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Tutorial

Includes lessons on transferring

music to iPod, playing music,

and storing files on iPod

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Summary of Contents for MP102

Page 1: ...Tutorial Includes lessons on transferring music to iPod playing music and storing files on iPod ...

Page 2: ...es no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by HP This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of HP Hewlett Packard Company P O Box 4010 Cupertino CA 95015 4010 USA...

Page 3: ...2 16 Lesson 2 Transferring Music to iPod 16 Before You Begin 17 Charging the iPod Battery 17 Connecting iPod to Your PC 19 Transferring Music to iPod 20 Disconnecting iPod After Transferring Music 20 Once You Have Transferred Music Chapter 3 21 Lesson 3 Playing Music on iPod 21 Before You Begin 22 Using the iPod Menus 23 Playing Songs 24 Using the Other Controls 24 Disabling the iPod Controls Usin...

Page 4: ...naging Music on iPod 29 Before You Begin 29 Transferring Music to iPod 30 Updating iPod Automatically 30 Updating iPod Automatically With Selected Playlists 31 Updating iPod Manually 31 Next Steps Chapter 6 32 Learning More About Your iPod 32 iPod User s Guide 32 iTunes Onscreen Help 32 Online Resources 019 0231 book Page 4 Tuesday July 13 2004 12 50 PM ...

Page 5: ... to the iTunes music application on your PC then transferring them to iPod for playing on the go You can also buy music and audiobooks online using the iTunes Music Store available in some countries regions only If you are new to iPod or iTunes and want to learn how to get started playing music on iPod quickly this tutorial is for you 019 0231 book Page 5 Tuesday July 13 2004 12 50 PM ...

Page 6: ... transfer music from iTunes to iPod and use the iPod controls to play music To learn how to use iPod as a hard disk so you can store other files from your PC on iPod go through Lesson 4 see page 26 To learn more advanced ways of transferring and managing your music go through Lesson 5 see page 29 Before You Begin Before you start make sure that you complete the following Insert the iPod CD into yo...

Page 7: ...elect a menu item or play a song Previous Rewind button Press to restart the current song Press twice to play the previous song Press and hold to rewind Next Fast forward button Press to play the next song Press and hold to fast forward Click Wheel Run a thumb or finger around the Click Wheel to scroll through menu items From the Now Playing screen use to change the volume Press the buttons on the...

Page 8: ...u title Displays the title of the current menu Play status The Play icon appears if a song is playing The Pause icon appears if a song is paused Battery status The Battery icon shows the remaining battery charge If the battery is charging the icon is animated Menu items Use the Click Wheel to scroll through menu items Press the Select button in the center of iPod to select an item An arrow next to...

Page 9: ...songs Repeat icon The Repeat icon appears if iPod is set to repeat all songs The Repeat Once icon appears if iPod is set to repeat one song Song information Displays the song title and the artist Shuffle icon The Shuffle icon appears if iPod is set to shuffle songs or albums Song time Displays time elapsed and time remaining for the current song Press the Select button to show the scrubber bar the...

Page 10: ...Music Store and other sources of music Main window The main window shows songs from the item selected in the Source list Add button Click to add a playlist to the Source list Click Library then drag songs to the playlist to add them Options button Select iPod in the Source list then click this button to change settings on iPod This button only appears when iPod is selected in the Source list Eject...

Page 11: ...o get music into iTunes on your PC Lesson 2 tells you how to transfer music from your PC to iPod There are three ways of getting music into iTunes Import music from audio CDs Buy music online from the iTunes Music Store available in some countries regions only Add music that s already on your PC to the iTunes music library 019 0231 book Page 11 Tuesday July 13 2004 12 50 PM ...

Page 12: ...llow these instructions to get music from your CDs into your PC To import music from an audio CD into iTunes 1 Insert a CD into your PC and open iTunes If you have an Internet connection iTunes gets the names of the songs on the CD from the Internet and lists them in the window If you are connected to the Internet and iTunes doesn t get the names automatically choose Advanced Get CD Track Names If...

Page 13: ...y are imported 4 To eject the CD click the Eject button 5 Repeat these steps for any other CDs with songs you d like to import Buying Songs Online Using the iTunes Music Store If you have an Internet connection you can easily purchase and download songs albums and audiobooks online using the iTunes Music Store available in some countries regions only To purchase music online using the iTunes Music...

Page 14: ...the Music Store type the name of an album song artist or composer in the search field To search only artist or composer names or album or song titles choose an item from the search field pop up menu To search for a combination of items choose Power Search from the search field pop up menu To return to the front of the Music Store click the Home button at the top left side of the store To buy a son...

Page 15: ...Add to Library and select the folder or disk If iTunes supports the song file format the songs are automatically added to the iTunes library You can also drag individual song files to iTunes Once You Have Imported Songs Once you have your music in iTunes you can play the songs in iTunes create playlists and much more For more information on using iTunes to manage and play songs open iTunes and cho...

Page 16: ...in Before you start make sure you have each of the following items on hand Your iPod and your PC The iPod Power Adapter that came with your iPod The iPod Dock Connector to FireWire Cable that came with your iPod The iPod Dock Connector to USB 2 0 Cable that came with your iPod needed for use with some PCs only see below 019 0231 book Page 16 Tuesday July 13 2004 12 50 PM ...

