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... 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 4 About iPod nano 6 iPod nano Basics 6 iPod nano at a Glance 7 Using iPod nano Controls 11 Using iPod nano Menus 13 Disabling iPod nano Controls 14 Connecting and Disconnecting iPod nano 17 About the iPod nano Battery 20 Setting Up iPod nano 20 Using iTunes 21 Importing Music into Your iTunes Library 24 ...Videos and Downloading Video Podcasts 27 Adding Music to iPod nano 31 Adding Videos to iPod nano 34 Listening to Music 34 Playing Music and Other Audio 38 Using Genius on iPod nano 39 Setting iPod nano to Shuffle Songs 42 Watching and Listening to ...
... 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 4 About iPod nano 6 iPod nano Basics 6 iPod nano at a Glance 7 Using iPod nano Controls 11 Using iPod nano Menus 13 Disabling iPod nano Controls 14 Connecting and Disconnecting iPod nano 17 About the iPod nano Battery 20 Setting Up iPod nano 20 Using iTunes 21 Importing Music into Your iTunes Library 24 ...Videos and Downloading Video Podcasts 27 Adding Music to iPod nano 31 Adding Videos to iPod nano 34 Listening to Music 34 Playing Music and Other Audio 38 Using Genius on iPod nano 39 Setting iPod nano to Shuffle Songs 42 Watching and Listening to ...
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Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Index 50 Viewing Photos 53 More Settings, Extra Features, and Accessories 53 Using iPod nano as an External Disk 54 Using Extra Settings 58 Syncing Contacts, Calendars, and To-Do Lists 60 Storing and Reading Notes 60 Recording Voice Memos 61 Using Spoken Menus for Accessibility 62 Learning About iPod nano Accessories 64 Tips and Troubleshooting 64 General Suggestions 69 Updating and Restoring iPod Software 70 Safety and Cleaning 70 Important Safety Information 72 Important Handling Information 73 Learning More, Service, and Support 76 Contents 3
Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Index 50 Viewing Photos 53 More Settings, Extra Features, and Accessories 53 Using iPod nano as an External Disk 54 Using Extra Settings 58 Syncing Contacts, Calendars, and To-Do Lists 60 Storing and Reading Notes 60 Recording Voice Memos 61 Using Spoken Menus for Accessibility 62 Learning About iPod nano Accessories 64 Tips and Troubleshooting 64 General Suggestions 69 Updating and Restoring iPod Software 70 Safety and Cleaning 70 Important Safety Information 72 Important Handling Information 73 Learning More, Service, and Support 76 Contents 3
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... on your TV. Â Get the most out of all the features in iPod nano. 4 Read this guide to learn how to: Â Set up iPod nano to play music, music videos, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more. Â Use iPod nano as your pocket photo album, portable hard drive, alarm clock, game console, and...
... on your TV. Â Get the most out of all the features in iPod nano. 4 Read this guide to learn how to: Â Set up iPod nano to play music, music videos, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more. Â Use iPod nano as your pocket photo album, portable hard drive, alarm clock, game console, and...
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What's New in iPod nano  Genius, which automatically creates playlists of songs from your library that go great together  A motion sensor that lets you control certain functions by rotating or shaking iPod nano  Full-screen photo viewing in portrait or landscape format  Quick browsing for songs based on the album or artist you're listening to  Direct access to more options from the Now Playing screen  New voice recording options  Improved accessibility with spoken menus Preface About iPod nano 5
What's New in iPod nano  Genius, which automatically creates playlists of songs from your library that go great together  A motion sensor that lets you control certain functions by rotating or shaking iPod nano  Full-screen photo viewing in portrait or landscape format  Quick browsing for songs based on the album or artist you're listening to  Direct access to more options from the Now Playing screen  New voice recording options  Improved accessibility with spoken menus Preface About iPod nano 5
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iPod nano at a Glance Get to use its controls, and more. iPod nano Basics 1 1 Read this chapter to learn about the features of iPod nano, how to know the controls on iPod nano: Hold switch Menu Previous/Rewind Play/Pause Dock connector Click Wheel Next/Fast-forward Center button Headphones port 6
iPod nano at a Glance Get to use its controls, and more. iPod nano Basics 1 1 Read this chapter to learn about the features of iPod nano, how to know the controls on iPod nano: Hold switch Menu Previous/Rewind Play/Pause Dock connector Click Wheel Next/Fast-forward Center button Headphones port 6
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...hold Play/Pause ('). Browse for a video From the main menu, choose Videos. Using iPod nano Controls The controls on iPod nano are easy to find and use the Click Wheel. Move your headphones. Turn off iPod nano Press and hold Menu. Go directly to the item and press the Center button. Browse... for about 6 seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Pause a song or video Press Play/Pause (') or unplug your thumb lightly around the Click Wheel to HOLD and back again. The main menu appears. Here's what else you press them accidentally) Reset iPod nano (if it isn't responding) Slide ...
