Apple MC297LL/A manual

iP od classic U ser Guide[...]

C ont ents 4 Chapter 1: iP od classic Basics 5 iP od classic at a glance 5 Using iP od classic controls 7 Disabling iP od classic controls 8 Using iP od classic menus 8 Adding or remo ving items in the main menu 10 Connecting and disconnecting iP od classic 12 About the iP od classic battery 14 Chapter 2: Setting Up iP od classic 14 About iT unes 1[...]

40 Chapter 6: More Settings, Extra F eature s, and A ccessories 40 Using iP od classic as an external disk 41 Using extra settings 44 Syncing contacts, calendars, and to-do lists 46 Storing and reading notes 46 Recording voice memos 47 Learning about iP od classic accessories 48 Chapter 7: Tips and T roubleshooting 48 General suggestions 52 Updatin[...]

1 4 Read this chapter to learn about the fea tures of iP od classic , how to use its contr ols, and more. T o use iPod classic , you put music, videos, photos, and other le s on your computer and then add them to iP od classic. iP od classic is a music player and much more . Use iP od classic to: • Sync songs, videos, and digital photos for li[...]

Chapter 1 iP od classic Basics 5 iP od classic at a glance Get to know the controls on iP od classic: Hold switch Menu Previous/Rewind Play/P ause Dock connector Headphones port Click Wheel Next/F ast-forward Center button Using iP od classic con trols The contr ols on iPod classic ar e easy to nd and use. P ress any butt on to turn on iPod clas[...]

Chapter 1 iP od classic Basics 6 Here ’ s what else you can do with iPod classic c ontrols. To Do this T urn on iP od classic Pre ss any button. T urn o iPod classic Press and hold P lay/P ause ( ’ ). T urn on the backlight Pre ss any button or use the Click Wheel. Disable the iP od classic controls (so nothing happens if you press them acci[...]

Chapter 1 iP od classic Basics 7 To Do this Play a sa ved Genius playlist Fr om the Playlist menu, select a Genius playlist, and then press Play/P ause ( ’ ). Play a Genius Mix Fr om the Music menu, choose Genius Mixes. Select a mix and then press Play/P a use ( ’ ). Find the iP od classic serial number Fr om the main menu, choose Settings >[...]

Chapter 1 iP od classic Basics 8 Using iP od classic menus When you turn on iP od classic, you see the main menu. Choose menu items to perform functions or go to other menus. Icons along the top of the screen show iP od classic status. Play icon Menu title Battery icon Lock icon Display item Function Menu title Displays the title of the curren t me[...]

Chapter 1 iP od classic Basics 9 Setting the screen brightness Y ou can adjust the brightness of the iPod classic scr een. Set the screen brightness: m Choose Settings > Brightness, and then use the Click Wheel t o adjust the brightness. Y ou can also adjust the brightness during a slideshow or video. Press the C enter button until the brightnes[...]

Chapter 1 iP od classic Basics 10 Connecting and disconnecting iP od classic Y ou connect i P od classic to your comput er to add music, videos , photos, and les, and to charge the battery . Disconnect iP od classic when you’ re done. Connecting iP od classic Connect iP od classic to your comput er: m Plug the included iP od Dock Connector to [...]

Chapter 1 iP od classic Basics 11 If you see the main menu or a large battery icon, you can disconnect iP od classic. If you set iP od classic to manage songs manually or enable iP od classic for disk use , you must always eject iP od classic before disconnecting it. See Managing iP od classic manually on page 23 and Using iP od classic as an exter[...]

Chapter 1 iP od classic Basics 12 About the iP od classic battery iP od classic has an internal, non-user-replaceable batt er y . F or best results , the rst time you use iP od classic, let it charge f or about four hours or until the batt er y icon in the status area of the display sho ws that the battery is fully charged. If iP od classic isn [...]

Chapter 1 iP od classic Basics 13 Charge the batt er y using the Apple USB P ow er Adapter: 1 Connect the iP od Dock Connector to USB Cable to the pow er adapter , and plug the other end of the cable into iP od classic. 2 Plug the power adapter in to a working electr ical outlet. Apple USB P ower Adapter ( your adapter may look different) iPod USB [...]

2 14 Y ou use iT unes on your comput er to set up iP od classic to pla y your music, video , and other media con tent. Y ou use iPod classic by importing songs, a udiobooks, movies , T V shows, music videos , and podcasts into your c omputer and then syncing them with iP od classic. Read on to learn more about the steps in this process , including:[...]

