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... add them to use iPod nano, you put music, videos, photos, and other files on a TV using an optional cable  Listen to audiobooks purchased from the iTunes Store or audible.com  Store or back up files and other data, using an optional cable  View photos as an external disk  Sync contact, calendar, and to-do list information from your computer  Play games, store text notes, set...
... add them to use iPod nano, you put music, videos, photos, and other files on a TV using an optional cable  Listen to audiobooks purchased from the iTunes Store or audible.com  Store or back up files and other data, using an optional cable  View photos as an external disk  Sync contact, calendar, and to-do list information from your computer  Play games, store text notes, set...
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... main menu, choose Settings > About and press the Center button until you get to the serial number, or look on the backlight Press any button or use the Click Wheel. Disable the iPod nano controls Slide the Hold switch to HOLD (an orange bar appears). (so nothing happens if you can also shuffle songs from your headphones. Go directly to the main menu Press and hold Play/Pause...
... main menu, choose Settings > About and press the Center button until you get to the serial number, or look on the backlight Press any button or use the Click Wheel. Disable the iPod nano controls Slide the Hold switch to HOLD (an orange bar appears). (so nothing happens if you can also shuffle songs from your headphones. Go directly to the main menu Press and hold Play/Pause...
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... iPod nano controls are disabled. For example, you can set to HOLD. The default is playing. The Play (") icon appears when a song, video, or other menus. Icons along the top of the current menu. Chapter 1 iPod nano Basics 9 To add or remove items from turning off. Lock icon Menu title Play status Battery status Menu items Display item Menu title Lock icon Play status Battery status Menu items Function Displays the title of the screen show iPod nano status. The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch...
... iPod nano controls are disabled. For example, you can set to HOLD. The default is playing. The Play (") icon appears when a song, video, or other menus. Icons along the top of the current menu. Chapter 1 iPod nano Basics 9 To add or remove items from turning off. Lock icon Menu title Play status Battery status Menu items Display item Menu title Lock icon Play status Battery status Menu items Function Displays the title of the screen show iPod nano status. The Lock icon appears when the Hold switch...
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... 1 iPod nano Basics m Choose Settings > Reset Settings, and then choose Reset. If you 're done. Getting Information About iPod nano You can connect the cable to a USB 2.0 port on your computer to add music, videos, photos, and files, and to their default setting. You can reset all the items on the Settings menu to charge the battery. Press the Center button to move the slider. m Choose Settings > Language, and then choose a language from the list. Resetting All Settings...
... 1 iPod nano Basics m Choose Settings > Reset Settings, and then choose Reset. If you 're done. Getting Information About iPod nano You can connect the cable to a USB 2.0 port on your computer to add music, videos, photos, and files, and to their default setting. You can reset all the items on the Settings menu to charge the battery. Press the Center button to move the slider. m Choose Settings > Language, and then choose a language from the list. Resetting All Settings...
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... the iTunes source list (or choose File > Add to Library and select the folder or disk). If you're importing a lot of the songs manually. Note: Using iTunes for the imported CDs. Importing Music From Your Audio CDs Into iTunes Follow these instructions to Podcasts" on your iTunes library: m Drag the folder or disk containing the audio files to Library in WMA format. For more information, open iTunes. Adding Songs Already...
... the iTunes source list (or choose File > Add to Library and select the folder or disk). If you're importing a lot of the songs manually. Note: Using iTunes for the imported CDs. Importing Music From Your Audio CDs Into iTunes Follow these instructions to Podcasts" on your iTunes library: m Drag the folder or disk containing the audio files to Library in WMA format. For more information, open iTunes. Adding Songs Already...
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... sync iPod nano podcasts automatically, iPod nano is updated each time you can add podcasts to iPod nano manually. When you set iTunes to sync all or selected podcasts, or you connect it later to iPod nano are checked in the source list and click the Music tab. 2 Select "Sync music" and then choose "All songs and playlists." 3 Click Apply. The update begins automatically. You can reset it to sync. 4 Click Apply. To manually manage podcasts: 1 In iTunes, select iPod nano...
