iPod Features Guide 2 Contents Chapter 1 4 5 5 8 9 10 13 16 16 17 20 21 24 29 30 30 31 31 32 33 35 38 38 43 45 45 46 50 52 52 iPod Basics iPod at a Glance Using iPod Controls Disabling iPod Controls Using iPod Menus Connecting and Disconnecting iPod About the iPod Battery Music Features About iTunes Importing Music into Your Computer Organizing Your Music Loading Music and Podcasts onto iPod Playing Music Listening to Podcasts Listening to Audiobooks Listening to FM Radio Video Features Purchasing Videos and Downloading Video Podcasts Converting Your Own Videos to Work With iPod Loading Videos onto iPod Viewing and Listening to Videos Photo Features Importing Photos Viewing Photos Extra Features and Accessories Using iPod as an External Disk Using Extra Settings Syncing Contacts, Calendars, and To-Do Lists Storing and Reading Notes Recording Voice Memos Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 2 53 Chapter 6 55 55 61 62 62 64 65 68 Learning About iPod Accessories Tips and Troubleshooting General Suggestions Updating and Restoring iPod Software Safety and Cleaning Important Safety Information Important Handling Information Learning More, Service, and Support Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Index Contents 3 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 a TV, using the optional iPod AV Cable  View photos as a slideshow with music on iPod, or a TV using the optional iPod AV Cable  Listen to audiobooks purchased from the iTunes Store or audible.com  Store or back up files and other data, using iPod as an external disk  Sync contact, calendar, and to-do list information from your computer  Play games, store text notes, set an alarm, and more 4 iPod at a Glance Get to know the controls on iPod: Hold switch Headphones port Menu button Center button Previous/Rewind button Next/Fast-forward 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 Click Wheel to select a menu item. To choose the item, press the Center button. To go back to the previous menu, press Menu on the Click Wheel. Chapter 1 iPod Basics 5 Here's what else you can do with iPod controls. To Turn on iPod Turn off iPod Turn on the backlight Do this Press any button. Press and hold Play/Pause ('). 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 (if iPod isn't responding) Choose a menu item Go back to the previous menu Go directly to the main menu Browse for a song Browse for a video Play a song or video Slide the Hold switch to HOLD and back again. Press the Menu and Center buttons at the same time for about 6 seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Scroll to the item and press the Center button. Press Menu. Press and hold Menu. From the main menu, choose Music. From the main menu, choose Videos. Select the song or video and press the Center or Play/Pause (') button. iPod has to be ejected from your computer to play songs and videos. Press Play/Pause (') or unplug your headphones. From the Now Playing screen, use the Click Wheel. Select the list title (an album title or the title of a playlist, for example) and press Play/Pause ('). From the main menu, choose Shuffle Songs. From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button to show the scrubber bar, and then scroll to any point in the song or video. Press the Center button to resume playing from that point. Press Next/Fast-forward (`). Pause a song or video Change the volume Play all the songs in a list Play all songs in random order Skip to any point in a song or video Skip to the next song, video, or chapter in an audiobook or podcast Start a song or video over Play the previous song, video, or chapter in an audiobook or podcast Fast-forward or rewind a song Add a song to the On-The-Go playlist Find the iPod serial number. Press Previous/Rewind (]). Press Previous/Rewind (]) twice. Press and hold Next/Fast-forward (`) or Previous/Rewind (]). Select a song in a playlist, and then press and hold the Center button until the song title flashes. From the main menu, choose Settings > About, or look on the back of iPod. 6 Chapter 1 iPod Basics 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 to the first item in the list beginning with that letter. Items beginning with a symbol or number appear before the letter "A." 3 Lift your thumb momentarily (or stop moving your thumb for about one second) to return to normal scrolling. 4 Use the Click Wheel to finish navigating to the item you want. Searching Music You can search iPod for songs, playlists, album titles, artist names, audio podcasts, and audiobooks. The search feature does not search videos, notes, calendar items, contacts, or lyrics. Note: Not all languages are supported. To search iPod: 1 From the Music menu, choose Search. 2 Enter a search string by using the Click Wheel to navigate the alphabet and pressing the Center button to "enter" each character. iPod 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 displays all music items containing the letter "b." If you enter "ab," iPod displays all items containing that sequence of letters. To enter a space, press the Next/Fast-forward button. To delete the previous character, click the back arrow or press the Previous/Rewind button. 3 Click DONE to display the found list, which you can now navigate. Songs in the found list appear without an icon. Other items are preceded by an icon to show the type of item: artist ( ), album ( ), audiobook ( ), and podcast ( ). To return to Search, press the Menu button. Chapter 1 iPod Basics 7 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 inactive using the Hold switch. m Slide the Hold switch to HOLD (so you can see the orange bar). 8 Chapter 1 iPod Basics 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 Play status Menu title Battery status Menu items Display item Play status Lock icon Menu title Battery status Menu items Function The Play ( ") icon appears when a song is playing. The Pause (1) icon appears when a song is paused. The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch (on top of iPod) is set to HOLD. This indicates that the iPod controls are disabled. Displays the title of the current menu. The Battery icon shows the approximate remaining battery charge. If the battery is charging, the icon is animated. 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. Adding or Removing Items From the Main Menu You might want to add often-used items to the iPod main menu. For example, you can add a "Songs" item to the main menu, so you don't have to choose Music before you choose Songs. To add or remove items from the main menu: 1 Choose Settings > Main Menu. 2 For each item you want to appear in the main menu, turn the Off option to On. Chapter 1 iPod Basics 9 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 brightness of your iPod screen by moving a slider. m Choose Settings > Brightness, and then use the Click Wheel to move the slider. Moving it to the left dims the screen; moving it to the right increases the screen brightness. You can also set the brightness during a slideshow or video by pressing the Center button to bring up and dismiss the brightness slider. Setting the Language iPod can be set to use different languages. m Choose Settings > Language, and then choose a language from the list. Connecting and Disconnecting iPod You connect iPod to your computer to load music, videos, photos, and files, and to charge the battery. Disconnect iPod when you're done. Connecting iPod To connect iPod to your computer: m Plug the included iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable into a high-power USB port on your computer (a USB 2.0 port is recommended), and then connect the other end to iPod. If you have an iPod Dock, you can connect the cable to a high-power USB port on your computer, connect the other end to the Dock, and then put iPod in the Dock. 10 Chapter 1 iPod Basics 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 the songs and other audio files on the computer iPod is connected to. For more information about loading music to iPod and using iPod with more than one computer, see Chapter 2, "Music Features," on page 16. Note: You can load songs while your battery is charging. Chapter 1 iPod Basics 11 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 iPod before disconnecting it. If you set iPod to update songs manually (see "Managing iPod Manually" on page 22) or enable iPod for disk use (see "Using iPod as an External Disk" on page 45), you must always eject iPod before disconnecting it. 12 Chapter 1 iPod Basics 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 iPod Battery iPod has an internal, non-user-replaceable battery. For best results, the first time you use iPod, let it charge for about four hours or until the battery icon in the top-right corner of the iPod display shows that the battery is fully charged. If iPod isn't used for a while, the battery might need to be charged. The iPod battery is 80-percent charged in about two hours and fully charged in about four hours. If you charge iPod while loading files, playing music, viewing videos, or viewing a slideshow, it might take longer. Chapter 1 iPod Basics 13 Charging the iPod Battery You can charge the iPod battery in ...