iPod touch Features Guide
1 2 Contents Chapter 1 4 4 4 5 9 Getting Started What You Need Setting Up iPod touch Getting Music, Videos, and Other Content onto iPod touch Disconnecting iPod touch from Your Computer Chapter 2 10 10 12 15 21 22 23 Basics iPod touch at a Glance Home Screen iPod touch Buttons and Touchscreen Connecting to the Internet Charging the Battery Cleaning iPod touch Chapter 3 24 24 25 30 32 33 Music and Video Syncing Content from Your iTunes Library Playing Music Watching Videos Setting a Sleep Timer Ch
Chapter 6 45 45 50 53 58 60 63 64 69 70 72 73 Applications Safari Calendar Mail Contacts YouTube Stocks Maps Weather Clock Calculator Notes Chapter 7 74 74 75 75 79 80 80 81 83 84 84 Settings Wi-Fi Brightness General Music Video Photos Mail Safari Contacts Restoring or Transferring Your iPod touch Settings Appendix A 86 86 89 90 Tips and Troubleshooting General Suggestions Updating and Restoring iPod touch Software Using iPod touch Accessibility Features Appendix B 91 Learning More, Service, and
1 Getting Started · 1 To avoid injury, read all operating instructions in this guide and safety information in the Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/ support/manuals/ipod before using iPod touch. What You Need To use iPod touch, you need: Â A Mac or a PC with a USB 2.0 port and one of the following operating systems: Â Mac OS X version 10.4.
The USB port on most keyboards doesn’t provide enough power. Unless your keyboard has a high-powered USB 2.0 port, you must connect iPod touch to a USB 2.0 port on your computer. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions in iTunes to set up iPod touch and sync your music, video, photos, and other content. Your computer must be connected to the Internet. By default, iTunes automatically syncs all songs and videos in your iTunes library to iPod touch.
      Podcasts Photos Contacts—names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and so on Calendars—appointments and events Email account settings Webpage bookmarks Music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts are synced from your iTunes library. If you don’t already have content in iTunes, the iTunes Store (part of iTunes and available in some countries) makes it easy to purchase or subscribe to content and download it to iTunes. You can also get music into iTunes from your CDs.
The USB port on most keyboards doesn’t provide enough power. You must connect iPod touch to a USB 2.0 port on your computer, unless your keyboard has a highpowered USB 2.0 port. 2 Select iPod touch in the iTunes source list (below Devices, on the left). 3 Configure the sync settings in each of the settings panes. 4 Click Apply in the lower-right corner of the screen. The following sections provide an overview of each of the iPod touch settings panes.
If you want to watch rented movies on iPod touch, transfer them to iPod touch using the Movies pane in iTunes. If there’s not enough room on iPod touch for all the content you’ve specified, iTunes asks if you want to create a special playlist and set it to sync with iPod touch. Then iTunes randomly fills the playlist. Photos Pane You can sync photos from iPhoto 4.0.3 or later on a Mac, or from Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 or later or Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later on a PC.
The password for your Yahoo! email account isn’t saved on your computer. If you sync a Yahoo! email account, you must enter the password on iPod touch. From the Home screen choose Settings > Mail, choose your Yahoo! account, then enter your password in the password field. Web Browser You can sync bookmarks from Safari on a Mac, or Safari or Microsoft Internet Explorer on a PC. Advanced These options let you replace the information on iPod touch with the information on your computer during the next sync.
2 2 Basics iPod touch at a Glance Wi-Fi antenna Sleep/Wake button Status bar Application icons Touch screen Home button Dock connector Headphones port 10
Dock connector to USB cable iPo d Stereo headphones Stand Polishing cloth Item What you can do with it Stereo headphones Listen to music and videos. Dock connector to USB cable Use the cable to connect iPod touch to your computer to sync and charge, or to the Apple USB Power Adapter (available separately) to charge. The cable can be used with the optional dock or plugged directly into iPod touch. Stand Stand up iPod touch for viewing videos or photo slideshows.
Home Screen Press the Home button at any time to see the applications on iPod touch. Tap any application icon to get started. iPod touch Applications The following applications are included with iPod touch: Listen to your songs, podcasts, and audiobooks. Music Watch movies, music videos, video podcasts, and TV shows. Videos Photos iTunes Safari View photos transferred from your computer. View them in portrait or landscape mode. Zoom in on any photo for a closer look. Watch a slideshow.