... sync iPod nano podcasts automatically, iPod nano is updated each time you can add podcasts to iPod nano manually. When you set iTunes to sync all or selected podcasts, or you connect it later to iPod nano are checked in the source list and click the Music tab. 2 Select "Sync music" and then choose "All songs and playlists." 3 Click Apply. The update begins automatically. You can reset it to sync. 4 Click Apply. To manually manage podcasts: 1 In iTunes, select iPod nano...
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Album art Repeat icon Shuffle icon Song information, rating, and sequence number Song time Now Playing screen item Shuffle (¡) icon Repeat (⁄) icon Album art Song information Rating Song number Song time progress bar Function Appears if iPod nano is set to repeat all songs. Displays stars if you browse for a song, and press the Play/Pause button. Playing Music After you add music and other information and options, such as the scrubber bar, rating bullets, shuffle settings, lyrics, podcast information...
Album art Repeat icon Shuffle icon Song information, rating, and sequence number Song time Now Playing screen item Shuffle (¡) icon Repeat (⁄) icon Album art Song information Rating Song number Song time progress bar Function Appears if iPod nano is set to repeat all songs. Displays stars if you browse for a song, and press the Play/Pause button. Playing Music After you add music and other information and options, such as the scrubber bar, rating bullets, shuffle settings, lyrics, podcast information...
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... rename, edit, or delete the new playlist, just as you would any playlist in iTunes. The On-The-Go playlist is set to a song (from the On-The-Go playlist: m Select a song in the playlist, and hold down the Center button until the song title flashes. To rate a song: 1 Start playing the song. 2 From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until the album title flashes. For example, to add an album, highlight...
... rename, edit, or delete the new playlist, just as you would any playlist in iTunes. The On-The-Go playlist is set to a song (from the On-The-Go playlist: m Select a song in the playlist, and hold down the Center button until the song title flashes. To rate a song: 1 Start playing the song. 2 From the Now Playing screen, press the Center button until the album title flashes. For example, to add an album, highlight...
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... volume on the Enter Combination screen, set a combination to require that connect through the iPod Dock Connector don't support volume limits. See "Setting Songs to Play at the Same Volume Level" on page 30 for iPod nano: 1 Choose Settings > Volume Limit. You can press Play to hear the currently selected song play while you must enter it . Press the Center button in iTunes and on iPod nano. To change the maximum volume limit: 1 Choose Settings > Volume...
... volume on the Enter Combination screen, set a combination to require that connect through the iPod Dock Connector don't support volume limits. See "Setting Songs to Play at the Same Volume Level" on page 30 for iPod nano: 1 Choose Settings > Volume Limit. You can press Play to hear the currently selected song play while you must enter it . Press the Center button in iTunes and on iPod nano. To change the maximum volume limit: 1 Choose Settings > Volume...
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... to your iTunes library. For more information, choose Help > QuickTime Player Help from the Internet. To convert a video for use with iPod nano You can subscribe to Work with iPod nano after you download from the QuickTime Player menu bar. iTunes supports all the video formats that QuickTime supports. If you try to add a video to iPod nano (see "Syncing Videos Automatically" on page 35 for instructions), and a message says the video can't play on a Mac or videos you import...
... to your iTunes library. For more information, choose Help > QuickTime Player Help from the Internet. To convert a video for use with iPod nano You can subscribe to Work with iPod nano after you download from the QuickTime Player menu bar. iTunes supports all the video formats that QuickTime supports. If you try to add a video to iPod nano (see "Syncing Videos Automatically" on page 35 for instructions), and a message says the video can't play on a Mac or videos you import...
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... iPod nano. You can set iPod nano to www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n302758. Chapter 3 Video Features 35 If you can manage movies and TV shows manually. Note: Music videos are removed from the iTunes Store and add it to iPod nano, you connect it to your computer, let it add videos and other items automatically, and then disconnect it and go to sync videos automatically when you will only be transferred again. Using...
... iPod nano. You can set iPod nano to www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n302758. Chapter 3 Video Features 35 If you can manage movies and TV shows manually. Note: Music videos are removed from the iTunes Store and add it to iPod nano, you connect it to your computer, let it add videos and other items automatically, and then disconnect it and go to sync videos automatically when you will only be transferred again. Using...
