Apple MB867LL/A manual

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    iP od shuffle User Guide[...]

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    2 2 C ont en ts Chapter 1 3 About iP od shuffle Chapter 2 4 iP od shuffle Basics 4 iP od shuffle at a Glance 5 Using the iP od shuffle Con trols 6 Connecting and Disconnecting iP od shuffle 8 Charging the Battery Chapter 3 1 0 Setting Up iP od shuffle 10 About iT unes 11 Importing Music into Y our iT unes Library 14 Organizing Y our Music 15 Adding[...]

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    1 3 1 About iP od shuffle Congr atulations on purchasing iP od shuffle. Read this chapter to learn about the f eature s of iP od shuffle, how to use its con trols , and more . T o use i P od shuffle, you put songs and other a udio files on your comput er and then sync them with iP od shuffle. Use iP od shuffle to: Â Sync songs and playlists f or l[...]

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    2 4 2 iP od shuffle Basics Read this chapter to learn about the f eature s of iP od shuffle, how to use its controls , and more. Y our iPod shuffle package includes iP od shuffle, the Apple Earphones with Remot e, and a USB 2.0 cable to connect iP od shuffle to your comput er . iP od shuffle at a Glanc e Clip (in back) V olume up Center button V ol[...]

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    Chapter 2 iPod shuffle Basics 5 T o use the Apple Earphones with Remote: m Plug the earphones int o the earphone por t on iP od shuffle. Then plac e the earbuds in your ears as shown. Use the buttons on the remote t o control pla yback. Y ou can purchase other accessories, such as the Apple In-Ear Earphones with Remote and Mic, and the Apple Earpho[...]

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    6 Chapter 2 iPod shuffle Basics Connecting and Disconnecting iP od shuffle Connect iP od shuffle to your computer to sync songs and other audio files , and t o charge the battery . Disc onnect iPod shuffle when y ou’ re done. Important: Use only the USB 2.0 cable that came with iP od shuffle to connect it to your computer . Connecting iP od shuff[...]

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    Chapter 2 iPod shuffle Basics 7 The first time you connect iP od shuffle to your computer , iT unes helps you configure iP od shuffle and sync it with your iT unes library . By default, iTune s automatically syncs songs on iP od shuffle when you connect it to your comput er . When iTune s is finished, you can disconnect iP od shuffle. Y ou can sync[...]

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    8 Chapter 2 iPod shuffle Basics Charging the Batt er y iP od shuffle has an internal battery that is rechargeable and not user-replaceable . For best results , the first time you use iP od shuffle, let it charge for about three hours to fully charge it. The batter y is 80-percent charged in about tw o hours and fully charged in about three hours. I[...]

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    Chapter 2 iPod shuffle Basics 9 4 Plug the power adapt er into a working power outlet. Rechargeable batteries ha ve a limited number of charge cycles. Batter y life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. For inf ormation, go to www .apple.com/batteries. Checking the Batter y Status Y ou can check the batter y status of iPod shuffle w[...]

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    3 10 3 Setting Up iP od shuffle T o set up iP od shuffle, you use iT unes on your comput er to import, buy , and organize y our music, audio podcasts, and audiobooks. Then you connect iP od shuffle to your computer and sync it t o your iT unes library . Read on to learn more about the steps in this pr ocess, including: Â Getting music from your CD[...]

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    Chapter 3 Setting Up iPod shuffle 11 If you already hav e iT unes installed on your computer and you ’ve set up your iT unes librar y , you can skip to the next section, “ Adding Music to iP od shuffle” on page 1 5. Impor ting Music into Y our iT unes Library T o listen to music on iPod shuffle, you first need to get that music in to your iT [...]

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    12 Chapter 3 Setting Up iPod shuffle Y ou can browse or search the iT unes Store to find the album, song, or ar tist you ’re looking for . Open iT unes and click iT unes Store in the list on the left. Â T o browse the iT unes Store , choose a categor y (for example, Music) on the left side of the iT unes Store home page. Y ou can choose a genre,[...]

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    Chapter 3 Setting Up iPod shuffle 13 T o add songs on your computer to your i T unes library : m Drag the folder or disk con taining the audio files to your iT unes librar y (or choose File > Add to Library and select the folder or disk). I f iT unes suppor ts the song file format, the songs are automatically added t o your iT unes librar y . Y [...]

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    14 Chapter 3 Setting Up iPod shuffle 3 Enter the song inf ormation. 4 Click Next to enter information f or the next track. 5 Click OK when you finish. Organizing Y our Music Using iT unes, you can organize songs and other it ems into lists , called playlists, in any way you wan t. For example , you can create playlists with songs to listen to while[...]