Watch your favorite stocks, updated automatically from the Internet. Stocks Maps See a street map, satellite, or hybrid view of locations around the world. Zoom in for a closer look. Find your current approximate location. Get detailed driving directions and see current highway traffic conditions. Find businesses in the area.4 Get current weather conditions and a six-day forecast. Store your favorite cities for a quick weather report anytime.
Create additional Home screens m While arranging icons, drag a button to the 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 nine screens. The number of dots at the bottom shows the number of screens you have, and indicates which screen you are viewing. Switch to another Home screen m Flick left or right.
iPod touch Buttons and Touchscreen A few simple buttons and a high-resolution touchscreen make it easy to learn and use iPod touch. Locking iPod touch and Turning It On or Off When you’re not using iPod touch, you can lock it. When iPod touch is locked, nothing happens if you touch the screen. By default, if you don’t touch the screen for a minute, iPod touch locks automatically. Sleep/Wake button Locking iPod touch does not stop music playback, so you can lock iPod touch and continue to listen to music.
Using the Touchscreen The controls on the touchscreen change dynamically depending on the task you are performing. m Tap any application to open it. m Press the Home button below the display at any time to return to the Home screen and see all the applications. m Drag up or down to scroll. Dragging your finger to scroll doesn’t choose or activate anything on the screen.
m Flick to scroll quickly. You can wait for scrolling to stop, or tap or touch anywhere on the screen to stop it immediately. Tapping or touching to stop scrolling doesn’t choose or activate anything on the screen. m Some lists have an index along the right side. Tap a letter to jump to items starting with that letter. Drag your finger along the index to scroll quickly through the list. Index m Tap an item in the list to choose it.
m When viewing photos, web pages, email, or maps, you can zoom in and out. Pinch your fingers together or apart. For photos and web pages, 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. Onscreen Keyboard You can use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, such as contact information.
Entering text Start by typing with just your index finger. As you get more proficient, you can type more quickly by using your thumbs. 1 Tap a text field, such as in a note or new contact, to bring up the keyboard. 2 Tap keys on the keyboard. As you type, each letter appears above your thumb or finger. If you touch the wrong key, you can slide your finger to the correct key. The letter is not entered until you release your finger from the key.
Accepting or Rejecting Dictionary Suggestions iPod touch has dictionaries for English, English (UK), French, French (Canada), German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch. The appropriate dictionary is activated automatically when you select a keyboard on iPod touch. iPod touch uses the active dictionary to suggest corrections or complete the word you’re typing. If you’re using a keyboard that doesn’t have a dictionary, iPod touch won’t make suggestions.
Connecting to the Internet iPod touch connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi networks. iPod touch can join AirPort and other Wi-Fi networks at home, at work, or at Wi-Fi hotspots around the world. When joined to a Wi-Fi network that is connected to the Internet, iPod touch connects to the Internet automatically whenever you use Mail, Safari, YouTube, Stocks, Maps, Weather, or the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Many Wi-Fi networks can be used free of charge. Some Wi-Fi networks require a fee.
Charging the Battery iPod touch has an internal rechargeable battery. WARNING: For important safety information about charging iPod touch, see the Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/ipod. Charge the battery and sync iPod touch m Connect iPod touch to your computer (not your keyboard) using the included cable. Note: If iPod touch is connected to a computer that’s turned off or in sleep or standby mode, the iPod touch battery may drain instead of charge.
Important: If iPod touch is very low on power, it may display one of the following images indicating that iPod touch needs to charge for up to ten minutes before you can use it. If iPod touch is extremely low on power, the display may be blank for up to two minutes before one of the low-battery images appears. or Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced.
3 Music and Video 3 Tap Music to listen to songs, audiobooks, and podcasts, or tap Video to watch TV shows, movies, and other video. iPod touch syncs with iTunes on your computer to get the songs, movies, TV shows, and other content you’ve collected in your iTunes library. For information about using iTunes to get music and other media onto your computer, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.
Transferring Purchased Content from iPod touch to Another Authorized Computer Music, video, and podcasts sync from your iTunes library to iPod touch, but not from iPod touch to your iTunes library. However, content you purchased using the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store on iPod touch is automatically copied to your iTunes library. You can also transfer content on iPod touch that was purchased using iTunes on one computer to an iTunes library on another authorized computer.
