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019-0231.book Page 5 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM iPod and iTunes at a Glance With your new iPod digital music player, you can take your music collection with you wherever you go. You use iPod by importing songs from your CD collection to the iTunes music application on your PC, then transferring them to iPod for playing on the go. You can also buy music and audiobooks online using the iTunes Music Store (available in some countries/regions only).
019-0231.book Page 6 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM How to Use the Tutorial This tutorial has five lessons that teach you how to play music on your new iPod and use some other iPod features. Before starting the lessons, look through this chapter to get a feel for iPod and iTunes. You may want to refer back to this chapter as you go through the tutorial lessons. To get music on your iPod quickly, follow the directions in Lessons 1 to 3, starting on page 11.
019-0231.book Page 7 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM iPod Use the iPod controls to navigate through onscreen menus, play songs, change settings, and view information. iPod Remote port Hold switch Headphones port Select button Menu button Next/Fast-forward button Previous/Rewind button Play/Pause button Click Wheel Dock connector port iPod Controls Hold switch Use the Hold switch to disable the iPod controls, so you don’t press buttons accidentally.
019-0231.book Page 8 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM iPod Menu When you turn on iPod, you see the main menu. Select menu items to go to other menus or perform functions on iPod. Status icons along the top of the screen show iPod settings. Lock icon Menu title Play status Battery status Menu items iPod Menu Lock icon The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch (on top of iPod) is set to Hold. When the switch is set to Hold, the iPod controls are disabled.
019-0231.book Page 9 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM iPod Now Playing Screen When a song is playing, the Now Playing screen appears. When you see the Now Playing screen, you can run your thumb or finger around the Click Wheel to change the volume. Click the Menu button to go back to the previous menu. Repeat icon Shuffle icon Song number Song information Song time Now Playing Screen Song number Shows the number of the song playing within the current sequence of songs.
019-0231.book Page 10 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM iTunes Use iTunes to import music to your PC and transfer it to iPod, organize music on iPod, and change settings on iPod. You can also use the iTunes Music Store (inside iTunes) to purchase music online. The iTunes Music Store is available in some countries/regions only. Main window Source list Eject button Add button Options button iTunes Source list Click items in the Source list to see your music.
019-0231.book Page 11 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM 1 Lesson 1: Getting Music Into iTunes To listen to music on your iPod, you first need to get that music onto your PC using the iTunes application. This lesson tells you how to get music into iTunes on your PC. Lesson 2 tells you how to transfer music from your PC to iPod. There are three ways of getting music into iTunes: • Import music from audio CDs. • Buy music online from the iTunes Music Store (available in some countries/regions only).
019-0231.book Page 12 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Before You Begin Before you start, grab some of your favorite audio CDs. Or, if you have an Internet connection, you can purchase music online. In some tasks shown in this lesson, you will see instructions for choosing iTunes menu commands, which look like this: Choose File > Get Info. The first term after Choose is the name of a menu in the iTunes menu bar. The next term is the item you choose from that menu.
019-0231.book Page 13 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM To enter CD song titles and other information manually: a Select the first song on the CD and choose File > Get Info. b Click Info. c Enter the song information. d Click Next to enter information for the next song. 2 Click to remove the checkmark next to any songs you don’t want to import from the CD. 3 Click the Import button. The display area at the top of the iTunes window shows how much time it will take to import each song.
019-0231.book Page 14 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM To sign in to the iTunes Music Store: 1 Open iTunes and click Music Store in the Source list. 2 Click the Account button and follow the onscreen instructions to set up an Apple Account or enter your existing Apple Account or AOL account information. To find songs or audiobooks: You can browse or search the iTunes Music Store to find the album, song, or artist you’re looking for. Open iTunes and click Music Store in the Source list.
019-0231.book Page 15 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Adding Songs Already on Your PC to the iTunes Library If you have songs on your PC encoded in file formats that iTunes supports, you can easily import the songs into iTunes. To add songs on your PC to the iTunes library: Drag the folder or disk containing the audio files to Library in the Source list (or choose File > Add to Library and select the folder or disk).
019-0231.book Page 16 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM 2 Lesson 2: Transferring Music to iPod This lesson tells you how to charge the iPod battery, connect iPod to your PC, and transfer music from your PC to iPod. Before You Begin Before you start, make sure you have each of the following items on hand: • Your iPod and your PC • The iPod Power Adapter that came with your iPod • The iPod Dock Connector to FireWire Cable that came with your iPod • The iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.
019-0231.book Page 17 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Charging the iPod Battery iPod has an internal, nonremovable battery. For best results, charge your iPod for at least an hour before you continue this lesson. To charge the iPod battery: 1 Connect the iPod Dock Connector to FireWire Cable to the iPod Power Adapter, and plug the other end of the cable in to iPod. 2 Plug the power adapter in to a working electrical outlet for at least two hours.
019-0231.book Page 18 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM • If you have a PC that doesn’t have any FireWire or USB 2.0 ports, here are other ways you can connect iPod: • Purchase a FireWire card or USB 2.0 card and install it. For more information about compatible FireWire and USB 2.0 cards, go to http://www.hpshopping.com/musicaccessories • Or, if your PC has a 4-pin FireWire port, you can use an optional 6-pin-to-4-pin FireWire adapter. You can’t charge iPod through your PC using a 4-pin FireWire port.
