Apple MC751LL-A, MD777LL-A, MD774LL-A, MD773LL-A, MD778LL-A User Manual

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iPod shuffle User Guide

Contents

3 Chapter 1:  About iPod shuffle

3What’s new in iPod shuffle

4Chapter 2:  iPod shuffle Basics

4iPod shuffle at a glance

5Using the iPod shuffle controls

5 Connecting and disconnecting iPod shuffle

7 About the iPod shuffle battery

9 Chapter 3:  Setting up iPod shuffle

9About iTunes

10Setting up your iTunes library

11Organizing your music

11Connecting iPod shuffle to a computer for the first time

12Adding music to iPod shuffle

17 Chapter 4:  Listening to Music

17Playing music

18Using VoiceOver

20Setting tracks to play at the same volume

20Setting a volume limit

21Locking and unlocking the iPod shuffle buttons

22Chapter 5:  Storing Files on iPod shuffle

22Using iPod shuffle as an external disk

24 Chapter 6:  Tips and Troubleshooting

26Updating and restoring iPod shuffle software

27Chapter 7:  Safety and Handling

27Important safety information

28Important handling information

29Chapter 8:  Learning More, Service, and Support

30Regulatory Compliance Information

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About iPod shuffle

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Congratulations on purchasing iPod shuffle.

WARNING: To avoid injury, read Chapter 7, Safety and Handling, on page 27 before using iPod shuffle.

To use iPod shuffle, you put songs and other audio files on your computer and then sync them with iPod shuffle.

Use iPod shuffle to:

Sync songs and playlists for listening on the go

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

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

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

What’s new in iPod shuffle

A VoiceOver button that announces track titles and artist names, lets you switch playlists, and reports battery status

Easy and intuitive controls

Support for syncing Genius Mixes

Support for syncing iTunes U collections

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iPod shuffle Basics

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Read this chapter to learn about the features of iPod shuffle, how to use its controls, and more.

Your iPod shuffle package includes iPod shuffle, the Apple Earphones, and a USB cable to connect iPod shuffle to your computer.

iPod shuffle at a glance

Status light

VoiceOver button

Headphone jack

Three-way switch

 

 

Volume Up

Previous/Rewind

Next/Fast-forward

Play/Pause

 

Volume Down

Clip

Use the Apple Earphones:

mm Plug the Apple Earphones into the headphone jack on iPod shuffle, then place the earbuds in your ears as shown.

The earphone cord is adjustable.

WARNING: Read all safety instructions about avoiding hearing loss in Important safety information on page 27 before using iPod shuffle.

You can purchase other accessories, such as the Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic or the Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic, at www.apple.com/ipodstore.The microphone isn’t supported on iPod shuffle.

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Using the iPod shuffle controls

The front controls, the VoiceOver button, and the three-way switch make it easy to play songs, audiobooks, audio podcasts, and iTunes U collections on iPod shuffle.

To

Do this

Turn iPod shuffle on or off

Slide the three-way switch (green shading on the

 

switch indicates iPod shuffle is on).

 

 

Play or pause

Press Play/Pause (’).

 

 

Increase or decrease the volume

Press Volume Up (∂) or Volume Down (D). Press

 

and hold the buttons to quickly increase or decrease

 

the volume.

 

 

Set the play order

Slide the three-way switch to play in order (⁄) or

 

shuffle (¡).

 

 

Go to the next track

Press Next/Fast-forward (‘).

 

 

Go to the previous track

Press Previous/Rewind (]) within 6 seconds of the

 

track starting. After 6 seconds, pressing Previous/

 

Rewind (]) restarts the current track.

 

 

Fast-forward

Press and hold Next/Fast-forward (‘).

 

 

Rewind

Press and hold Previous/Rewind (]).

 

 

Hear the track title and artist name

Press the VoiceOver button ( ).

 

 

Hear a menu of playlists to choose from

Press and hold the VoiceOver button ( ). Press

 

Next/Fast-forward (‘) or Previous/Rewind (])

 

to move through the playlist menu. Press the

 

VoiceOver button ( ) or Play/Pause (’) to select

 

a playlist. Press and hold the VoiceOver button ( )

 

again to exit without making a selection.

 

 

Lock the iPod shuffle buttons

Press and hold Play/Pause (’) until the status light

(so nothing happens if you press them accidentally)

blinks orange three times.

 

Repeat to unlock the buttons.

Reset iPod shuffle

(if iPod shuffle isn’t responding or the status light is solid red)

Turn iPod shuffle off, wait 10 seconds, then turn it back on again.

