Apple iPod Mini User Manual

iPod mini

Tutorial

Includes lessons on transferring
music to iPod mini, playing music,
and storing files on iPod mini

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Apple Computer, Inc.

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Contents

Preface 5 iPod mini and iTunes at a Glance

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How to Use the Tutorial

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Before You Begin

Chapter 1 11 Lesson 1: Getting Music Into iTunes

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Before You Begin

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Importing Music From Your Audio CDs Into iTunes

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Buying Songs Online Using the iTunes Music Store

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Adding Songs Already on Your Computer to the iTunes Library

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Once You Have Imported Songs

Chapter 2 15 Lesson 2: Transferring Music to iPod mini

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Before You Begin

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Charging the iPod mini Battery

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Connecting iPod mini to Your Computer

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Transferring Music to iPod mini

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Disconnecting iPod mini After Transferring Music

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Once You Have Transferred Music

Chapter 3 20 Lesson 3: Playing Music on iPod mini

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Before You Begin

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Using the iPod mini Menus

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Playing Songs

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Using the Other Controls

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Disabling the iPod mini Controls Using the Hold Switch
Turning iPod mini On and Off
Using the Backlight

Once You Have Learned to Play Music on iPod mini

Chapter 4 24 Lesson 4: Using iPod mini as a Hard Disk

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Before You Begin

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Using iPod mini as a Hard Disk

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Disconnecting iPod mini

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Chapter 5 27 Lesson 5: Managing Music on iPod mini

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Before You Begin

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Transferring Music to iPod mini

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Updating iPod mini Automatically
Updating iPod mini Automatically With Selected Playlists
Updating iPod mini Manually

Next Steps

Chapter 6 30 Learning More About Your iPod mini

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iPod mini User’s Guide

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iTunes Onscreen Help

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Online Resources

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Contents

iPod mini and iTunes at a Glance

With your new iPod mini digital music player, you can
take your music collection with you wherever you go.

You use iPod mini by importing songs from your CD collection to the iTunes music
application on your computer, then transferring them to iPod mini for playing on the
go. You can also buy music online using the iTunes Music Store (available in some
countries only).

Preface

If you are new to iPod mini or iTunes and want to learn how to get started playing
music on iPod mini 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 mini
and use some other iPod mini features. Before starting the lessons, look through this
chapter to get a feel for iPod mini and iTunes. You may want to refer back to this
chapter as you go through the tutorial lessons.

To get music on your iPod mini 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 mini, and use the iPod mini controls to play music.

To learn how to use iPod mini as a hard disk, so you can store other files from your
computer on iPod mini, go through Lesson 4 (see page 24). To learn more advanced
ways of transferring and managing your music, go through Lesson 5 (see page 27).

Before You Begin

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

Insert the iPod mini CD into your computer and install iTunes and the iPod software.

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To make it easier to complete the lessons, print this document.
Be sure your computer and operating system meet the minimum iPod mini system

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requirements. See the

iPod mini User’s Guide

for system requirements.

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iPod mini and iTunes at a Glance

iPod mini

Use the iPod mini controls to navigate through onscreen menus, play songs, change
settings, and view information.

Hold switch

Menu button

Previous/Rewind
button

Click Wheel

iPod mini Controls

Hold switch

iPod Remote port

Headphones port

Menu button

Select button

Previous/Rewind button

Next/Fast-forward button

Click Wheel

Play/Pause button

iPod Remote port Headphones port

Select button

Next/Fast-forward
button

Play/Pause button

Use the Hold switch to disable the iPod mini controls, so you don’t
press buttons accidentally.

Connect optional accessories, such as the iPod Remote.

Connect headphones and speakers with a standard 3.5 millimeter
stereo miniplug.

Press to go back to the previous menu. Press and hold to turn on
the backlight.

Press to turn on iPod mini. If iPod mini is on, press to select a menu
item or play a song.

Press to restart the current song. Press twice to play the previous
song. Press and hold to rewind.

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

Run a thumb or finger around the Click Wheel to scroll through
menu items. From the Now Playing screen, use to change the
volume. Press the buttons on the Click Wheel to control iPod mini.

Press to play the highlighted song. While a song is playing, press to
pause. Press and hold to turn off iPod mini.

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iPod mini Menu

When you turn on iPod mini, you see the main menu. Select menu items to go to other
menus or perform functions on iPod mini. Status icons along the top of the screen
show iPod mini settings.

Play status

Menu items

Lock icon

iPod mini Menu

Lock icon

Menu title

Play status

Battery status

Menu items

Menu title

Battery status

The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch (on top of iPod mini)
is set to Hold. When the switch is set to Hold, the iPod mini controls
are disabled.

Displays the title of the current menu.

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

The Battery icon shows the remaining battery charge. If the battery
is charging, the icon is animated.

Use the Click Wheel to scroll through menu items. Press the Select
button (in the center of iPod mini) to select an item. An arrow next
to a menu item indicates that selecting it leads to another menu.

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iPod mini Now Playing Screen

When a song is playing, the Now Playing screen appears. When you see the Now
Playing screen, you can use the Click Wheel to change the volume. Click the Menu
button to go back to the previous menu.

Repeat icon

Song number

Song information

Now Playing Screen

Song number

Repeat icon

Song information

Shuffle icon

Song time

Shuffle icon

Song time

Shows the number of the song playing within the current
sequence of songs.

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

Displays the song title and the artist.

The Shuffle icon ( ) appears if iPod mini is set to shuffle songs
or albums.

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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