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iPod shuffle
User’s Guide
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border.book Page 2 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM Contents 3 Quick Start 4 What You Need to Get Started 6 Four Steps to Playing Music on iPod shuffle 9 Transferring and Playing Music 9 Using iTunes to Organize Music on Your Computer 10 Transferring Music to iPod shuffle 14 Using the iPod shuffle Controls 16 Charging the Battery 18 Storing Files on iPod shuffle 20 iPod shuffle Accessories 22 Tips and Troubleshooting 26 Learning More, Service, and Support 27
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border.book Page 3 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM 1 Quick Start Congratulations on purchasing your iPod shuffle. Read this section to get started using iPod shuffle quickly. iPod shuffle works with your computer. Import songs from your CD collection or from the iTunes Music Store (available in some countries only) to your computer, then connect iPod shuffle to transfer a selection of songs for listening on the go. 3
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border.book Page 4 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM What You Need to Get Started To use iPod shuffle with a Macintosh, you must have: • A Macintosh with built-in USB To charge iPod shuffle, connect it to a high-power USB port. For fast transfer speeds, connect it to a USB 2.0 port. • Mac OS X v10.2.8, Mac OS X v10.3.4 or later To use low-power USB ports, you must have Mac OS X v10.3.6 or later • iTunes 4.7.1 or later (iTunes is included on the iPod CD) To be sure
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border.book Page 5 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM Your iPod shuffle includes the following components: iPod shuffle USB cap Apple Earphones Lanyard Quick Start 5
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border.book Page 6 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM Four Steps to Playing Music on iPod shuffle To set up iPod shuffle, you install software from the iPod CD, and import songs from your music CD collection or purchase songs from the iTunes Music Store (available in some countries only). Then you transfer the songs to iPod shuffle for listening on the go. Step 1: Install the Software Insert the iPod CD into your computer and install iTunes and the iPod software. Step
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border.book Page 8 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM To charge the iPod shuffle battery: When iPod shuffle is connected to a high-power USB port on your computer, the battery charges. The battery status light on the back of iPod shuffle (see page 14) is amber when the battery is charging, and green when the battery is fully charged. If you don’t see this light, try connecting iPod shuffle to another USB port. The first time you connect iPod shuffle, leave it connected for abo
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border.book Page 9 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM 1 Transferring and Playing Music Read this section to learn about transferring music to iPod shuffle and playing music. Once you get music into your computer (see page 6), you can connect iPod shuffle and set iTunes to transfer music to iPod shuffle the way you like. Then, each time you connect iPod shuffle, iTunes transfers music according to your settings. Using iTunes to Organize Music on Your Computer Using iTunes, you
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border.book Page 10 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM Note: iTunes has many other features. You can create CDs that play in standard CD players (if your computer has a CD-recordable drive), create dynamically updated playlists called Smart Playlists, listen to Internet radio, rate songs according to preference, and much more. This guide has information about using iTunes to transfer music to iPod shuffle. For information about using all the other features of iTunes, o
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border.book Page 11 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM To delete songs manually from iPod shuffle: 1 Connect iPod shuffle and select it in the Source list. 2 Select a song and press the Delete key on your keyboard. To set iTunes to keep iPod shuffle in the Source list when it isn’t connected: You can set iTunes to keep iPod shuffle in the Source list even when you disconnect it. You can change settings or add or delete songs in the iPod shuffle list. The next time you c
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border.book Page 12 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM To set iTunes to choose a random selection of songs from your selected source: n Select “Choose songs randomly.” If this option is not selected, iTunes transfers songs in the order they appear in the selected playlist or Library. To set iTunes to choose higher rated songs more often for transfer: n Select “Choose higher rated songs more often.” To set iTunes to leave songs you’ve already chosen on iPod shuffle when yo
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border.book Page 13 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM 3 Select “Convert higher bitrate songs to 128 kbps AAC for this iPod.” Note: If this option is selected, songs encoded in AIFF or Apple Lossless format are converted to 128 kbps when transferred to iPod shuffle (the song files in iTunes aren’t affected). Otherwise, iPod shuffle doesn’t play songs encoded in those formats. Audio File Formats Supported by iPod shuffle • AAC (M4A, M4B, M4P) (up to 320 Kbps) • MP3 (up t
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border.book Page 14 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM Using the iPod shuffle Controls Use the iPod shuffle controls to play and pause songs and change the volume. Use the switch on the back of iPod shuffle to set iPod shuffle to play through songs in order or to shuffle songs. Status light Headphones port Volume Up button Off position Play/Pause button Play in order position Previous/Rewind button Shuffle songs position Volume Down button Battery status button/light Next/Fast-forwar
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border.book Page 15 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM iPod shuffle Controls Set iPod shuffle to play songs in order Set the switch to play in order (⁄). Set iPod shuffle to shuffle songs Set the switch to shuffle (¡). Go to beginning of playlist Press the Play/Pause (’) button three times quickly (within one second). Turn iPod shuffle off Set the switch to Off. Play or pause a song Press the Play/Pause (’) button. When iPod shuffle is paused, the stat
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border.book Page 16 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM 1 Charging the Battery Read this section to learn about charging the iPod shuffle battery. iPod shuffle has an internal, non-user-replaceable, rechargeable battery. To charge the iPod shuffle battery: Remove the USB cap and connect iPod shuffle to a high-power USB port on your computer. The battery status light on the back of iPod shuffle turns on. The iPod shuffle battery is 80-percent charged in about two hours, and full
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border.book Page 17 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM To check the battery status: Press the battery status button on the back of iPod shuffle. The battery status light indicates the level of charge. Battery status light Battery status button If the battery status light is green when you press the battery status button, iPod shuffle has a good charge. If the light is amber, iPod shuffle is low on charge, and if it’s red, very little charge is left and you should recharge iPod shuff
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border.book Page 18 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM 1 Storing Files on iPod shuffle Read this section to learn about using iPod shuffle as an external disk. You can store data on iPod shuffle. You can connect iPod shuffle to another computer to transfer the data. To enable using iPod shuffle as a disk: 1 Connect iPod shuffle to your computer. 2 In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the Source list and click the Options button. Options button 3 Select “Enable disk use.” 4 If
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border.book Page 19 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM When you use iPod shuffle as a disk, the status light on the front of iPod shuffle blinks orange continuously, and the iPod shuffle disk icon appears on the desktop on the Mac, or as the next available drive letter in Windows Explorer on a Windows PC. Drag files to and from iPod shuffle to copy them. Ejecting iPod shuffle Important: If the iPod shuffle status light is blinking orange, you must eject iPod shuffle befo
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border.book Page 20 Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:29 AM 1 iPod shuffle Accessories iPod shuffle comes with some accessories, and many others are available for purchase at www.ipod.com/store. Apple Earphones iPod shuffle comes with a pair of high-quality earbud headphones. To use the earbud headphones: n Plug them in to the Headphones port, then place the earbud in your ear as shown. The headphones cord is adjustable. 20