Find the iPod shuffle serial number

Look under the clip on iPod shuffle. Or, in iTunes (with

 

iPod shuffle connected to your computer), select

 

iPod shuffle in the list of devices, then click Summary.

 

 

Connecting and disconnecting iPod shuffle

Connect iPod shuffle to your computer to sync songs and other audio files, and to charge the battery. Disconnect iPod shuffle when you’re done.

Important: To connect iPod shuffle to your computer, use only the USB cable that came with iPod shuffle, or the longer iPod shuffle USB cable that’s available separately at www.apple.com/ipodstore.

Connecting iPod shuffle

Connect iPod shuffle to your computer:

mm Plug one end of the included USB cable into the headphone jack of iPod shuffle, and the other end into a high-power USB 2.0 port on your computer.

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Note: Don’t connect iPod shuffle to a USB port on your keyboard for charging.

The first time you connect iPod shuffle to your computer, iTunes helps you set up iPod shuffle and sync it with your iTunes library. By default, iTunes automatically syncs songs on iPod shuffle when you connect it to your computer.You can sync songs while your battery is charging.

If you connect iPod shuffle to a different computer and iPod shuffle is set to sync music automatically, iTunes prompts you before syncing any music. If you click Yes, the songs and other audio files already on iPod shuffle are erased and replaced with songs and other audio files from the new computer iPod shuffle is connected to. For information about adding music to iPod shuffle or using iPod shuffle with more than one computer, see Chapter 4, Listening to Music, on page 17.

Disconnecting iPod shuffle

It’s important not to disconnect iPod shuffle from your computer while audio files are syncing or when iPod shuffle is being used as an external disk. It’s OK to disconnect iPod shuffle if the status light isn’t blinking orange, or if you see the“OK to disconnect”message at the top of the iTunes window.

Important: If you see the“Do not disconnect”message in iTunes or if the status light on iPod shuffle is blinking orange, you must first eject iPod shuffle before disconnecting it. Failing

to do so may damage files on iPod shuffle and require you to restore iPod shuffle in iTunes. For information about restoring, see Updating and restoring iPod shuffle software on page 26.

If you enable iPod shuffle for disk use (see Using iPod shuffle as an external disk on page 22), you must always eject iPod shuffle before disconnecting it.

Eject iPod shuffle:

mm In iTunes, click the Eject button (C) next to iPod shuffle in the list of devices.

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

If you’re using a Windows PC, you can also eject iPod shuffle in My Computer or by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows system tray and selecting iPod shuffle.

Disconnect iPod shuffle:

mm Disconnect the USB cable from iPod shuffle and from your computer.

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About the iPod shuffle battery

iPod shuffle has a rechargeable internal battery that should be replaced only by an Apple Authorized Service Provider.

For best results, the first time you use iPod shuffle, let it fully charge for about three hours.The battery is 80-percent charged in about two hours and fully charged in about three hours. If iPod shuffle isn’t used for a while, the battery might need to be recharged.

You can sync music while the battery is charging.You can disconnect and use iPod shuffle before it’s fully charged.

Charging the iPod shuffle battery

You can charge the iPod shuffle battery in two ways:

Connect iPod shuffle to your computer

Use the Apple USB Power Adapter, available separately.

Charge the battery using your computer:

mm Connect iPod shuffle to a high-power USB 2.0 port on your computer using the included iPod shuffle USB cable.The computer must be turned on and not in sleep mode (some Mac models can charge iPod shuffle while in sleep).

When the battery is charging, the status light on iPod shuffle is solid orange.When the battery is fully charged, the status light is green. In iTunes, the battery icon next to the name of your iPod shuffle also shows the battery status.The icon displays a lightning bolt when the battery is charging, and a plug when the battery is fully charged.

If iPod shuffle is being used as an external disk or is syncing with iTunes, the status light blinks orange to let you know that you must eject iPod shuffle before disconnecting it. In this case, your battery may either be still charging or fully charged.

If you don’t see the status light, iPod shuffle might not be connected to a high-power USB 2.0 port.Try another USB 2.0 port on your computer.

If you want to charge the battery when you’re away from your computer, you can connect iPod shuffle to an Apple USB Power Adapter, available separately.To purchase iPod shuffle accessories, go to www.apple.com/ipodstore.

Charge the battery using the Apple USB Power Adapter:

1Connect the included iPod shuffle USB cable to the power adapter, and plug the other end into iPod shuffle.

2Plug the power adapter into a working power outlet.

Apple USB Power Adapter

(your adapter may look different)

iPod shuffle USB cable

WARNING: Read all safety and handling information about charging iPod shuffle in

Chapter 7, Safety and Handling, on page 27.

