iPod touch User Guide For iPhone OS 3.
Contents 2 7 7 7 8 8 9 13 15 16 Chapter 1: Getting Started 17 17 19 22 24 27 32 33 34 34 35 36 37 38 39 Chapter 2: Basics 40 40 42 50 54 54 Chapter 3: Music and Video Viewing the User Guide on iPod touch What You Need Registering iPod touch Setting Up iPod touch Using VoiceOver Syncing Mail, Contacts, and Calendar Accounts Installing Configuration Profiles Disconnecting iPod touch from Your Computer iPod touch at a Glance Home Screen Buttons Touchscreen Onscreen Keyboard Searching Voice Control S
55 55 58 58 59 Chapter 4: Safari 60 60 60 62 63 64 64 65 65 Chapter 5: App Store 66 66 66 67 71 71 Chapter 6: Mail 73 73 73 74 75 75 76 77 78 Chapter 7: Calendar 79 79 79 79 81 81 83 83 Chapter 8: Photos 84 84 Chapter 9: Contacts Viewing Webpages Searching the Web Bookmarks Web Clips About the App Store Browsing and Searching Info Screen Downloading Applications Deleting Applications Writing Reviews Updating Applications Syncing Purchased Applications Setting Up Email Accounts Sending Emai
85 85 Searching Contacts Managing Contacts on iPod touch 86 86 87 88 89 89 90 Chapter 10: YouTube 91 91 92 Chapter 11: Stocks 93 93 97 97 99 99 Chapter 12: Maps Finding and Viewing Videos Controlling Video Playback Managing Videos Getting More Information Using YouTube Account Features Changing the Browse Buttons Viewing Stock Quotes Getting More Information Finding and Viewing Locations Bookmarking Locations Getting Directions Showing Traffic Conditions Finding and Contacting Businesses 101 Cha
111 Timer 112 112 112 113 Chapter 17: Calculator 115 115 116 116 116 117 123 124 124 125 125 129 130 Chapter 18: Settings 131 131 132 133 133 134 135 135 135 136 136 Chapter 19: iTunes Store Using the Calculator Standard Memory Functions Scientific Calculator Keys Wi-Fi VPN Notifications Brightness General Music Video Photos Store Mail, Contacts, Calendars Safari Nike + iPod About the iTunes Store Finding Music, Videos, and More Purchasing Music or Audiobooks Purchasing or Renting Videos Streamin
148 Triple-click Home 148 Closed Captioning and Other Helpful Features 6 150 150 150 151 152 153 154 156 158 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 159 159 160 160 161 Appendix B : Other Resources 162 Index Apple iPod touch Support Site General iTunes and Syncing Sound, Music, and Video iTunes Stores Safari, Mail, and Contacts Backing Up iPod touch Updating and Restoring iPod touch Software Safety, Software, and Service Information Viewing the User Guide on iPod touch Disposal and Recycling Information Appl
1 Getting Started · WARNING: To avoid injury, read all operating instructions in this guide and safety information in the iPod touch Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/ipodtouch before using iPod touch. Viewing the User Guide on iPod touch The iPod touch User Guide, optimized for viewing on iPod touch, is available at help. apple.com/ipodtouch. View the guide on iPod touch: In Safari, tap bookmark.
Registering iPod touch Before you can use any of the iPod touch features, you must use iTunes to set up iPod touch. You can also register iPod touch and create an iTunes Store account (not available in some countries) if you don’t already have one. Register iPod touch: 1 Download and install the latest version of iTunes from www.itunes.com/download. 2 Connect iPod touch to a USB 2.0 port on your Mac or PC using the cable that came with iPod touch.
Syncing About Syncing With iPod touch, it’s easy to have instant access to your music, video, downloaded applications, and other iTunes library content. iTunes can sync all this information to iPod touch, and your contacts, calendars, and your browser bookmarks as well. iTunes lets you specify the information and content on your computer that you want to sync with iPod touch. By default, iTunes syncs automatically with iPod touch whenever you connect iPod touch to your computer.