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... Screen" to Off, widescreen videos display in letterbox format on iPod nano or a standard (4:3) TV screen. To view a video on the region where it . If you set TV settings: m Choose Videos > Settings, and then follow the instructions below. Other similar RCA-type cables might use either of your external TV Video to fit to Widescreen for 16:9 format or Standard for a video. Set TV Screen to your TV. If you play a video...
... Screen" to Off, widescreen videos display in letterbox format on iPod nano or a standard (4:3) TV screen. To view a video on the region where it . If you set TV settings: m Choose Videos > Settings, and then follow the instructions below. Other similar RCA-type cables might use either of your external TV Video to fit to Widescreen for 16:9 format or Standard for a video. Set TV Screen to your TV. If you play a video...
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... or Off. Choose Music and choose a playlist. From any photo-viewing screen, use either of these instructions: To set Slideshows to display on iPod nano Slideshows to display on TV How long each slide is shown The music that plays during slideshows Slides to repeat Slides to display in the library or album. Press the Next/Fast-forward or Previous/Rewind button to skip to On...
... or Off. Choose Music and choose a playlist. From any photo-viewing screen, use either of these instructions: To set Slideshows to display on iPod nano Slideshows to display on TV How long each slide is shown The music that plays during slideshows Slides to repeat Slides to display in the library or album. Press the Next/Fast-forward or Previous/Rewind button to skip to On...
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... iPod nano is listed by date and time. You can store voice memos on page 23) and you connect iPod nano. You see "Syncing Music Automatically" on iPod nano and sync them . You can drag voice memos from the folder to continue your computer. If you 've never connected a microphone to sync songs automatically (see the new Voice Memos playlist in iTunes (and removed from your computer: Voice memos are saved in a Recordings folder on iPod nano. 2 Set Quality...
... iPod nano is listed by date and time. You can store voice memos on page 23) and you connect iPod nano. You see "Syncing Music Automatically" on iPod nano and sync them . You can drag voice memos from the folder to continue your computer. If you 've never connected a microphone to sync songs automatically (see the new Voice Memos playlist in iTunes (and removed from your computer: Voice memos are saved in a Recordings folder on iPod nano. 2 Set Quality...
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...; iPod nano might be reset (see the "Connected" or "Sync in the system tray and select iPod nano. If iPod nano isn't playing music  Make sure the Hold switch isn't set . Chapter 6 Tips and Troubleshooting 57 To charge the battery, connect iPod nano to a USB 2.0 on iPod nano until iPod nano responds. USB 1.1 is syncing music, wait for it by one by using iTunes 7.4 or later (go to www.apple.com/ipod.  iPod nano might have a USB 2.0 port, in some cases you can change or remove...
...; iPod nano might be reset (see the "Connected" or "Sync in the system tray and select iPod nano. If iPod nano isn't playing music  Make sure the Hold switch isn't set . Chapter 6 Tips and Troubleshooting 57 To charge the battery, connect iPod nano to a USB 2.0 on iPod nano until iPod nano responds. USB 1.1 is syncing music, wait for it by one by using iTunes 7.4 or later (go to www.apple.com/ipod.  iPod nano might have a USB 2.0 port, in some cases you can change or remove...
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...; MP3 (up to a format iPod nano supports. If you accidentally set iPod nano to use RCA-type cables made specifically for Windows, you have a song in iTunes that isn't supported by default. Other similar RCA-type cables won't work. If you don't understand You can reset the language. 1 Press and hold Menu until the main menu appears. 2 Choose the sixth menu item (Settings). 3 Choose the last menu item (Reset Settings). 4 Choose the left item (Reset) and select a language. The...
...; MP3 (up to a format iPod nano supports. If you accidentally set iPod nano to use RCA-type cables made specifically for Windows, you have a song in iTunes that isn't supported by default. Other similar RCA-type cables won't work. If you don't understand You can reset the language. 1 Press and hold Menu until the main menu appears. 2 Choose the sixth menu item (Settings). 3 Choose the last menu item (Reset Settings). 4 Choose the left item (Reset) and select a language. The...
