iPod touch

Features Guide

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Contents

What You Need

Touchscreen and Buttons

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Cleaning iPod touch

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Syncing Content from Your iTunes Library

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Changing the Buttons on the Music Screen

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Purchasing Songs and Albums

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Syncing Purchased Content

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Changing Your iTunes Store Account Information

Contents

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Safari

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Calendar

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Contacts

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Clock

Video

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Photos

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Safari

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Contacts

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Software License Agreement

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Important Handling Information

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To use iPod touch, you need:

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Download and install the latest version of iTunes from www.apple.com/itunes.

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Connect iPod touch to a USB 2.0 port on your Mac or PC using the included cable.

The USB port on most keyboards doesn’t provide enough power. Unless your keyboard

has a high-powered USB 2.0 port, you must connect iPod touch to a USB 2.0 port on

your computer.

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Getting Started

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Follow the onscreen instructions in iTunes to set up iPod touch and sync your music,

video, photos, and other content.

Your computer must be connected to the Internet.

By default, iTunes automatically syncs all songs and videos in your iTunes library to

iPod touch. If you have more content in your library than will fit on iPod touch, iTunes

alerts you that it can’t sync your content. You’ll need to use iTunes to select some of

and stunning 3.5-inch widescreen display. You get media and other content onto

iPod touch by connecting iPod touch to your computer and using iTunes to sync your

iTunes library and other information on your computer.

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Music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts are synced from your iTunes library. If you don’t

already have content in iTunes, the iTunes Store (part of iTunes and available in some

countries) makes it easy to purchase or subscribe to content and download it to iTunes.

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Photos, contacts, calendars, and webpage bookmarks are synced from applications on

movie, the most recent episodes of your favorite TV shows, and all unplayed podcasts.

The sync settings make it easy to get just what you want onto iPod touch. You can

information you want to sync to iPod touch.

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Connect iPod touch to your computer, and open iTunes (if it doesn’t open

The USB port on most keyboards doesn’t provide enough power. You must connect

iPod touch to a USB 2.0 port on your computer, unless your keyboard has a high-

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Select iPod touch in the iTunes source list (below Devices, on the left).

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The following sections provide an overview of each of the iPod touch settings panes.

information about preventing automatic syncing, see page 8.

Select “Sync only checked songs and videos” if you want to sync only items that are

checked in your iTunes library.

and TV Shows settings panes.

Use these panes to specify the iTunes library content that you want to sync. You can

sync all music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts, or select the specific playlists and items

If there’s not enough room on iPod touch for all the content you’ve specified,

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Info Pane

Contacts

You can sync contacts with applications such as Mac OS X Address Book, Microsoft

Entourage, and Yahoo! Address Book on a Mac, or with Yahoo! Address Book, Windows

contacts on your computer with more than one applications. On a PC, you can sync

contacts with only one application.)

up syncing.

Note:

Syncing won’t delete any contact in Yahoo! Address Book that contains a

Messenger ID, even if you’ve deleted the contact from your address book on your

computer. To delete a contact with a Messenger ID, log in to your Yahoo! account and

delete the contact using Yahoo! Address Book online.

Calendars

You can sync calendars from applications such as iCal and Microsoft Entourage on a

Mac, or Microsoft Outlook on a PC. (On a Mac, you can sync calendars on your

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Prevent automatic syncing one time, without changing settings

Open iTunes. Then, as you connect iPod touch to your computer, press and hold

Command-Option (if you’re using a Mac) or Shift-Control (if you’re using a PC) until you

see iPod touch in the iTunes source list (below Devices, on the left).

Sync manually

Select iPod touch in the iTunes source list, then click Sync in the lower-right corner of

to zoom in, then double-tap again to zoom out. Or just pinch to zoom in or out.

iPod touch provides keyboards in 14 different languages, and supports the following

keyboard formats:

 QWERTY

 QWERTZ

 AZERTY

 QZERTY

 Japanese IME

See “Keyboard” on page 61 for information about turning on keyboards for different

languages and other keyboard settings.

Entering text

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As you type, each letter appears above your thumb or finger. If you touch the wrong

key, you can slide your finger to the correct key. The letter is not entered until you

release your finger from the key.

Shows numbers, punctuation,

Accepting or Rejecting Suggested Corrections

iPod touch has keyboard dictionaries for English (both U.S. and U.K.), French, and

German. If you’re typing on a keyboard set to one of those languages, iPod touch uses

misspelling a word, or to predict the word you’re currently typing. The suggested

prediction.

