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iPod Basics
Congratulations on purchasing your iPod. Read this
section to learn about the features of your iPod, how to
use its controls, and more.
To use iPod, you put music, videos, photos, and other files on your computer and then
download them to iPod.
iPod is a music player and much more. With iPod, you can:
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Store songs, videos, and digital photos for listening and viewing on the go
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Listen to podcasts, downloadable radio-style shows delivered over the Internet
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View video on iPod or a TV, using the optional iPod AV Cable
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View photos as a slideshow with music on iPod or a TV, using the optional iPod
AV Cable
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Listen to audiobooks purchased from the iTunes Music Store or audible.com
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Store or back up files and other data, using iPod as an external disk
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Synchronize contact, calendar, and to-do list information from your computer
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Play games, store text notes, set an alarm, and more
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iPod at a Glance
Familiarize yourself with all the controls on your iPod:
Using iPod Controls
The controls on your iPod are easy to use. Press any button to turn on your iPod. The
main menu appears.
Use the Click Wheel and Center button to navigate through onscreen menus, play
songs, change settings, and view information. Move your thumb lightly around the
Click Wheel to select a menu item. To choose the item, press the Center button. To go
back to the previous menu, press Menu on the Click Wheel.
Hold switch
Menu button
Previous/Rewind
button
Click Wheel
Headphones port
Dock connector port
Center button
Next/Fast-forward
button
Serial number
(on back)
Play/Pause button
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The following table shows you what else you can do with iPod controls.
To Do This
Reset iPod
(if your iPod isn’t responding)
Set the Hold switch to Hold and turn it off again. Press the Menu
and Center buttons at the same time for about 6 seconds, until the
Apple logo appears.
Turn on iPod
Press any button.
Turn off iPod
Press and hold Play/Pause
(’
)
.
Turn on the backlight
Press any button or use the Click Wheel.
Disable the iPod buttons
(so nothing happens if you press
them accidentally)
Set the Hold switch to Hold (an orange bar appears).
Choose a menu item
Scroll to the item and press the Center button.
Go back to the previous menu
Press Menu.
Go directly to the main menu
Press and hold Menu.
Browse for a song
Choose Music from the main menu.
Browse for a video
Choose Videos from the main menu.
Play a song or video
Select the song or video and press the Center or Play/Pause
(’
)
button. iPod has to be ejected from your computer to play songs and
videos.
Pause a song or video
Press Play/Pause
(’
)
or unplug your headphones.
Change the volume
From the Now Playing screen, use the Click Wheel.
Play all the songs in a list
Select the list title (an album title or the title of a playlist, for
example) and press Play/Pause
(’
)
.
Play all songs in random order
From the main menu, choose Shuffle Songs.
Skip to any point in a song or
video
From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button to show the
scrubber bar, and then scroll to any point in the song or video.
Skip to the next song, video,
or chapter in an audiobook
or podcast
Press Next/Fast-forward (‘
).
Start a song or video over
Press Previous/Rewind (]
).
Play the previous song, video,
or chapter in an audiobook
or podcast
Press Previous/Rewind (]
) twice.
Fast-forward or rewind a song
Press and hold Next/Fast-forward (‘
) or Previous/Rewind (]
).
Add a song to the On-The-Go
playlist
Select a song, and then press and hold the Center button until the
song title flashes.
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Turning Off the Click Wheel Sound
When you scroll through menu items, you can hear a clicking sound to let you know
the Click Wheel is working. If you like, you can turn the Click Wheel sound off.
To turn off Click Wheel sound:
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Choose Settings and set Clicker to Off.
To turn the Click Wheel sound back on, set Clicker to On.
Disabling iPod Controls
If you don’t want to turn iPod on or activate controls accidentally, you can make them
inactive using the Hold switch.
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Set the Hold switch to Hold.
Slide the switch toward
the center (so you can
see the orange bar) to
disable the controls.
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Using iPod Menus
When you turn on iPod, you see the main menu. Choose menu items to perform
functions and go to other menus. Status icons along the top of the screen show iPod
settings.
Adding or Removing Items From the Main Menu
You might want to add often-used items to the iPod main menu. For example, you can
add a “Songs” item to the main menu, so you don’t have to choose Music before you
choose Songs.
To add or remove items from the main menu:
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Choose Settings > Main Menu.
Display Item Function
Lock icon
The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch (on top of iPod) is set
to hold. When the switch is set to hold, the iPod controls are
disabled.
Menu title
Displays the title of the current menu.
Play status
The Play icon (“
) appears if a song is playing. The Pause icon (1
)
appears if a song is paused.
Battery status
The Battery icon shows the approximate remaining battery charge.
If the battery is charging, the icon is animated.
Menu items
Use the Click Wheel to scroll through menu items. Press the Center
button to choose an item. An arrow next to a menu item indicates
that choosing it leads to another menu.