Playing Songs, Audiobooks, and Podcasts Browse your collection m Tap Music, then tap Playlists, Artists, Songs, or Albums. Tap More to browse Audiobooks, Compilations, Composers, Genres, or Podcasts. Play a song m Tap the song. Controlling Song Playback When you play a song, the Now Playing screen appears: Back Track List Now Playing screen Play/Pause Previous/Rewind Next/Fast-forward Volume To Do this Adjust the volume Drag the volume slider. Pause a song Tap .
Displaying playback controls at any time You can display playback controls at any time when you’re listening to music and using another application—or even when iPod touch is locked—by double-clicking the Home button. If iPod touch is active, the playback controls appear over the application you’re using. After using the controls, you can close them or tap Music to go to the Now Playing screen.
Browsing Album Covers in Cover Flow When you’re browsing music, you can rotate iPod touch sideways to see your iTunes content in Cover Flow and browse your music by album artwork. 28 To Do this See Cover Flow Rotate iPod touch sideways. Browse album covers Drag or flick left or right. See the tracks on an album Tap a cover or . To Do this Play any track Tap the track. Drag up or down to scroll through the tracks. Return to the cover Tap the title bar.
Viewing All Tracks on an Album See all the tracks on the album that contains the current song m From the Now Playing screen tap . Tap a track to play it. Tap the album cover thumbnail to return to the Now Playing screen. Track list view Back to Now Playing screen Ratings bar Album tracks In track list view, you can assign ratings to songs. You can use ratings to create smart playlists in iTunes that dynamically update to show, for example, your highest rated songs.
Watching Videos With iPod touch, you can view video content such as movies, music videos, and video podcasts. Videos play in widescreen to take full advantage of the display. If a video contains chapters, you can skip to the next or previous chapter, or bring up a list and start playing at any chapter that you choose. If a video provides alternate language features, you can choose an audio language or display subtitles. Playing Videos on iPod touch Play a video m Tap Videos and tap the video.
To Do this Scale a video to fill the screen or fit to the screen Tap to make the video fill the screen. Tap to make it fit the screen. You can also double-tap the video to toggle between fitting and filling the screen. When you scale a video to fill the screen, the sides or top may be cropped from view. When you scale it to fit the screen, you may see black bars above and below or on the sides of the video.
Watching Videos on a TV Connected to iPod touch You can connect iPod touch to your TV and watch your videos on the larger screen. Use the Apple Component AV Cable, Apple Composite AV Cable, or other iPod touch compatible cable. You can also use these cables with the Apple Universal Dock, available separately, to connect iPod touch to your TV. (The Apple Universal Dock includes a remote, which allows you to control playback from a distance.) Apple cables and docks are available for purchase at www.apple.
Changing the Buttons on the Music Screen You can replace the Playlists, Artist, Songs, or Albums buttons at the bottom of the screen with ones you use more frequently. For example, if you listen to podcasts a lot and don’t browse by album, you can replace the Albums button with Podcasts. m Tap More and tap Edit, then drag a button to the bottom of the screen, over the button you want to replace. You can drag the buttons at the bottom of the screen left or right to rearrange them. When you finish, tap Done.
4 Photos 4 Tap Photos to view your photos, use a photo as wallpaper, and play slideshows. iPod touch lets you sync photos from your computer so you can share them with your family, friends, and associates on the high-resolution display. Syncing Photos from Your Computer If you’ve set up photo syncing, iTunes automatically copies or updates your photo library (or selected albums) from your computer to iPod touch whenever you connect iPod touch to your computer.
Viewing Photos Photos synced from your computer can be viewed in Photos. View photos m Tap Photo Library to see all your photos, or tap an album to see just those photos. See a photo at full screen m Tap the thumbnail of a photo to see it at full screen. Tap the full screen photo to hide the controls. Tap the photo again to show the controls. See the next or previous photo m Flick left or right. Or tap the screen to show the controls, then tap Chapter 4 Photos or .
Changing the Size or Orientation See a photo in landscape orientation m Rotate iPod touch sideways. The photo automatically reorients and, if it’s in landscape format, expands to fit the screen. Zoom in on part of a photo m Double-tap the part you want to zoom in on. Double-tap again to zoom out. Zoom in or out m Pinch to zoom in or out. Pan around a photo m Drag the photo.