Email account settings are synced only from your computer’s email application to iPod touch. This allows you to customize your email accounts on iPod touch without affecting email account settings on your computer. Note: You can also set up email accounts directly on iPod touch. See “Mail, Contacts, and Calendar Accounts.” Purchases you make on iPod touch in the iTunes Store or the App Store are synced back to your iTunes library.
Summary Pane Select “Open iTunes when this iPod is connected” to have iTunes open and sync iPod touch automatically whenever you connect it to your computer. Deselect this option if you want to sync only by clicking the Sync button in iTunes. For more information about preventing automatic syncing, see “Preventing Automatic Syncing” on page 13. Select “Sync only checked songs and videos” if you want iTunes to skip unchecked items in your iTunes library when syncing.
Info Pane The Info pane lets you configure the sync settings for your contacts, calendars, email accounts, and web browser. • Contacts You can sync contacts with applications such as Mac OS X Address Book, Yahoo! Address Book, and Google Contacts on a Mac, or with Yahoo! Address Book, Google Contacts, Windows Address Book (Outlook Express), Windows Vista Contacts, or Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007 on a PC. (On a Mac, you can sync contacts with multiple applications.
Preventing Automatic Syncing You can prevent iPod touch from syncing automatically when you connect iPod touch to a computer other than the one you usually sync with. Turn off automatic syncing for iPod touch: Connect iPod touch to your computer. In iTunes, select iPod touch in the sidebar, then click the Summary tab. Deselect “Open iTunes when this iPod is connected.” You can still sync by clicking the Sync button.
Set up an account on iPod touch: 1 From the iPod touch Home screen, tap Settings. 2 Tap “Mail, Contacts, Calendars,” then tap Add Account. 3 Tap an account type: • Microsoft Exchange • MobileMe • Google email • Yahoo! Mail • AOL • Other 4 Enter your account information and tap Save. Your service provider or system administrator can provide the account settings you need. Exchange accounts: Enter your complete email address, domain (optional), user name, password, and a description.
Similarly, when you disable contacts or calendars in an MobileMe or Exchange account, or if you delete an account, iPod touch asks if you want to keep information or delete it. You can add contacts using an LDAP account if your company or organization supports it. See “Adding Contacts” on page 84. You can subscribe to CalDAV or iCal (.ics) calendars. See “Subscribing to and Sharing Calendars” on page 75. Push Accounts MobileMe, Microsoft Exchange, and Yahoo! Mail are known as “push” accounts.
Install a configuration profile: 1 Using iPod touch, open the email message or download the configuration profile from the website provided by your system administrator. 2 When the configuration profile opens, tap Install. 3 Enter passwords and other information as requested. Important: You may be asked to verify that the configuration profile is trusted. If in doubt, consult your system administrator before installing a configuration profile. Settings provided by a configuration profile cannot be altered.
2 Basics iPod touch at a Glance Sleep/Wake button Wi-Fi antenna Status bar Volume buttons Application icons Internal speaker Touchscreen Home button Dock connector Headphones port Your Home screen may look different, depending on the model of iPod touch you have and whether you have rearranged its icons.
Item What you can do with it Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic (Fall 2009 models with 32 GB or more) Apple Earphones (8 GB model) Listen to music, audiobooks, podcasts, and videos. Use the built-in microphone to speak. Press the center button to play or pause a song, or press twice quickly to skip to the next track. Use the + and – buttons to adjust the volume (Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic included only with Fall 2009 models with 32 GB or more).
Home Screen Press the Home button at any time to go to the Home screen, which contains your iPod touch applications. Tap any application icon to get started. iPod touch Applications The following applications are included with iPod touch: Listen to your songs, audiobooks, and podcasts. Create on-the-go playlists, or use Genius to create playlists for you. Listen to Genius Mixes of songs from your library.