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Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. For information, go to www.apple.com/batteries.

Checking the battery status

You can check the battery status of iPod shuffle when it’s connected to your computer or disconnected.The status light tells you approximately how much charge is in the battery.

If iPod shuffle is on and not connected to a computer, you can use VoiceOver to hear the battery status by pressing the VoiceOver button () twice.

Status light when disconnected

 

VoiceOver message

Solid green

Good charge

“Battery full”or

 

 

“Battery 75%”or

 

 

“Battery 50%”

 

 

 

Solid orange

Low charge

“Battery 25%”

 

 

 

Solid red

Very low charge

“Battery low”

 

 

Status light when connected to a computer

 

Solid green

 

Fully charged

 

 

 

Solid orange

 

Charging

 

 

 

Blinking orange

 

Do not disconnect (iTunes is syncing, or iPod shuffle is

 

 

enabled for disk use); may be still charging or may be

 

 

fully charged

 

 

 

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Setting up iPod shuffle

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Use iTunes on your computer to set up iPod shuffle to play music and other audio content.Then connect iPod shuffle to your computer and sync it to your iTunes library.

Read on to learn more about getting started with iPod shuffle, including:

Getting music from your CD collection, hard disk, or the iTunes Store (part of iTunes and available in some countries only) into the iTunes application on your computer

Organizing your music and other audio into playlists

Syncing songs, audiobooks, audio podcasts, and iTunes U collections in your iTunes library with iPod shuffle

Listening to music or other audio on the go

About iTunes

iTunes is the free software application you use to set up, organize, and manage your content on iPod shuffle. iTunes can sync music, audiobooks, and audio podcasts with iPod shuffle. If you

haven’t already installed iTunes 10.7 or later (required for iPod shuffle) on your computer, you can download it at www.itunes.com/download.

After you install iTunes, it opens automatically when you connect iPod shuffle to your computer. You can use iTunes to import music from CDs and the Internet, buy songs and other audio from the iTunes Store, create personal compilations of your favorite songs (called playlists), sync iPod shuffle, and adjust iPod shuffle settings.

iTunes also has a feature called Genius, which creates instant playlists and mixes of songs from your iTunes library that go great together.You can sync Genius mixes and playlists from iTunes to iPod shuffle.To use Genius, you need an iTunes account.To learn how to set up Genius, see Using Genius in iTunes on page 11.

iTunes has many other features.You can burn your own CDs that play in standard CD players (if your computer has a recordable CD drive); listen to streaming Internet radio; watch videos and TV shows; rate songs according to preference; and much more. For information about using these features, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.

If you already have iTunes 10.7 or later installed on your computer and you’ve set up your iTunes library, you can skip to Connecting iPod shuffle to a computer for the first time on page 11.

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Setting up your iTunes library

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

There are three ways to get music and other audio into your iTunes library:

Purchase music and audiobooks or download podcasts online from the iTunes Store. Import music and other audio from audio CDs.

Add music and other audio that’s already on your computer to your iTunes library.

Purchasing songs and downloading podcasts using the iTunes Store

If you have an Internet connection, you can easily purchase and download songs, albums, and audiobooks online using the iTunes Store (available in selected countries).You can also subscribe to and download audio podcasts, and you can download free educational content from iTunes U. Video podcasts can’t be synced to iPod shuffle.

To purchase music online using the iTunes Store, you set up a free iTunes account in iTunes, find the songs you want, and then buy them. If you already have an iTunes account, you can use that account to sign in to the iTunes Store and buy songs.

You don’t need an iTunes Store account to play or download podcasts or iTunes U classes.

To enter the iTunes Store, open iTunes and click iTunes Store (under Store) on the left side of the iTunes window.

Adding songs already on your computer to your iTunes library

If you have songs on your computer encoded in file formats that iTunes supports, you can easily add the songs to iTunes.To learn how to get songs from your computer into iTunes, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.

Using iTunes for Windows, you can convert nonprotected WMA files to AAC or MP3 format.This can be useful if you have a library of music encoded in WMA format. For more information, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.

Importing music from your audio CDs into iTunes

iTunes can import music and other audio from your audio CDs. If you have an Internet connection, iTunes gets the names of the songs on the CD from the Internet (if available) and lists them in the window.When you add the songs to iPod shuffle, the song information is included.To learn how to import music from your CDs into iTunes, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.

Entering song names and other information

If you don’t have an Internet connection, if song information isn’t available for music you import, or if you want to include additional information (such as composer names), you can enter the information manually.To learn how to enter song information, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.

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