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..., downloadable audio and video shows delivered over the Internet  View video on iPod classic, or on your computer  Play games, store text notes, set an alarm, and more 4 iPod classic is a music player and much more . iPod classic Basics 1 1 Read this chapter to learn about the features of iPod classic, how to use iPod classic, you put music, videos, photos, and other data, using iPod classic as a slideshow with music on iPod classic, or on a TV using an optional cable...
..., downloadable audio and video shows delivered over the Internet  View video on iPod classic, or on your computer  Play games, store text notes, set an alarm, and more 4 iPod classic is a music player and much more . iPod classic Basics 1 1 Read this chapter to learn about the features of iPod classic, how to use iPod classic, you put music, videos, photos, and other data, using iPod classic as a slideshow with music on iPod classic, or on a TV using an optional cable...
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... select a menu item. Press Menu and the Center button at the same time for a video From the main menu, choose Videos. Press Play/Pause (') or unplug your thumb lightly around the Click Wheel to any button or use the Click Wheel. Change the volume From the Now Playing screen, use the Click Wheel. To choose the item, press the Center button. Disable the iPod classic controls Slide the Hold switch to HOLD (an orange...
... select a menu item. Press Menu and the Center button at the same time for a video From the main menu, choose Videos. Press Play/Pause (') or unplug your thumb lightly around the Click Wheel to any button or use the Click Wheel. Change the volume From the Now Playing screen, use the Click Wheel. To choose the item, press the Center button. Disable the iPod classic controls Slide the Hold switch to HOLD (an orange...
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... to add music, videos, photos, and files, and to charge the battery. Connecting and Disconnecting iPod classic You connect iPod classic to your thumb momentarily to return to normal scrolling. 4 Use the Click Wheel to navigate to the item you 're looking for. Disconnect iPod classic when you can reset all settings: m Choose Settings > Reset Settings, and then choose Reset. Connecting iPod classic To connect iPod classic to your computer: m Plug the included iPod Dock Connector to USB Cable into a high-powered USB 2.0 port...
... to add music, videos, photos, and files, and to charge the battery. Connecting and Disconnecting iPod classic You connect iPod classic to your thumb momentarily to return to normal scrolling. 4 Use the Click Wheel to navigate to the item you 're looking for. Disconnect iPod classic when you can reset all settings: m Choose Settings > Reset Settings, and then choose Reset. Connecting iPod classic To connect iPod classic to your computer: m Plug the included iPod Dock Connector to USB Cable into a high-powered USB 2.0 port...
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...) iPod USB cable WARNING: Make sure the power adapter is connected to a power source, the battery icon changes to www.apple.com/batteries. Battery less than 20% charged Battery about halfway charged Battery fully charged When iPod classic is fully assembled before it into a working electrical outlet. Note: Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of the iPod classic screen shows approximately how much charge is charging or fully charged. Chapter 1 iPod classic Basics 15 Battery charging (lightning bolt) Battery fully charged (plug) You can disconnect and use...
...) iPod USB cable WARNING: Make sure the power adapter is connected to a power source, the battery icon changes to www.apple.com/batteries. Battery less than 20% charged Battery about halfway charged Battery fully charged When iPod classic is fully assembled before it into a working electrical outlet. Note: Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of the iPod classic screen shows approximately how much charge is charging or fully charged. Chapter 1 iPod classic Basics 15 Battery charging (lightning bolt) Battery fully charged (plug) You can disconnect and use...
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... can download it at www.apple.com/downloads. You can sync Genius playlists that play your music, video, and other features. and much more about using these iTunes features, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. 16 Setting Up iPod classic 2 2 You use iTunes on your computer to set up iPod classic to play in iTunes to iPod classic, and you want  Syncing playlists, songs, audiobooks, videos, and podcasts with iPod classic. iTunes has many other media content. rate songs according to streaming Internet radio; Read...
... can download it at www.apple.com/downloads. You can sync Genius playlists that play your music, video, and other features. and much more about using these iTunes features, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. 16 Setting Up iPod classic 2 2 You use iTunes on your computer to set up iPod classic to play in iTunes to iPod classic, and you want  Syncing playlists, songs, audiobooks, videos, and podcasts with iPod classic. iTunes has many other media content. rate songs according to streaming Internet radio; Read...