Chapter 2 Setting Up iP od classic 15 Setting up your iT unes library T o listen to music on iP od classic, you rst need to get tha t music into iT unes on your c omputer . There ar e three ways of getting music and other a udio into iT unes: m Purchase music , audiobooks , and videos, or download podcasts online from the iT unes Store. m Impor [...]

Chapter 2 Setting Up iP od classic 16 Adding mor e information to y our iT unes librar y After you import your music into iT unes , you can add more song and album inf ormation to your iT unes libr ar y . Most of these additional information appears on iP od classic when you add the songs. Enter song n ames and other information If you don ’t hav[...]

Chapter 2 Setting Up iP od classic 17 Genius Mixes are preselected compilations of songs that go gr eat together . T hey ’r e created for you by iT unes using songs from your library . Each Genius M ix is designed to pro vide a di erent listening experience each time you pla y it. iT unes create s up to 1 2 G enius Mixes, based on the variety [...]

Chapter 2 Setting Up iP od classic 18 Some videos may be ready for use with iP o d classic after you import them to iT unes. If you try to add a video to iP od classic (see Syncing videos automa tically on page 20 ), and a message sa ys the video can ’t play on iP od classic , then you must conv er t the video for use with iP od classic. Dependin[...]

Chapter 2 Setting Up iP od classic 19 m Manually managing iP od classic: W hen you connect iPod classic , you can drag songs and pla ylists individually to iP od classic, and delete songs and pla ylists individually from iP od classic. Using this option, you can add songs from more than one c omputer without erasing songs from iP od classic. When y[...]

Chapter 2 Setting Up iP od classic 20 Syncing Genius playlists and Genius Mixes t o iP od classic Y ou can set iT unes to sync Genius playlists and Genius Mixes to iP od classic. Genius playlists can be added to iP od classic manually . Genius Mixes can only be synced automatically , so you can ’t add Genius Mixes to iP od classic if you manage y[...]

Chapter 2 Setting Up iP od classic 21 Set iT unes t o sync movies to iP od classic: 1 In iT unes , select iPod classic in the device list and click Movie s. 2 Select “Sync movies.” 3 Select the movies you want. All, recent, or unwatched movies: Select “ Automatically include … movie s” and choose the option you want fr om the pop-up menu.[...]

Chapter 2 Setting Up iP od classic 22 Adding i T une s U conten t to iP od classic The settings for adding iT unes U content to iP od classic are unr elated to the settings for adding other conten t. iT unes U settings don ’t a ect other settings, and vice versa. Y ou can set iT unes to automa tically sync all or selected iT unes U content , o[...]

Chapter 2 Setting Up iP od classic 23 Managing iP od classic manually If you manage iP od classic manually , you can add and remove individual songs (including music videos) and videos (including movies and T V shows). Y ou can also add music and video from multiple computers to iP od classic without erasing items alr eady on iPod classic . Y ou ca[...]

3 24 Read this chapter to learn about listening to iP od classic on the go. After you set up iP od classic, you can listen to songs, p odcasts, a udiobooks, and more. Playing music and other audio When a song is playing , the Now Pla ying screen appears. The f ollowing table describes the elements on the Now Pla ying screen of iP od classic. Play i[...]

Chapter 3 Listening to Music 25 Pre ss the Center butt on to cycle through these additional items in the Now Pla ying screen: Screen item F unction Scrubber bar Lets you quickly navigate t o a di erent part of the track. Genius slider Creates a Genius playlist based on the current song . The slider doesn ’t appear if Genius information isn ’[...]

Chapter 3 Listening to Music 26 Rating songs Y ou can assign a rating to a song (from 1 to 5 stars) to indicat e how much you like it. Y ou can use song ratings to help you cr eate Smart Playlists automatically in iT unes . Rate a song: 1 Start playing the song. 2 Fr om the Now Playing screen, press the Center butt on until the ve rating bullets[...]

Chapter 3 Listening to Music 27 Using Genius on iP od classic Even when iP od classic isn ’t connected to y our computer , Genius can automatically create instant playlists of songs that go great t ogether . Y ou can play Genius Mixes , which are pre-selected compilations of songs that go great t ogether . Y ou can creat e Genius playlists in iT [...]

Chapter 3 Listening to Music 28 3 T o star t playing a Genius M ix, press the Cen ter button or Play/P ause ( ’ ) when you see its screen. The Speaker icon appears when the selected Genius Mix is playing. Creating On-T he-Go Playlists on iP od classic Y ou can create On-The-Go Playlists on iP od classic when iP od classic isn ’t connected to yo[...]

