Apple iPod nano User Manual

iPod nano

Features Guide

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Contents

Chapter 1 4 iPod nano Basics

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iPod nano at a Glance

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Using iPod nano Controls

7

Disabling iPod nano Buttons

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Using iPod nano Menus

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Connecting and Disconnecting iPod nano

Chapter 2 14 Music Features

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About iTunes

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Importing Music Into Your Computer

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Organizing Your Music

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Downloading Music and Podcasts From Your Computer to iPod nano

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Playing Music

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Listening to Podcasts

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Listening to Spoken Word Audio

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Adjusting iPod nano Settings

Chapter 3 30 Photo Features

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Downloading Photos

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Viewing Photos and Other Images

Chapter 4 35 Extra Features and Accessories

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Using iPod nano as an External Disk

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Using Extra Settings

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Importing Contacts, Calendars, and To-Do Lists

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Storing and Reading Notes

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Learning About iPod nano Accessories

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Chapter 5 43 Tips and Troubleshooting

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General Suggestions

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Updating and Restoring iPod Software

Chapter 6 49 Safety and Cleaning

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Setup Safety Instructions

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General Safety, Cleaning, and Handling Guidelines

Chapter 7 51 Learning More, Service, and Support

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Contents

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iPod nano Basics

Congratulations on purchasing your iPod nano. Read this
section to learn about the features of your iPod nano,
how to use its controls, and more.

To use iPod nano, you put music, photos, and other files on your computer and then
download them to iPod nano.

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iPod nano is a music player and much more. With iPod nano, you can:

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Store hundreds of songs and digital photos for listening and viewing on the go

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Listen to podcasts, downloadable radio-style shows delivered over the Internet

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Listen to audiobooks purchased from the iTunes Music Store or audible.com

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Store or back up files and other data, using iPod nano as an external disk

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Store and synchronize contact, calendar, and to-do list information from
your computer

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Play games, store text notes, set an alarm, and more

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iPod nano at a Glance

Familiarize yourself with all the controls on your iPod nano:

Hold switch

Menu button

Previous/Rewind
button

Click Wheel

Dock connector port

Center button

Next/Fast-forward
button

Play/Pause button

Headphones port

Using iPod nano Controls

The controls on your iPod nano are easy to find and use. Press any button to turn on
your iPod nano. 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.

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The following table shows you what else you can do with iPod nano controls.

To Do This

Reset iPod nano

(if your iPod nano isn’t
responding)

Turn on iPod nano

Turn off iPod nano

Turn on the backlight

Disable the iPod nano buttons

(in case you press them
accidentally)

Choose a menu item

Go back to the previous menu

Browse for a song

Play a song

Pause a song

Change the volume

Play all the songs in a list

Play all songs in random order

Skip to any point in a song

Skip to the next song

Start a song over

Play the previous song

Fast-forward or rewind a song

Add a song to the On-The-Go
playlist

Toggle the Hold switch (set it to Hold, and then turn it off again).
Press the Menu and Center buttons at the same time for about 6
seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

Press any button.

Press and hold Play/Pause

Press any button or use the Click Wheel. If the backlight timer is set
to Off, press and hold Menu to turn on the backlight.

Set the Hold switch to Hold (an orange bar appears).

Scroll to the item and press the Center button.

Press Menu.

Choose Music from the main menu.

Select the song and press the Center or Play/Pause
iPod nano has to be disconnected from your computer to play songs.

Press Play/Pause

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. Then scroll to any point in the song.

Press Next/Fast-forward (‘).

Press Previous/Rewind (]).

Press Previous/Rewind (]) twice.

Press and hold Next/Fast-forward (‘) or Previous/Rewind (]).

Select a song, and then press and hold the Center button until the
song title flashes.

or unplug your headphones.

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Disabling iPod nano Buttons

If you’re carrying iPod nano in your pocket and you don’t want to turn it on or activate
buttons accidentally, you can make the buttons inactive using the Hold switch.

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Set the Hold switch to Hold.

Slide the switch toward
the center (so you can
see the orange bar) to
disable the controls.

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Using iPod nano Menus

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

Menu titleLock icon

Play status

Menu items

Battery status

The following table describes the items in the iPod nano main menu.

iPod nano Menu Function

Lock icon

Menu title

Play status

Battery status

Menu items

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

Displays the title of the current menu.

The Play icon (“) appears if a song is playing. The Pause icon (1)
appears if a song is paused.

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 nano 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:

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Choose Settings > Main Menu.

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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.

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Choose Settings > Backlight Timer and 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.

Note:

If the backlight timer is set to Off, press and hold the Menu button to turn on the

backlight.

Setting the Language

iPod nano can be set to use different languages.

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Choose Settings > Language and choose a language from the list.

Connecting and Disconnecting iPod nano

You connect iPod nano to your computer to download music, photos, and files, and, in
most cases, to charge the battery. Disconnect iPod nano when you’re done.