Viewing Slideshows View photos in a slideshow m Choose an album and tap a photo, then tap . If you don’t see , tap the photo to show the controls. Stop a slideshow m Tap the screen. Set slideshow settings 1 From the Home screen choose Settings > Photos. 2 To set: Â The length of time each slide is shown, tap Play Each Slide For and choose a time. Â Transition effects when moving from photo to photo, tap Transition and choose a transition type. Â Whether slideshows repeat, turn Repeat on or off.
Sending a Photo to a Web Gallery If you have a .Mac account, you can send photos directly from iPod touch to a Web Gallery created with iPhoto ‘08. You can also send photos to someone else’s .Mac Web Gallery if that person has enabled email contributions. To send photos to a Web Gallery, you need to do the following:  Set up your .Mac mail account on iPod touch  Publish an iPhoto ‘08 album to a .
5 iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store 5 Tap iTunes to purchase songs and albums from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. You can search for, browse, preview, purchase, and download songs and albums from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store directly to iPod touch. Your purchased content is automatically copied to your iTunes library the next time you sync iPod touch with your computer. To use the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, iPod touch must join a Wi-Fi network that is connected to the Internet.
Browse featured songs and albums m Tap Featured and select a category at the top of the screen. Browse top ten songs and albums m Tap Top Tens, then choose a category and tap Top Songs or Top Albums.
Search for songs and albums m Tap Search, tap the search field and enter one or more words, then tap Search. See the songs on an album m Tap the album. See the album a song is on m Double-tab the song. Browsing Starbucks Selections If you’re in a select Starbucks location (available in the U.S. only), the Starbucks icon appears at the bottom of the screen next to Featured. Tap the Starbucks icon to find out what song is playing in the café and browse featured Starbucks Collections.
Find out what song is playing m Tap Starbucks. The currently playing song appears at the top of the screen. Tap the song to see the album the song is on and the other songs on the album. View Recently Played and other Starbucks playlists m Tap Starbucks, then choose Recently Played or one of the Starbucks playlists. Purchasing Songs and Albums When you find a song or album you like in the the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, you can purchase and download it to iPod touch.
2 Enter your password and tap OK. Your purchase is charged to your iTunes Store account. For additional purchases made within the next fifteen minutes, you don’t have to enter your password again. An alert appears if you’ve previously purchased one or more songs from an album. Tap Buy if you want to purchase the entire album including the songs you’ve already purchased, or tap Cancel if you want to purchase the remaining songs individually.
Verifying purchases You can use iTunes to verify that all the music, videos, and other items you bought from the the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store are in your iTunes library. You might want to do this if a download was interrupted. Verify your purchases 1 Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet. 2 In iTunes, choose Store > Check for Purchases. 3 Enter your iTunes Store account ID and password, then click Check. Purchases not yet on your computer will be downloaded.
6 Applications 6 Safari Surfing the Web Safari lets you see webpages just as they were designed to be seen in computer-based browsers. A simple double-tap lets you zoom in; rotate iPod touch sideways for a wider view. Search using Google or Yahoo!—both are built in. To use Safari, iPod touch must join a Wi-Fi network that is connected to the Internet. For information about joining a Wi-Fi network, see page 21.
If a link leads to a sound or movie file supported by iPod touch, Safari plays the sound or movie. For supported file types, see page 88. To Do this See a link’s destination address Touch and hold the link. The address pops up next to your finger. You can touch and hold an image to see if it has a link. Stop a page from loading if you change your mind Tap . Reload a webpage Tap .
Resize any column to fit the screen m Double-tap the column. The column expands so you can read it more easily. Double-tap again to zoom out. Zoom in on part of a webpage m Double-tap the part of the page you want to zoom in on. Double-tap again to zoom out. Zoom in or out manually m Pinch to zoom in or out. Scroll around the page m Drag up, down, or sideways. When scrolling, you can touch and drag anywhere on the page without activating any links.
Opening Multiple Pages at Once You can have more than one webpage open at a time. Some links automatically open a new page instead of replacing the current one. The number inside the pages icon at the bottom of the screen shows how many pages are open. If there’s no number, just one page is open. For example: = one page is open = three pages are open Open a new page m Tap and tap New Page. See all open pages and go to another page that’s open m Tap and flick left or right.
Submit the form m Once you finish filling out the text fields on the page, tap Go or Search. Most pages also have a link you can tap to submit the form. Dismiss the keyboard without submitting the form m Tap Done. Adding Safari Web Clips to the Home Screen You can add Web Clips for your favorite webpages to the Home screen for fast access. Web Clips appear as icons, which you can arrange however you want on the Home screen. See “Customizing the Home Screen Layout” on page 13.