Chapter 3 Listening to Music 29 Brow sing songs by album or artist When you ’ re listening to a song , you can bro wse more songs by the same artist or all the songs from the current album. Browse songs b y artist: 1 Fr om the Now Playing screen, press and hold the Center butt on until a menu appears. 2 Choose Browse Artist, and then press the C [...]

Chapter 3 Listening to Music 30 Searching music Y ou can search iPod classic f or songs, pla ylists, album titles , ar tist names, audio podcasts, and audiobooks. T he search feature doesn ’t search videos, notes , calendar items, contacts, or lyrics. Note: Not all languages are supported. Search for music: 1 Fr om the Music menu, choose Search. [...]

Chapter 3 Listening to Music 31 5 Enter a combination: • Use the Click Wheel to select a number for the rst position. Press the Cen ter button to conrm your choice and mov e to the next position. • Use the same method to set the remaining numbers of the combination. Y ou can use the Next/F ast-forward button to move t o the next position [...]

Chapter 3 Listening to Music 32 Using the equalizer Y ou can use equalizer presets to change the sound on iP od classic to suit a particular music genre or style. F or example, to make rock music sound better , set the equalizer t o Rock. Use the equalizer to change the sound on iP od classic: m Choose Settings > EQ, and then choose an equalizer[...]

Chapter 3 Listening to Music 33 Listening to audiobooks T o listen to audiobooks on iP od classic, choose Audiobooks fr om the Music menu. Choose an audiobook, and then press P lay/P ause ( ’ ). If you stop listening to an a udiobook on iPod classic and r eturn to it later , the a udiobook begins playing where y ou left o . iPod classic skips [...]

4 34 Y ou can use iP od classic to wat ch movies , T V shows , video podcasts, and more . Read this chapter to learn about wa tching videos on iP od classic and on your T V . Y ou can view and listen to videos on iP od classic. If you hav e a compatible A V cable (available separately at www .apple.com/ipodstore or your local Apple stor e), you can[...]

Chapter 4 W atching Videos 35 Set iP od classic to display videos on a T V : m Choose Videos > Settings, and then set T V Out to Ask or On. If you set T V Out to Ask, iP od classic gives you the option of dis playing videos on T V or on iP od classic every time you play a video. If you set T V Out to On, iP od classic displa ys videos only on T [...]

5 36 Read this chapter to learn about impor ting and viewing photos. Y ou can impor t digital photos to your computer and add them to iP od classic. Y ou can view your photos on iP od classic or as a slideshow on your T V . Impor ting photos If you computer is a Mac, you can impor t photos from a digital camera to your c omputer using iPhoto . Y ou[...]

Chapter 5 Adding and Viewing Photos 37 Sync photos from a Mac to iP od classic using i Photo: 1 In iT unes , select iPod classic in the device list and click Phot os. 2 Select “Sync photos from: …” and then choose i Photo from the pop-up menu. 3 Select your sync options: • If you want to add all y our photos, select “ All photos , albums,[...]

Chapter 5 Adding and Viewing Photos 38 Viewing photos View photos on iP od classic: 1 On iP od classic, choose Photos > A ll Photos. Or choose Phot os and a photo album to see only the photos in the album. Thumbnail views of the phot os might take a moment to appear . 2 Select the photo you want and press the C enter button to view a full-scr ee[...]

Chapter 5 Adding and Viewing Photos 39 Adjust the brightness during a slidesho w : 1 Pre ss the Center butt on until the brightness indicator appears. 2 Use the Click Wheel to adjust the brightness . Connect iP od classic to your TV: 1 Connect the optional Apple Composit e A V cable to iPod classic. Use the Apple C omposite A V Cable; other similar[...]

6 40 iP od classic can do a lot more than pla y songs. And you can do a lot more with it than listen t o music. Read this chapter to nd out more about the extra featur es of iP od classic, including how to use it as an external disk, alarm, or sleep timer; show the time of day in other parts of the world; display not es; and sync contacts, calen[...]

Chapter 6 More Settings, Extra F eatures, and Accessories 41 Using extra settings Y ou can set the date and time, clocks in di erent time zones , and alarm and sleep features on iP od classic. Y ou can use i P od classic as a stopwatch or t o play games, and you can lock the iP od classic screen. Setting and viewing the date and time The date an[...]

