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iPod classic
User Guide
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Contents 4 Chapter 1: iPod classic Basics 5 iPod classic at a glance 5 Using iPod classic controls 7 Disabling iPod classic controls 8 Using iPod classic menus 8 Adding or removing items in the main menu 10 Connecting and disconnecting iPod classic 12 About the iPod classic battery 14 Chapter 2: Setting Up iPod classic 14 About iTunes 15 Setting up your iTunes library 16 Adding more information to your iTunes library 16 Organizing your music 17 Importing video to iTunes 18 Adding music, vide
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40 Chapter 6: More Settings, Extra Features, and Accessories 40 Using iPod 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 iPod classic accessories 48 Chapter 7: Tips and Troubleshooting 48 General suggestions 52 Updating and restoring iPod software 53 Chapter 8: Safety and Handling 53 Important safety information 54 Important handling information 55 Chapter 9: Learni
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iPod classic Basics 1 Read this chapter to learn about the features of iPod classic, how to use its controls, and more. To use iPod classic, you put music, videos, photos, and other files on your computer and then add them to iPod classic. iPod classic is a music player and much more. Use iPod classic to: • Sync songs, videos, and digital photos for listening and viewing on the go • Listen to podcasts, downloadable audio and video shows delivered over the Internet • View video on iPod classi
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iPod classic at a glance Get to know the controls on iPod classic: Hold switch Headphones port Menu Click Wheel Previous/Rewind Next/Fast-forward Play/Pause Center button Dock connector Using iPod classic controls The controls on iPod classic are easy to find and use. Press any button to turn on iPod classic. The first time you turn on iPod classic, the language menu appears. Use the Click Wheel to scroll to your language, and then press the Center button to choose it. The main menu appears
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Here’s what else you can do with iPod classic controls. To Do this Turn on iPod classic Press any button. Turn off iPod classic Press and hold Play/Pause (’). Turn on the backlight Press any button or use the Click Wheel. Disable the iPod classic controls Slide the Hold switch to HOLD (an orange bar appears). (so nothing happens if you press them accidentally) Reset iPod classic Slide the Hold switch to HOLD and back again. Press the Menu and Center button at the same time for about 6 secon
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To Do this Play a saved Genius playlist From the Playlist menu, select a Genius playlist, and then press Play/Pause (’). Play a Genius Mix From the Music menu, choose Genius Mixes. Select a mix and then press Play/Pause (’). Find the iPod classic serial number From the main menu, choose Settings > About and press the Center button until you see the serial number, or look on the back of iPod classic. Disabling iPod classic controls If you don’t want to turn iPod classic on or activate contr
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Using iPod classic menus When you turn on iPod 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 iPod classic status. Menu title Play icon Lock icon Battery icon Display item Function Menu title Displays the title of the current menu. Lock icon The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch is set to HOLD. This indicates that the iPod classic controls are disabled. Play icon The Play icon (“) appears when a song, v
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Setting the screen brightness You can adjust the brightness of the iPod classic screen. Set the screen brightness: m Choose Settings > Brightness, and then use the Click Wheel to adjust the brightness. You can also adjust the brightness during a slideshow or video. Press the Center button until the brightness slider appears, and then use the Click Wheel to adjust the brightness. Note: Your brightness setting may affect your battery performance. Turning off the Click Wheel sound When you scro
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Connecting and disconnecting iPod classic You connect iPod classic to your computer to add music, videos, photos, and files, and to charge the battery. Disconnect iPod classic when you’re done. Connecting iPod classic Connect iPod classic to your computer: m Plug the included iPod Dock Connector to USB Cable into a high-powered USB 2.0 or 3.0 port on your computer, and then connect the other end to iPod classic. If you have an iPod Dock, you can connect the cable to a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port on
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If you see the main menu or a large battery icon, you can disconnect iPod classic. If you set iPod classic to manage songs manually or enable iPod classic for disk use, you must always eject iPod classic before disconnecting it. See Managing iPod classic manually on page 23 and Using iPod classic as an external disk on page 40. If you accidentally disconnect iPod classic without ejecting it, reconnect iPod classic to your computer and sync again. Eject iPod classic: m In iTunes, click the
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About the iPod classic battery iPod classic has an internal, non-user-replaceable battery. For best results, the first time you use iPod classic, let it charge for about four hours or until the battery icon in the status area of the display shows that the battery is fully charged. If iPod classic isn’t used for a while, the battery might need to be charged. The iPod classic battery is 80-percent charged in about two hours, and fully charged in about four hours. If you charge iPod classic w
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Charge the battery using the Apple USB Power Adapter: 1 Connect the iPod Dock Connector to USB Cable to the power adapter, and plug the other end of the cable into iPod classic. 2 Plug the power adapter into a working electrical outlet. Apple USB Power Adapter (your adapter may look different) iPod USB cable WARNING: Make sure the power adapter is fully assembled before plugging it into an electrical outlet. Understanding battery states When iPod classic isn’t connected to a power source,
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Setting Up iPod classic 2 You use iTunes on your computer to set up iPod classic to play your music, video, and other media content. You use iPod classic by importing songs, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music videos, and podcasts into your computer and then syncing them with iPod classic. Read on to learn more about the steps in this process, including: • Getting music from your CD collection, hard disk, or the iTunes Store (part of iTunes and available in some countries only) into the iT
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Setting up your iTunes library To listen to music on iPod classic, you first need to get that music into iTunes on your computer. There are three ways of getting music and other audio into iTunes: m Purchase music, audiobooks, and videos, or download podcasts online from the iTunes Store. m Import music and other audio from audio CDs. m Add music and other audio that’s already on your computer to your iTunes library. Purchase songs and download podcasts using the iTunes Store If you have an In
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Adding more information to your iTunes library After you import your music into iTunes, you can add more song and album information to your iTunes library. Most of these additional information appears on iPod classic when you add the songs. Enter song names and other information If you don’t have an Internet connection, if song information isn’t available for music you import, or if you want to include additional information (such as composer names), you can enter the information manually
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Genius Mixes are preselected compilations of songs that go great together. They’re created for you by iTunes using songs from your library. Each Genius Mix is designed to provide a different listening experience each time you play it. iTunes creates up to 12 Genius Mixes, based on the variety of music in your iTunes library. To create Genius playlists and Genius Mixes on iPod classic, you first need to turn on Genius in iTunes. For information, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. Ge
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Some videos may be ready for use with iPod classic after you import them to iTunes. If you try to add a video to iPod classic (see Syncing videos automatically on page 20), and a message says the video can’t play on iPod classic, then you must convert the video for use with iPod classic. Depending on the length and content of a video, converting it for use with iPod classic can take several minutes to several hours. When you create a video for use with iPod classic, the original video als
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m Manually managing iPod classic: When you connect iPod classic, you can drag songs and playlists individually to iPod classic, and delete songs and playlists individually from iPod classic. Using this option, you can add songs from more than one computer without erasing songs from iPod classic. When you manage music yourself, you must always eject iPod classic from iTunes before you disconnect it. For more information about managing your content manually, see Managing iPod classic manua
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Syncing Genius playlists and Genius Mixes to iPod classic You can set iTunes to sync Genius playlists and Genius Mixes to iPod classic. Genius playlists can be added to iPod classic manually. Genius Mixes can only be synced automatically, so you can’t add Genius Mixes to iPod classic if you manage your content manually. If you select any Genius Mixes to sync, iTunes may select and sync additional songs from your library that you didn’t select. Set iTunes to sync Genius playlists and selected