Edit a bookmark or bookmark folder m Tap , choose the folder that has the bookmark or folder you want to edit, then tap Edit. Then do one of the following: Â To make a new folder, tap New Folder. Â To delete a bookmark or folder, tap next to the bookmark or folder, then tap Delete. Â To reposition a bookmark or folder, drag next to the item you want to move. Â To edit the name or address of a bookmark or folder, or to put it in a different folder, tap the bookmark or folder. When you finish, tap Done.
Adding and Editing Calendar Events Directly on iPod touch Add an event m Tap and enter event information. Then tap Done. You can enter any of the following: Â Â Â Â Â Title Location Starting and ending times (or turn on All-day if it’s an all-day event) Repeat times—none, or every day, week, two weeks, month, or year Alert time—from five minutes to two days before the event If you set an alert time, iPod touch gives you the option to set a second alert time, in case you miss the first one.
 Month view: Days with events show a dot below the date. Tap a day to see its events in a list below the calendar. Tap or to see the previous or next month. Switch views Go to today Month view Days with dots have scheduled events Events for selected day See today’s events m Tap Today. See the details of an event m Tap the event. Set iPod touch to adjust event times for a selected time zone m From the Home screen tap Settings > General > Date & Time, then turn Time Zone Support on.
Mail Mail is a rich HTML email client that retrieves your email in the background while you do other things on iPod touch. iPod touch works with the most popular email systems—including Yahoo! Mail, Google email, AOL, and .Mac Mail—as well as most industry-standard POP3 and IMAP email systems. Mail lets you send and receive photos and graphics, which are displayed in your message along with the text. You can also get PDFs and other attachments and view them on iPod touch.
Setting Up an Email Account on iPod touch You can set up and make changes to an email account directly on iPod touch. Your email service provider can provide the account settings you need to enter. Changes you make on iPod touch to an email account synced from your computer are not copied to your computer. To use the online Mail Setup Assistant, go to: www.apple.
3 Type a subject, then type a message. 4 Tap Send. Send a photo in a message m From the Home screen choose Photos, then choose a photo. Then tap Email Photo. and tap If you have more than one email account on iPod touch, the photo is sent using the default account (see page 83). Save a message as a draft so you can work on it later m Start composing the message and tap Cancel. Then tap Save. You can find the message in the Drafts mailbox, add to it or change it, and then send it.
On each account screen, you can see the number of unread messages next to each mailbox. Tap to see all your email accounts Number of unread messages Tap a mailbox to see its messages. Unread messages have a blue dot next to them. Unread messages Read a message m Tap a mailbox, then tap a message. Within a message, tap previous message. Delete a message m Open the message and tap or to see the next or .
Check for new messages m Choose a mailbox, or tap at any time. Open an attached file You can view or read some types of files and images attached to messages you receive. For example, if someone sends you a PDF, Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Excel document, you canread it on iPod touch. m Tap the attachment. It downloads to iPod touch and then opens. Tap attachment to download You can view attachments in both portrait and landscape orientation.
Zoom in to a part of a message m Double-tap the part you want to zoom in on. Double-tap again to zoom out. Resize any column of text to fit the screen m Double-tap the text. Resize a message manually m Pinch to zoom in or out. Follow a link m Tap the link. Text links are typically underlined in blue. Many images also have links. A link can take you to a webpage, open a map, or open a new preaddressed email message. Web and map links open Safari or Maps on iPod touch.
Setting the Sort and Display Order Use Contacts settings to set whether your contacts are sorted by first or last name, and to set the order in which the names are displayed. m Tap Settings > Contacts, then tap Sort Order or Display Order and select “First, Last” or “Last, First.” Adding and Editing Contacts Directly on iPod touch You can enter new contacts on iPod touch, edit existing contacts, and delete contacts.
4 Move and scale the photo the way you want it. Drag the photo up, down, or sideways. Pinch or double-tap to zoom in or out. 5 Tap Set Photo. Delete a contact 1 Tap Contacts and choose a contact. 2 Tap Edit. 3 Scroll to the bottom of the contact information and tap Delete. YouTube Finding and Viewing Videos YouTube features short videos submitted by people from around the world (not available in all languages, may not be available in all locations).
