iPod shuffle User's Guide

iPod shuffle

User's Guide

Contents

3 Quick Start
4 What You Need to Get Started
6 Four Steps to Playing Music on iPod shuffle
9 Transferring and Playing Music
9 Using iTunes to Organize Music on Your Computer
10 Transferring Music to iPod shuffle
14 Using the iPod shuffle Controls
16 Charging the Battery
18 Storing Files on iPod shuffle
20 iPod shuffle Accessories
22 Tips and Troubleshooting
26 Learning More, Service, and Support
27 Safety and Cleaning

Quick Start

Congratulations on purchasing your iPod shuffle. Read this section to get started using iPod shuffle quickly.

iPod shuffle works with your computer. Import songs from your CD collection or from the iTunes Music Store (available in some countries only) to your computer, then connect iPod shuffle to transfer a selection of songs for listening on the go.

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To use iPod shuffle with a Macintosh, you must have:

• A Macintosh with built-in USB

To charge iPod shuffle, connect it to a high-power USB port. For fast transfer speeds, connect it to a USB 2.0 port.

• Mac OS X v10.2.8, Mac OS X v10.3.4 or later

To use low-power USB ports, you must have Mac OS X v10.3.6 or later.

• iTunes 4.7.1 or later (iTunes is included on the iPod CD)

To be sure you have the latest version of iTunes, go to www.apple.com/itunes.

• iPod software (included on the iPod CD)

To use iPod shuffle with a Windows PC, you must have:

• A Windows PC with built-in USB or a USB card installed

To charge iPod shuffle, connect it to a high-power USB port. For fast transfer speeds, connect it to a USB 2.0 port.

• Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later,

or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later

• iTunes 4.7.1 or later (iTunes is included on the iPod CD)

To be sure you have the latest version of iTunes, go to www.apple.com/itunes.

• iPod software (included on the iPod CD)

Important: If iPod shuffle is obstructed from fitting into the USB ports on your computer, you can use an iPod shuffle Dock or a USB extension cable. These items are available at www.ipod.com/store.

Your iPod shuffle includes the following components:

iPod shuffle USB cap Apple Earphones Lanyard

Four Steps to Playing Music on iPod shuffle

To set up iPod shuffle, you install software from the iPod CD, and import songs from your music CD collection or purchase songs from the iTunes Music Store (available in some countries only). Then you transfer the songs to iPod shuffle for listening on the go.

Step 1: Install the Software

Insert the iPod CD into your computer and install iTunes and the iPod software.

Step 2: Import Music to Your Computer

Complete this step if you haven't already transferred music to your computer. You can import music from your audio CDs, or if you have an Internet connection, you can buy music online and download it to your computer using the iTunes Music Store. You can browse over a million songs and listen to a 30-second preview of any song.

To import music to your computer from an audio CD:

1 Insert a CD into your computer. iTunes opens automatically and the CD is selected in the iTunes Source list.

2 Uncheck songs you don't want to transfer, then click Import.

3 Repeat for any other CDs with songs you'd like to import.

To buy music online:

1 Open iTunes and click Music Store in the Source list.

2 Click the Account button and follow the onscreen instructions to set up an account or enter your existing Apple Account or America Online (AOL) account information (this option is available in some countries only).

Step 3: Connect iPod shuffle to Charge the Battery and Transfer Music Remove the USB cap from iPod shuffle and connect iPod shuffle to a high-power USB port on your computer. For fastest transfer speeds, connect iPod shuffle to a USB 2.0 port.

Insert iPod shuffle into a high-power USB 2.0 port on your computer.

Insert iPod shuffle into a high-power USB 2.0 port on your computer.

Important: If iPod shuffle is obstructed from fitting into the USB ports on your computer, you can use an iPod shuffle Dock