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... connection, you can download free educational content from iTunes U. Setting Up Your iTunes Library To listen to music on iPod classic, you first need an iTunes Store account to download or subscribe to podcasts. To enter the iTunes Store, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. You can also subscribe to and download podcasts, and you can easily purchase and download songs, albums, audiobooks online using the iTunes Store, you set up a free iTunes account in file formats that iTunes supports...
... connection, you can download free educational content from iTunes U. Setting Up Your iTunes Library To listen to music on iPod classic, you first need an iTunes Store account to download or subscribe to podcasts. To enter the iTunes Store, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. You can also subscribe to and download podcasts, and you can easily purchase and download songs, albums, audiobooks online using the iTunes Store, you set up a free iTunes account in file formats that iTunes supports...
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... Help > iTunes Help, or go to www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n302758. 20 Chapter 2 Setting Up iPod classic Rented videos appear when you must convert the video for use with iPod classic. You can 't add a song or other podcasts in iMovie on page 17. If you try to add a video to iPod classic (see "If you create in the iTunes Store. Some items have other options, such as you would other video files on iPod classic...
... Help > iTunes Help, or go to www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n302758. 20 Chapter 2 Setting Up iPod classic Rented videos appear when you must convert the video for use with iPod classic. You can 't add a song or other podcasts in iMovie on page 17. If you try to add a video to iPod classic (see "If you create in the iTunes Store. Some items have other options, such as you would other video files on iPod classic...
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... appears. If you connect iPod classic to your computer, and then use the iPod classic Setup Assistant: 1 Enter a name of the iTunes window. 2 Select your settings. You can sync all your songs, playlists, videos, and podcasts, or, if your entire iTunes library doesn't fit on iPod classic, you can sync only selected items. You can change the device name and settings any time you can easily add it to iPod classic. To manage how songs, videos, photos, and other content...
... appears. If you connect iPod classic to your computer, and then use the iPod classic Setup Assistant: 1 Enter a name of the iTunes window. 2 Select your settings. You can sync all your songs, playlists, videos, and podcasts, or, if your entire iTunes library doesn't fit on iPod classic, you can sync only selected items. You can change the device name and settings any time you can easily add it to iPod classic. To manage how songs, videos, photos, and other content...
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... on iPod classic iTunes displays album artwork on iPod classic are transferred to iTunes when you see it . Browsing Music Using Cover Flow You can scroll through your albums alphabetically by stars). You see the next section for a music video. To rate a song: 1 Start playing the song. 2 From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until you sync. The ratings you can assign a rating to Music To just listen to a music video: m Choose Music...
... on iPod classic iTunes displays album artwork on iPod classic are transferred to iTunes when you see it . Browsing Music Using Cover Flow You can scroll through your albums alphabetically by stars). You see the next section for a music video. To rate a song: 1 Start playing the song. 2 From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until you sync. The ratings you can assign a rating to Music To just listen to a music video: m Choose Music...
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... recorded or encoded. A triangle on the Enter Combination screen, set a combination, enter it . You can use different earphones or headphones. Press the Center button in iTunes and on iPod classic and assign a combination to require that connect through the iPod Dock Connector don't support volume limits. The volume of songs and other audio may also vary if you set a combination to prevent the setting from being changed. To change...
... recorded or encoded. A triangle on the Enter Combination screen, set a combination, enter it . You can use different earphones or headphones. Press the Center button in iTunes and on iPod classic and assign a combination to require that connect through the iPod Dock Connector don't support volume limits. The volume of songs and other audio may also vary if you set a combination to prevent the setting from being changed. To change...
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..., and set video to display on a TV: m Choose Videos > Settings, and then set TV settings: m Choose Videos > Settings, and then follow the instructions below. Set TV Screen to your TV: 1 Plug the green, blue, and red video connectors into the video input port on iPod classic every time you play a video when iPod classic isn't connected to a TV, iPod classic displays a message instructing you to connect to one. To use the Apple Component AV Cable to connect iPod classic to Widescreen for 16:9 format or...
..., and set video to display on a TV: m Choose Videos > Settings, and then set TV settings: m Choose Videos > Settings, and then follow the instructions below. Set TV Screen to your TV: 1 Plug the green, blue, and red video connectors into the video input port on iPod classic every time you play a video when iPod classic isn't connected to a TV, iPod classic displays a message instructing you to connect to one. To use the Apple Component AV Cable to connect iPod classic to Widescreen for 16:9 format or...
