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Tu t o r i a l Includes lessons on transferring music to iPod, playing music, and storing files on iPod 019-0231.book Page 1 Tuesda y, July 13, 2004 12:50 PM[...]
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The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard ® Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. HP shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequent[...]
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3 1 Contents Preface 5 iPod and iT unes at a Glance 6 How to Use the T utorial 6 Before Y ou Begin Chapter 1 11 Lesson 1: Getting Music Into iT unes 12 Before Y ou Begin 12 Importing Music From Y our Audio CDs Into iT unes 13 Buying Songs Online Using the iT unes Music Store 15 Adding Songs Already on Y our PC to the iT unes Librar y 15 Once Y ou H[...]
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Contents 4 Chapter 4 26 Lesson 4: Using iPod as a Hard Disk 26 Before Y ou Begin 27 Using iPod as a Hard Disk 28 Disconnecting iPod Chapter 5 29 Lesson 5: Managing Music on iPod 29 Before Y ou Begin 29 T ransferring Music to iPod 30 Updating iPod Automatically 30 Updating iPod Automatically With Selected Playlists 31 Updating iPod Manually 31 Next [...]
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5 iPod and iT unes at a Glance W ith your new iPod digital music player , you can take your music collection with you wherever you go. Y ou use iPod by importing songs from yo ur CD collection to the iT unes music application on your PC, then transferring them to iPod for playing on the go. Y ou can also buy music and audiobooks on line using the i[...]
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iPod and iTunes at a Glance 6 How to Use the T utorial This tutorial has five lessons that teach you how to play music on your new iPod and use some other iPod features. Before star ting the lessons, look through this chapter to get a feel for iPod and iT unes . Y ou may want to refer back to this chapter as you go through the tutorial lessons. T o[...]
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iPod and iTunes at a Glance 7 iPod Use the iPod controls to navigate throug h onscreen menus, play songs, change settings, and view information. iPod Controls Hold switch Use the Hold switch to disable the iPod controls, so you don’t press buttons accidentally . iPod Remote port Connect optional accessories, such as the iPod Remote. Headphones po[...]
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iPod and iTunes at a Glance 8 iPod Menu When you turn on iPod, you see the main menu. Select menu items to go to other menus or perfor m functions on iPod. Status icons along the top of the screen show iPod settings. iPod Menu Lock icon The Lock icon appears when the Ho ld switch (on top of iPod) is set to Hold. When the switch is set to Hold, the [...]
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iPod and iTunes at a Glance 9 iPod Now Playing Screen When a song is playing, the Now Play ing screen appears. When you see the Now Playing screen, you can run your th umb or finger around the Click Wheel to change the volume. Click the Menu butt on to go back to the previous menu. Now Playing Screen Song number Shows the number of the song playing[...]
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iPod and iTunes at a Glance 10 iT unes Use iT unes to impor t music to your PC an d transfer it to iPod, organize music on iPod, and change settings on iPod. Y o u can also use the iT unes Music Store (inside iT unes) to purchase music online. The iT unes Music Store is available in some countries/regions only . iT unes Source list Click items in t[...]
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11 1 Lesson 1: Getting Music Into iT unes T o listen to music on your iPod, you first need to get that music onto your PC using the iT unes application. This lesson tells you how to get music in to iT unes on your PC. Lesson 2 tells you how to transfer music from your PC to iPod. There are three ways of getting music into iT unes: • Import music [...]
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Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Getting Music Into iTunes 12 Before Y ou Begin Before you start, grab some of your fa vorite audio CDs. Or , if you have an Internet connection, you can purchase music online. In some tasks shown in this lesson, you will see instructions for choosing iT unes menu commands, which look like this: Choose File > Get Info. The fir[...]
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Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Getting Music Into iTunes 13 T o enter CD song titles and other information manually: a Select the first song on the CD and choose File > Get Info. b Click Info. c Enter the song information. d Click Next to enter information for the next song. 2 Click to remove the checkmark next to an y songs you don’t want to import from[...]
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Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Getting Music Into iTunes 14 T o sign in to the iT unes Music Store: 1 Open iT unes and click Music Store in the Source list. 2 Click the Account button and follow the onsc reen instructions to set up an Apple Account or enter your existing Appl e Account or AOL account information. T o find songs or audiobooks: Y ou can browse [...]
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Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Getting Music Into iTunes 15 Adding Songs Already on Y our PC to the iT unes Library If you have songs on your PC encoded in file formats that iT unes suppor ts, you can easily import the songs into iT unes. T o add songs on your PC to the iT unes librar y: Drag the folder or disk containing the audi o files to Librar y in t[...]
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16 2 Lesson 2: T ransferring Music to iPod This lesson tells you how to charge the iPod batter y , connect iPod to your PC, and transfer music from your PC to iPod. Before Y ou Begin Before you start, make sure you have each of the following items on hand: • Y our iPod and your PC • The iPod Power Adapter that came with your iPod • The iPod D[...]
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Chapter 2 Lesson 2: Transferring Music to iPod 17 Char ging the iPod Batter y iPod has an internal, nonremovable batter y . For best results, charge your iPod for at least an hour before you continue this lesson. T o charge the iPod batter y: 1 Connect the iPod Dock Connector to Fire Wire Cable to the iPod Power Adapter , and plug the other end of [...]
