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Tutorial
Includes lessons on transferring
music to iPod, playing music,
and storing files on iPod
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019-0231.book Page 2 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM The information in this document is subject to change without notice. ® Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. HP shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. THE WARR
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019-0231.book Page 3 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM 1 Contents Preface 5 iPod and iTunes at a Glance 6 How to Use the Tutorial 6 Before You Begin Chapter 1 11 Lesson 1: Getting Music Into iTunes 12 Before You Begin 12 Importing Music From Your Audio CDs Into iTunes 13 Buying Songs Online Using the iTunes Music Store 15 Adding Songs Already on Your PC to the iTunes Library 15 Once You Have Imported Songs Chapter 2 16 Lesson 2: Transferring Music to iPod 16 Before You Begin 17 Charging the iPo
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019-0231.book Page 4 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Chapter 4 26 Lesson 4: Using iPod as a Hard Disk 26 Before You Begin 27 Using iPod as a Hard Disk 28 Disconnecting iPod Chapter 5 29 Lesson 5: Managing Music on iPod 29 Before You Begin 29 Transferring Music to iPod 30 Updating iPod Automatically 30 Updating iPod Automatically With Selected Playlists 31 Updating iPod Manually 31 Next Steps Chapter 6 32 Learning More About Your iPod 32 iPod User’s Guide 32 iTunes Onscreen Help 32 Online
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019-0231.book Page 5 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM iPod and iTunes at a Glance With your new iPod digital music player, you can take your music collection with you wherever you go. You use iPod by importing songs from your CD collection to the iTunes music application on your PC, then transferring them to iPod for playing on the go. You can also buy music and audiobooks online using the iTunes Music Store (available in some countries/regions only). If you are new to iPod or iTunes and
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019-0231.book Page 6 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM How to Use the Tutorial This tutorial has five lessons that teach you how to play music on your new iPod and use some other iPod features. Before starting the lessons, look through this chapter to get a feel for iPod and iTunes. You may want to refer back to this chapter as you go through the tutorial lessons. To get music on your iPod quickly, follow the directions in Lessons 1 to 3, starting on page 11. In these lessons, you learn h
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019-0231.book Page 7 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM iPod Use the iPod controls to navigate through onscreen menus, play songs, change settings, and view information. iPod Remote port Hold switch Headphones port Select button Menu button Next/Fast-forward button Previous/Rewind button Play/Pause button Click Wheel Dock connector port iPod Controls Hold switch Use the Hold switch to disable the iPod controls, so you don’t press buttons accidentally. iPod Remote port Connect optional access
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019-0231.book Page 8 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM iPod Menu When you turn on iPod, you see the main menu. Select menu items to go to other menus or perform functions on iPod. Status icons along the top of the screen show iPod settings. Lock icon Menu title Play status Battery status Menu items iPod Menu Lock icon The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch (on top of iPod) is set to Hold. When the switch is set to Hold, the iPod controls are disabled. Menu title Displays the title of
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019-0231.book Page 9 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM iPod Now Playing Screen When a song is playing, the Now Playing screen appears. When you see the Now Playing screen, you can run your thumb or finger around the Click Wheel to change the volume. Click the Menu button to go back to the previous menu. Repeat icon Song number Shuffle icon Song information Song time Now Playing Screen Song number Shows the number of the song playing within the current sequence of songs. Repeat icon The Rep
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019-0231.book Page 10 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM iTunes Use iTunes to import music to your PC and transfer it to iPod, organize music on iPod, and change settings on iPod. You can also use the iTunes Music Store (inside iTunes) to purchase music online. The iTunes Music Store is available in some countries/regions only. Main window Source list Eject button Add button Options button iTunes Source list Click items in the Source list to see your music. The Source list shows your libra
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019-0231.book Page 11 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM 1 Lesson 1: Getting Music Into iTunes To listen to music on your iPod, you first need to get that music onto your PC using the iTunes application. This lesson tells you how to get music into iTunes on your PC. Lesson 2 tells you how to transfer music from your PC to iPod. There are three ways of getting music into iTunes: Import music from audio CDs. Buy music online from the iTunes Music Store (available in some countries/regions o