Play a video m Tap the video. The video begins to download to iPod touch and a progress bar shows progress. When enough of the video has downloaded, it begins to play. You can also tap to start the video. Controlling Video Playback When a video starts playing, the controls disappear so they don’t obscure the video. m Tap the screen to show or hide the controls.
Changing the Buttons at the Bottom of the Screen You can replace the Featured, Most Viewed, Bookmarks, and Search buttons at the bottom of the screen with ones you use more frequently. For example, if you often watch top rated videos but don’t watch many featured videos, you could replace the Featured button with Top Rated. m Tap More and tap Edit, then drag a button to the bottom of the screen, over the button you want to replace.
Stocks Viewing Stock Quotes When you tap Stocks from the Home screen, the stock reader shows updated quotes for all your stocks. Quotes are updated every time you open Stocks while connected to the Internet. Quotes may be delayed by up to 20 minutes. Add a stock, index, or fund to the stock reader 1 Tap , then tap . 2 Enter a symbol, company name, index, or fund name, then tap Search. 3 Choose an item in the search list. Delete a stock m Tap and tap next to a stock, then tap Delete.
Maps Maps provides street maps, satellite photos, and hybrid views of locations in many of the world’s countries. You can get detailed driving directions and, in some areas, traffic information. Also in some areas, you can find your current approximate location, and use that location to get driving directions to or from another place.1 WARNING: For important information about driving and navigating safely, see the Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/ipod.
Use the dropped pin m Tap , then tap Drop Pin. A pin drops down on the map, which you can then drag to any location you choose. To quickly move the pin to the area currently displayed, tap , then tap Replace Pin. Zoom in to a part of a map m Pinch the map with two fingers. Or double-tap the part you want to zoom in on. Double-tap again to zoom in even closer. Zoom out m Pinch the map. Or tap the map with two fingers. Tap with two fingers again to zoom out further.
See a satellite or hybrid view m Tap , then tap Satellite or Hybrid to see just a satellite view or a combined street map and satellite view. Tap Map to return to map view. See the location of someone’s address in your contacts list m Tap in the search field, then tap Contacts and choose a contact. To locate an address in this way, the contact must include at least one address. If the contact has more than one address, you must choose the one you want to locate.
3 Tap Route, then do one of the following: Â To view directions one step at a time, tap Start, then tap to see the next leg of the trip. Tap to go back. Â To view all the directions in a list, tap , then tap List. Tap any item in the list to see a map showing that leg of the trip. The approximate driving time appears at the top of the screen. If traffic data is available, the driving time is adjusted accordingly.
Finding and Contacting Businesses Find businesses in an area 1 Find a location—for example, a city and state or country, or a street address—or scroll to a location on a map. 2 Type the kind of business in the text field and tap Search. Pins appear for matching locations. For example, if you locate your city and then type “movies” and tap Search, pins mark movie theatres in your city. Tap the pin that marks a business to see its name or description.
Weather Viewing Weather Summaries Tap Weather from the Home screen to see the current temperature and a six-day forecast for a city of your choice. You can store multiple cities, for quick access. Weather screen Current conditions Current temperature Today’s high and low Six-day forecast Add and delete cities Number of cities stored If the weather board is light blue, it’s daytime in that city—between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. If the board is dark purple, it’s nighttime—between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Set whether iPod touch shows the temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius m Tap , then tap ºF or ºC. See information about a city at Yahoo.com m Tap . You can see a more detailed weather report, news and websites related to the city, and more. Clock Adding and Viewing Clocks for Locations Around the World You can add multiple clocks to show the time in major cities and time zones around the world. View clocks m Tap World Clock. If the clock face is white, it’s daytime in that city.
Setting Alarm Clocks You can set multiple alarms. Set each alarm to repeat on days you specify, or to sound only once. Set an alarm m Tap Alarm and tap , then adjust any of the following settings: Â To set the alarm to repeat on certain days, tap Repeat and choose the days. Â To choose the sound that’s played when the alarm goes off, tap Sound. Â To set whether the alarm gives you the option to snooze, turn Snooze on or off.
Setting the Timer Set the timer m Tap Timer, then flick to set the number of hours and minutes. Tap When Timer Ends to choose the sound iPod touch makes when the timer ends. Tap Start to start the timer. Set a sleep timer m Set the timer, then tap When Timer Ends and choose Sleep iPod. When you set a sleep timer, iPod touch stops playing music or videos when the timer ends. If you start the timer and go to another iPod touch application, the timer continues running in the background.