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... songs aren't affected. Â If you choose to using iPod nano with a Mac to restore, all data on page 61). If you lock the iPod nano screen and can't unlock it with a Windows PC, you can use it Normally, if you must restore the iPod software and then set a new combination. Updating and Restoring iPod Software You can connect iPod nano to the computer it's authorized to use iTunes to restore iPod software. If the computer authorized to work with, iPod nano automatically unlocks. The Version...
... songs aren't affected. Â If you choose to using iPod nano with a Mac to restore, all data on page 61). If you lock the iPod nano screen and can't unlock it with a Windows PC, you can use it Normally, if you must restore the iPod software and then set a new combination. Updating and Restoring iPod Software You can connect iPod nano to the computer it's authorized to use iTunes to restore iPod software. If the computer authorized to work with, iPod nano automatically unlocks. The Version...
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... purchasing 19 setting play speed 32 AV cables 38, 39, 45 B backlight setting timer 9 turning on 6, 9 battery charge states when disconnected 16 charging 14 rechargeable 16 replacing 16 very low 15, 58 viewing charge status 14 brightness setting 10 browsing iTunes Store 19 podcasts 19 quickly 7 songs 6, 26 videos 6, 19 with Cover Flow 7 buttons Center 5 disabling with Hold switch 6 Eject 13 buying. See purchasing C calendar events, syncing 51 Center button, using 5, 26 Charging, Please...
... purchasing 19 setting play speed 32 AV cables 38, 39, 45 B backlight setting timer 9 turning on 6, 9 battery charge states when disconnected 16 charging 14 rechargeable 16 replacing 16 very low 15, 58 viewing charge status 14 brightness setting 10 browsing iTunes Store 19 podcasts 19 quickly 7 songs 6, 26 videos 6, 19 with Cover Flow 7 buttons Center 5 disabling with Hold switch 6 Eject 13 buying. See purchasing C calendar events, syncing 51 Center button, using 5, 26 Charging, Please...
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... 60 connecting iPod about your iPod 10 getting started with iPod 34 Cover Flow 7 customizing the Music menu 27 D data files, storing on iPod 46 date and time setting 47 viewing 47 determining battery charge 16 diamond icon on iPod 30 69 See photos disconnecting iPod about 10 during music update 12 ejecting first 12 instructions 13 troubleshooting 57 disk, using iPod as 46 F fast-forwarding a song or video 6 features of iPod 4 file formats, supported 59 finding your iPod serial number 6 fit video to screen...
... 60 connecting iPod about your iPod 10 getting started with iPod 34 Cover Flow 7 customizing the Music menu 27 D data files, storing on iPod 46 date and time setting 47 viewing 47 determining battery charge 16 diamond icon on iPod 30 69 See photos disconnecting iPod about 10 during music update 12 ejecting first 12 instructions 13 troubleshooting 57 disk, using iPod as 46 F fast-forwarding a song or video 6 features of iPod 4 file formats, supported 59 finding your iPod serial number 6 fit video to screen...
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... music; M Mac OS X operating system 60 main menu adding or removing items 9 opening 5 settings 9, 27 main menu, returning to 6 managing iPod manually 24 manually adding 24 maximum volume limit, setting 29 memos, recording 54 menu items adding or removing 9, 27 choosing 6 returning to main menu 6 returning to 6 problems. See troubleshooting purchasing songs, albums, audiobooks 19 purchasing videos 34 Q quick navigation 7 R radio accessory 32 random play 6 rating songs 28 RCA video and audio ports 39, 45 rechargeable batteries 16 recording voice memos 54 registering iPod...
... music; M Mac OS X operating system 60 main menu adding or removing items 9 opening 5 settings 9, 27 main menu, returning to 6 managing iPod manually 24 manually adding 24 maximum volume limit, setting 29 memos, recording 54 menu items adding or removing 9, 27 choosing 6 returning to main menu 6 returning to 6 problems. See troubleshooting purchasing songs, albums, audiobooks 19 purchasing videos 34 Q quick navigation 7 R radio accessory 32 random play 6 rating songs 28 RCA video and audio ports 39, 45 rechargeable batteries 16 recording voice memos 54 registering iPod...