Apple iPod manual

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3 C ont en ts 5 Quick Start 7 What Y ou Need to Get Star ted 10 Setting Up iPod to Pla y Music 15 Using iP od 15 Using iP od Controls 21 Connecting and Disconnecting iPod 24 Organizing and T ransferring Y our Music 30 Adjusting iP od Settings 34 Using the Extra Features of Y our iP od 41 iP od Accessories 45 Charging the iP od Battery 50 Tips and T[...]

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5 1 Quick Star t Congratulations on purchasing your iP od. Read this section to get star ted using iP od quickly . iP od works with the iT unes music software included on the iP od CD . Use iT unes to import songs from your CD or digital music collection to your computer , or use the iT unes Music Store (a vailable in some countries only) to pur ch[...]

6 Quick Start iP od F eatures iP od is a music player and much more. With iP od, you can: • Store thousands of songs from your CD or digital music collection, for list ening on the go • Listen to audiobooks purchased fr om the iT unes Music Store (you must ha ve an Internet connection) • Store and synchronize contact, calendar , and to-do lis[...]

Quick Start 7 What Y ou Need to G et Star ted T o use iP od with a Macintosh, y ou must have: • A Macintosh with built-in Fir eWire • Mac OS X v1 0. 1 .5 or later Some features requir e Mac OS X v1 0.2 or later (Mac OS X v1 0.3.3 or later is recommended). • iT unes 4.2 or later (iT unes is included on the iPod CD) T o be sure you have the lat[...]

8 Quick Start T o use iPod with a Windows PC, you must have: • A Windows PC with 500 MHz or higher processor speed • Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later , or Windows XP Home or Prof essional • iT unes 4.2 or later (iT unes is included on the iPod CD) T o be sure you have the latest version of iT unes, go to www .apple.com/itunes. • iP[...]

Quick Start 9 Y our iPod include s the following componen ts: Note: Some models of iP od also include a carr ying case (not pictured). iP od iPod Dock (with some models) Apple Earphones iPod Dock C onnector to FireWire C able 6-pin–to–4-pin FireWir e adapter iPod Remote (with some models) iPod P ower Adapt er LL2595_border.book Page 9 Wednesday[...]

10 Quick Start Setting Up iPod to Pla y Music T o set up i P od, you charge the batter y , install software from the iP od CD , and import songs from your music CD collection to your computer . Then you transfer the songs to iP od and star t listening to music. Step 1: Charge the Battery C onnect iPod to the iPod P ower Adapter using the iPod Dock [...]

Quick Start 11 Step 2: Install the Software Insert the iPod CD into your comput er and install iT unes and the iP od software. Step 3: Import Music to Y our Computer Complete this step if y ou haven ’t already transf erred music to your computer . Y ou can import music from your audio CDs, or if you ha ve an Internet connection, you can buy music[...]

12 Quick Start Step 4: Connect iP od and T ransfer Music Connect iP od to your computer using the included iP od Dock Connector to F ireWire Cable. Y ou can also use the optional iP od Dock (see page 42). Be sur e the connectors on both ends of the cable are oriented correctly . They can only be inserted one way . When you connect iPod t o your com[...]

Quick Start 13 If your Windows PC doesn ’t ha ve a 6-pin F ireWire port: If your computer doesn ’t hav e a 6-pin FireWire (IEEE 1 3 94) port, here are other ways y ou can connect iPod: • If your computer has a 4-pin F ireWire port, use the included 6-pin–to–4-pin Fir eWire adapter . Note: Y ou can’t charge iP od through y our computer u[...]

14 Quick Start Step 5: Play Music When the song transfer is complete , disconnect iPod from your comput er . Squeeze both sides of the Dock connector to disconnect the cable from iPod . Then use the T ouch Wheel and Select button to browse f or a song. P ress the Play or Select button and enjoy! T o Learn More Read the next chapter to learn more ab[...]

