User manual APPLE IPOD MINI

[. . . ] iPod mini User's Guide Contents 3 5 8 12 12 18 22 32 36 42 45 Quick Start What You Need to Get Started Four Steps to Playing Music on iPod mini Using iPod mini Using iPod mini Controls Connecting and Disconnecting iPod mini Organizing and Transferring Your Music Adjusting iPod mini Settings Using the Extra Features of Your iPod mini Charging the iPod mini Battery iPod mini Accessories 49 Tips and Troubleshooting 56 Learning More, Service, and Support 58 Safety and Cleaning 2 1 Quick Start Congratulations on purchasing your iPod mini. Read this section to get started using iPod mini quickly. iPod mini works with the iTunes music software included on the iPod CD. Use iTunes to import songs from your CD or digital music collection to your computer, or use the iTunes Music Store (available in some countries only) to purchase songs and download them to your computer. Then organize the songs and transfer them to iPod mini. 3 Learning to Use iPod mini Read this chapter to set up iPod mini and get started playing music quickly. [. . . ] To enable iPod mini as a hard disk: 1 In iTunes, select iPod mini in the Source list and click the Options button. Options button 2 Select "Enable disk use. " When you use iPod mini as a hard disk, the iPod mini disk icon appears on the desktop on the Mac, or as the next available drive letter in Windows Explorer on a Windows PC. Note: Selecting "Manually manage songs and playlists" in the Options window also enables iPod mini to be used as a hard disk. Songs transferred via iTunes do not appear on iPod mini in the Macintosh Finder or Windows Explorer. Likewise, if you copy music files to iPod mini in the Macintosh Finder or Windows Explorer, you won't be able to play them on iPod mini. Preventing iTunes From Opening Automatically If you use iPod mini primarily as a hard disk, you may want to keep iTunes from opening automatically when you connect iPod mini to your computer. 36 Using iPod mini To prevent iTunes from opening automatically when you connect iPod mini to your computer: 1 In iTunes, select iPod mini in the Source list. 2 Click the Options button and deselect "Open iTunes when attached. " Options button Setting the Sleep Timer n You can set iPod mini to turn off automatically after a specific period of time. Select Extras > Clock > Sleep Timer and select the time you want. When you set the sleep timer, a clock icon and the number of minutes left until iPod mini turns off appear in the Now Playing screen on iPod mini. Setting the Alarm You can use iPod mini as an alarm clock. If you select Beep, the alarm will be audible through the internal speaker. If you select a playlist, you'll need to connect iPod mini to speakers or headphones to hear the alarm. Using iPod mini 37 Importing Addresses, Phone Numbers, Calendar Events, and To-Do Lists Your iPod mini can store contacts, calendar events, and to-do lists for viewing on the go. If you are running any version of Mac OS X earlier than 10. 4, you use a Mac and iSync to update your information. Synchronizing information using iSync requires iSync 1. 1 or later, and iCal 1. 0. 1 or later. To import all information using a Mac and iSync (using Mac OS X v10. 3. 9 or earlier): 1 Connect iPod mini to your computer. You only need to do this step the first time you use iSync with your iPod mini. iSync transfers information from iCal and Mac OS X Address Book to your iPod mini. The next time you want to sync iPod mini, you can simply open iSync and click Sync Now. You can also choose to have iPod mini sync automatically when you connect it. You can't use iSync to transfer information from your iPod mini to your computer. If you are using Mac OS X v10. 4 or later, you can use iTunes to synchronize your Address Book contacts and iCal calendar information. 38 Using iPod mini To import contact or calendar information (using Mac OS X v10. 4 or later): 1 Connect iPod to your computer. 2 In iTunes, select iPod in the Source list and click the Options button. Options button To update contacts, click Contacts, click "Synchronize Address Book contacts, " and select an option. To Update all contacts automatically Update selected groups of contacts automatically Do This Select "Synchronize all contacts. " When you click OK, iTunes updates iPod mini with the Address Book contact information on your Mac. Select "Synchronize selected groups only" and select the checkboxes next to the groups you want to update. When you click OK, iTunes updates iPod mini with contact information from your selected Address Book groups. Using iPod mini 39 To update calendars, click Calendars, click "Synchronize iCal calendars, " and select an option: To Update all calendars automatically Update selected calendars automatically Do This Select "Synchronize all calendars. " When you click OK, iTunes updates iPod mini with the iCal information on your Mac. Select "Synchronize selected calendars only" and select the checkboxes next to the calendars you want to update. [. . . ] You can determine whether your computer system is causing interference by turning it off. If the interference stops, it was probably caused by the computer or one of the peripheral devices. If your computer system does cause interference to radio or television reception, try to correct the interference by using one or more of the following measures: · Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops. · Move the computer to one side or the other of the television or radio. [. . . ]