...hold Play/Pause ('). Browse for a video From the main menu, choose Videos. Using iPod nano Controls The controls on iPod nano are easy to find and use the Click Wheel. Move your headphones. Turn off iPod nano Press and hold Menu. Go directly to the item and press the Center button. Browse... for about 6 seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Pause a song or video Press Play/Pause (') or unplug your thumb lightly around the Click Wheel to HOLD and back again. The main menu appears. Here's what else you press them accidentally) Reset iPod nano (if it isn't responding) Slide ...
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... serial number, or look on the bar shows the current location), and then scroll to the On-The-Go playlist Access additional options Find the iPod nano serial number Do this Select the playlist or album and press Play/Pause ('). To Play all the songs in a playlist or album Play all songs... until a menu appears. Play or select a song, and then press and hold the Center button until a menu appears. You can also shuffle songs by shaking iPod nano. Select "Add to On-The-Go," and then press the Center button. From the main menu, choose Shuffle Songs. From the Playlist menu, select a Genius...
... serial number, or look on the bar shows the current location), and then scroll to the On-The-Go playlist Access additional options Find the iPod nano serial number Do this Select the playlist or album and press Play/Pause ('). To Play all the songs in a playlist or album Play all songs... until a menu appears. Play or select a song, and then press and hold the Center button until a menu appears. You can also shuffle songs by shaking iPod nano. Select "Add to On-The-Go," and then press the Center button. From the main menu, choose Shuffle Songs. From the Playlist menu, select a Genius...
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To use Cover Flow: 1 Rotate iPod nano 90 degrees to the left or the right. To browse quickly in Cover Flow by artist name. You can also browse quickly through your albums .... 2 Use the Click Wheel to move through your thumb quickly on the Click Wheel, to display a letter of the alphabet on the Click Wheel. Chapter 1 iPod nano Basics 9 Browsing Music Using Cover Flow You can browse your music collection using Cover Flow, a visual way to flip through your thumb quickly on the...
To use Cover Flow: 1 Rotate iPod nano 90 degrees to the left or the right. To browse quickly in Cover Flow by artist name. You can also browse quickly through your albums .... 2 Use the Click Wheel to move through your thumb quickly on the Click Wheel, to display a letter of the alphabet on the Click Wheel. Chapter 1 iPod nano Basics 9 Browsing Music Using Cover Flow You can browse your music collection using Cover Flow, a visual way to flip through your thumb quickly on the...
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...the alphabet and pressing the Center button to navigate through the alphabet until you find the first letter of the item you enter "ab," iPod nano displays all music items containing the letter "b." To search for music: 1 From the Music menu, choose Search. 2 Enter a search... If you 're looking for songs, playlists, album titles, artist names, audio podcasts, and audiobooks. Scrolling Quickly Through Long Lists You can search iPod nano for . The search feature doesn't search videos, notes, calendar items, contacts, or lyrics. Items beginning with icons identifying their type: song, video...
...the alphabet and pressing the Center button to navigate through the alphabet until you find the first letter of the item you enter "ab," iPod nano displays all music items containing the letter "b." To search for music: 1 From the Music menu, choose Search. 2 Enter a search... If you 're looking for songs, playlists, album titles, artist names, audio podcasts, and audiobooks. Scrolling Quickly Through Long Lists You can search iPod nano for . The search feature doesn't search videos, notes, calendar items, contacts, or lyrics. Items beginning with icons identifying their type: song, video...
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...so you see the main menu. A checkmark indicates which items have to choose Music before you want to add often-used items to the iPod nano main menu. Displays album art, photos, and other menus. Lock icon Menu title Play icon Battery icon Menu items Preview panel Display item ...Menu title Lock icon Play icon Battery icon Menu items Preview panel Function Displays the title of the screen show iPod nano status. The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch (on the main menu: 1 Choose Settings > General > Main Menu. 2 Select each item you ...