Connecting iPod nano

To connect iPod nano to your computer:

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Plug the included iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable in to a high-power USB 2.0
port on your computer, and then connect the other end to iPod nano.

Note:

The USB port on your keyboard will not provide enough power; do not use it to

connect your iPod nano.

By default, iPod nano imports songs automatically when you connect it to your
computer. When this automatic download is done, you can disconnect iPod nano.

If you connect iPod nano to a different computer and it is set to update songs
automatically, iTunes prompts you before downloading any music.

Note:

You can download songs while your battery is charging.

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Disconnecting iPod nano

It’s important not to disconnect iPod nano while music is being downloaded. You can
easily see if it’s OK to disconnect iPod nano by looking at the iPod screen.

Important:

Don’t disconnect iPod nano if you see the “Do not disconnect” message.
You could damage files on iPod nano. If you see this message, you must eject iPod
nano before disconnecting it.

If you see the main menu
or a large battery icon, you
can disconnect iPod nano
from your computer.

Important: If you see this
message, you must eject iPod
nano before disconnecting it
from your computer.

If you set iPod nano to update songs manually (see “Updating iPod nano Manually” on
page 22) or enable iPod nano for disk use (see “Using iPod nano as an External Disk” on
page 35), you must eject iPod nano before disconnecting it.

To eject iPod nano:

m Click the Eject button (C) next to iPod nano in the iTunes Source list.

If you’re using a Mac, you can also eject iPod nano by dragging the iPod nano icon on
the desktop to the Trash.

If you’re using a Windows PC, you can eject iPod nano by clicking the Safely Remove
Hardware icon in the Windows system tray and selecting your iPod nano.

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To disconnect iPod nano:

1 Unplug the headphones if they’re attached.

2 Squeeze both sides of the Dock connector to disconnect the cable from iPod nano.

To remove the connector from your iPod nano,
squeeze the buttons on the sides and pull.

About the iPod nano Battery

iPod nano has an internal, non-user-replaceable battery. For best results, the first time
you use iPod nano, let it charge for about three hours or until the battery icon in the
top-right corner of the iPod nano display shows that the battery is fully charged. If iPod
nano isn’t used for a while, the battery might need to be charged.

The iPod nano battery is 80-percent charged in about two hours and fully charged in
about three hours. If you charge iPod nano while downloading files, playing music, or
viewing a slideshow, it might take longer.

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Charging the iPod nano Battery

You can charge the iPod nano battery in two ways:

 Connect iPod nano to your computer.
 Use the iPod USB Power Adapter, available separately.

To charge the battery using your computer:

m Connect iPod nano to a high-power USB 2.0 port or a FireWire port on your computer.

The computer must be turned on and not in sleep mode (some models of Macintosh
can charge iPod nano while in sleep mode).

If the battery icon on the iPod nano screen shows a lightning bolt, the battery is
charging. If it shows a plug, the battery is fully charged.

If you don’t see the lightning bolt or the plug, iPod nano might not be connected to a
high-power USB 2.0 port. Try another USB port or FireWire port on your computer.

Note: You can connect iPod nano to a FireWire port only for charging the battery and
not for downloading songs and other audio files to iPod nano.

If you want to charge iPod nano when you’re away from your computer, you can
purchase the iPod USB Power Adapter.

To charge the battery using the iPod power adapter (available separately):

1 Connect the AC plug adapter to the power adapter (they might already be connected).

2 Connect the iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable to the power adapter, and plug the

other end of the cable in to iPod nano.

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3 Plug the power adapter in to a working electrical outlet.

AC plug adapter

iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable

iPod USB Power Adapter

Warning: Make sure the power adapter is fully assembled before plugging it in to an

electrical outlet.

Understanding Battery States

When iPod nano is not connected to a power source, a battery icon in the top-right
corner of the iPod nano screen shows approximately how much charge is left.

Battery less than 20% charged

Battery about halfway charged

Battery fully charged

If iPod nano is connected to a power source, the battery icon changes to show that the
battery is charging or fully charged.

Battery charging

Battery fully charged

You can disconnect and use iPod nano before it is fully charged.

Note: Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and might
eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use
and settings. For more information, go to www.apple.com/batteries.

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2 Music Features

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With your iPod nano, you can take your music and
audio collection with you wherever you go. Read this
section to learn about downloading music and listening
to iPod nano.

You use iPod nano by importing songs, audiobooks, and podcasts (radio-style audio
shows) to your computer and then downloading them to iPod nano. Read on to learn
more about the steps in this process, including:

 Getting music from your CD collection or hard disk to iTunes on your computer. You

can also purchase music and audiobooks and download podcasts online at the
iTunes Music Store (part of iTunes and available in some countries only).

 Organizing the music and other audio into playlists, if you want.
 Downloading playlists, songs, audiobooks, and podcasts to your iPod nano.
 Playing music or listening to other audio on the go.