 To use the suggested correction or prediction, type a space, punctuation mark, or return

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and other Wi-Fi networks at home, at work, or at Wi-Fi hotspots around the world.

see a webpage that allows you to sign up for service.

range, iPod touch joins the one last used.

When iPod touch is connected to a Wi-Fi network, the Wi-Fi icon in the status bar at

the top of the screen shows connection strength. The more bars you see, the stronger

the connection.

For more information about joining and configuring Wi-Fi settings, see “Wi-Fi” on

page 57.

Charging the Battery

iPod touch has an internal rechargeable battery.

Charge the battery and sync iPod touch

Note: If iPod touch is connected to a computer that’s turned off or in sleep or standby

mode, the iPod touch battery may drain instead of charge.

can use it. If iPod touch is extremely low on power, the display may be blank for up to

two minutes before one of the low-battery images appears.

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Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually

need to be replaced. The iPod touch battery is not user replaceable; it can be replaced

www.apple.com/batteries

Use the polishing cloth that came with iPod touch to gently wipe the glass screen and

the case.

Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don’t use window cleaners, household cleaners,

aerosol sprays, solvents, alcohol, ammonia, or abrasives to clean iPod touch.

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Tap Music to listen to songs, audiobooks, and podcasts,

Syncing Content from Your iTunes Library

If you’ve turned on syncing, iTunes automatically syncs content from your iTunes library

to iPod touch each time you connect it to your computer. iTunes lets you sync all of

your media, or specific songs, movies, videos, and podcasts. For example, you could set

iTunes to sync selected music playlists, the most recent unwatched movie, and the

three most recent episodes of your favorite TV show.

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If there are more songs in your iTunes library than can fit on iPod touch, iTunes asks if

you want to create a special playlist and set it to sync with iPod touch. Then iTunes

randomly fills the playlist. You can add or delete songs from the playlist and sync again.

If you set iTunes to sync more songs, videos, and other content than can fit on

iPod touch, you can have iTunes automatically delete random content from iPod touch

to make room, or you can stop the sync and reconfigure your sync settings.

both iTunes and iPod touch remember where you stopped listening and start playing

iPod touch to your iTunes library. However, content you purchased using the iTunes

Wi-Fi Music Store on iPod touch is automatically copied to your iTunes library.

You can also transfer content on iPod touch that was purchased using iTunes on one

account.

Only songs and videos encoded in formats that iPod touch supports are transferred to

iPod touch. For information about which formats iPod touch supports, see page 73.

You can add videos other than those purchased from iTunes to iPod touch, such as

videos you create in iMovie on a Macintosh or videos you download from the Internet.

If you try to add a video from iTunes to iPod touch and a message says the video can’t

play on iPod touch, you can convert the video.

The high resolution multi-touch display makes listening to songs on iPod touch as

much a visual experience as a musical one. You can scroll through your playlists, or use

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then are dismissed automatically after you finish using them.

The repeat and shuffle controls and the scrubber bar appear. You can see time elapsed,

time remaining, and the song number.

Viewing Photos

Photos synced from your computer can be viewed in Photos.

Tap the photo again to show the controls.

See the next or previous photo

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See a photo in landscape orientation

Zoom in or out

Stop a slideshow

1 From the Home screen choose Settings > Photos.

 Whether slideshows repeat, turn Repeat on or off.

 Whether photos are shown in random order, turn Shuffle on or off.

Play music during a slideshow

Home screen and start a slideshow.

Using a Photo as Wallpaper

You see a wallpaper background picture as you unlock iPod touch.

Set a photo as wallpaper

1 Choose any photo.

3 Tap the photo to display the controls, then tap and tap Set Wallpaper.

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Tap iTunes to purchase songs and albums from the

Browsing and Searching

You can browse featured selections, top-ten categories, or search the iTunes Wi-Fi

Music Store music catalog for the songs and albums you’re looking for. Use the

Top Tens lets you see the most popular songs and albums in each of several categories.

If you’re looking for a specific song, album, or artist, use Search.

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See the songs on an album

See the album a song is on

If you’re in a select Starbucks location (available in the U.S. only), the Starbucks icon

Find out what song is playing

The currently playing song appears at the top of the screen. Tap the song to see the

Purchasing Songs and Albums

When you find a song or album you like in the the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, you can

purchase and download it to iPod touch. You can preview a song before you purchase

it to make sure it’s a song you want. In select Starbucks locations (available in the U.S.

only), you can also preview and purchase the currently playing and other songs from

featured Starbucks Collections.

Purchase and download a song or album

1 Tap the price, then tap Buy Now.

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2 Enter your password and tap OK.

within the next fifteen minutes, you don’t have to enter your password again.