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019-0231.book Page 12 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Before You Begin Before you start, grab some of your favorite audio CDs. Or, if you have an Internet connection, you can purchase music online. In some tasks shown in this lesson, you will see instructions for choosing iTunes menu commands, which look like this: Choose File > Get Info. The first term after Choose is the name of a menu in the iTunes menu bar. The next term is the item you choose from that menu. Importing Music From
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019-0231.book Page 13 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM To enter CD song titles and other information manually: a Select the first song on the CD and choose File > Get Info. b Click Info. c Enter the song information. d Click Next to enter information for the next song. 2 Click to remove the checkmark next to any songs you don’t want to import from the CD. 3 Click the Import button. The display area at the top of the iTunes window shows how much time it will take to import each song. Import
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019-0231.book Page 14 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM To sign in to the iTunes Music Store: 1 Open iTunes and click Music Store in the Source list. 2 Click the Account button and follow the onscreen instructions to set up an Apple Account or enter your existing Apple Account or AOL account information. To find songs or audiobooks: You can browse or search the iTunes Music Store to find the album, song, or artist you’re looking for. Open iTunes and click Music Store in the Source list. T
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019-0231.book Page 15 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Adding Songs Already on Your PC to the iTunes Library If you have songs on your PC encoded in file formats that iTunes supports, you can easily import the songs into iTunes. To add songs on your PC to the iTunes library: Drag the folder or disk containing the audio files to Library in the Source list (or choose File > Add to Library and select the folder or disk). If iTunes supports the song file format, the songs are automatical
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019-0231.book Page 16 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM 2 Lesson 2: Transferring Music to iPod This lesson tells you how to charge the iPod battery, connect iPod to your PC, and transfer music from your PC to iPod. Before You Begin Before you start, make sure you have each of the following items on hand: Your iPod and your PC The iPod Power Adapter that came with your iPod The iPod Dock Connector to FireWire Cable that came with your iPod The iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable that
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019-0231.book Page 17 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Charging the iPod Battery iPod has an internal, nonremovable battery. For best results, charge your iPod for at least an hour before you continue this lesson. To charge the iPod battery: 1 Connect the iPod Dock Connector to FireWire Cable to the iPod Power Adapter, and plug the other end of the cable in to iPod. 2 Plug the power adapter in to a working electrical outlet for at least two hours. In most cases you can charge the iPod bat
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019-0231.book Page 18 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM If you have a PC that doesn’t have any FireWire or USB 2.0 ports, here are other ways you can connect iPod: Purchase a FireWire card or USB 2.0 card and install it. For more information about compatible FireWire and USB 2.0 cards, go to http://www.hpshopping.com/musicaccessories Or, if your PC has a 4-pin FireWire port, you can use an optional 6-pin-to-4-pin FireWire adapter. You can’t charge iPod through your PC using a 4-pin
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019-0231.book Page 19 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Transferring Music to iPod By default, iPod is set to update automatically with all songs and playlists when you connect it to your PC. This is the simplest way to transfer music to your iPod. You just connect iPod to your PC, let it add songs automatically, then disconnect it and go. While music is being transferred from your PC to iPod, the iTunes status window shows progress, and the iPod icon in the Source list flashes red. When
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019-0231.book Page 20 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Disconnecting iPod After Transferring Music You shouldn’t disconnect iPod while music is being transferred. You can easily see if it’s OK to disconnect iPod by looking at the screen. If you see the main menu, or a large battery icon, you can disconnect iPod from your PC. If you set iTunes to let you update iPod manually, or if you set iPod to be used as a hard disk (see Lesson 4), then you must eject iPod before disconnecting it from