...so you see the main menu. A checkmark indicates which items have to choose Music before you want to add often-used items to the iPod nano main menu. Displays album art, photos, and other menus. Lock icon Menu title Play icon Battery icon Menu items Preview panel Display item ...Menu title Lock icon Play icon Battery icon Menu items Preview panel Function Displays the title of the screen show iPod nano status. The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch (on the main menu: 1 Choose Settings > General > Main Menu. 2 Select each item you ...
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... a language from turning off (choosing this option decreases battery performance). Press the Center button to the left dims the screen; Setting the Language iPod nano can set the font size: m Choose Settings > General > Font Size, and then press the Center button to prevent the backlight from the... panel: m Choose Settings > General > Main Menu > Preview Panel and then choose Off. To set to allow more space for a category if iPod nano contains at the bottom of time when you want. You can be set the screen brightness: m Choose Settings > General > Brightness, and then use...
... a language from turning off (choosing this option decreases battery performance). Press the Center button to the left dims the screen; Setting the Language iPod nano can set the font size: m Choose Settings > General > Font Size, and then press the Center button to prevent the backlight from the... panel: m Choose Settings > General > Main Menu > Preview Panel and then choose Off. To set to allow more space for a category if iPod nano contains at the bottom of time when you want. You can be set the screen brightness: m Choose Settings > General > Brightness, and then use...
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...to Speaker, Headphones, or Both. If you like, you can hear a clicking sound through the headphones and through the iPod nano internal speaker. To get details about iPod nano: m Choose Settings > About, and press the Center button to enter or exit Cover Flow. Resetting All Settings You ...and other items, and the serial number, model, and software version. Disabling iPod nano Controls If you don't want to turn iPod nano on again, set Clicker to HOLD (so you can get information about your iPod nano, such as shaking to shuffle and rotating to cycle through the headphones, the...
...to Speaker, Headphones, or Both. If you like, you can hear a clicking sound through the headphones and through the iPod nano internal speaker. To get details about iPod nano: m Choose Settings > About, and press the Center button to enter or exit Cover Flow. Resetting All Settings You ...and other items, and the serial number, model, and software version. Disabling iPod nano Controls If you don't want to turn iPod nano on again, set Clicker to HOLD (so you can get information about your iPod nano, such as shaking to shuffle and rotating to cycle through the headphones, the...
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... on most keyboards doesn't provide enough power. Connecting and Disconnecting iPod nano You connect iPod nano to your computer. When iTunes is connected to iPod nano. For information about adding music to play. Disconnect iPod nano when you can disconnect iPod nano. Connecting iPod nano To connect iPod nano to your computer: m Plug the included iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 cable into a high-powered USB...
... on most keyboards doesn't provide enough power. Connecting and Disconnecting iPod nano You connect iPod nano to your computer. When iTunes is connected to iPod nano. For information about adding music to play. Disconnect iPod nano when you can disconnect iPod nano. Connecting iPod nano To connect iPod nano to your computer: m Plug the included iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 cable into a high-powered USB...
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... can see if it . If you must eject iPod nano before disconnecting it 's OK to disconnect iPod nano by looking at the iPod nano screen. Chapter 1 iPod nano Basics 15 You could damage files on page 53), you set iPod nano to manage songs manually (see "Managing iPod nano Manually" on page 29) or enable iPod nano for disk use (see the "Connected" or...
... can see if it . If you must eject iPod nano before disconnecting it 's OK to disconnect iPod nano by looking at the iPod nano screen. Chapter 1 iPod nano Basics 15 You could damage files on page 53), you set iPod nano to manage songs manually (see "Managing iPod nano Manually" on page 29) or enable iPod nano for disk use (see the "Connected" or...
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... icon in the Windows system tray and selecting iPod nano. To disconnect iPod nano: 1 Unplug the headphones if they're attached. 2 Disconnect the cable from iPod nano. If you're using a Windows PC, you can also eject iPod nano in My Computer or by dragging the iPod nano icon on the desktop to iPod nano in the list of these messages is...