Play status
Menu items
Battery status
Menu titleLock icon
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Setting the Backlight Timer
You can set the backlight to turn on and illuminate the screen for a certain amount of
time when you press a button or use the Click Wheel. The default is 10 seconds.
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Choose Settings > Backlight Timer and choose the time you want.
Even if you don’t set the backlight timer, you can turn on the backlight at any time
by pressing any button or using the Click Wheel. After a few seconds, the backlight
turns off.
Connecting and Disconnecting iPod
You connect iPod to your computer to download music, videos, photos, and files, and
to charge the battery. Disconnect iPod when you’re done.
Connecting iPod
To connect iPod to your computer:
mPlug the included iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable into a high-power USB port
on your computer (a USB 2.0 port is recommended), and then connect the other end
to iPod.
If you have an iPod Dock, you can connect the cable to a high-power USB port on your
computer, connect the other end to the Dock, and then put iPod in the Dock.
Note: The USB port on your keyboard doesn’t provide enough power. You must
connect iPod to a USB port on your computer.
By default, iPod imports songs automatically when you connect it to your computer.
When this automatic download is done, you can disconnect iPod.
If you connect iPod to a different computer and it is set to update songs automatically,
iTunes prompts you before downloading any music. If you click Yes, the songs and
other audio files already on your iPod will be erased and replaced with the songs and
other audio files on the computer iPod is connected to. For more information about
downloading music to iPod and using iPod with more than one computer, see
Chapter 2,“Music Features,” on page 14.
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Note: You can download songs while your battery is charging.
Disconnecting iPod
You can easily see if it’s OK to disconnect iPod by looking at the iPod screen.
Important: Don’t disconnect iPod if you see the “Do not disconnect” message. You
could damage files on iPod. If you see this message, you must eject iPod before
disconnecting it.
If you set iPod to update songs manually (see “Updating iPod Manually” on page 23) or
enable iPod for disk use (see “Using iPod as an External Disk” on page 45), you must
eject iPod before disconnecting it.
If you see the main menu or a large
battery icon, you can disconnect iPod
from your computer.
Important: If you see this message, you
must eject iPod before disconnecting it
from your computer.
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To eject iPod:
mClick the Eject button (C) next to iPod in the iTunes Source list.
If you’re using a Mac, you can also eject iPod by dragging the iPod icon on the desktop
to the Trash.
If you’re using a Windows PC, you can eject iPod by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware
icon in the Windows system tray and selecting your iPod.
To disconnect iPod:
mSqueeze both sides of the Dock connector to disconnect the cable from iPod. If iPod is
in the Dock, simply remove it.
About the iPod Battery
iPod has an internal, non-user-replaceable battery. For best results, the first time you
use iPod, let it charge for about four hours or until the battery icon in the top-right
corner of the iPod display shows that the battery is fully charged. If iPod isn’t used for a
while, the battery might need to be charged.
The iPod battery is 80-percent charged in about two hours and fully charged in about
four hours. If you charge iPod while downloading files, playing music, viewing videos,
or viewing a slideshow, it might take longer.
To remove the connector from your iPod,
squeeze the buttons on the sides and pull.
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Charging the iPod Battery
You can charge the iPod battery in two ways:
ÂConnect iPod to your computer.
ÂUse the iPod USB Power Adapter, available separately.
To charge the battery using your computer:
mConnect iPod to a high-power USB port on your computer. The computer must be
turned on and not in sleep mode (some models of Macintosh can charge iPod while in
sleep mode).
If the battery icon on the iPod screen shows a lightning bolt, the battery is charging. If
it shows a plug, the battery is fully charged.
If you don’t see the lightning bolt or the plug, iPod might not be connected to a
high-power USB port. Try another USB port on your computer.
Important: If your iPod is very low on power, it might need to charge for up to 30
minutes before the display turns on.
If you want to charge iPod when you’re away from your computer, you can purchase
the iPod USB Power Adapter.
To charge the battery using the iPod USB Power Adapter (available separately):
1Connect the AC plug adapter to the power adapter (they might already be connected).
2Connect the iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable to the power adapter, and plug the
other end of the cable into iPod.
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3Plug the power adapter into a working electrical outlet.
Note: If you have an optional iPod Dock Connector to FireWire cable, you can also
connect iPod to a FireWire port on your computer or to an iPod Power Adapter (with a
FireWire port) that’s plugged into an electrical outlet. You can only use FireWire for
charging the battery and not for downloading songs and other files to iPod.
Understanding Battery States
When iPod is not connected to a power source, a battery icon in the top-right corner of
the iPod screen shows approximately how much charge is left.
If iPod is connected to a power source, the battery icon changes to show that the
battery is charging or fully charged.
You can disconnect and use iPod before it is fully charged.
Note: Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and might
eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use
and settings. For more information, go to www.apple.com/batteries.
Warning: Make sure the power adapter is fully assembled before plugging it into an
electrical outlet.
