Apple Ipod 160GB User Guide - Page 33

Creating On-The-Go Playlists on iPodclassic, Browsing Songs by Artist or Album

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Creating On-The-Go Playlists on iPod classic You can create On-The-Go playlists on iPod classic when iPod classic isn't connected to your computer. To create an On-The-Go playlist: 1 Select a song, and then press and hold the Center button until a menu appears. 2 Choose "Add to On-The-Go," and press the Center button. 3 To add more songs, repeat steps 1 and 2. 4 Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go to view and play your list of songs. You can also add a group of songs. For example, to add an album, highlight the album title, press and hold the Center button until a menu appears, and then choose "Add to On-The-Go." To play songs in the On-The-Go playlist: m Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go, and then choose a song. To remove a song from the On-The-Go playlist: 1 Select a song in the playlist, and hold down the Center button until a menu appears. 2 Choose "Remove from the On-The-Go," and then press the Center button. To clear the entire On-The-Go playlist: m Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go > Clear Playlist and then click Clear. To save the On-The-Go playlist on iPod classic: m Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go > Save Playlist. The first playlist is saved as "New Playlist 1" in the Playlists menu. The On-The-Go playlist is cleared. You can save as many playlists as you like. After you save a playlist, you can no longer remove songs from it. To copy the On-The-Go playlists to your computer: m If iPod classic is set to update songs automatically (see "Syncing Music Automatically" on page 22), and you make an On-The-Go playlist, the playlist is automatically copied to iTunes when you connect iPod classic. You see the new On-The-Go playlist in the list of playlists in iTunes. You can rename, edit, or delete the new playlist, just as you would any playlist. Browsing Songs by Artist or Album When you're listening to a song, you can browse more songs by the same artist or all the songs from the current album. To browse songs by artist: 1 From the Now Playing screen, press and hold the Center button until a menu appears. 2 Choose Browse Artist, and then press the Center button. Chapter 3 Listening to Music 33

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Chapter 3
Listening to Music
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Creating On-The-Go Playlists on iPod classic
You can create On-The-Go playlists on iPod classic when iPod classic isn’t connected to
your computer.
To create an On-The-Go playlist:
1
Select a song, and then press and hold the Center button until a menu appears.
2
Choose “Add to On-The-Go,” and press the Center button.
3
To add more songs, repeat steps 1 and 2.
4
Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go to view and play your list of songs.
You can also add a group of songs. For example, to add an album, highlight the album
title, press and hold the Center button until a menu appears, and then choose “Add to
On-The-Go.”
To play songs in the On-The-Go playlist:
m
Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go, and then choose a song.
To remove a song from the On-The-Go playlist:
1
Select a song in the playlist, and hold down the Center button until a menu appears.
2
Choose “Remove from the On-The-Go,” and then press the Center button.
To clear the entire On-The-Go playlist:
m
Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go > Clear Playlist and then click Clear.
To save the On-The-Go playlist on iPod classic:
m
Choose Music > Playlists > On-The-Go > Save Playlist.
The first playlist is saved as “New Playlist 1” in the Playlists menu. The On-The-Go
playlist is cleared. You can save as many playlists as you like. After you save a playlist,
you can no longer remove songs from it.
To copy the On-The-Go playlists to your computer:
m
If iPod classic is set to update songs automatically (see “Syncing Music Automatically”
on page 22), and you make an On-The-Go playlist, the playlist is automatically copied
to iTunes when you connect iPod classic. You see the new On-The-Go playlist in the list
of playlists in iTunes. You can rename, edit, or delete the new playlist, just as you would
any playlist.
Browsing Songs by Artist or Album
When you’re listening to a song, you can browse more songs by the same artist or all
the songs from the current album.
To browse songs by artist:
1
From the Now Playing screen, press and hold the Center button until a menu appears.
2
Choose Browse Artist, and then press the Center button.