Ipod classic user guide

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In the box

Together with your iPod classic, you have

earphones
a USB 2.0 cable
a dock adaptor

What you also need

To use your iPod classic, you must have a computer.

Mac

A Mac requires

a USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
iTunes 8.0 or later

A PC requires

a USB 2.0 port
Windows Vista or Windows XP (Home or Professional) with Service Pack 3 or later
iTunes 8.0 or later

Features

Your iPod classic has

a hold switch and headphones port on the top edge
a dock connector on the bottom edge
a two and a half inch colour LCD screen
a Click Wheel beneath the screen with the following buttons:

- menu - next/fast forward (??I) - play/pause (?II) - previous/rewind (I??)
a centre button
- To find a menu item, move your thumb or finger around the Click Wheel
- To select an item, press the centre button
- To see the previous menu, press Menu
- To switch on the backlight. Press any button or scroll the Click Wheel.
- To view main menu. Press and hold Menu.
- To adjust the volume. Use the Click Wheel.
- To search for a song. Select Music on the main menu.
- To search for a video. Select Videos on the main menu.
- To play a song/video. Choose the song or video; press either the centre button or play/pause (?II). Please note: you cannot play songs or videos when you’ve connected the iPod classic to your computer.
- To pause. Press play/pause (?II) or remove the headphones from your iPod classic.
- To rewind or fast forward a song or video. Press and hold previous/rewind (I??), or next/fast forward (??I).
- To play the previous song/podcast/audiobook chapter. Press previous/rewind twice (I??).
- To listen to all songs in random order. Select Shuffle Songs on the main menu.
- To skip to a certain part of a song or video. If you’re in the Now Playing screen, press the centre button. The scrubber bar appears with a diamond icon that indicates the current position in the song or video. Move the icon forward or backward with the Click Wheel.
- To make a Genius playlist. Select or play a song; press and hold the centre button until a menu appears on the screen; select Start Genius; press centre button. Please note: Start Genius appears only when you have appropriate songs to create a Genius playlist.
- To add a song to your On-The-Go playlist. Select or play a song; press and hold the centre button until a menu appears on the screen; select Add to On-The-Go; press the centre button.
- To disable your iPod classic controls to prevent anything happening if you accidentally touch them. Move the hold switch to the HOLD position.
- To reset your iPod classic if it doesn’t respond. Move the hold switch to HOLD and back again; press the centre and menu buttons at the same time and hold for around six seconds until the Apple logo comes on the screen.
  - Press and hold the centre button until a menu appears on the screen.
  - Go to the main menu and select Settings>About. Press the centre button until the serial number appears. The number is also on the back of your iPod classic.
  - Choose Search from the Music menu
  - Create a search word by using the Click Wheel to run through the alphabet, and the centre button to select each letter. Press the next/fast forward button (??I) for a space; press the previous/rewind button (I??) to delete a letter. Your iPod classic starts the search when you select the first letter
  - To see the results, press Menu
  - Select Cover Flow from the Music menu
  - Scroll through the album artwork with the Click Wheel, or use the next/fast forward (??I) and previous/rewind (I??) buttons
  - Choose an album
  - Press the centre button
  - Scroll through the available songs with the Click Wheel and select one
  - Press the centre button
  - Put the Dock Connector/USB cable into a USB 2.0 port on your computer
  - Plug the other end into your iPod classic’s dock connection
  - “ Connected”
  - “ Synchronising”