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iPod
Features Guide
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2 Contents Chapter 1 4 iPod Basics 5 iPod at a Glance 5 Using iPod Controls 8 Disabling iPod Controls 9 Using iPod Menus 10 Connecting and Disconnecting iPod 13 About the iPod Battery Chapter 2 16 Music Features 16 About iTunes 17 Importing Music into Your Computer 20 Organizing Your Music 21 Loading Music and Podcasts onto iPod 24 Playing Music 29 Listening to Podcasts 30 Listening to Audiobooks 30 Listening to FM Radio Chapter 3 31 Video Fe
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53 Learning About iPod Accessories Chapter 6 55 Tips and Troubleshooting 55 General Suggestions 61 Updating and Restoring iPod Software Chapter 7 62 Safety and Cleaning 62 Important Safety Information 64 Important Handling Information Chapter 8 65 Learning More, Service, and Support Index 68 Contents 3
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1 iPod Basics 1 Congratulations on purchasing iPod. Read this section to learn about the features of iPod, how to use its controls, and more. To use iPod, you put music, videos, photos, and other files on your computer and then load them onto iPod. iPod is a music player and much more. Use iPod to:  Sync songs, videos, and digital photos for listening and viewing on the go  Listen to podcasts, downloadable radio-style shows delivered over the Internet  View video on iPod or
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iPod at a Glance Get to know the controls on iPod: Hold switch Headphones port Center button Menu button Next/Fast-forward Previous/Rewind button button Play/Pause button Click Wheel Dock connector port Using iPod Controls The controls on iPod are easy to find and use. Press any button to turn on 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
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Here’s what else you can do with iPod controls. To Do this 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 controls Slide the Hold switch to HOLD (an orange bar appears). (so nothing happens if you press them accidentally) Reset iPod Slide the Hold switch to HOLD and back again. Press the Menu and Center buttons at the
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Scrolling Quickly Through Long Lists If you have more than 100 songs, videos, or other items, you can scroll quickly through a long list by moving your thumb quickly on the Click Wheel. Note: Not all languages are supported. To scroll quickly: 1 Move your thumb quickly on the Click Wheel, to display a letter of the alphabet on the screen. 2 Use the Click Wheel to navigate the alphabet until you find the first letter of the item you're looking for. This takes you
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Turning off the Click Wheel Sound When you scroll through menu items, you can hear a clicking sound through the iPod internal speaker to let you know the Click Wheel is working. If you like, you can turn the Click Wheel sound off. To turn off the Click Wheel sound: m 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 inactiv
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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. Icons along the top of the screen show iPod status. Lock icon Menu title Play status Battery status Menu items Display item Function Play status The Play ( ) icon appears when a song is playing. The Pause (1) “ icon appears when a song is paused. Lock icon The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch (on top of iPod) is set to HOLD. This indicates t
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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. m Choose Settings > Backlight Timer, and then 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. Setting the Screen Brightness You can adjust the
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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, iTunes syncs songs on iPod automatically when you connect it to your computer. When iTunes is finished, you can disconnect iPod. If you connect iPod to a different computer and it is set to sync music automatically, iTunes prompts you before loading any music. If you click Yes, the songs and other audio files already on iPod will be erased and replaced with t
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Disconnecting iPod It’s important not to disconnect iPod from your computer while music is being loaded. 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 see the main menu or a large battery icon, you can disconnect iPod. Important: If you see this message, you must eject
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To eject iPod: m Click the Eject button (C) next to iPod in the list of devices in the iTunes Source pane. If you’re using a Mac, you can 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 iPod. To disconnect iPod: m Squeeze both sides of the Dock connector and disconnect the cable from iPod. If iPod is in the Dock, simply remove it. About the
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Charging the iPod Battery You can charge the iPod battery in two ways: Â Connect iPod to your computer. Â Use the iPod USB Power Adapter, available separately. To charge the battery using your computer: m Connect 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 bat
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3 Plug the power adapter into a working electrical outlet. AC plug adapter (The plug on your Power Adapter may look different.) iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable iPod USB Power Adapter WARNING: Make sure the power adapter is fully assembled before plugging it into an 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
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2 Music Features 2 With iPod, you can take your music and audio collection with you wherever you go. Read this section to learn about loading music and listening to iPod. You use iPod by importing songs, audiobooks, videos, and podcasts (radio-style audio shows) into your computer and then loading them onto iPod. 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 and available in some coun
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Importing Music into Your Computer To listen to music on iPod, 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 from audio CDs. Â Add music and other audio that’s already on your computer to the iTunes library. Purchasing Songs and Downloading Podcasts Using the iTunes Store If you have an Internet connect
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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 click iTunes Store in the Source pane. Â To browse the iTunes 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. Â To browse for podcasts, click
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Importing Music From Your Audio CDs Into iTunes Follow these instructions to get music from your CDs into iTunes. To import music from an audio CD into iTunes: 1 Insert 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 (if available) and lists them in the window. If you don’t have an Internet connection, you can import your CDs and, later, when you’re connected to the Internet, choose Advanced > Get CD
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3 Enter song lyrics in the text box. 4 Click OK. For more information, see “Viewing Lyrics on iPod” on page 29. Adding Songs Already on Your Computer to the iTunes Library If you have songs on your computer encoded in file formats that iTunes supports, you can easily add the songs to iTunes. To add songs on your computer to the iTunes library: m Drag the folder or disk containing the audio files to Library in the iTunes Source pane (or choose File > Add to Library and select the folder or di
