User's Manual

26 Chapter 2 Music Features
To add a song, video, or other item to iPod classic:
1 In iTunes, click Music or another item in the Library list on the left.
2 Drag a song or other item to the iPod classic icon in the device list.
To remove a song, video, or other item from iPod classic:
1 In iTunes, select iPod classic in the device list.
2 Select a song or other item on iPod classic and press the Delete or Backspace key on
your keyboard.
If you manually remove a song or other item from iPod classic, it isn’t deleted from your
iTunes library.
To make a new playlist on iPod classic:
1 In iTunes, select iPod classic in the device list, and then click the Add (+) button or
choose File > New Playlist.
2 Type a name for the playlist.
3 Click an item, such as Music, in the Library list, and then drag songs or other items to
the playlist.
To add songs to or remove songs from a playlist on iPod classic:
m Drag a song to a playlist on iPod classic to add the song. Select a song in a playlist and
press the Delete key on your keyboard to delete the song.
If you set iTunes to manage music manually, you can set it later to sync automatically.
To set iTunes to sync all music automatically on iPod classic:
1 In iTunes, select iPod classic in the device list and click the Music tab.
2 Select “Sync music” and then choose “All songs and playlists.”
3 Click Apply.
The update begins automatically.
Note: If “Only sync checked items” is selected in the Summary pane, iTunes syncs only
items that are checked in your Music and other libraries.
Adding Podcasts to iPod classic
The settings for adding podcasts to iPod classic are unrelated to the settings for adding
songs. Podcast update settings don’t affect song update settings, and vice versa. You
can set iTunes to automatically sync all or selected podcasts, or you can add podcasts
to iPod classic manually.
To set iTunes to update the podcasts on iPod classic automatically:
1 In iTunes, select iPod classic in the device list and click the Podcasts tab.
2 In the Podcasts pane, select “Sync … episodes” and choose the number of episodes
you want in the pop-up menu.