15 1 Using iP od Read this section to learn about using iP od controls , transferring music, char ging the battery , and using the extra features of your iP od. Using iP od Controls Pre ss any button to turn on iP od. The main menu appears . Use the iP od buttons and T ouch Wheel to navigat e through the onscreen menus, play songs, change settings,[...]

16 Using iPod iPod Remot e port Menu button Previous/Rewind button T ouch Wheel Apple Earphones Dock connector por t Play/P ause button Next/Fast-f orward button Select button Headphones port Hold switch LL2595_border.book Page 16 Wednesday, April 28, 2004 3:44 PM[...]

Using iPod 17 iP od Controls Reset iP od (For use during tr oubleshooting) T oggle the Hold switch (set it to Hold , then turn it off again). Then press Menu and Play/P ause simultaneously for about 5 seconds, until the Apple logo appears. T urn on iPod Press an y button. T urn off iPod Press and hold Pla y/Pa use. T urn the backlight on or off Pre[...]

18 Using iPod iP od Controls Disable the iP od buttons (So you don ’t press them accidentally) Set the Hold switch to Hold (an orange bar appears). Skip to any point in a song From the No w Playing screen, press the Select button. Then scroll to any poin t in the song. Skip to the next song Press Next/F ast-forward. Start a song over Press P revi[...]

Using iPod 19 Disabling iP od Buttons Using the Hold S witch If you’ re carr ying iPod in your pocket and you don ’t want to press the buttons or turn it on accidentally , you can make the buttons inactive. n Set the Hold switch to Hold. Slide the switch toward the center (so you can see the orange stripe) to disable the controls. LL2595_border[...]

20 Using iPod Queueing Up a List of Songs Y ou can set iPod to play the songs you wan t in the order you want. When you creat e a list of songs on your iP od, the songs appear in an On-The-Go playlist. T o create an On-The-Go playlist: 1 Highlight a song and press and hold the Select button until the song title flashes. 2 Repeat step 1 for other so[...]

Using iPod 21 T o rate a song: 1 Start playing the song. 2 From the No w Playing screen, press the Select button twice. 3 Use the T ouch Wheel to select a rating. Connecting and Disconnec ting iPod Y ou connec t iP od to your computer to transfer and manage music , and, in most cases, to charge the battery . • If you have a Mac or if you ha ve a [...]

22 Using iPod Note: If you are using a Windows PC with a USB port and the optional iP od Dock Connector to USB 2.0 + FireWir e Cable, you can connect the cable ’ s FireWire connector to the iP od Pow er Adapter to charge the battery , and connec t the USB connector to your computer’ s USB port to transfer files at the same time (see page 48 for[...]

Using iPod 23 T o eject iP od: n Select iPod in the iT unes Source list and click the Eject button. If you’ re using a Mac, you can also eject iPod b y dragging the iPod icon on the deskt op to the T rash. If you’ re using a Windows PC, you can eject iPod b y clicking the Safely Remo ve Hardware icon in the Windows system tray and selecting you[...]

24 Using iPod Organizing and T ransferring Y our Music For instructions for getting started playing music on iP od , see “Setting Up iPod to Pla y Music” on page 1 0. Read on for more information about or ganizing and transferring your music. About iT unes iT unes is the software application you use to manage the music on your comput er and tra[...]

Using iPod 25 About the iT unes Music Stor e Using iT unes, you can preview , purchase, and download your fa vorite songs from the iT unes Music Store (a vailable in some countries only). There are hundr eds of thousands of songs available for purchase. Y ou can use an Apple Account to sign on to the music store, or if you have an America Online (A[...]

26 Using iPod If you are using iT unes 4.5 or later on a Windows P C, you can conv ert nonprotected WMA files to AAC or MP3 f ormat. This can be useful if you hav e a library of music encoded in WMA format. F or more information, open iT unes and choose Help > iTunes and Music Store Help . iP od does not support MPEG Layer 1 or MPEG Layer 2 audi[...]