Tap Buy if you want to purchase the entire album including the songs you’ve already

purchased, or tap Cancel if you want to purchase the remaining songs individually.

If you need to turn off iPod touch or leave the area of your Wi-Fi connection, don’t

iTunes on your computer, iTunes completes the download to your iTunes library.

Purchased songs are added to a Purchased playlist on iPod touch. If you delete the

Purchased playlist, iTunes creates a new one when you buy an item from the iTunes Wi-

Fi Music Store.

iTunes automatically syncs songs and albums you’ve purchased on iPod touch to your

iTunes library when you connect iPod touch to your computer. This lets you listen to

the purchases on your computer and provides a backup if you delete purchases from

iTunes creates the playlist if it doesn’t exist.

iTunes also copies your purchases to the Purchased playlist that iTunes uses for

purchases you make on your computer, if that playlist exists and is set to sync with

You can use iTunes to verify that all the music, videos, and other items you bought

from the the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store are in your iTunes library. You might want to do

The Purchased playlist displays all your purchases. However, because you can add or

sure you’re signed in to your account, choose Store > View My Account, and click

Purchase History.

iPod touch gets your iTunes Store account information from iTunes, including whether

you get iTunes Plus music (when available). You can view and change your iTunes Store

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6 Applications

Safari

For information about adding your own videos to YouTube, go to www.youtube.com

and tap Help.

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Calendar

 On a Mac: iCal and Microsoft Entourage

 On a PC: Microsoft Outlook

For information about syncing iPod touch from your calendars, see “Getting Music,

Videos, and Other Content onto iPod touch” on page 5.

Switch views

 List view: All your appointments and events appear in an easy-to-scan list. Scroll up

 Month view: Days with events show a dot below the date. Tap a day to see its events

Support on. Then tap Time Zone and search for a major city in the time zone you want.

When Time Zone Support is on, Calendar displays event dates and times in the time

zone set for your calendars. When Time Zone Support is off, Calendar displays events in

the time zone of your current location.

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Contacts

contacts with applications such as:

 On a Mac: Mac OS X Address Book, Microsoft Entourage, and Yahoo! Address Book

 On a PC: Yahoo! Address Book, Windows Address Book (Outlook Express),

To view a specific group, tap the Group button.

to set the order in which the names are displayed.

“Last, First.”

Add a contact to iPod touch

Edit a contact’s phone number, address, and other information

 To add an item—such as a web address or mobile phone number, tap next to

 To delete an item, tap next to it.

 To delete the contact from your contacts list, scroll down and tap Delete Contact.

2 Tap Edit and tap Add Photo, or tap the existing photo.

3 Choose a photo.

4 Move and scale the photo the way you want it. Drag the photo up, down, or sideways.

Pinch or double-tap to zoom in or out.

5 Click Set Photo.

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Delete a contact

1 Tap Contacts and choose a contact.

2 Tap Edit.

3 Scroll to the bottom of the contact information and tap Delete.

Clock

If the clock face is white, it’s daytime in that city. If it’s black, it’s nighttime. If you have

more than four clocks, scroll to see them all.

If you don’t see the city you’re looking for, try a major city in the same time zone.

Delete a clock

Rearrange clocks

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 To choose the sound that’s played when the alarm goes off, tap Sound.

 To set whether the alarm gives you the option to snooze, turn Snooze on or off.

 To give the alarm a description, tap Label. iPod touch displays the label when the

Turn an alarm on or off

If an alarm is set to sound only once, it turns off automatically after it sounds. You can

turn that alarm on again to reenable it.

Change settings for an alarm

continues running in the background.

Set the timer

choose the sound iPod touch makes when the timer ends. Tap Start to start the timer.

Set a sleep timer

If you start the timer and go to another iPod touch application, the timer continues

running in the background.

Calculator

the button to indicate the operation to be carried out.

Tap twice to clear the memory. If the MR/MC button has a white ring around it, there is

a number stored in memory. If zero (“0”) is displayed, tap once to see the number

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Tap Settings to adjust iPod touch settings.

Settings allows you to customize iPod touch applications, set the date and time,

Wi-Fi

Turn Wi-Fi on or off

Join a Wi-Fi network

password appear with a lock icon.)

Photos

Photos settings let you specify how slideshows display your photos.

Set the length of time each slide is shown

You can use Google or Yahoo! to perform Internet searches.

animation, and web applications. You may wish to turn off some of these features to

Change security settings

 To enable or disable plug-ins, turn Plug-ins on or off. Plug-ins allow Safari to play some

 To block or allow pop-ups, turn Block Pop-ups on or off. Blocking pop-ups stops only

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 To set whether Safari accepts cookies, tap Accept Cookies and choose Never,

 To clear all cookies from Safari, tap Clear Cookies.

