# How to control your Yoto player > Find out what the different player controls do The player controls behave differently depending on whether a card is inserted or not and also sometimes if Source: https://support.yotoplay.com/en_gb/how-to-control-your-yoto-player-SyGKKj7zg Last updated: 2026-09-10T12:19:12.727Z When nothing is playing and the clock is showing, press the Green Button to play the first item on the Green Button menu (default set to Yoto Daily).  ### **Every player keeps it simple: turn, press, or hold. Find your model below for exactly what each button does.** _Not sure where to look at? See:_ [_Which Yoto do I have?_](https://support.yotoplay.com/fr/quel-est-mon-modle-de-lecteur-yoto-rywZFtoQfe) #### ## **4th Generation controls** ### **Left orange button** * **Turn** to adjust the volume. * **Short press** to skip to the previous track. * **P****ress and hold** to rewind. * **When the clock is showing, press and hold** to pair Bluetooth headphones. ### **Right orange button** * **Turn to** navigate through tracks, then press to select one. * **Short press** to skip to the next track. * **Press and hold** to fast-forward. ### **The Green Button** * **Twist** to browse your child’s favourites - the artwork appears on the display - then **press** to play. * When nothing is playing and the clock is showing, **press the Green Button** to play the first item on the Green Button menu (default set to Yoto Daily).  * Note: A grown-up chooses what’s on the Green Button first, in the Yoto App. See: [Using the Green Button](https://support.yotoplay.com/en_gb/what-is-the-green-button-SkSgDTpOMg).  ### **Power button** **–** bottom-right corner on Yoto Player (4th Generation); top-right corner on Yoto Mini (4th Generation) * **Long press** to turn your player on or off. * **Short press** to check the battery level. ## **Earlier players controls** ### **Left orange dial (Yoto Player and Yoto Mini)** * **Turn** clockwise or anti-clockwise to adjust the volume. * **Press** to skip to the previous track or chapter (with a card in). * **Press and hold** (longer than 1 second) while something’s playing to rewind. * **Press and hold for about 3 seconds** with the clock showing to open the Bluetooth menu - then turn the right-hand dial to choose and press to confirm. \[LINK PLACEHOLDER - Using headphones with your Yoto\] ### ### **Right orange dial** (Yoto Player and Yoto Mini) _With a card in:_ * **Press** to skip to the next track or chapter. * **Turn** to navigate forwards or backwards through tracks and chapters. * **Press and hold** (longer than 1 second) while something’s playing to fast-forward. _With no card in:_ * **Press once** to play Yoto Daily (when you’re online). * **Press again** for Yoto Radio - and once more to return to the clock. _Yoto Player only - nightlight mode (player face down):_ * **Turn** clockwise to brighten the nightlight (or turn it back on from zero), anti-clockwise to dim it down to zero. **Pro tip:** you can customise what the right-hand dial does in day and night mode from the Yoto App - head to your player’s settings tab. ### **Power button** You’ll find it on the right side of Yoto Player (3rd Generation) and Yoto Mini, and in the bottom right-hand corner of Yoto Player (2nd Generation). **Press…** **What happens** **Short press** Pauses or resumes the audio - including audio playing from the app **Long press** Stops the audio **Hold for about 3 seconds** Turns the player on or off. On Yoto Player: the nightlight flashes twice as it turns on, and a white Yoto face appears as it turns off **Hold for 10 seconds** Hard reset - restarts a frozen or misbehaving player. Your Wi-Fi details and audio are safe ## **How fast-forward and rewind speed up** The longer you hold either dial, the faster you move through the audio - the chevrons (>) on the display tell you how fast: **Hold for…** **You’ll see** **Speed** Longer than 1 second \>> 20 seconds of audio per second After 4 seconds \>>> 50 seconds per second After 7 seconds \>>>> 120 seconds per second ## **If a button isn’t responding** Contact our Customer Happiness team, we’d love to help.