Using iPod 27 Creating Pla ylists on Y our Computer T o create a playlist: n In iT unes, click the Add (+) button and t ype a name for the playlist, then drag songs from the library or another playlist to the new playlist. T o create a Smart Playlist: n In iT unes, choose File > New Smart Playlist and choose the criteria for your playlist. Any s[...]

28 Using iPod 3 Select “Only update checked songs.” T o set iP od to updat e only selected playlists: 1 In iT unes, selec t iPod in the Sour ce list and click the Options button. 2 Select “A utomatically update selected playlists only.” T ransf erring Songs and Playlists to iP od Manually Y ou can set iPod to transfer songs manually , so yo[...]

Using iPod 29 Deleting Songs and Playlists F rom iP od Manually If you have set iP od to transf er songs manually (see above), you can delete songs and playlists from iP od individually . Songs deleted from iP od manually are not deleted from the iT unes library . T o delete a song or playlist from iP od: 1 Select iPod in the iT unes Source list. 2[...]

30 Using iPod Listening to Spoken Word A udio Y ou can purchase and download s poken word audiobooks fr om the iT unes Music Store (available in some coun tries only) and listen to them on your iP od. Y ou can use iTunes t o transfer audiobooks to your iP od the same way y ou transfer songs. If you stop listening to an audiobook on iP od and go bac[...]

Using iPod 31 T o set iP od to repea t songs: n Select Settings from the iPod main menu. • T o repeat all songs in the list , set Repeat to All. • T o repeat one song o ver and over , set Repeat to One. T o set iP od to shuffle songs or albums: 1 Select Settings from the iPod main menu. 2 Set Shuffle to Songs or to Albums. When you set iP od to[...]

32 Using iPod Using the iP od Equaliz er Y ou can use equalizer presets to change iP od sound to suit a particular music genre or style. For example , to make rock music sound better , set the equalizer t o Rock. n Select Settings > EQ and selec t an equalizer preset. Setting the Backlight Timer Y ou can set the back light to turn on for a certa[...]

Using iPod 33 Setting and Viewing Date and Time T o set the date and time: n Select Settings > Date & Time . T o view the date and time: n Select Ex tras > Clock. T o set iPod to display the time in the title bar: n Select Settings > Date & Time . If you set iP od to display the time in the title bar , y ou can see the time from an[...]

34 Using iPod Using the Extra Feature s of Y our iP od Using iP od as an External Hard Disk Y ou can use iPod as a hard disk, to store and transf er data files. T o enable iPod as a hard disk: 1 In iT unes, selec t iPod in the Sour ce list and click the Options button. 2 Select “Enable FireWire disk use .” When you use iP od as a hard disk, the[...]

Using iPod 35 Prev enting iT unes F rom Opening Automatically If you use iP od primarily as a hard disk, you may want t o disable iT unes from opening automatically when you connect iP od to your computer . T o prevent iT unes from opening automatically when you connect iP od to your computer: 1 In iT unes, selec t iPod in the Sour ce list. 2 Click[...]

36 Using iPod 3 Select a sound. If you select Beep, the alarm will be audible through the internal speaker . If you select a playlist, you ’ll need to connect iP od to speakers or headphones to hear the alarm. Importing Addresses , Phone Numbers, Calendar Events , and T o-Do Lists Y our iP od can store contacts, calendar events , and to-do lists,[...]

Using iPod 37 T o import contact information manually: 1 Connect iP od and open your favorit e email or contacts application. Impor ting contacts works with P alm Desktop , Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Entourage, and Eudora, among others. 2 Drag contacts from the application ’ s address book to the iPod C ontacts folder . T o import appointments [...]

38 Using iPod T o view notes: n Select Ex tras > Notes. Recording Voic e Memos Y ou can record voice memos using an optional iPod-compatible micr ophone (available for purchase at www .apple.com/st ore). Y ou can store recordings on your iP od and transfer them to your comput er . T o record a voic e memo: 1 Connect a microphone to the Headphone[...]