Contacts YouTube Stocks Maps Get contact information synced from MobileMe, Mac OS X Address Book, Yahoo! Address Book, Google Contacts, Windows Address Book (Outlook Express), Microsoft Outlook, or Microsoft Exchange. Search, add, change, or delete contacts, which get synced back to your computer. Play videos from YouTube’s online collection. Search for any video, or browse featured, most viewed, most recently updated, and top-rated videos.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Rotate iPod touch sideways to use expanded scientific functions. Calculator Settings iTunes Adjust all iPod touch settings in one convenient place. Set your own volume limit for listening comfort. Set your wallpaper, screen brightness, and settings for network, mail, web, music, video, photos, and more. Set auto-lock and a passcode for security. Restrict access to explicit iTunes content and certain applications. Reset iPod touch.
Create additional Home screens: While arranging icons, drag an icon to the right edge of the screen until a new screen appears. You can flick to return to the original screen and drag more icons to the new screen. You can create up to 11 screens. The number of dots above the Dock shows the number of screens you have, and indicates which screen you’re viewing. Switch to another Home screen: Flick left or right, or tap to the left or right of the row of dots.
Lock iPod touch Press the Sleep/Wake button. Unlock iPod touch Press the Home button or the Sleep/Wake button, then drag the slider. Turn iPod touch completely off Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then drag the slider. Turn iPod touch on Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears. For information about changing how long before iPod touch locks, see “Auto-Lock” on page 118.
Touchscreen The controls on the iPod touch touchscreen change dynamically depending on the task you’re performing. Opening Applications Open an application: Tap an icon. Close an application and return to the Home screen: Press the Home below the display. button Scrolling Drag up or down to scroll. On some screens such as webpages, you can also scroll side to side. Dragging your finger to scroll won’t choose or activate anything on the screen.
Flick to scroll quickly. You can wait for the scrolling to come to a stop, or touch anywhere on the screen to stop it immediately. Touching the screen to stop scrolling won’t choose or activate anything. To quickly scroll to the top of a list, webpage, or email, just tap the status bar. Lists Some lists have an index along the right side, which helps you navigate quickly. Find items in an indexed list: Tap a letter to jump to items starting with that letter.
Zooming In or Out When viewing photos, webpages, email, or maps, you can zoom in and out. Pinch your fingers together or apart. For photos and webpages, you can double-tap (tap twice quickly) to zoom in, then double-tap again to zoom out. For maps, double-tap to zoom in and tap once with two fingers to zoom out. Viewing in Landscape Many iPod touch applications let you view the screen in either portrait or landscape orientation.
• Stocks • Photos • Calculator Movies viewed in Video and YouTube appear only in landscape orientation. Street views in Maps also appear in landscape. Onscreen Keyboard Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, such as contact information and web addresses. Typing Depending on the application you’re using, the intelligent keyboard may automatically suggest corrections as you type to help prevent mistyped words. Enter text: 1 Tap a text field, such as in a note or new contact, to bring up the keyboard.
Type uppercase Tap the Shift key before tapping a letter. Or touch and hold the Shift key, then slide to a letter. Quickly type a period and space Double-tap the space bar. (You can turn this feature on or off in Settings > General > Keyboard.) Turn caps lock on key. The Shift key turns Double-tap the Shift blue, and all letters you type are uppercase. Tap the Shift key again to turn caps lock off. (You can turn this feature on or off in Settings > General > Keyboard.
Editing An onscreen magnifying glass helps you position the insertion point for typing and editing text. You can select text to cut, copy, and paste. Position the insertion point: Touch and hold to bring up the magnifying glass, then drag to position the insertion point. Select text: Tap the insertion point to display the selection buttons. Tap Select to select the adjacent word or tap Select All to select all text. When you’re typing, you can also double-tap to select a word.
International Keyboards iPod touch provides keyboards that allow you to enter text in many different languages, including languages that read from right to left. For a complete list of supported keyboards, go to www.apple.com/ipodtouch/specs.html. Turn international keyboards on or off: 1 In Settings, choose General > International > Keyboards. 2 Turn on the keyboards you want. Languages with more than one keyboard, such as Japanese and Chinese, indicate the number of keyboards available.