Chapter 6 More Settings, Extra F eatures, and Accessories 42 Setting the alarm Y ou can set an alarm for any clock on iP od classic. Use iP od classic as an alarm clock: 1 Choose Extras > Alarms. 2 Choose Create Alarm and set one or more of the f ollowing options: To Do this T urn the alarm on Choose Alarm and choose On. Set the date Choose Date[...]

Chapter 6 More Settings, Extra F eatures, and Accessories 43 Review or delete a logged stopw atch session: 1 Choose Extras > Stopwatch. The current log and a list of sa ved sessions appear . 2 Choose a log to view session information. iP od classic stores stopw atch sessions with dates , times, and lap statistics. Y ou see the date and time the [...]

Chapter 6 More Settings, Extra F eatures, and Accessories 44 When you see the L ock screen, you can unlock iP od classic in two wa ys: • Pre ss the Center butt on to enter the combination on iP od classic. Use the Click Wheel to select the numbers and press the Center butt on to conrm them. If you enter the wr ong combination, the lock remains[...]

Chapter 6 More Settings, Extra F eatures, and Accessories 45 Sync con tacts or calendars using Windo ws Address Book or Microsoft Outlook for Windows: 1 Connect iP od classic to your computer . 2 In iT unes , select iPod classic in the device list and click Inf o. 3 Do one of the following: • T o sync contacts, in the Contacts section, select “[...]

Chapter 6 More Settings, Extra F eatures, and Accessories 46 Storing and reading not es Y ou can store and read text notes on iP od classic, if it ’ s enabled as an external disk (see Using iP od classic as an external disk on page 40). Store note s on iP od classic: 1 In any wor d-processing application, sav e a document as a text (.txt) le. [...]

Chapter 6 More Settings, Extra F eatures, and Accessories 47 Learning about iP o d classic accessorie s iP od classic comes with some accessories , and many other accessorie s are available . T o purchase iP od classic accessories, go to www .apple.com/ipodstore . A vailable accessories include: • Apple Universal Dock • Apple Composit e A V Cab[...]

7 48 Most problems with iP od classic can be solved quickly by follo wing the advice in this chapter . The 5 Rs: Reset, Retr y , Restart, Reinstall, Rest ore Remember these ve basic suggestions if y ou have a problem with iP od classic. T r y these steps one at a time until y our issue is resolved . If one of the following doesn ’t help , read[...]

Chapter 7 Tips and T roubleshooting 49 • If iP od classic doesn ’t disappear from the device list, drag the iPod classic icon from the desktop to the Tr ash (if you’ re using a Mac), or if y ou’ re using a W indows PC, eject the device in My Computer or click the Safely Remo ve Hardware icon in the sy stem tray and select iPod classic . If [...]

Chapter 7 Tips and T roubleshooting 50 If iP od classic displays a “Use iT unes to r estore ” message • Make sure you have the la test version of iT unes on y our computer (download it from www .apple.com/do wnloads ). • Connect iP od classic to your computer . When iT unes opens , follow the onscreen pr ompts to restore iP o d classic. •[...]

Chapter 7 Tips and T roubleshooting 51 If you accidentally set iP od classic to use a language y ou don ’t understand Y ou can reset the language. 1 Pre ss and hold Menu until the main menu appears. 2 Choose the sixth menu item (Settings). 3 Choose the last menu item (Reset Settings). 4 Choose the left item (Reset) and select a language. Other iP[...]

Chapter 7 Tips and T roubleshooting 52 On both Mac and Windows PC, iP od classic can sync digital photos from folders on your computer’ s hard disk. If you want t o use iP od classic with a Mac and a Windo ws PC If you’ re using iPod classic with a Mac and you w ant to use it with a Windows PC, you must restore the iP o d software for use with [...]

8 53 Read the following important safety and handling information before using iP od classic to av oid injur y . Keep the iP od classic User Guide handy for future ref erence. Impor tant safety information W ARNING: F ailure t o follow these saf et y instructions could result in re , electric shock, or other injuries, or damage to iPod classic o[...]

Chapter 8 Safety and Handling 54 Hearing loss Listening to sound at high v olumes may damage your hearing . T o prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen a t high volume levels for long periods. Background noise, as well as continued exposur e to high volume levels , can make sounds seem quieter than they actually are. The A pple Earphones wit[...]

9 55 Y ou can nd more information about using iP od classic in onscreen help and on the web . The following table de scribes where to get more iP od-related software and service information. T o learn about Do this Ser vice and support, discussions, tutorials, and Apple software downloads Go to: www.apple.c om/suppor t/ipod Using iT unes Open iT[...]

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