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iPod shuffle
User Guide
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Contents 3 Chapter 1: About iPod shuffle 3 What’s new in iPod shuffle 4 Chapter 2: iPod shuffle Basics 4 iPod shuffle at a glance 5 Using the iPod shuffle controls 5 Connecting and disconnecting iPod shuffle 7 About the iPod shuffle battery 9 Chapter 3: Setting up iPod shuffle 9 About iTunes 10 Setting up your iTunes library 11 Organizing your music 11 Connecting iPod shuffle to a computer for the first time 12 Adding music to iPod shuffle 17 Chapter 4: Listening to Music 17 Playing music 18
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About iPod shuffle 1 Congratulations on purchasing iPod shuffle. WARNING: To avoid injury, read Chapter 7, Safety and Handling, on page 27 before using iPod shuffle. To use iPod shuffle, you put songs and other audio files on your computer and then sync them with iPod shuffle. Use iPod shuffle to: • Sync songs and playlists for listening on the go • Listen to podcasts, downloadable radio-style shows, delivered over the Internet • Listen to audiobooks purchased from the iTunes Store or audib
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iPod shuffle Basics 2 Read this chapter to learn about the features of iPod shuffle, how to use its controls, and more. Your iPod shuffle package includes iPod shuffle, the Apple Earphones, and a USB cable to connect iPod shuffle to your computer. iPod shuffle at a glance Status light VoiceOver button Headphone jack Three-way switch Volume Up Previous/Rewind Next/Fast-forward Play/Pause Volume Down Clip Use the Apple Earphones: m Plug the Apple Earphones into the headphone jack on iPod shuffle
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Using the iPod shuffle controls The front controls, the VoiceOver button, and the three-way switch make it easy to play songs, audiobooks, audio podcasts, and iTunes U collections on iPod shuffle. To Do this Turn iPod shuffle on or off Slide the three-way switch (green shading on the switch indicates iPod shuffle is on). Play or pause Press Play/Pause (’). Increase or decrease the volume Press Volume Up (∂) or Volume Down (D). Press and hold the buttons to quickly increase or decrease the v
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Note: Don’t connect iPod shuffle to a USB port on your keyboard for charging. The first time you connect iPod shuffle to your computer, iTunes helps you set up iPod shuffle and sync it with your iTunes library. By default, iTunes automatically syncs songs on iPod shuffle when you connect it to your computer. You can sync songs while your battery is charging. If you connect iPod shuffle to a different computer and iPod shuffle is set to sync music automatically, iTunes prompts you before syn
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About the iPod shuffle battery iPod shuffle has a rechargeable internal battery that should be replaced only by an Apple Authorized Service Provider. For best results, the first time you use iPod shuffle, let it fully charge for about three hours. The battery is 80-percent charged in about two hours and fully charged in about three hours. If iPod shuffle isn’t used for a while, the battery might need to be recharged. You can sync music while the battery is charging. You can disconnect and use
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Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. For information, go to www.apple.com/batteries. Checking the battery status You can check the battery status of iPod shuffle when it’s connected to your computer or disconnected. The status light tells you approximately how much charge is in the battery. If iPod shuffle is on and not connected to a computer, you can use VoiceOver to hear the battery status by press
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Setting up iPod shuffle 3 Use iTunes on your computer to set up iPod shuffle to play music and other audio content. Then connect iPod shuffle to your computer and sync it to your iTunes library. Read on to learn more about getting started with iPod shuffle, including: • Getting music from your CD collection, hard disk, or the iTunes Store (part of iTunes and available in some countries only) into the iTunes application on your computer • Organizing your music and other audio into playlists •
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Setting up your iTunes library To listen to music on iPod shuffle, you first need to get that music into your iTunes library on your computer. There are three ways to get music and other audio into your iTunes library: • Purchase music and audiobooks or download podcasts online from the iTunes Store. • Import music and other audio from audio CDs. • Add music and other audio that’s already on your computer to your iTunes library. Purchasing songs and downloading podcasts using the iTunes Store I
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Organizing your music In iTunes, you can organize songs and other items into lists, called playlists, in any way you want. For example, you can create playlists with songs to listen to while exercising, or playlists with songs for a particular mood. You can also create Smart Playlists that update automatically based on rules you define. When you add songs to iTunes that match the rules, they automatically get added to the Smart Playlist. You can turn on Genius in iTunes and create playlists
