song is playing, you'll be able to see its place in the playist, the song's title, the album name and its art, the name of the artist, and the current playback setting. The current position in the song is denoted by two timers, one that counts up and one that counts down, and a slider bar.
The play settings available to you are repeat track, repeat all, shuffle, shuffle repeat, track once. You can only implement one of these at a time, but since shuffle repeat is an option there's really no reason to double up. The "track once" setting is the same as shuffle, only it'll won't repeat songs until you've exhausted the playlist.
One interesting feature is the ability to bookmark certain points in a song. This is especially good for those who listen to long podcasts or audiobooks (hence the feature's name). To bookmark your spot, first of all, pause the track (you don't have to, but playback will progress as you browse the menu, so you'll have to be quick). Then just select "Set Bookmark" from the options menu. You can access your bookmarks from the Music menu, they're located at the bottom of the list.
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