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iPod touch
User Guide
For iOS 4.1 Software
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Contents 9 Chapter 1: iPod touch at a Glance 9 iPod touch Overview 11 Buttons 13 iPod touch Apps 16 Status Icons 17 Chapter 2: Getting Started 17 Viewing the User Guide on iPod touch 17 What You Need 18 Setting Up iPod touch 18 Disconnecting iPod touch from Your Computer 19 Connecting to the Internet 19 Adding Mail, Contacts, and Calendar Accounts 23 Chapter 3: Basics 23 Using Apps 27 Customizing the Home Screen 30 Typing 38 Searching 39 Voice Control 40 Bluetooth Devices 41 Battery 42 Securi
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52 File Sharing 53 Chapter 5: Music and Videos 53 Getting Music, Videos, and More 53 Music and Other Audio 62 Videos 65 Setting a Sleep Timer 66 Changing the Browse Buttons 67 Chapter 6: FaceTime 67 About FaceTime 68 Signing In 69 Making a Call 69 While You’re Talking 71 Chapter 7: Camera 71 About Camera 72 Taking Photos and Recording Videos 73 Viewing and Sharing Photos and Videos 73 Trimming Videos 74 Uploading Photos and Videos to Your Computer 75 Chapter 8: Photos 75 About Photos 75 Sync
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96 Sending Email 98 Organizing Email 99 Searching Email 100 Chapter 11: Safari 100 Viewing Webpages 103 Searching 103 Bookmarks 104 Web Clips 105 Chapter 12: Calendar 105 About Calendar 105 Syncing Calendars 106 Viewing Your Calendars 107 Searching Calendars 107 Adding and Updating Events on iPod touch 108 Responding to Meeting Invitations 110 Subscribing to Calendars 110 Alerts 111 Chapter 13: YouTube 111 Finding and Viewing Videos 112 Controlling Video Playback 113 Managing Videos 113 Getti
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128 Chapter 17: Notes 128 About Notes 128 Syncing Notes 129 Writing and Reading Notes 130 Searching Notes 130 Emailing Notes 131 Chapter 18: Clock 131 World Clocks 131 Alarms 132 Stopwatch 132 Timer 133 Chapter 19: Calculator 133 Using the Calculator 133 Standard Memory Functions 134 Scientific Calculator Keys 136 Chapter 20: Voice Memos 136 Recording Voice Memos 137 Listening to Voice Memos 137 Managing Voice Memos 138 Trimming Voice Memos 139 Sharing Voice Memos 139 Syncing Voice Memos 140
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152 Deleting Apps 152 Writing Reviews 153 Updating Apps 153 Syncing Purchased Apps 154 Chapter 23: Settings 154 Airplane Mode 155 Wi-Fi 156 VPN 156 Notifications 157 Sounds 157 Brightness 157 Wallpaper 158 General 166 Music 166 Video 167 Photos 167 FaceTime 168 Store 168 Mail, Contacts, Calendars 172 Safari 173 Nike + iPod 174 Chapter 24: Contacts 174 About Contacts 174 Adding Contacts 175 Searching Contacts 176 Managing Contacts on iPod touch 176 Using Contact Information 177 Unified Contacts
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185 Reading Books 186 Viewing a PDF 186 Changing a Book’s Appearance 187 Searching Books 187 Looking up the Definition of a Word 187 Having a Book Read to You 187 Organizing Your Bookshelf 188 Bookmark and Note Syncing 189 Chapter 27: Accessibility 189 Universal Access Features 190 VoiceOver 202 Zoom 203 Large Text 203 White on Black 203 Mono Audio 203 Speak Auto-text 203 Triple-click Home 204 Closed Captioning and Other Helpful Features 205 Appendix A: Support and Other Information 205 Apple
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iPod touch at a Glance 1 iPod touch Overview iPod touch 4th generation On/Off Microphone Sleep/Wake (on back) Main camera Front (on back) camera Volume Status bar buttons (on side) Application icons Touchscreen Dock Home connector button Headphones Speaker port 9
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iPod touch 3rd generation On/Off Wi-Fi antenna Sleep/Wake Status bar Volume buttons Application icons Internal Touchscreen speaker Home button Dock Headphones connector port Your Home screen may look different, depending on the model of iPod touch you have and whether you have rearranged its icons. Accessories The following accessories are included with iPod touch: Apple Earphones Dock Connector to USB Cable Item What you can do with it Apple Earphones Listen to music and videos, FaceTime calls
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Buttons A few simple buttons make it easy to turn iPod touch on or off, and adjust the volume. On/Off Sleep/Wake Button When you’re not actively using iPod touch, you can lock it to turn off the display and save the battery. When iPod touch is locked, nothing happens if you touch the screen. You can still listen to music and, while listening to music, adjust the volume using the buttons on the side of iPod touch. By default, iPod touch locks if you don’t touch the screen for a minute. On/Off
