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Music Features, About iTunes

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Music Features 2 2 With iPod classic, you can take your music and audio collection with you wherever you go. Read this chapter to learn about adding music and listening to iPod classic. You use iPod classic by importing songs, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music videos, and podcasts into your computer and then adding them to iPod classic. Read on to learn more about the steps in this process, including: Â Getting music from your CD collection, hard disk, or the iTunes Store (part of iTunes and available in some countries only) into the iTunes application on your computer Â Organizing your music and other audio into playlists, if you want Â Adding playlists, songs, audiobooks, videos, and podcasts to iPod classic Â Listening to music or other audio on the go About iTunes iTunes is the software application you use with iPod classic. iTunes can sync music, audiobooks, podcasts, and more with iPod classic. When you connect iPod classic to your computer, iTunes opens automatically. This guide explains how to use iTunes to download songs and other audio and video to your computer, create personal compilations of your favorite songs (called playlists), add them to iPod classic, and adjust iPod classic settings. iTunes also has a feature called Genius that works with iPod classic to create instant playlists of songs from your iTunes library that go great together. To use Genius, you need iTunes 8.0 or later and an iTunes Store account. iTunes also has many other features. You can make your own CDs that play in standard CD players (if your computer has a CD-recordable drive); listen to streaming Internet radio; watch videos and TV shows; rate songs according to preference; and much more. For information about using these iTunes features, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. 17

Section	Page
User Guide	1
Contents	2
iPodclassic Basics	4
iPodclassic at a Glance	5
Using iPodclassic Controls	5
Browsing Music Using Cover Flow	7
Scrolling Quickly Through Long Lists and Cover Flow	7
Searching Music	7
Turning off the Click Wheel Sound	8
Disabling iPodclassic Controls	8
Using iPodclassic Menus	9
Adding or Removing Items from the Main Menu	10
Setting the Backlight Timer	10
Setting the Screen Brightness	10
Setting the Language	10
Getting Information About iPodclassic	11
Resetting All Settings	11
Connecting and Disconnecting iPodclassic	11
Connecting iPodclassic	11
Disconnecting iPodclassic	12
About the iPodclassic Battery	14
Charging the iPodclassic Battery	14
Understanding Battery States	16
Music Features	17
About iTunes	17
Importing Music into Your iTunes Library	18
Purchasing Songs and Downloading Podcasts Using the iTunesStore	18
Adding Songs Already on Your Computer to Your iTunesLibrary	20
Importing Music From Your Audio CDs Into iTunes	20
Entering Song Names and Other Details	21
Adding Lyrics	21
Adding Album Artwork	21
Organizing Your Music	22
Using Genius in iTunes	22
Adding Music and Podcasts to iPodclassic	23
Syncing Music Automatically	24
Syncing Music From Selected Playlists onto iPodclassic	24
Managing iPodclassic Manually	25
Adding Podcasts to iPodclassic	26
Playing Music	26
Browsing Songs by Artist or Album	27
Setting iPodclassic to Shuffle Songs	28
Setting iPodclassic to Repeat Songs	28
Customizing the Music Menu	28
Using Genius on iPodclassic	29
Making On-The-Go Playlists on iPodclassic	29
Rating Songs	30
Viewing Lyrics on iPodclassic	30
Viewing Album Artwork on iPodclassic	31
Setting the Maximum Volume Limit	31
Setting Songs to Play at the Same Volume Level	32
Using the Equalizer	33
Watching and Listening to Podcasts	33
Listening to Audiobooks	33
Listening to FM Radio	34
Video Features	35
Purchasing or Renting Videos and Downloading Video Podcasts	35
Converting Your Own Videos to Work with iPodclassic	36
Adding Videos to iPodclassic	37
Syncing Videos Automatically	37
Syncing Selected Videos to iPodclassic	38
Managing Videos Manually	39
Adding Video Podcasts to iPodclassic	39
Viewing and Listening to Videos	39
Viewing and Listening to Videos on iPodclassic	40
Watching Videos on a TV Connected to iPodclassic	40
Photo Features	42
Importing Photos	42
Importing Photos from a Camera to Your Computer	42
Adding Photos From Your Computer to iPodclassic	43
Adding Photos from iPodclassic to a Computer	45
Viewing Photos	45
Viewing Photos on iPodclassic	45
Viewing Slideshows	46
Extra Features and Accessories	48
Using iPodclassic as an External Disk	48
Using Extra Settings	49
Setting and Viewing the Date and Time	49
Adding Clocks for Other Time Zones	49
Setting the Alarm	50
Setting the Sleep Timer	50
Using the Stopwatch	50
Playing Games	51
Locking the iPodclassic Screen	52
Syncing Contacts, Calendars, and To-Do Lists	53
Storing and Reading Notes	55
Recording Voice Memos	56
Learning About iPodclassic Accessories	56
Tips and Troubleshooting	58
The 5 Rs:Reset, Retry, Restart, Reinstall, Restore	58
General Suggestions	58
Updating and Restoring iPod Software	63
Safety and Cleaning	65
Important Safety Information	65
Important Handling Information	67
Learning More, Service, andSupport	68
Regulatory Compliance Information	69
Index	72
A	72
B	72
C	72
D	73
E	73
F	73
G	73
H	73
I	73
L	74
M	74
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O	74
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Music Features

With iPod classic, you can take your music and audio

collection with you wherever you go. Read this chapter to

learn about adding music and listening to iPod classic.

You use iPod classic by importing songs, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music videos,

and podcasts into your computer and then adding them to iPod classic. Read on to

learn more about the steps in this process, including:

Getting music from your CD collection, hard disk, or the iTunes Store (part of iTunes

and available in some countries only) into the iTunes application on your computer

Organizing your music and other audio into playlists, if you want

Adding playlists, songs, audiobooks, videos, and podcasts to iPod classic

Listening to music or other audio on the go

About iTunes

iTunes is the software application you use with iPod classic. iTunes can sync music,

audiobooks, podcasts, and more with iPod classic. When you connect iPod classic to

your computer, iTunes opens automatically.

This guide explains how to use iTunes to download songs and other audio and video to

your computer, create personal compilations of your favorite songs (called playlists),

add them to iPod classic, and adjust iPod classic settings.

iTunes also has a feature called Genius that works with iPod classic to create instant

playlists of songs from your iTunes library that go great together. To use Genius, you

need iTunes 8.0 or later and an iTunes Store account.

iTunes also has many other features. You can make your own CDs that play in standard

CD players (if your computer has a CD-recordable drive); listen to streaming Internet

radio; watch videos and TV shows; rate songs according to preference; and much more.

For information about using these iTunes features, open iTunes and choose

Help > iTunes Help.