 To clear the browser cache, tap Clear Cache.

The Debug Console can help you resolve webpage errors. When turned on, the console

appears automatically when a webpage error occurs.

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Do not drop, disassemble, open, crush, bend, deform, puncture, shred, microwave,

Do not use iPod in rain, or near washbasins or other wet locations. Take care not to spill

any food or liquid on iPod. In case iPod gets wet, unplug all cables, turn off iPod (press

Never attempt to repair or modify iPod yourself. iPod does not contain any user-

serviceable parts. If iPod has been submerged in water, punctured, or subjected to a

severe fall, do not use it until you take it to an Apple Authorized Service Provider. For

service information, choose iPod Help from the Help menu in iTunes or go to

WARNING: Failure to follow these safety instructions could result in fire, electric shock,

or other injury or damage.

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Read all safety instructions for any products and accessories before using with iPod.

with safety and regulatory standards.

If you use the Apple USB Power Adapter to charge iPod, make sure that the power

adapter is fully assembled before you plug it into a power outlet. Then insert the Apple

USB Power Adapter firmly into the power outlet. Do not connect or disconnect the

Apple USB Power Adapter with wet hands. Do not use any power adapter other than

the Apple USB Power Adapter to charge iPod.

The Apple USB Power Adapter may become warm during normal use. Always allow

 You want to clean the adapter.

Permanent hearing loss may occur if the earbuds or headphones are used at high

volume. Set the volume to a safe level. You can adapt over time to a higher volume of

sound that may sound normal but can be damaging to your hearing. If you experience

ringing in your ears or muffled speech, stop listening and have your hearing checked.

The louder the volume, the less time is required before your hearing could be affected.

 Limit the amount of time you use the earbuds or headphones at high volume.

 Avoid turning up the volume to block out noisy surroundings.

For information about how to set a maximum volume limit on iPod, see “Set a volume

limit for music and videos” on page 63.

occasional discomfort in your hands, arms, shoulders, neck, or other parts of your body.

If you continue to have discomfort during or after such use, stop use and see a

physician.

An air bag inflates with great force. Do not store iPod or any of its accessories in the

is located near the back left corner of iPod touch as you hold the end containing the

the limits for exposure to RF energy set by the Federal Communications Commission

(FCC) of the United States and other countries. The exposure standard employs a unit

of measurement known as the specific absorption rate, or SAR.

iPod touch has been tested, and meets the SAR exposure requirements for Wi-Fi

operation.

If you are concerned about exposure to RF energy, you can limit your exposure by

limiting the amount of time using iPod touch, since time is a factor in how much

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sources if inadequately shielded or designed, or otherwise not configured to be

motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or its representative regarding your

vehicle.

Electronic Devices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals.

iPod touch.

pacemakers:

 Should always keep iPod touch more than six inches from their pacemaker when the

 Should not carry iPod touch in a breast pocket

instruct you to do so. Hospitals and health care facilities may use equipment that is

sensitive to external RF energy.

Posted Facilities Turn off iPod touch in any facility where posted notices so require.

iPod contains sensitive components. Do not bend, drop, or crush iPod. If you are

Never force a connector into a port. Check for obstructions on the port. If the

The exterior of iPod functions as a cooling surface that transfers heat from inside the

unit to the cooler air outside.

To clean iPod, unplug all cables and turn off iPod (press and hold the Sleep/Wake

button, and then slide the onscreen slider). Then use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free

cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don’t use window cleaners, household

cleaners, aerosol sprays, solvents, alcohol, ammonia, or abrasives to clean iPod.

You must dispose of iPod properly according to local laws and regulations. Because

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B Tips and Troubleshooting

iPod touch is low on power and needs to charge for up to ten minutes before you can

use it. For information about charging iPod touch, see “Charging the Battery” on

page 20.

 The iPod touch battery might need to be recharged. For information about charging

 If that doesn’t work, disconnect other USB devices from your computer and connect

 If that doesn’t work, turn off iPod touch and turn it on again. Press and hold the

 If that doesn’t work, download and install (or reinstall) the latest version of iTunes

 iPod touch may need charging. See “Charging the Battery” on page 20.

 If that doesn’t work, turn off iPod touch and turn it on again. Press and hold the

 If that doesn’t work, reset iPod touch. Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake button

 Make sure the volume isn’t turned down all the way.

 Check to see if a volume limit is set. From the Home screen choose Settings > Music

Your purchase may still be downloading. Close and reopen Music, then try playing the

song again.

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