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019-0201.book Page 2 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM Apple Computer, Inc. © 2004 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Apple Store, FireWire, iPod, iTunes, Mac, Macintosh, and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The FireWire logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
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iPod and iTunes at a Glance Preface 019-0201.book Page 5 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM 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 computer, 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 only).
019-0201.book Page 6 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 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.
019-0201.book Page 7 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 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.
019-0201.book Page 8 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 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 8 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.
019-0201.book Page 9 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 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.
019-0201.book Page 10 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM iTunes Use iTunes to import music to your computer 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 only. Main window Source list Eject button Add button Options button iTunes 10 Source list Click items in the Source list to see your music.
019-0201.book Page 11 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM 1 Lesson 1: Getting Music Into iTunes 1 To listen to music on your iPod, you first need to get that music onto your computer using the iTunes application. This lesson tells you how to get music into iTunes on your computer. Lesson 2 tells you how to transfer music from your computer to iPod. There are three ways of getting music into iTunes: • Import music from audio CDs.
019-0201.book Page 12 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 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.
019-0201.book Page 13 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 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.
019-0201.book Page 14 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM • To browse the Music Store, choose a musical genre from the Choose Genre pop-up • • • • menu on the top-left side of the store, click one of the albums or songs in the center or right side of the store, or click the Browse button in the top-right corner of the window. To search the Music Store, type the name of an album, song, artist, or composer in the search field.
019-0201.book Page 15 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM 2 Lesson 2: Transferring Music to iPod 2 This lesson tells you how to charge the iPod battery, connect iPod to your computer, and transfer music from your computer to iPod. Before You Begin Before you start, make sure you have each of the following items on hand: • Your iPod and your computer • 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.
019-0201.book Page 16 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM If you have a Macintosh, you can also charge the iPod battery by connecting iPod to your computer (see below). If you have a Windows PC, in most cases you can charge the iPod battery by connecting iPod to your computer. If the battery is charging, the battery icon on the iPod screen animates. Battery charging Note: Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced.
019-0201.book Page 17 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM • Or, if your computer 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 computer using a 4-pin FireWire port. You must use the iPod Power Adapter. 2 Connect the appropriate cable to a FireWire or USB 2.0 port on your computer. Note: Be sure to connect iPod to a USB 2.0 port directly on your computer, or to a powered USB 2.0 hub that’s connected to your computer.
019-0201.book Page 18 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM Transferring Music to iPod By default, iPod is set to update automatically with all songs and playlists when you connect it to your computer. This is the simplest way to transfer music to your iPod. You just connect iPod to your computer, let it add songs automatically, then disconnect it and go. While music is being transferred from your computer to iPod, the iTunes status window shows progress, and the iPod icon in the Source list flashes red.
019-0201.book Page 19 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 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 computer.
019-0201.book Page 20 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM 3 Lesson 3: Playing Music on iPod 3 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.
019-0201.book Page 21 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 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. m 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.
019-0201.book Page 22 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM When a song starts playing, you see information about the song in the Now Playing screen. m To change the volume: If the Now Playing screen is showing, use the Click Wheel to raise or lower the volume. Note: If a song is playing and you don’t see the Now Playing screen, wait a few seconds and it will appear, or press Menu repeatedly until you see the main menu, then select Now Playing. Use the Click Wheel to change the volume.
019-0201.book Page 23 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM m To disable the iPod controls: Set the Hold switch to Hold. Slide the switch toward the center (so you can see the orange bar) to disable the controls. If the iPod controls aren’t responding, the Hold switch may be set to Hold. A Lock icon appears in the top-left corner of the screen. Turning iPod On and Off m To turn on iPod: Press the Select button. m To turn off iPod: Press and hold Play/Pause.
019-0201.book Page 24 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM 4 Lesson 4: Using iPod as a Hard Disk 4 You can use iPod as an external hard disk. That means you can connect it to your computer and copy files from your computer to your iPod, or from your iPod to your computer. This can be very useful if you want to move documents or other files from one computer to another, or keep a backup copy of files. Before You Begin To complete tasks in this lesson, you’ll connect iPod to your computer.
019-0201.book Page 25 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 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 computer 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.
019-0201.book Page 26 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM You can easily see if it’s OK to disconnect iPod by looking at the screen. If you see this message, you must eject iPod before disconnecting it from your computer. If you see the main menu, or a large battery icon, you can disconnect iPod from your computer.
019-0201.book Page 27 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM 5 Lesson 5: Managing Music on iPod 5 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 computer. To learn how to connect iPod to your computer, follow the instructions in Lesson 2 of this tutorial.
019-0201.book Page 28 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 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.
019-0201.book Page 29 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 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.
019-0201.book Page 30 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:42 PM Learning More About Your iPod 6 6 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 on the iPod CD has information about using all of the iPod features, including changing settings, storing contact and calendar information, and much more.