Using iPod 39 T o transfer voice memos to your computer: If iP od is set to transfer songs a utomatically (see page 2 7) and you r ecord voice memos , the voice memos are automatically transferred t o a playlist in iT unes when y ou connect iP od. Y ou see the new V oice M emos playlist in the iT unes Source list. Storing Digital Photos Using an op[...]

40 Using iPod T o erase photos from a photo card: 1 Import photos from the card (see above). 2 Select Erase Card. All photos are deleted from the photo car d. T o transfer photos to your computer: n Connect iP od to your computer and open the application you use to transf er photos from your digital camera. See the documentation that came with the [...]

Using iPod 41 iP od Accessories iP od comes with some accessories, and many other accessories are available at www .apple.com/store. iP od Remote (Included With Some Models) T o use the iPod Remote , connect it to the iPod Remote port, then connect the Apple Earphones (or another set of headphones) to the remote . Use the buttons on the remote just[...]

42 Using iPod Use the remote ’ s Hold switch to disable the remote ’ s buttons. The iP od Hold switch and the iP od Remote Hold switch do not affect one another . iP od Dock (Included With Some Models) The iP od Dock holds iPod upright as it char ges or transfers music. C onnect the Dock to your computer using the same cable you use with iP od [...]

Using iPod 43 Using the iP od Dock, y ou can play music from iP od over external powered s peakers or a home stereo . Y ou need an audio cable with a standard 3.5 millimeter ster eo miniplug (many external speakers have this type of cable attached). T o play music from iPod using the Dock: 1 Place iPod in the Dock. 2 Connect the speakers or stereo [...]

44 Using iPod Apple Earphones iP od comes with a pair of high-quality earbud headphones. T o use the earbud headphones: n Plug them in to the Headphones port, then place the earbud in your ear as shown. W arning Listening to music at high volume ov er extended periods of time can damage your hearing. LL2595_border.book Page 44 Wednesday, April 28, [...]

Using iPod 45 A vailable A ccessories T o purchase iPod accessories , go to www .apple.com/store. A vailable accessories include: • iP od Dock • iP od Remote + Earphones • iP od In-Ear Headphones • iP od Dock Connector to FireWir e Cable • iP od Dock Connector to USB 2.0 + FireWir e Cable • iP od Pow er Adapter • iP od Carrying Case ?[...]

46 Using iPod Y ou can charge the iP od battery in two ways: • If you have a Mac, you can charge iPod b y connecting it to your computer . If you have a Windows PC with a 6-pin F ireWire port, in most cases you can charge iP od by connecting it to your computer . • Y ou can also charge iPod by connecting it to the pow er adapter and a working e[...]

Using iPod 47 T o charge the battery using the iP od Power Adapter: 1 Connect the AC plug adapter to the power adapter (this may already be assembled). 2 Connect the FireWir e cable included with iPod (or the F ireWire connector on the optional iP od Dock Connector to USB 2.0 + FireWir e Cable) to the power adapter , and plug the other end of the c[...]

48 Using iPod Note: If you are using a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and the optional iP od Dock Connector to USB 2.0 + FireWir e Cable (available f or purchase at www .apple.com/store), you can connect the cable ’ s FireWire connector to the iP od P ower Adapter to charge the batter y , and connect the USB connector to your computer’ s USB po[...]

Using iPod 49 Battery States When iP od is not connected to a power source , a battery icon in the top-right corner of the iP od screen shows about how much charge is left. If iPod is connected to a pow er source, the battery icon animates to show that the battery is charging. If you connect iPod to a po wer source and the battery icon does not ani[...]

50 Tips and Troubleshooting 1 Tips and T roubleshooting Most problems with iP od can be solved quickly by following the advic e in this chapter . Resetting iP od Most problems with iP od can be solved by resetting it. T o reset iPod: 1 Connect iPod to a power outlet using the iPod P ower Adapt er . 2 T oggle the Hold switch on and off (set it to Ho[...]

