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iPod classic
User Guide
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2 Contents Chapter 1 4 iPod classic Basics 5 iPod classic at a Glance 5 Using iPod classic Controls 8 Disabling iPod classic Controls 9 Using iPod classic Menus 11 Connecting and Disconnecting iPod classic 14 About the iPod classic Battery Chapter 2 17 Music Features 17 About iTunes 18 Importing Music into Your iTunes Library 22 Organizing Your Music 22 Using Genius in iTunes 23 Adding Music and Podcasts to iPod classic 26 Playing Music 33 Wa
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55 Storing and Reading Notes 56 Recording Voice Memos 56 Learning About iPod classic Accessories Chapter 6 58 Tips and Troubleshooting 58 General Suggestions 63 Updating and Restoring iPod Software Chapter 7 65 Safety and Cleaning 65 Important Safety Information 67 Important Handling Information Chapter 8 68 Learning More, Service, and Support Index 72 Contents 3
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1 iPod classic Basics 1 Congratulations on purchasing iPod classic. 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
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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 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 aro
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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
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To Do this Add a song to the On-The-Go playlist Play or select a song, and then press and hold the Center button until a menu appears. Choose Add to On-the-Go, and then press the Center button. Find the iPod classic serial number From the main menu, choose Settings > About and press the Center button until you get to the serial number, or look on the back of iPod classic. Browsing Music Using Cover Flow You can browse your music collection using Cover
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2 Enter a search string by using the Click Wheel to navigate the alphabet and pressing the Center button to enter each character. iPod classic starts searching as soon as you enter the first character, displaying the results on the search screen. For example, if you enter “b,” then iPod classic displays all music items containing the letter “b.” If you enter “ab,” iPod classic displays all items containing that sequence of letters. To enter a space, press the Next/Fast-forwar
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To disable iPod classic controls: m Slide the Hold switch to HOLD (so you can see the orange bar). 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. Play status Lock icon Battery status Menu title Menu items Display item Function Menu title Displays the title of the current menu. Lock icon The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch (on top of
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Display item Function Battery status The Battery icon shows the approximate remaining battery charge. 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 or screen. Adding or Removing Items from the Main Menu You might want to add often-used items to the iPod classic main menu. For example, you can add a Songs item to the main menu, so you don’t have to choose Mu
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Getting Information About iPod classic You can get details about your iPod classic, such as how much space is available, how many songs, videos, photos, and other items you have, and the serial number, model, and software version. To get information about iPod classic: m Choose Settings > About, and press the Center button to cycle through the screens of information. Resetting All Settings You can reset all the items on the Settings menu to their default setting. To reset all iPod classic s
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If you connect iPod classic to a different computer and it’s set to sync music automatically, iTunes prompts you before syncing any music. If you click Yes, the songs and other audio files already on iPod classic will be erased and replaced with songs and other audio files on the computer iPod classic is connected to. For more information about adding music to iPod classic and using iPod classic with more than one computer, see Chapter 2, “Music Features,” on page 17. Disconnecting iPod c
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To eject iPod classic: m Click the Eject (C) button next to iPod classic in the list of devices in the iTunes source list. You can safely disconnect iPod classic while either of these messages is displayed. If you’re using a Mac, you can also eject iPod classic by dragging the iPod classic icon on the desktop to the Trash. If you’re using a Windows PC, you can also eject iPod classic in My Computer or by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows system tray and selecting iPod
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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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Important: If a “Charging, Please Wait” or “Connect to Power” message appears on the iPod classic screen, the battery needs to be charged before iPod classic can communicate with your computer. See “If iPod classic displays a “Connect to Power” message” on page 60. If you want to charge iPod classic when you’re away from your computer, you can purchase the Apple USB Power Adapter. To charge the battery using the Apple USB Power Adapter: 1 Connect the AC plug adapter to the power adapter (
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Understanding Battery States When iPod classic isn’t connected to a power source, a battery icon in the top-right corner of the iPod classic screen shows approximately how much charge is left. Battery less than 20% charged Battery about halfway charged Battery fully charged If iPod classic is connected to a power source, the battery icon changes to show that the battery is charging or fully charged. Battery charging (lightning bolt) Battery fully charged (plug) You can disconnect and use iP
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2 Music Features 2 With iPod classic, you can take your music and audio collection with you wherever you go. Read this chapter to learn about adding music and listening to iPod classic. You use iPod classic by importing songs, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music videos, and podcasts into your computer and then adding them to iPod classic. Read on to learn more about the steps in this process, including: Â Getting music from your CD collection, hard disk, or the iTunes Store (part of iTunes
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Importing Music into 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: Â Purchase music, audiobooks, and videos, or download podcasts online from the iTunes Store. Â Import music and other audio from audio CDs. Â Add music and other audio that’s already on your computer to your iTunes library. Purchasing Songs and Downloading Podcasts Using the iTunes Store
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To find songs, audiobooks, videos, and podcasts: You can browse or search the iTunes Store to find the album, song, or artist you’re looking for. Open iTunes and select iTunes Store in the source list. Â To browse the iTunes Store, choose a category (for example, Music) on the left side of the main page in the iTunes Store. You can choose a genre, look at new releases, click one of the featured songs, look at Top Songs and more, or click Browse under Quick Links in the main iTunes Store wi
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 To subscribe to a podcast, click the Subscribe button next to the podcast graphic. iTunes downloads the most recent episode. As new episodes become available, they are automatically downloaded to iTunes when you connect to the Internet. For more information, see “Adding Podcasts to iPod classic” on page 26 and “Watching and Listening to Podcasts” on page 33. Adding Songs Already on Your Computer to Your iTunes Library If you have songs on your computer encoded in file formats that iTunes