019-0231.book Page 19 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Transferring Music to iPod By default, iPod is set to update automatically with all songs and playlists when you connect it to your PC. This is the simplest way to transfer music to your iPod. You just connect iPod to your PC, let it add songs automatically, then disconnect it and go. While music is being transferred from your PC to iPod, the iTunes status window shows progress, and the iPod icon in the Source list flashes red.
019-0231.book Page 20 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Disconnecting iPod After Transferring Music You shouldn’t disconnect iPod while music is being transferred. You can easily see if it’s OK to disconnect iPod by looking at the screen. If you see the main menu, or a large battery icon, you can disconnect iPod from your PC. If you set iTunes to let you update iPod manually, or if you set iPod to be used as a hard disk (see Lesson 4), then you must eject iPod before disconnecting it from your PC.
019-0231.book Page 21 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM 3 Lesson 3: Playing Music on iPod This lesson tells you how to use the iPod controls to browse for and play songs, turn iPod on and off, turn on the backlight, and change settings.
019-0231.book Page 22 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Using the iPod Menus To turn on iPod, press the Select button (in the center of iPod). When you turn on iPod, you see the main menu. To select a menu item: 1 Run your finger lightly around the Click Wheel to scroll through and highlight menu items. 2 Press the Select button to select the highlighted item. To go back to the previous menu: Press Menu. When you select a menu item with an arrow next to it, you move to a new menu.
019-0231.book Page 23 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Playing Songs To get a feel for working with the iPod menus, follow the instructions below to browse for and play a song. To browse for and play a song: 1 Connect the earphones to your iPod and put them on. 2 Select Music > Songs. 3 Scroll to a song and press the Play/Pause button or the Select button. When a song starts playing, you see information about the song in the Now Playing screen.
019-0231.book Page 24 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Using the Other Controls Read the following instructions to learn how to turn iPod on and off, turn on the backlight, and use the Hold switch. Disabling the iPod Controls Using the Hold Switch If you’re carrying iPod in your pocket or in a clip case and you don’t want to press the buttons or turn it on accidentally, you can make the iPod controls inactive. To disable the iPod controls: Set the Hold switch to Hold.
019-0231.book Page 25 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Using the Backlight The iPod screen has a bright backlight, for low-light conditions. To turn on the backlight: Select Backlight from the main menu, or press and hold Menu for a couple of seconds until you see the backlight turn on. To turn off the backlight: Press and hold Menu again. Once You Have Learned to Play Music on iPod Once you’ve learned to play music on iPod, you may want to learn about some other features of iPod.
019-0231.book Page 26 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM 4 Lesson 4: Using iPod as a Hard Disk You can use iPod as an external hard disk. That means you can connect it to your PC and copy files from your PC to your iPod, or from your iPod to your PC. This can be very useful if you want to move documents or other files from one PC to another, or keep a backup copy of files. Before You Begin To complete tasks in this lesson, you’ll connect iPod to your PC.
019-0231.book Page 27 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Using iPod as a Hard Disk You use iTunes to set iPod to be used as a hard disk. To enable iPod as a hard disk: 1 Connect iPod to your PC and open iTunes. 2 Select iPod in the iTunes Source list and click the Options button. Options button 3 Select “Enable disk use.” Note: Selecting “Manually manage songs and playlists” in the Options window also enables iPod to be used as a hard disk.
019-0231.book Page 28 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Disconnecting iPod When using iPod as a hard disk, you must eject it before disconnecting it from your PC. To eject iPod: Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows system tray and select your iPod. You can also eject iPod by selecting the iPod icon in the iTunes Source list and clicking the Eject button. Eject button You can easily see if it’s OK to disconnect iPod by looking at the screen.
019-0231.book Page 29 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM 5 Lesson 5: Managing Music on iPod Lesson 2 taught you how to transfer all your music from iTunes to iPod automatically. This lesson teaches you how to transfer music manually, and how to transfer a selection of songs automatically. Before You Begin To complete tasks in this lesson, you’ll need to connect iPod to your PC. To learn how to connect iPod to your PC, follow the instructions in Lesson 2 of this tutorial.
019-0231.book Page 30 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM Updating iPod Automatically By default, iPod is set to update automatically with all songs and playlists. This is how you transferred music to iPod in Lesson 2. If you set iTunes to transfer music manually, you can reset it later to update iPod automatically. To set iTunes to update iPod automatically with all songs and playlists: 1 Open iTunes and select iPod in the Source list. Then click the Options button.
019-0231.book Page 31 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM To set iTunes to update iPod automatically with selected playlists: 1 Open iTunes and select iPod in the Source list. Then click the Options button. Options button 2 Select “Automatically update selected playlists only.” 3 Select the playlists you want. Updating iPod Manually Setting iTunes to let you update iPod manually gives you the most flexibility for managing music on your iPod. You can add and delete songs individually.
019-0231.book Page 32 Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM 6 Learning More About Your iPod If you finish the tutorial and would like to learn more about using your iPod and iTunes, there is more information in onscreen help and on the web. iPod User’s Guide The iPod User’s Guide that came with your iPod has information about using all of the iPod features, including changing settings, storing contact and calendar information, and much more.