51 Tips and Troubleshooting • If you ’ re using the iP od Dock C onnector to USB 2.0 + F ireWire Cable (see page 1 3) and your computer has USB and F ireWire ports, don’ t plug the cable’ s USB and FireWir e connectors in to your computer at the same time. If you have done this, unplug the cables and reset iP od (see above). • If that doe[...]

Tips and Troubleshooting 52 • If that doesn ’t work, push the Play/P ause butt on. Y our iPod may be paused . • If you’ re using the iPod Dock, be sure the iP od is seated firmly in the Dock and make sure all cables are connected properly . • If you are using the Dock Line Out port, make sure y our external speakers or stereo are turned o[...]

53 Tips and Troubleshooting If Y ou Connect iP od to a USB P ort and It Doesn’ t W ork Corr ectly • If you’ re using a Mac, connect iP od to a F ireWire port on your Mac using the FireWire cable that came with iP od. • If you’ re using iPod with a USB 1 . 1 por t on your computer , y ou must use a FireWire port or a USB 2.0 por t. USB 1 .[...]

Tips and Troubleshooting 54 Y ou can choose either to update or to restore the iP od software. • If you choose to update, the software is updated , but your settings and songs are not affected. • If you choose to restore, all data is erased from your iPod , including songs, files , contacts, photos, calendar information, and any other data. All[...]

55 1 L earning More , Ser vic e , and Suppor t There is more inf ormation about using iP od on the web and in onscreen help . Online Resource s For the lat est information on iP od, go to www.apple.com/ipod . For iP od ser vice and suppor t information, a variety of forums with product-specific information and feedback, and the latest Apple softwar[...]

56 Learning More, Service, and Support Onscreen Help • T o learn more about using iTune s, open iT unes and choose Help > iT unes and Music Store Help . • T o learn more about using iSync (on Mac OS X), open iSync and choose Help > iSync Help. • T o learn more about using iCal (on Mac OS X), open iCal and choose Help > iCal Help. iP [...]

57 1 Safety and Cleaning Read on to learn about using iP od saf ely and cleaning iP od . Important Safety Instructions When setting up and using your iP od, remember the following: • Read all the installation instructions carefully before you plug your iP od Power Adapter in to a power outlet. • Keep these instructions handy for reference b y y[...]

58 Safety and Cleaning A void Hearing Damage Do Not Use While Driving Important: Use of headphones while operating a vehicle is not r ecommended and is illegal in some areas. Be careful and atten tive while driving. Stop listening to your iP od if you find it disruptive or distracting while operating any type of vehicle or performing any other acti[...]

Safety and Cleaning 59 Using the P ower Adapter • Use only the power adapter that came with your iPod . Adapters for other electronic devices may look similar , but they ma y damage your iP od. • The only way to shut off pow er to your power adapt er completely is to disconnect it from the power source . • Always leav e space around your powe[...]

60 Safety and Cleaning About Operating and Storage T emperatures • Operate your iP od in a place where the temperature is alwa ys between 0º and 3 5º C (3 2º to 95º F). • Store your iP od in a place where the temperature is alwa ys between –20º and 45º C (–4º to 1 1 3º F). Don ’t leave iP od in your car , since t emperatures in pa[...]

Safety and Cleaning 61 Do Not Make Repairs Y ourself For service, see “Learning More, Service, and Support ” on page 5 5. Cleaning Follo w these general rules when cleaning the outside of your iP od and its components: • Make sure your iP od is unplugged. • Use a damp, soft, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. • Don’ t [...]

62 Communications Regula tion Information FCC C ompliance Statement This device complies with part 1 5 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received , including interference that may cause undesired operation. See [...]

63 Important: Changes or modifications to this product not authorized by Apple Computer , Inc. could void the EMC compliance and negate your authority to operate the product. This product was tested for EMC compliance under conditions that included the use of Apple peripheral devices and Apple shielded cables and connectors between system component[...]

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