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Extra Features and Accessories, Using iPodclassic as an External Disk

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Extra Features and Accessories 5 5 iPod classic can do a lot more than play songs. And you can do a lot more with it than listen to music. Read this chapter to find out more about the extra features of iPod classic, including how to use it as an external disk, alarm, or sleep timer; show the time of day in other parts of the world; display notes; and sync contacts, calendars, and to-do lists. Learn about how to use iPod classic as a stopwatch and to lock the screen, and about the accessories available for iPod classic. Using iPod classic as an External Disk You can use iPod classic as an external disk to store data files. Note: To add music and other audio or video files to iPod classic, you must use iTunes. For example, you won't see songs you add using iTunes in the Mac Finder or in Windows Explorer. Likewise, if you copy music files to iPod classic in the Mac Finder or Windows Explorer, you won't be able to play them on iPod classic. To enable iPod classic as an external disk: 1 In iTunes, select iPod classic in the source list and click the Summary tab. 2 In the Options section, select "Enable disk use." 3 Click Apply. When you use iPod classic as an external disk, the iPod classic disk icon appears on the desktop on Mac, or as the next available drive letter in Windows Explorer on a Windows PC. Note: Clicking Summary and selecting "Manually manage music and videos" in the Options section also enables iPod classic to be used as an external disk. Drag files to and from iPod classic to copy them. If you use iPod classic primarily as a disk, you might want to keep iTunes from opening automatically when you connect iPod classic to your computer. 48

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Extra Features and Accessories
iPod classic can do a lot more than play songs. And you can
do a lot more with it than listen to music.
Read this chapter to find out more about the extra features of iPod classic, including
how to use it as an external disk, alarm, or sleep timer; show the time of day in other
parts of the world; display notes; and sync contacts, calendars, and to-do lists. Learn
about how to use iPod classic as a stopwatch and to lock the screen, and about the
accessories available for iPod classic.
Using iPod classic as an External Disk
You can use iPod classic as an external disk to store data files.
Note:
To add music and other audio or video files to iPod classic, you must use iTunes.
For example, you won’t see songs you add using iTunes in the Mac Finder or in
Windows Explorer. Likewise, if you copy music files to iPod classic in the Mac Finder or
Windows Explorer, you won’t be able to play them on iPod classic.
To enable iPod classic as an external disk:
1
In iTunes, select iPod classic in the source list and click the Summary tab.
2
In the Options section, select “Enable disk use.”
3
Click Apply.
When you use iPod classic as an external disk, the iPod classic disk icon appears on the
desktop on Mac, or as the next available drive letter in Windows Explorer on a Windows
PC.
Note:
Clicking Summary and selecting “Manually manage music and videos” in the
Options section also enables iPod classic to be used as an external disk. Drag files to
and from iPod classic to copy them.
If you use iPod classic primarily as a disk, you might want to keep iTunes from opening
automatically when you connect iPod classic to your computer.