Page 17: ...ote Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings For more information go to http www hp com go music battery Connecting iPod to Your PC You connect iPod to your PC to transfer music to iPod and organize music on iPod To connect iPod to your PC 1 Determine which cable to use to ...

Page 18: ...t on your PC Note Be sure to connect iPod to a USB 2 0 port directly on your PC or to a powered USB 2 0 hub that s connected to your PC iPod won t charge if it s connected to a low power USB 2 0 port such as those sometimes found on keyboards or other peripherals Note If you re using a laptop or portable PC with a high power USB 2 0 port connect the laptop to a power outlet before connecting iPod ...

Page 19: ... icon in the Source list flashes red When the transfer is complete a message in iTunes says iPod update is complete If there is more music in your iTunes library than can fit on your iPod a dialog appears asking if you want iTunes to choose which songs to transfer You can also set iTunes to let you update iPod manually so you can drag individual songs to iPod and delete individual songs from iPod ...

Page 20: ... If iPod is connected to an iPod cable squeeze both sides of the Dock connector to disconnect the cable from iPod If iPod is in the iPod Dock simply remove it For more information about the optional iPod Dock see the iPod User s Guide Once You Have Transferred Music Now that you ve transferred music to iPod and disconnected it from your PC it s time to get started playing music To learn how to use...

Page 21: ...n you will see instructions for choosing iPod menu commands which look like this Select Settings Backlight Timer 2 Seconds The first term after Select is the name of an item in the iPod main menu the first menu you see when you turn on iPod The next item is a choice from the next menu and so on If you don t see the first item press Menu on the iPod Click Wheel repeatedly until you see the main men...

Page 22: ...ger lightly around the Click Wheel to scroll through and highlight menu items 2 Press the Select button to select the highlighted item To go back to the previous menu Press Menu When you select a menu item with an arrow next to it you move to a new menu When you select an item that doesn t have an arrow next to it you perform an action or change a setting 019 0231 book Page 22 Tuesday July 13 2004...

Page 23: ... song is playing and you don t see the Now Playing screen wait a few seconds and it will appear or press Menu repeatedly until you see the main menu then select Now Playing Use the Click Wheel to change the volume To move to the next or previous song Press Next Fast forward to move to the next song Press Previous Rewind once to move to the beginning of the current song and twice to move to the pre...

Page 24: ...tally you can make the iPod controls inactive To disable the iPod controls Set the Hold switch to Hold If the iPod controls aren t responding the Hold switch may be set to Hold A Lock icon appears in the top left corner of the screen Turning iPod On and Off To turn on iPod Press the Select button To turn off iPod Press and hold Play Pause If no music is playing iPod turns off automatically after a...

Page 25: ...ee the backlight turn on To turn off the backlight Press and hold Menu again Once You Have Learned to Play Music on iPod Once you ve learned to play music on iPod you may want to learn about some other features of iPod To learn about using iPod as a hard disk so you can store files and other data on iPod read Lesson 4 To learn more advanced ways of transferring and managing music read Lesson 5 019...

Page 26: ...m your iPod to your PC This can be very useful if you want to move documents or other files from one PC to another or keep a backup copy of files Before You Begin To complete tasks in this lesson you ll connect iPod to your PC To learn how to connect iPod to your PC follow the instructions in Lesson 2 of this tutorial 019 0231 book Page 26 Tuesday July 13 2004 12 50 PM ...

Page 27: ...use Note Selecting Manually manage songs and playlists in the Options window also enables iPod to be used as a hard disk When you use iPod as a hard disk the iPod disk icon appears as the next available drive letter in Windows Explorer To copy files to iPod Drag them from a folder on your PC or from the desktop to iPod Note Files you store on iPod take up space To see how much space is left on iPo...

Page 28: ...and select your iPod You can also eject iPod by selecting the iPod icon in the iTunes Source list and clicking the Eject button You can easily see if it s OK to disconnect iPod by looking at the screen Eject button If you see this message you must eject iPod before disconnecting it from your PC If you see the main menu or a large battery icon you can disconnect iPod from your PC 019 0231 book Page...

Page 29: ...you connect iPod to your PC then use the controls in iTunes to change iPod settings You can set iTunes to transfer music to your iPod in three ways Automatically update all songs and playlists When you connect iPod it is automatically updated to match the songs in the iTunes library Any other songs on iPod are deleted Automatically update selected playlists When you connect iPod it is automaticall...

Page 30: ...ndividual songs and playlists manually see below Updating iPod Automatically With Selected Playlists A playlist is a list of songs you organize in any order you want You can create playlists with songs to suit specific moods songs with a certain theme or your favorite songs Setting iTunes to update iPod with selected playlists is especially useful if you have more music on your PC than will fit on...

Page 31: ... you manage songs on iPod manually 1 Open iTunes and select iPod in the Source list Then click the Options button 2 Select Manually manage songs and playlists To add a song to iPod In iTunes click Library and drag the song to the iPod icon in the Source list To delete a song from iPod 1 Click the iPod icon in the iTunes Source list 2 Select a song on iPod and press the Delete or Backspace key on y...

Page 32: ...d calendar information and much more iTunes Onscreen Help To learn more about using iTunes Open iTunes and choose Help iTunes and Music Store Help Online Resources For the latest information on iPod go to http www hp com music For iPod service and support information go to http www hp com support To register iPod if you didn t do it when you installed software from the iPod CD go to http register ...

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