Notes Writing, Reading, and Emailing Notes Notes are listed by date added, with the most recent note at the top. You can see the first few words of each note in the list. Add a note m Tap , then type your note and tap Done. Read or edit a note m Tap the note. Tap anywhere on the note to bring up the keyboard and edit the note. Tap or to see the next or previous note. Delete a note m Tap the note, then tap Email a note m Tap the note, then tap . .
7 Settings 7 Tap Settings to adjust iPod touch settings. Settings allows you to customize iPod touch applications, set the date and time, configure Wi-Fi connections, and enter other preferences for iPod touch. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi settings determine when and how iPod touch joins a Wi-Fi network. Turn Wi-Fi on or off m Choose Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi on or off. Join a Wi-Fi network m Choose Wi-Fi, wait a moment as iPod touch detects networks in range, then select a network.
Forget a network, so iPod touch doesn’t join it automatically m Choose Wi-Fi and tap next to a network you’ve joined before. Then tap “Forget this Network.” Join a closed Wi-Fi network (an available Wi-Fi network that isn’t shown in the list of scanned networks) m Choose Wi-Fi > Other and enter the network name. If the network requires a password, tap Security, select the type of security the network uses, and then tap Other Network and enter the password.
      storage available software version serial number model number Wi-Fi address legal information Wallpaper You see a wallpaper background picture when you unlock iPod touch. You can select one of the images that came with iPod touch, or use a photo you’ve synced to iPod touch from your computer. Set wallpaper m Choose General > Wallpaper and choose a picture. Date and Time These settings apply to the time shown in the status bar at the top of the screen, world clocks, and your calendar.
Set the language for iPod touch m Choose General > International > Language, choose the language you want to use, and tap Done. Turn international keyboards on or off You can change the language for your keyboard on iPod touch, or make two or more keyboards available. m Choose General > International > Keyboards, and turn on the keyboards you want. If more than one keyboard is turned on, tap to switch keyboards when you’re typing.
Sound Effects iPod touch can play sound effects when you:  have an appointment  lock or unlock iPod touch  type on the keyboard Turn sound effects on or off m Choose General > Sound Effects and select whether you want sound effects to play over the internal speaker, through the headphones, or both. Select Off to turn sound effects off.
Erase all content and settings m Choose General > Reset and tap “Erase All Content and Settings.” All your data and media are deleted. You must sync iPod touch with your computer to restore contacts, songs, videos, and other data and media. Reset the keyboard dictionary m Choose General > Reset and tap Reset Keyboard Dictionary. You add words to the keyboard dictionary by rejecting words iPod touch suggests as you type. Tap a word to reject the correction and add the word to the keyboard dictionary.
Setting a volume limit only limits the volume of music (including podcasts and audiobooks) and videos (including rented movies), and only when headphones, earphones, or speakers are connected to the headphones port on iPod touch. WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see the Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/ipod. Video Video settings apply to apply to video content (including rented movies).
Set whether to repeat slideshows m Choose Photos and turn Repeat on or off. Set photos to appear randomly or in order m Choose Settings > Photos and turn Shuffle on or off. Mail Use Mail settings to customize your email account for iPod touch. Changes you make to accounts settings are not synced to your computer, allowing you to configure email to work with iPod touch without affecting email account settings on your computer.
Settings for Email Messages iPod touch checks for and retrieves new email in your accounts whenever your open Mail. You can also set Mail to regularly check for email and download your messages even when you don’t have Mail open. Set whether iPod touch checks for new messages automatically m Choose Mail > Auto-Check, then tap Manual, “Every 15 minutes,” “Every 30 minutes,” or “Every hour.” If you have a Yahoo! email account, email is instantly transferred to iPod touch as it arrives at the Yahoo! server.
Settings for Sending Email Set whether iPod touch sends you a copy of every message you send m Choose Mail, then turn Always Bcc Myself on or off. Add a signature to your messages You can set iPod touch to add a signature—your favorite quote, or your name, title, and phone number, for example—that appears in every message you send. m Choose Mail > Signature, then type a signature.
 To set whether Safari accepts cookies, tap Accept Cookies and choose Never, “From visited,” or Always. A cookie is a piece of information that a website puts on iPod touch so the website can remember you when you visit again. That way, webpages can be customized for you based on information you may have provided. Some pages won’t work correctly unless iPod touch is set to accept cookies.  To clear the history of webpages you’ve visited, tap Clear History.
