Apple 25 User Manual

Tutorial

Includes lessons on transferring

music to iPod, playing music,

and storing files on iPod

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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 iPod Battery
17 Connecting iPod to Your PC
19 Transferring Music to iPod
20 Disconnecting iPod After Transferring Music
20 Once You Have Transferred Music

Chapter 3 21 Lesson 3:

Playing Music on iPod
21 Before You Begin
22 Using the iPod Menus
23 Playing Songs
24 Using the Other Controls
24 Disabling the iPod Controls Using the Hold Switch
24 Turning iPod On and Off
25 Using the Backlight
25 Once You Have Learned to Play Music on iPod

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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 Resources

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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 want to learn how to get started playing

music on iPod quickly, this tutorial is for you.

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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 how to get music into iTunes, transfer

music from iTunes to iPod, and use the iPod controls to play music.

To learn how to use iPod as a hard disk, so you can store other files from your PC

on iPod, go through Lesson 4 (see page 26). To learn more advanced ways of

transferring and managing your music, go through Lesson 5 (see page 29).

Before You Begin

Before you start, make sure that you complete the following:

• Insert the iPod CD into your PC and install iTunes and the iPod software.

• To make it easier to complete the lessons, print this document.

• Be sure your PC and operating system meet the minimum iPod system

requirements. See the iPod User’s Guide for system requirements.

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iPod

Use the iPod controls to navigate through onscreen menus, play songs, change

settings, and view information.

iPod Remote port

Headphones port

Menu button

Previous/Rewind button

Click Wheel

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 accessories, such as the iPod Remote.

Headphones port Connect headphones and speakers with a standard

3.5 millimeter stereo miniplug.

Menu button Press to go back to the previous menu. Press and hold to turn

on the backlight.

Select button Press to turn on iPod. If iPod is on, press to select a menu item

or play a song.

Previous/Rewind button Press to restart the current song. Press twice to play the

previous song. Press and hold to rewind.

Next/Fast-forward

button

Click Wheel Run a thumb or finger around the Click Wheel to scroll through

Play/Pause button Press to play the highlighted song. While a song is playing,

Press to play the next song. Press and hold to fast-forward.

menu items. From the Now Playing screen, use to change the
volume. Press the buttons on the Click Wheel to control iPod.

press to pause. Press and hold to turn off iPod.

Hold switch

Select button

Next/Fast-forward button

Play/Pause button

Dock connector port

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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.

Menu titleLock icon

Play status

Menu items

Battery status

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 the current menu.

Play status The Play icon ( ) appears if a song is playing. The Pause icon

( ) appears if a song is paused.

Battery status The Battery icon shows the remaining battery charge. If the

battery is charging, the icon is animated.

Menu items Use the Click Wheel to scroll through menu items. Press the

Select button (in the center of iPod) to select an item. An arrow
next to a menu item indicates that selecting it leads to another
menu.

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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

Song information

Shuffle icon

Song time

Now Playing Screen

Song number Shows the number of the song playing within the current

sequence of songs.

Repeat icon The Repeat icon ( ) appears if iPod is set to repeat all songs.

The Repeat Once icon ( ) appears if iPod is set to repeat
one song.

Song information Displays the song title and the artist.

Shuffle icon The Shuffle icon ( ) appears if iPod is set to shuffle songs

or albums.

Song time Displays time elapsed and time remaining for the current song.

Press the Select button to show the scrubber bar, then use the
Click Wheel to scroll to another point in the song.

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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.

Source list

Main window

Eject button

Options buttonAdd button

iTunes

Source list Click items in the Source list to see your music. The Source list

shows your library, playlists, CDs, iPod, the iTunes Music Store,
and other sources of music.

Main window The main window shows songs from the item selected in the

Source list.

Add button Click to add a playlist to the Source list. Click Library, then

drag songs to the playlist to add them.

Options button Select iPod in the Source list, then click this button to change

settings on iPod. This button only appears when iPod is
selected in the Source list.

Eject button Select iPod in the Source list, then click the Eject button to eject

iPod before disconnecting it from your PC.

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