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    Chapter 3 Setting Up iPod shuffle 15 2 F ollow the onscreen instructions. 3 Connect and sync iP od shuffle. Y ou can now use Genius to create a Genius playlist that you can sync to iP od shuffle. T o create a Genius playlist in iT unes: 1 Click Music in the Librar y list or select a playlist. 2 Select a song. 3 Click the Genius button at the bottom[...]

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    16 Chapter 3 Setting Up iPod shuffle  Manually add music to iP od shuffle: When you connect i P od shuffle, y ou can drag songs and playlists individually to iP od shuffle, and delete songs and playlists individually from iP od shuffle. U sing this option, you can add songs from more than one computer without erasing songs from iP od shuffle. Whe[...]

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    Chapter 3 Setting Up iPod shuffle 17 Y ou can sync audiobooks when you sync music. Audiobooks appear in the list of selected playlists. Y ou can choose to sync all or none of the audiobooks in your iT unes librar y . 5 Click Apply . The update begins aut omatically . If “Sync only checked songs” is selected in the Summar y pane, iT unes syncs o[...]

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    18 Chapter 3 Setting Up iPod shuffle 2 Drag a song or other item to iP od shuffle. Y ou can also drag entire playlists to sync them with iP od shuffle. Y ou can select multiple items and drag them all at once to iP od shuffle. T o remove a song or other item fr om iP od shuffle: 1 In iT unes, select i P od shuffle in the list of devices. 2 Select M[...]

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    Chapter 3 Setting Up iPod shuffle 19 4 Click the Settings button to select from the following options: Replace all items when Autofilling: iT unes replaces the songs on iP od shuffle with the new songs you ’ve chosen. If this option isn’ t selected, songs you ’ve already synced with iP od shuffle remain and iT unes selects more songs to fill [...]

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    4 20 4 Listening to Music After you set up iP od shuffle, you can listen t o songs, audiobooks, and podcasts. Read this chapter to learn about listening to iP od shuffle on the go . When you disconnect iP od shuffle from your computer , y ou can clip on iP od shuffle and listen to music , audiobooks, and podcasts, while controlling playback with th[...]

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    Chapter 4 Listening to Music 21 The status light on iP od shuffle blinks in response when you click the buttons on the earphone remote. Setting iP od shuffle to Play Songs in Order or Shuffle Songs Y ou can set iPod shuffle to shuffle songs or pla y them in the order in which they ’ re organized in iT unes. Y ou hear a tone when you slide the thr[...]

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    22 Chapter 4 Listening to Music Using the V oiceO ver F eature iP od shuffle can provide more c ontrol over y our playback options by speaking your song titles and artist names, and announcing a menu of playlists for you to choose from. V oiceOver also tells you battery status and other messages. V oiceOver is available in selected languages. T o h[...]

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    Chapter 4 Listening to Music 23 T o disable V oiceOver: 1 In iT unes, select i P od shuffle in the list of devices, and click the Summar y tab. 2 Under Voice F eedback, click to deselect Enable VoiceOver. 3 Click Apply . When syncing is finished, VoiceOver is disabled . Y ou’ll still hear some system announcements in English on iP od shuffle, suc[...]

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    24 Chapter 4 Listening to Music The playlist menu announce s items in this order:  The current pla ylist (if applicable)  “ All Songs” (default playlist of all the songs on iP od shuffle)  Any remaining pla ylists in order  “P odcasts” (if you choose this, you go to the first podcast in your list; you can navigate from ther e to oth[...]

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    Chapter 4 Listening to Music 25 Setting a V olume Limit Y ou can set a limit for the volume on iP od shuffle. Y ou can also set a password in iT unes to preven t anyone else from changing this setting . If you’ ve set a volume limit on iP od shuffle, the status light blinks orange three times if you try to increase the volume beyond the limit. T [...]

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    5 26 5 Storing F iles on iP od shuffle Use iP od shuffle to carr y your data as w ell as your music. Read this chapter to find out how to use iP od shuffle as an external disk. Using iP od shuffle as an External Disk Y ou can use iPod shuffle as an external disk to stor e data files. T o sync i P od shuffle with music and other audio that you want [...]

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    Chapter 5 Storing Files on iPod shuffle 27 T ransferring F iles Between C omputers When you enable disk use on iP od shuffle, y ou can transfer files from one c omputer to another . i P od shuffle is formatted as a F A T-32 v olume, which is suppor ted by both Macs and PCs. This allows you t o use iP od shuffle to transfer files betw een computers [...]

