Operation Manual

Chapter 5 Tips and Troubleshooting 24
If you want to double-check the system requirements
TouseiPodshue,youmusthave:
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Oneofthefollowingcomputercongurations:
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AMacwithUSB2.0
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APCwithUSB2.0
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Oneofthefollowingoperatingsystems:OSXv10.7.5orlater,Windows7,Windows8,orlater
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Internetaccess(abroadbandconnectionisrecommended)
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iTunes12.2orlater(youcandownloadiTunesfromwww.itunes.com/download)
IfyourWindowsPCdoesn’thaveaUSBport,youcanpurchaseandinstallaUSBcard.
If you want to use iPodshue with a Mac and a Windows PC
IfyouriPodshueissettomanuallymanagemusic,youcanaddcontenttoitfrommorethan
oneiTuneslibrary,regardlessoftheoperatingsystemonthecomputer.IfyouriPodshueisset
tosyncautomatically,whenyouconnectittoadierentcomputeroruseraccount,amessage
asksifyouwanttoeraseiPodshueandsyncwiththenewiTuneslibrary.ClickCancelifyou
wanttokeepthecontentsasitis.
YoucanuseiPodshueasanexternaldiskwithbothMacandWindowscomputers,allowing
youtocopylesfromoneoperatingsystemtotheother.
Update and restore iPodshue software
YoucanuseiTunestoupdateorrestoretheiPodshuesoftware.It’srecommendedthatyou
updateiPodshuetousethelatestsoftware.Youcanalsorestorethesoftware,whichreturns
iPodshuetoitsoriginalstate.
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If you update,thesoftwareisupdatedbutyoursettings,songs,andotherdataaren’taected.
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If you restore,alldataiserasedfromiPodshue,includingsongsandanyotherdata.All
iPodshuesettingsarerestoredtotheiroriginalstate.
Update or restore iPodshue:
1 MakesureyouhaveanInternetconnectionandhaveinstalledthelatestversionofiTunesfrom
www.itunes.com/download.
2 ConnectiPodshuetoyourcomputer.
3 IniTunes,clickthedevicebuttontoselectiPodshue,thenclickSummary.
TheVersionsectionoftheSummarypanetellsyouwhetheriPodshueisuptodateorneedsa
newerversionofthesoftware.
4 Dooneofthefollowing:
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To install the latest version of the software,clickUpdate.
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To restore iPod shue to its original settings,clickRestore.Restoringerasesalldatafrom
iPodshue.Followtheonscreeninstructionstocompletetherestoreprocess.