Apple MC303LL/A User Guide - Page 10

Setting Up iPod shuffle 3 3 To set up iPod shuffle, you use iTunes on your computer to import, buy, and organize your music, audio podcasts, and audiobooks. Then you connect iPod shuffle to your computer and sync it to your iTunes library. 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  Syncing songs, audiobooks, and podcasts (free downloadable radio-style shows) in your iTunes library with iPod shuffle  Listening to music or other audio on the go About iTunes iTunes is the software application you use to sync music, audiobooks, and audio podcasts with iPod shuffle. To download iTunes version 8.1 or later (required for iPod shuffle), go to www.apple.com/ipod/start. After you install iTunes, it opens automatically when you connect iPod shuffle to your computer. This chapter explains how to use iTunes to download songs and other audio to your computer, create personal compilations of your favorite songs (called playlists), sync iPod shuffle, and adjust iPod shuffle settings. iTunes also has a feature called Genius, which creates instant playlists of songs from your iTunes library that go great together. You can create Genius playlists in iTunes and sync them to iPod shuffle. To learn how to set up Genius in iTunes, see "Using Genius in iTunes" on page 14. iTunes has many other features. You can burn your own CDs that play in standard CD players (if your computer has a recordable CD drive); listen to streaming Internet radio; watch videos and TV shows; rate songs according to preference; and much more. For information about using these features, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. 10