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    6 28 6 Tips and T rouble shooting Most problems with iP od shuffle can be solved quickly by follo wing the advice in this chapter . If the status light glows red persist ently or you hear the error me ssage “Please use iT un es to resto re” Connect iP od shuffle to your computer and restor e it in iT unes. S ee “Updating and Restoring iP od s[...]

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    Chapter 6 Tips and Troubleshooting 29 If iP od shuffle isn’ t playing music  iP od shuffle might not have an y music on it. If you hear the me ssage “Please use iT unes to sync music,” connect iPod shuffle t o your computer to sync music t o it.  Slide the three-way switch off and then on again.  Make sure the earphone or headphone conn[...]

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    30 Chapter 6 Tips and Troubleshooting A song encoded using Apple L ossless format has near full CD-quality sound, but tak es up only about half as much space as a song encoded using AIFF or W A V format. T he same song encoded in AAC or MP3 f ormat takes up even less spac e. When you import music from a CD using iT unes, it’ s converted to AAC f [...]

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    Chapter 6 Tips and Troubleshooting 31 If you wan t to use iP od shuffle with a Mac and a Windo ws PC If your iP od shuffle is set to manually manage music, you can add content to it fr om more than one iT unes librar y , regardless of the operating system on the computer . If your iP od shuffle is set to sync automatically , when y ou connect iPod [...]

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    7 32 7 Safety and Handling This chapter c ontains impor tant saf ety and handling information f or iP od shuffle. Keep this user guide for your iP od shuffle handy for future ref erence. Impor tant Safety Informa tion Handling iP od shuffle Do not drop, dissemble, open, crush, bend, deform, punc ture , shred , microwave , incinerate , pain t, or in[...]

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    Chapter 7 Safety and Handling 33 Using the Apple USB P ower A dapter (av ailable separately) If you use the Apple USB P ower Adapter (sold separately at www .apple.com/ipodstor e) to charge iP od shuffle, make sure that the power adapter is fully assembled bef ore you plug it int o a power outlet. Then insert the Apple USB Po wer Adapter firmly in [...]

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    34 Chapter 7 Safety and Handling Impor tant Handling Inf ormation Carrying iP od shuffle iP od shuffle contains sensitive components. D o not bend , drop, or crush iP od shuffle. Using connectors and ports Never force a connector in to a por t. Check for obstructions on the por t. I f the connector and por t don ’t join with reasonable ease, they[...]

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    8 35 8 L earning More , S er vice , and Suppor t Y ou can find more information about using iP od shuffle in onscreen help and on the web . The follo wing table describes where to get iP od-related software and service information. T o learn about Do this Ser vice and support, discussions, tutorials, and Apple software downloads Go to: www.apple.co[...]

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    36 Regulatory Compliance Inf ormation FCC C ompliance Statement This device complies with part 1 5 of the FC C rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any int er ference received , including interference that may ca use undesired operation. See [...]

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    37 Russia European C ommunity Complies with Eur opean Directives 2006/95/EEC and 89/3 36/EEC. Disposal and Recycling Information This symbol indicates that your pr oduct must be disposed of properly according t o local laws and regulations. When your pr oduct reaches its end of life , c ontact Apple or your local authorities t o learn about recycli[...]

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    Index 38 Index A AAC, converting songs to 19 albums, purchasing 12 announcements playlist menu order 24 song title and artist name 23 song titles and artist names 23 Apple Earphones with Remote 5 Apple USB Power Adapter 33 artist names, announcing 23 audiobooks hearing name 23 listening to 21 purchasing 12 syncing 17 audio file formats 29 autofilli[...]

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    Index 39 H headphones. See earphones hearing damage, avoiding 33 help, getting 35 higher bit rate songs 19 high-power USB port 6, 8, 28, 29, 30 I importing CDs into iTunes 13 iTunes ejecting iPod shuffle 7 getting help 35 importing CDs 13 iTunes Store 12 setting not to open automatically 27 version required 30 iTunes Library, adding songs 13 iTunes[...]

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    40 Index settings autofill 19 manually manage music 17 playing songs at relative volume 24 shuffle songs 21 speech options 22 volume limit 25 shuffling songs 5, 21 skipping to next track 6 sleep mode and charging the battery 8 software, updating and restoring 31 songs autofilling 18 deleting 18 entering information manually 13 fast-forwarding 6 hea[...]