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VoiceOver is also selected by default. Keep this option selected to hear track titles and artist names, change your playlists, and hear battery status while you listen to iPod shuffle. For more information, see Using VoiceOver on page 18. 3 Click Done. You can change the device name and settings any time you connect iPod shuffle to your computer. After you click Done, the Summary pane appears. If you selected automatic syncing, iPod shuffle begins syncing. Adding music to iPod shuffle After
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Sync music with iPod shuffle: m Simply connect iPod shuffle to your computer. If iPod shuffle is set to sync automatically, the update begins. Important: If you connect iPod shuffle to a computer that it hasn’t synced with, a message asks if you want to sync songs automatically. If you accept, all songs and other audio content are erased from iPod shuffle and replaced with songs and other items from that computer. If you don’t accept, you can still add songs to iPod shuffle manually without
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Syncing podcasts automatically The settings for adding podcasts to iPod shuffle are unrelated to the settings for adding songs. Podcast settings don’t affect song settings, and vice versa. You can set iTunes to automatically sync all or selected podcasts, or you can add podcasts to iPod shuffle manually. Set iTunes to update the podcasts on iPod shuffle automatically: 1 In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the list of devices, then click Podcasts. 2 In the Podcasts pane, select “Sync Podcasts.”
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Managing iPod shuffle manually If you manage iPod shuffle manually, you can add and remove individual songs, playlists, podcasts, and audiobooks. You can add music and other audio content from multiple computers to iPod shuffle without erasing items already on iPod shuffle. You can add Genius playlists, but not Genius Mixes, to iPod shuffle manually. Setting iPod shuffle to manually manage music turns off automatic sync options in the Music, Podcasts, and iTunes U panes in iTunes. You can’t
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Fitting more songs on iPod shuffle If your iTunes library contains songs in higher bit-rate formats, such as iTunes Plus, Apple Lossless, or WAV, you can set iTunes to convert songs to 128 kbps AAC format as they’re synced with iPod shuffle. This doesn’t affect the quality or size of the songs stored in iTunes. Convert higher bit-rate songs to AAC format: 1 Connect iPod shuffle to your computer. 2 In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the list of devices. 3 Click Summary. 4 Select “Convert highe
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Listening to Music 4 Read this chapter to learn about listening to iPod shuffle on the go. When you disconnect iPod shuffle from your computer, you can clip on iPod shuffle and listen to music, audiobooks, podcasts, and iTunes U content. VoiceOver lets you hear the name of the track (song or chapter in an audiobook or podcast) you’re playing, choose a different playlist, or hear battery status. Playing music After you sync iPod shuffle with music and other audio content, you can listen to it.
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During playback, the status light blinks: • Green once in response to most of your actions (playing, rewinding, fast-forwarding, using VoiceOver, changing the volume, and so on). • Green steadily for 30 seconds when you pause iPod shuffle. • Orange three times when you reach the upper or lower volume limit. The battery status lights are described in Checking the battery status on page 8. Setting iPod shuffle to shuffle or play songs in order You can set iPod shuffle to shuffle songs or play
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Enable VoiceOver at any time: 1 Connect iPod shuffle to your computer. 2 In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the list of devices, then click Summary. 3 Under Voice Feedback, select Enable VoiceOver. 4 Click Apply. 5 Choose the language you want from the pop-up menu under Voice Feedback. 6 Click Apply. When syncing is finished, VoiceOver is enabled. Disable VoiceOver: 1 In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the list of devices, then click Summary. 2 Under Voice Feedback, deselect Enable VoiceOver.
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Choose an item from the playlist menu: 1 Press and hold the VoiceOver button ( ). You hear the names of your playlists. 2 When you hear the name of the playlist you want, press the VoiceOver button ( ) or Play/Pause (’) to select it. The first item in your playlist plays. When you’re listening to the playlist menu, you can press Next/Fast-forward (‘) or Previous/Rewind (]) to move forward or backward in the playlist menu. To restart a playlist, follow the steps above to select the playlist y