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Home Button Press the Home button at any time to go to the Home screen, which contains your iPod touch apps. Tap any app icon to get started. To see apps you’ve recently used, double-click the Home button (iPod touch 3rd generation or later). See “Opening and Switching Apps” on page 23. Volume Buttons When you’re listening to songs, movies, or other media, the buttons on the side of iPod touch adjust the audio volume. Otherwise, the buttons control the volume for alerts and other sound eff
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iPod touch Apps The following apps are included with iPod touch: Note: App functionality and availability may vary, depending on the country or region where you purchase and use iPod touch. Listen to your songs, audiobooks, and podcasts. Create on-the-go playlists, or use Genius to create playlists for you. Listen to Genius Mixes of songs from your library. See Chapter 5, “Music and Videos,” on page 53. Music Watch purchased or rented movies and TV shows, music videos, and video podcasts on
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Browse websites over Wi-Fi. Rotate iPod touch sideways for widescreen viewing. Double-tap to zoom in or out—Safari automatically fits the webpage column to the iPod touch screen for easy reading. Open multiple pages. Sync bookmarks with Safari Safari or Microsoft Internet Explorer on your computer. Add Safari web clips to the Home screen for fast access to favorite websites. Save images from websites to your Photo Library. See Chapter 11, “Safari,” on page 100. View and search your MobileMe
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In the Utilities folder. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Rotate iPod touch sideways to use expanded scientific functions. See Chapter 19, “Calculator,” on page 133. Calculator In the Utilities folder. Record voice memos using the built-in microphone on iPod touch 4th generation or a compatible external microphone or headset with microphone. Play them back on iPod touch or sync them with iTunes to listen to voice memos on your Voice computer. Attach voice memos to email messages. See Ch
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Status Icons The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPod touch: Status icon What it means Wi-Fi* Shows that iPod touch is connected to the Internet over a Wi-Fi network. The more bars, the stronger the connection. See “Joining a Wi-Fi Network” on page 19. Network activity Shows network activity. Some third-party apps may also use this icon to indicate an active process. VPN Shows that you are connected to a network using VPN. See “Network” on page 158.
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Getting Started 2 WARNING: To avoid injury, read all operating instructions in this guide and · safety information in the iPod touch Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/ipodtouch before using iPod touch. Viewing the User Guide on iPod touch The iPod touch User Guide, optimized for viewing on iPod touch, is available at help. apple.com/ipodtouch. View the guide on iPod touch: In Safari, tap , then tap the iPod touch User Guide bookmark. Add an icon for the
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Setting Up iPod touch Before you can use iPod touch, you must set it up in iTunes. During setup, you can create a new Apple account or specify an existing Apple account to enable purchases with iPod touch. (The iTunes Store may not be available in all countries or regions.) iTunes also records the serial number of your iPod touch in case you need it. Set up iPod touch: 1 Download and install the latest version of iTunes from www.itunes.com/download. 2 Connect iPod touch to a USB 2.0 port on
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Connecting to the Internet iPod touch connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi networks. iPod touch can join AirPort and other Wi-Fi networks at home, at work, or at Wi-Fi hotspots around the world. When joined to a Wi-Fi network that’s connected to the Internet, iPod touch accesses the Internet automatically whenever you use Mail, Safari, YouTube, FaceTime, Game Center, Stocks, Maps, Weather, the App Store, or the iTunes Store. Joining a Wi-Fi Network The Wi-Fi settings let you turn on Wi-Fi a
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Setting Up MobileMe Accounts To use MobileMe on iPod touch, you need to add an account with your MobileMe account settings. When setting up the account, you can choose which MobileMe services you want to use with iPod touch:  Mail  Contacts  Calendars  Bookmarks  Notes (iPod touch 3rd generation or later)  Find My iPod touch Services you turn on are synced automatically over the air without having to connect iPod touch to your computer. See “Syncing Accounts” on page 45. The Find My iP