AC plug adapter
(The plug on your Power Adapter may look different.)
iPod USB Power Adapter
iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable
Battery less than 20% charged
Battery about halfway charged
Battery fully charged
Battery charging (lightning bolt)
Battery fully charged (plug)
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iTunes also has many other features. You can make your own CDs that play in standard
CD players (if your computer has a CD-recordable drive); listen to streaming Internet
radio; watch videos; make dynamic “Party Shuffle”playlists; publish your playlists, called
“iMixes,” to the iTunes Music Store; rate songs according to preference; and much
more.
For information about using these features of iTunes, open iTunes and choose Help >
“iTunes and Music Store Help.”
Importing Music Into Your Computer
To listen to music on your iPod, you first need to get that music into iTunes on your
computer.
There are three ways of getting music into iTunes:
ÂImport music from audio CDs.
ÂBuy music, audiobooks, and videos, or download podcasts online from the iTunes
Music Store.
ÂAdd music that’s already on your computer to the iTunes music library.
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Importing Music From Your Audio CDs Into iTunes
Follow these instructions to get music from your CDs into your computer.
To import music from an audio CD into iTunes:
1Insert a CD into your computer and open iTunes.
If you have an Internet connection, iTunes gets the names of the songs on the CD from
the Internet and lists them in the window.
If you are connected to the Internet and iTunes doesn’t get the names automatically, choose
Advanced > Get CD Track Names.
If you don’t have an Internet connection, you can enter the names of the songs on the
CD manually. For more information, see “Entering Names of Songs and Other Details”
on page 17.
With song information entered, you can browse for songs in iTunes or on iPod by title,
artist, album, and more.
2Click to remove the checkmarks next to any songs you don’t want to import from
the CD.
3Click the Import CD button. The display area at the top of the iTunes window shows
how much time it will take to import each song.
Import CD button
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4To eject the CD, click the Eject button.
5Repeat these steps for any other CDs with songs you want to import.
Entering Names of Songs and Other Details
To enter CD song titles and other information manually:
1Select the first song on the CD and choose File > Get Info.
2Click Info.
3Enter the song information.
4Click Next to enter information for the next song.
Adding Lyrics
You can type or copy and paste song lyrics in plain text format into iTunes so that you
can view a song’s lyrics on your iPod while the song is playing.
To type or paste lyrics into iTunes:
1Select a song and choose File > Get Info.
2Click Lyrics.
3Type or paste lyrics copied from another source into the text box.
4Click OK.
For information about viewing lyrics on iPod, see “Viewing Lyrics on iPod” on page 30.
Buying Songs and Downloading Podcasts Using the
iTunes Music Store
If you have an Internet connection, you can easily purchase and download songs,
albums, audiobooks, and videos online using the iTunes Music Store. You can also
subscribe to and download podcasts, radio-style audio shows.
To purchase music online using the iTunes Music Store, you set up an Apple account in
iTunes, find the songs you want, and then buy them. If you already have an Apple
account, or if you have an America Online (AOL) account (available in some countries
only), you can use that account to sign in to the music store and buy songs.
Note: You don’t need an iTunes Music Store account to download or subscribe to
podcasts.
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To sign in to the iTunes Music Store:
1Open iTunes and click Music Store in the Source list.
2Click in the Account field and follow the onscreen instructions to set up an Apple
account or enter your existing Apple account or AOL account information.
To find songs, audiobooks, videos, and podcasts:
You can browse or search the iTunes Music Store to find the album, song, or artist
you’re looking for. Open iTunes and click Music Store in the Source list.
ÂTo browse the iTunes Music Store, choose a music genre from the Choose Genre
pop-up menu on the top-left side of the store, click one of the albums or songs in
the center or right side of the store, or click the Browse button in the top-right corner
of the window.
ÂTo browse for podcasts, click the Podcasts link on the left side of the main page in the
iTunes Music Store.
ÂTo browse for videos, click the Videos link on the left side of the main page in the
iTunes Music Store.
ÂTo search the iTunes Music Store, type the name of an album, song, artist, or composer
in the search field.
ÂTo narrow your search, type something in the search field, press Return or Enter on
your keyboard, and then press buttons in the Search Bar. For example, to narrow your
search to song titles, press the Song button.
ÂTo search for a combination of items, click Power Search in the Music Store window.
ÂTo return to the main page of the iTunes Music Store, click the Home button at the
top-left side of the store.
To buy a song, album, audiobook, or video:
1Click Music Store in the Source list, and then find the item you want to buy.
You can double-click a song or other item to listen to a portion of it and make sure it’s
the one you want. (If your network connection is slower than 128 kbps, choose iTunes >
Preferences, and in the Store pane, select the “Load complete preview before playing”
checkbox.)
2Click Buy Song, Buy Album, Buy Book, or Buy Video.
The song or other item is downloaded to your computer and charged to the credit card
listed on your Apple or AOL account.
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