Restore or transfer settings Do one of the following: m Connect a new iPod touch to the same computer you used with your other iPod touch, open iTunes, and follow the onscreen instructions. m Reset the information on iPod touch. In Settings, choose General > Reset, then choose “Reset All Settings,” “Erase All Content and Settings,” or “Reset Network Settings.” Then connect iPod touch to your computer, open iTunes, and follow the onscreen instructions.
A Tips and Troubleshooting A Most problems with iPod touch can be solved quickly by following the advice in this chapter. General Suggestions If the screen is blank or shows a low-battery image iPod touch is low on power and needs to charge for up to ten minutes before you can use it. For information about charging iPod touch, see “Charging the Battery” on page 22. or If iPod touch doesn’t appear in iTunes or you can’t sync iPod touch  The iPod touch battery might need to be recharged.
 If that doesn’t work, download and install (or reinstall) the latest version of iTunes from www.apple.com/itunes. If iPod touch won’t turn on, or if the display freezes or doesn’t respond  iPod touch may need charging. See “Charging the Battery” on page 22.  Press and hold the Home button for at least six seconds, until the application you were using quits.  If that doesn’t work, turn off iPod touch and turn it on again.
If you can’t play a song you just purchased Your purchase may still be downloading. Close and reopen Music, then try playing the song again. If you can’t add or play a song, video, or other item The media may have been encoded in a format that iPod touch doesn’t support. The following audio file formats are supported by iPod touch.
2 As you connect iPod touch to your computer, press and hold Command-Option (if you’re using a Mac) or Shift-Control (if you’re using a PC) until you see iPod touch in the iTunes source list on the left. This prevents iPod touch from syncing automatically. 3 Select iPod touch in the iTunes source list and click the Info tab. 4 Under “Replace information on this iPod,” select Contacts. You can select more than one. 5 Click Apply. The contacts on iPod touch are replaced with the contacts on your computer.
 If you restore, all data is erased from iPod touch, including songs, videos, contacts, photos, calendar information, and any other data. All iPod touch settings are restored to their original state. Update or restore iPod touch 1 Make sure you have an Internet connection and have installed the latest version of iTunes from www.apple.com/itunes. 2 Connect iPod touch to your computer. 3 In iTunes, select iPod touch in the source list and click the Summary tab. 4 Click “Check for Update.
B Learning More, Service, and Support B There’s more information about using iPod touch, in onscreen help and on the web. The following table describes where to get more iPod-related software and service information. To learn about Do this Using iPod touch safely Go to www.apple.com/support/manuals/ipod for the latest Important Product Information Guide, including any updates to the safety and regulatory information. iPod touch support, tips, forums, and Apple software downloads Go to www.apple.
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12-hour time 76 24-hour time 76 A accessibility features 90 accounts default email 83 email 81 Address Book 8, 58, 91 See also contacts address field, erasing text 45 Adobe Photoshop Album 8, 34, 91 Adobe Photoshop Element 91 Adobe Photoshop Elements 8, 34 alarms deleting 71 setting 71 status icon 11 turning on or off 71 album covers 28 album tracks 29 alerts calendar 51 alerts, turning on or off 78 alternate audio language 31 ambient light sensor 75 AOL free email account 53 attachments email 57 audio, al
adding from Maps 66 assigning photo to 38 entering 58 seeing location of 66 settings 84 syncing 8 Yahoo! Address Book 8 controls, using 16 converting unprotected WMA files 88 cookies 84 Cover Flow 28 current approximate location 64, 66 cursor.
links on webpages 45 location. See Maps locking iPod touch 11, 15 lyrics, displaying 26 M .
transferring purchased content 25 See also music POP email accounts 54 pop-ups 83 power, low 23, 86 power adapter 11, 22 previewing music 42 problems.
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Wi-Fi address 76 Windows Address Book 8, 58, 91 WMA files, converting 88 World Clock 70 Y Y! Mail account 54 Yahoo! Address Book 8, 89 email accounts 9, 82 free email account 53 search engine 83 searching using 47 stock information 63 syncing email accounts 9 98 Index weather information 70 Y! Mail accounts 54 Yahoo! Address Book 58 YouTube bookmarking videos 61 browsing videos 60 playing videos 61 searching for videos 60 Z zooming email messages 58 maps 65 photos 36 webpages 46