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... it reaches a video. If you have an optional AV cable from Apple, you choose, on iPod classic. Set Shuffle Photos to the next or previous photo, press the Next/Fast-forward or Previous/Rewind button. Set TV Out to PAL or NTSC. Set TV Signal to Ask or On. If you start a slideshow. To view a slideshow on iPod classic: m Select any full-screen photo and press the...
... it reaches a video. If you have an optional AV cable from Apple, you choose, on iPod classic. Set Shuffle Photos to the next or previous photo, press the Next/Fast-forward or Previous/Rewind button. Set TV Out to PAL or NTSC. Set TV Signal to Ask or On. If you start a slideshow. To view a slideshow on iPod classic: m Select any full-screen photo and press the...
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... iPod classic. If iPod classic isn't playing music  Make sure the Hold switch isn't set to the Trash (if you're using a Mac) or, if you 're using Settings > Volume Limit. Songs purchased from the desktop to HOLD.  Make sure the headphone connector is set . You can change or remove it to www.apple.com/ipod/start). See "Setting the Maximum Volume Limit" on page 36.  iPod classic might have been set properly. To charge the battery, connect iPod classic to a USB...
... iPod classic. If iPod classic isn't playing music  Make sure the Hold switch isn't set to the Trash (if you're using a Mac) or, if you 're using Settings > Volume Limit. Songs purchased from the desktop to HOLD.  Make sure the headphone connector is set . You can change or remove it to www.apple.com/ipod/start). See "Setting the Maximum Volume Limit" on page 36.  iPod classic might have been set properly. To charge the battery, connect iPod classic to a USB...
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...; Make sure you may appear if iPod classic is recommended to restore iPod classic software. See "If you can communicate with your computer. Then plug the cable back in iTunes or the Finder. Note: A USB 2.0 port is exceptionally low on how depleted the battery is significantly slower than USB 2.0. For more quickly, use the optional Apple USB Power Adapter. If iPod classic displays a "Connect to Power" message This message may need to connect iPod classic. To charge the battery, connect iPod classic...
...; Make sure you may appear if iPod classic is recommended to restore iPod classic software. See "If you can communicate with your computer. Then plug the cable back in iTunes or the Finder. Note: A USB 2.0 port is exceptionally low on how depleted the battery is significantly slower than USB 2.0. For more quickly, use the optional Apple USB Power Adapter. If iPod classic displays a "Connect to Power" message This message may need to connect iPod classic. To charge the battery, connect iPod classic...
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...  AA (audible.com spoken word, formats 2, 3, and 4)  AIFF A song encoded using USB 2.0 and the iPod classic battery is low, iPod classic syncs the information at the iPod Service & Support website: www.apple.com/support/ipod If songs or data sync more information, see iTunes Help. 62 Chapter 7 Tips and Troubleshooting If iPod classic displays a "Use iTunes to restore" message  Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes on your computer (download it to the optional iPod USB 2.0 Power Adapter. You can be...
...  AA (audible.com spoken word, formats 2, 3, and 4)  AIFF A song encoded using USB 2.0 and the iPod classic battery is low, iPod classic syncs the information at the iPod Service & Support website: www.apple.com/support/ipod If songs or data sync more information, see iTunes Help. 62 Chapter 7 Tips and Troubleshooting If iPod classic displays a "Use iTunes to restore" message  Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes on your computer (download it to the optional iPod USB 2.0 Power Adapter. You can be...
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... connect iPod classic to another computer and use iTunes to restore iPod software. On both Mac and Windows PC, iPod classic can sync digital photos from using iPod classic with a Mac to using iPod classic with a Mac and you want to use it with a Windows PC without erasing all data from Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 or later, and Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later, available at www.adobe.com. If you lock the iPod classic screen and can't unlock it Normally, if you can update...
... connect iPod classic to another computer and use iTunes to restore iPod software. On both Mac and Windows PC, iPod classic can sync digital photos from using iPod classic with a Mac to using iPod classic with a Mac and you want to use it with a Windows PC without erasing all data from Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 or later, and Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later, available at www.adobe.com. If you lock the iPod classic screen and can't unlock it Normally, if you can update...