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About iTunes

iTunes is the music application you use with iPod nano. When you connect iPod nano
to your computer, iTunes opens automatically.

This guide has information about how to use iTunes to download songs and other
audio to your computer, organize them into lists of songs called playlists, download
them to iPod nano, and adjust iPod nano settings.

iTunes also has many other features. You can make your own CDs that play in standard
CD players (if your computer has a CD-recordable drive); listen to Internet radio and
podcasts (radio-style audio shows); make dynamic “Party Shuffle” playlists; publish your
playlists, called “iMixes,” to the iTunes Music Store; rate songs according to preference;
and much more.

For information about using these features of iTunes, open iTunes and choose Help >
“iTunes and Music Store Help.”

Importing Music Into Your Computer

To listen to music on your iPod nano, you first need to get that music into iTunes on
your computer.

There are three ways of getting music into iTunes:

 Import music from audio CDs.
 Buy music or download podcasts online from the iTunes Music Store.
 Add music that’s already on your computer to the iTunes music library.

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Importing Music From Your Audio CDs Into iTunes

Follow these instructions to get music from your CDs into your computer.

To import music from an audio CD into iTunes:

1 Insert a CD into your computer and open iTunes.

If you have an Internet connection, iTunes gets the names of the songs on the CD from
the Internet and lists them in the window.

If you are connected to the Internet and iTunes doesn’t get the names automatically, choose
Advanced > Get CD Track Names.

If you don’t have an Internet connection, you can enter the names of the songs on the
CD manually. For more information, see “Entering Names of Songs and Other Details”
on page 17.

With song information entered, you can browse for songs in iTunes or on iPod nano by
title, artist, album, and more.

2 Click to remove the checkmarks 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.

By default, iTunes plays songs as they are imported. If you’re importing a lot of songs,
you might want to stop the songs from playing to improve performance.

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Import button

4 To eject the CD, click the Eject button.

Eject button

5 Repeat these steps for any other CDs with songs you want to import.

Entering Names of Songs and Other Details

To enter CD song titles and other information manually:

1 Select the first song on the CD and choose File > Get Info.

2 Click Info.

3 Enter the song information.

4 Click Next to enter information for the next song.

Adding and Viewing Lyrics

You can type or copy and paste song lyrics in plain text format into iTunes so that you
can view a song’s lyrics on your iPod nano while the song is playing.

Note: You must have iTunes version 5.0 or later to add and view lyrics.

To type or paste lyrics into iTunes 5.0 or later:

1 Select a song and choose File > Get Info.

2 Click Lyrics.

3 Type or paste lyrics copied from another source into the text box.

4 Click OK.

To view lyrics on iPod nano while a song is playing:

m On the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until you see the lyrics. The screen

fills with lyrics and scrolls through them as the song plays.

Buying Songs and Downloading Podcasts Using the iTunes Music Store

If you have an Internet connection, you can easily purchase and download songs,
albums, and audiobooks online using the iTunes Music Store. You can also subscribe to
and download podcasts, radio-style audio shows.

To purchase music online using the iTunes Music Store, you must set up an Apple
account in iTunes, find the songs you want, and then buy them. If you already have an
Apple account, or if you have an America Online (AOL) account (available in some
countries only), you can use that to sign in to the music store and buy songs.

Note: You don’t need an iTunes Music Store account to download or subscribe to
podcasts.

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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, audiobooks, and podcasts:

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.
 To browse the iTunes Music Store, choose a musical genre from the Choose Genre

pop-up menu on the top-left side of the store, click one of the albums or songs in
the center or right side of the store, or click the Browse button in the top-right corner
of the window.

 To browse for podcasts, click the Podcasts link on the left side of the main page in the

iTunes Music Store.

 To search the iTunes Music Store, type the name of an album, song, artist, or composer

in the search field.

 To search only artist or composer names, or album or song titles, choose an item from

the search field pop-up menu.

 To search for a combination of items, choose Power Search from the search field

pop-up menu.

 To return to the main page of the iTunes Music Store, click the Home button at the

top-left side of the store.

To buy a song, album, or audiobook:

1 Click Music Store in the Source list, and then find the song or album you want to buy.

You can double-click a song to listen to a portion of it and make sure it’s the song you
want. (If your network connection is slower than 128 kbps, choose iTunes > Preferences,
and in the Store pane, select the “Load complete preview before playing” checkbox.)

2 Click Buy Song or Buy Album.

The song is downloaded to your computer and charged to the credit card listed on
your Apple or AOL account.

To download or subscribe to a podcast:

m Click the Podcasts link on the left side of the main page in the iTunes Music Store, and

then browse for the podcast you want to download.
 To download a single podcast episode, click the Get Episode button next to the

episode.

 To subscribe to a podcast, click the Subscribe button next to the podcast graphic.

iTunes downloads the most recent episode. As new episodes become available, they
are automatically downloaded to iTunes (when you are connected to the Internet).

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