... icon in the Windows system tray and selecting iPod nano. To disconnect iPod nano: 1 Unplug the headphones if they're attached. 2 Disconnect the cable from iPod nano. If you're using a Windows PC, you can also eject iPod nano in My Computer or by dragging the iPod nano icon on the desktop to iPod nano in the list of these messages is...
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... about three hours. If it might take longer. Try another USB port on your computer. Charging the iPod nano Battery You can charge the iPod nano battery in two ways: Â Connect iPod nano to a USB 2.0 port on your computer. Â Use the Apple USB Power Adapter, available separately. To charge the battery using your computer: m Connect...
... about three hours. If it might take longer. Try another USB port on your computer. Charging the iPod nano Battery You can charge the iPod nano battery in two ways: Â Connect iPod nano to a USB 2.0 port on your computer. Â Use the Apple USB Power Adapter, available separately. To charge the battery using your computer: m Connect...
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To charge the battery using the Apple USB Power Adapter: 1 Connect the AC plug adapter to the power adapter (they might already be charged before plugging it into a working electrical outlet. AC plug adapter (The plug on page 66. See"If iPod nano displays a "Connect to Power" ...iPod nano Basics If you want to charge iPod nano when you're away from your computer, you can communicate with your Power Adapter may look different.) iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable USB Power Adapter WARNING: Make sure the power adapter is fully assembled before iPod nano can purchase the Apple...
To charge the battery using the Apple USB Power Adapter: 1 Connect the AC plug adapter to the power adapter (they might already be charged before plugging it into a working electrical outlet. AC plug adapter (The plug on page 66. See"If iPod nano displays a "Connect to Power" ...iPod nano Basics If you want to charge iPod nano when you're away from your computer, you can communicate with your Power Adapter may look different.) iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable USB Power Adapter WARNING: Make sure the power adapter is fully assembled before iPod nano can purchase the Apple...
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... left. Battery charging (lightning bolt) Battery fully charged (plug) You can extend the time between battery charges by use iPod nano before it's fully charged. For information, go to www.apple.com/batteries. Chapter 1 iPod nano Basics 19 Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by turning off : m Choose Settings > Playback > Energy Saver, and...
... left. Battery charging (lightning bolt) Battery fully charged (plug) You can extend the time between battery charges by use iPod nano before it's fully charged. For information, go to www.apple.com/batteries. Chapter 1 iPod nano Basics 19 Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by turning off : m Choose Settings > Playback > Energy Saver, and...
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... to preference; For information about using these iTunes features, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. Then you connect iPod nano to iPod nano, and adjust iPod nano settings. If you already have iTunes 8.0 installed on your computer and you've set up Genius in iTunes, see "...your iTunes library, you can create Genius playlists on your computer to the next section, "Syncing iPod nano." Setting Up iPod nano 2 2 To set up iPod nano, you use iTunes on iPod nano. This guide explains how to your computer, create personal compilations of songs from your iTunes library ...
... to preference; For information about using these iTunes features, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. Then you connect iPod nano to iPod nano, and adjust iPod nano settings. If you already have iTunes 8.0 installed on your computer and you've set up Genius in iTunes, see "...your iTunes library, you can create Genius playlists on your computer to the next section, "Syncing iPod nano." Setting Up iPod nano 2 2 To set up iPod nano, you use iTunes on iPod nano. This guide explains how to your computer, create personal compilations of songs from your iTunes library ...
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Importing Music into Your iTunes Library To listen to music on iPod nano, you want, and then buy songs. You can use that 's already on your ..., albums, audiobooks, and videos online using the iTunes Store, you set up an Apple account in the iTunes Store. Chapter 2 Setting Up iPod nano 21 To sign in some countries only), you can browse or search the iTunes Store... and other audio that account to sign in the main iTunes Store window. If you already have an Apple account, or if you have an Internet connection, you can also subscribe to podcasts. Purchasing Songs and ...
Importing Music into Your iTunes Library To listen to music on iPod nano, you want, and then buy songs. You can use that 's already on your ..., albums, audiobooks, and videos online using the iTunes Store, you set up an Apple account in the iTunes Store. Chapter 2 Setting Up iPod nano 21 To sign in some countries only), you can browse or search the iTunes Store... and other audio that account to sign in the main iTunes Store window. If you already have an Apple account, or if you have an Internet connection, you can also subscribe to podcasts. Purchasing Songs and ...