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Chapter 2 Lesson 2: Transferring Music to iPod 18 • If you have a PC that doesn’t have any FireW ire or USB 2.0 ports, here are other ways you can connect iPod: • Purchase a FireWire card or USB 2.0 ca rd and install it. For more information about compatible FireWire and USB 2.0 cards, go to http://www .hpshopping.com/musicaccessories • Or [...]
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Chapter 2 Lesson 2: Transferring Music to iPod 19 T ransferring Music to iPod By default, iPod is set to update automa tically with all songs and playlists when you connect it to your PC. This is the simp lest way to transfer music to your iPod. Y ou just connect iPod to your PC, let it add songs automatically , then disconnect it and go. While mus[...]
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Chapter 2 Lesson 2: Transferring Music to iPod 20 Disconnecting iPod After T ransferring Music Y ou shouldn’t disconnect iPod while music is being transferred. Y ou can easily see if it’ s OK to disconnect iPod by looking at the screen. If you set iT unes to let you update iPod ma nually , or if you set iPod to be used as a hard disk (see Lesso[...]
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21 3 Lesson 3: Playing Music on iPod This lesson tells you how to use the iPod controls to browse for and play songs, turn iPod on and off, turn on the backlight, and change settings. Before Y ou Begin If there are no songs on your iPod, follo w the instructions in Lessons 1 and 2 to transfer music to your iPod before you start this lesson. In some[...]
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Chapter 3 Lesson 3: Playing Music on iPod 22 Using the iPod Menus T o turn on iPod, press the Select button (i n the center of iPod). When you turn on iPod, you see the main menu. T o select a menu item: 1 Run your finger lightly around the Clic k Wheel to scroll through and highlight menu items. 2 Press the Select button to select the highlighted [...]
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Chapter 3 Lesson 3: Playing Music on iPod 23 Playing Songs T o get a feel for working with the iPod menus, follow the instructions below to browse for and play a song. T o browse for and play a song: 1 Connect the earphones to yo ur iPod and put them on. 2 Select Music > Songs. 3 Scroll to a song and press the Play /Pause button or the Select bu[...]
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Chapter 3 Lesson 3: Playing Music on iPod 24 Using the Other Controls Read the following instructions to learn ho w to turn iPod on and off, turn on the backlight, and use the Hold switch. Disabling the iPod Controls Using the Hold Switch If you’re carr ying iPod in your pocket or in a clip case and you don’t want to press the buttons or turn i[...]
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Chapter 3 Lesson 3: Playing Music on iPod 25 Using the Backlight The iPod screen has a bright backlight, for low-light conditions. T o turn on the backlight: Select Backlight from the main menu, or press and hold Menu for a couple of seconds until you see the backlight turn on. T o turn off the backlight: Press and hold Menu again. Once Y o[...]
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26 4 Lesson 4: Using iPod as a Hard Disk Y ou can use iPod as an exter nal hard disk. That means you can connect it to your PC and copy files from your PC to your iPod, or from your iPod to your PC. This can be ver y useful if you want to move documents or other files from one PC to another , or keep a backup copy of files. Before Y ou Begin T o co[...]
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Chapter 4 Lesson 4: Using iPod as a Hard Disk 27 Using iPod as a Hard Disk Y ou use iT unes to set iPod to be used as a hard disk. T o enable iPod as a hard disk: 1 Connect iPod to your PC and open iT unes. 2 Select iPod in the iT unes Source list and click the Options button. 3 Select “Enable disk use.” Note: Selecting “Manually manage songs[...]
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Chapter 4 Lesson 4: Using iPod as a Hard Disk 28 Disconnecting iPod When using iPod as a hard disk, you must eject it before disconnecting it from your PC. T o eject iPod: Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows system tray and select your iPod. Y ou can also eject iPod by selecting the iP od icon in the iT unes Source list and cli[...]
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29 5 Lesson 5: Managing Music on iPod Lesson 2 taught you how to transfer all your music from iT unes to iPod automatically . This lesson teaches you how to transfer music manually , and how to transfer a selection of songs automatically . Before Y ou Begin T o complete tasks in this lesson, you’ll n eed to connect iPod to your PC. T o learn how [...]
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Chapter 5 Lesson 5: Managing Music on iPod 30 Updating iPod Automatically By default, iPod is set to update automati cally with all songs and playlists. This is how you transferred music to iPod in Lesson 2. If you set iT unes to transfer music manually , you can reset it later to update iPod automatically . T o set iT unes to update iPod automatic[...]
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Chapter 5 Lesson 5: Managing Music on iPod 31 T o set iT unes to update iPod automatically with selected playlists: 1 Open iT unes and select iPod in the Sour ce list. Then click the Options button. 2 Select “Automatically update selected playlists only .” 3 Select the playlists you want. Updating iPod Manually Setting iT unes to let you update[...]
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32 6 Learning More About Y our iPod If you finish the tutorial and would like to learn more about using your iPod and iT unes, there is more information in onscreen help and on the web. iPod User ’ s Guide The iPod User’ s Guide that came with your iPod has information about using all of the iPod features, including changing settings, storing c[...]