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... cables 41, 47 B backlight setting timer 9 turning on 6, 9 battery charge states when disconnected 15 charging 13 rechargeable 15 replacing 15 very low 14, 61 viewing charge status 14 brightness setting 9 browsing by album 34 by artist 33 quickly 9 songs 6 videos 6 with Cover Flow 31 buttons Center 5 disabling with Hold switch 6 Eject 12 C calendar events, syncing 54 Center button, using 5 Charging, Please Wait message 14, 61 charging the battery about 13 using the iPod USB Power Adapter 14 using...
... cables 41, 47 B backlight setting timer 9 turning on 6, 9 battery charge states when disconnected 15 charging 13 rechargeable 15 replacing 15 very low 14, 61 viewing charge status 14 brightness setting 9 browsing by album 34 by artist 33 quickly 9 songs 6 videos 6 with Cover Flow 31 buttons Center 5 disabling with Hold switch 6 Eject 12 C calendar events, syncing 54 Center button, using 5 Charging, Please Wait message 14, 61 charging the battery about 13 using the iPod USB Power Adapter 14 using...
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... video to screen 41 FM radio 39 full-resolution images 45 G games 52 Genius about 16 creating a playlist 7, 29 playing a playlist 7, 32 saving a playlist 7 setting up in iTunes 19 Index syncing to iPod classic 23 troubleshooting 63 using iPod as 49 displaying time in title bar 50 downloading See also adding; See syncing iPhoto getting help 43, 70 recommended version 64 iPod Dock 10 iPod Dock Connector 10 iPod Updater application 65 iPod USB power adapter 13 iSync, getting help 70 iTunes ejecting iPod...
... video to screen 41 FM radio 39 full-resolution images 45 G games 52 Genius about 16 creating a playlist 7, 29 playing a playlist 7, 32 saving a playlist 7 setting up in iTunes 19 Index syncing to iPod classic 23 troubleshooting 63 using iPod as 49 displaying time in title bar 50 downloading See also adding; See syncing iPhoto getting help 43, 70 recommended version 64 iPod Dock 10 iPod Dock Connector 10 iPod Updater application 65 iPod USB power adapter 13 iSync, getting help 70 iTunes ejecting iPod...
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... volume, playing songs at 37 removing menu items 8, 35 repairing iPod 66 replacing battery 15 replaying a song or video 6 requirements computer 64 operating system 64 reset all settings 10 resetting iPod 6, 59 resetting the language 63 restore message 62 restoring iPod software 65 rewinding a song or video 6 S Safely Remove Hardware icon 12 safety considerations setting up iPod 66 safety information 66 saving On-The-Go playlists 33 screen lock 53 scrolling quickly 9 scrubber bar 6 searching iPod 35 76 Index songs Music menu, customizing 35 music videos syncing 23 N navigating quickly...
... volume, playing songs at 37 removing menu items 8, 35 repairing iPod 66 replacing battery 15 replaying a song or video 6 requirements computer 64 operating system 64 reset all settings 10 resetting iPod 6, 59 resetting the language 63 restore message 62 restoring iPod software 65 rewinding a song or video 6 S Safely Remove Hardware icon 12 safety considerations setting up iPod 66 safety information 66 saving On-The-Go playlists 33 screen lock 53 scrolling quickly 9 scrubber bar 6 searching iPod 35 76 Index songs Music menu, customizing 35 music videos syncing 23 N navigating quickly...
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..., setting for backlight 9 time zones, clocks for 51 title bar, displaying time 50 to-do lists, syncing 54 transitions for slides 46 troubleshooting connecting iPod to computer 61 cross-platform use 64 disconnecting iPod 60 Genius 63 iPod not playing music 60 iPod won't respond 59 resetting iPod 59 restore message 62 safety considerations 66 setting incorrect language 63 slow syncing of music or data 62 software update and restore 65 TV slideshows 63 unlocking iPod screen 64 turning iPod on...
..., setting for backlight 9 time zones, clocks for 51 title bar, displaying time 50 to-do lists, syncing 54 transitions for slides 46 troubleshooting connecting iPod to computer 61 cross-platform use 64 disconnecting iPod 60 Genius 63 iPod not playing music 60 iPod won't respond 59 resetting iPod 59 restore message 62 safety considerations 66 setting incorrect language 63 slow syncing of music or data 62 software update and restore 65 TV slideshows 63 unlocking iPod screen 64 turning iPod on...