Table of Content

iPod shuffle Introduction
iPod shuffle Basics
Storing Files on iPod shuffle
iPod shuffle Accessories
Tips and Troubleshooting
Safety and Handling

Apple iPod Shuffle (2nd generation)

iPod shuffle Basics

With iPod shuffle, you can take your music collection with you wherever you go. Read this chapter to learn about loading music and listening to iPod shuffle.

• 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
• Loading songs, audiobooks, and podcasts onto iPod shuffle
• Listening to music or other audio on the go

About iTunes

This guide explains how to use iTunes to import songs and other audio to your computer, create personal compilations of your favorite songs (called playlists), load iPod shuffle, and adjust iPod shuffle settings.

iTunes also has many other features. For information, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.

Importing Music into Your iTunes Library

There are three ways to get music into your iTunes library:

• Buy music and audiobooks or download podcasts online from the iTunes Store.
• Import music from audio CDs.
• Add music and other audio that's already on your computer

Buying Songs and Downloading Podcasts Using the iTunes Store

To purchase music online using the iTunes Store, you set up an Apple account in iTunes, find the songs you want, and then buy them. If you already have an Apple account, or if you have an America Online (AOL) account (available in some countries only), you can use that account to sign in to the iTunes Store and buy songs.

To sign in to the iTunes Store:

• Open iTunes and then:
  • If you already have an iTunes account, choose Store > Sign In.
  • If you don't already have an iTunes account, choose Store > Create Account and follow the onscreen instructions to set up an Apple account or enter your existing Apple account or AOL account information.

You can browse or search the iTunes Store to find the album, song, or artist you're looking for. Open iTunes and click iTunes Store in the Source pane.

• To browse the iTunes Store, choose a music genre from the Choose Genre pop-up menu, click one of the displayed releases or songs, or click Browse in the main iTunes Store window.
• To browse for podcasts, click the Podcasts link in the main iTunes Store window.
• To search the iTunes Store, type the name of an album, song, artist, or composer in the Search iTunes Store field.
• To narrow your search, type something in the Search iTunes Store field, press Return or Enter on your keyboard, and then click items in the Search Bar. For example, to narrow your search to song titles and albums, click MUSIC.
• To search for a combination of items, click Power Search in the iTunes Store window.
• To return to the main page of the iTunes Store, click the Home button in the top-left corner of the main iTunes Store window.

1. Click iTunes Store in the Source pane, and then find the item you want to buy.

   You can double-click a song or other item to listen to a portion of it and make sure it's what you want.

2. Click Buy Song, Buy Album, or Buy Book.

   The item is downloaded to your computer and charged to the credit card listed in your Apple or AOL account.

1. Click iTunes Store in the Source pane.
2. Click the Podcasts link on the left side of the main page in the iTunes Store.
3. Browse for the podcast you want to download.
   • To download a single podcast episode, click the Get Episode button next to the episode.
   • To subscribe to a podcast, click the Subscribe button next to the podcast graphic. iTunes downloads the most recent episode. As new episodes become available, they are automatically downloaded to iTunes when you connect to the Internet.

Importing Music from Your Audio CDs into iTunes

To import music from an audio CD into iTunes:

1. Insert a CD into your computer and open iTunes. If you have an Internet connection, iTunes gets the names of the songs on the CD from the Internet (if available) and lists them in the window.

   If you don't have an Internet connection, you can import your CDs and, later, when you're connected to the Internet, choose Advanced > Get CD Track Names. iTunes will get the track names for the imported CDs.

   If the CD track names aren't available online, you can enter the names of the songs manually. See "Entering Names of Songs and Other Details" on Loading and Playing Music chapter.

   With song information entered, you can browse for songs in iTunes by title, artist, album, and more.

2. Click to remove the checkmark next to any song you don't want to import from the CD.
3. Click the Import CD button. The display area at the top of the iTunes window shows how long it will take to import each song.

   By default, iTunes plays songs as they are imported. If you're importing a lot of songs, you might want to stop the songs from playing to improve performance.

4. To eject the CD, click the Eject (C) button.
5. Repeat these steps for any other CDs with songs you want to import.

You can manually enter song titles and other information, including comments, for songs and other items in your iTunes library.

To enter CD song titles and other information manually:

1. Select the first track on the CD and choose File > Get Info.
2. Click Info.
3. Enter the song information.
4. Click Next to enter information for the next track.

Adding Songs Already on Your Computer to Your iTunes Library

To add songs on your computer to your iTunes library:

• Drag the folder or disk containing the audio files to the LIBRARY heading in the iTunes Source pane (or choose File > Add to Library and select the folder or disk). If iTunes supports the song file format, the songs are automatically added to your iTunes library. You can also drag individual song files to iTunes.

Organizing Your Music

You can also make Smart Playlists that update automatically based on rules you choose. When you add songs to iTunes that match the rules, they automatically get added to the Smart Playlist.

You can make as many playlists as you like using any of the songs in your iTunes library. Adding a song to a playlist or later removing it doesn't remove it from your iTunes library.

To make a playlist in iTunes:

1. Click the Add (?) button or choose File > New Playlist.
2. Type a name for the playlist.
3. Click Music in the LIBRARY list, and then drag a song or other item to the playlist.

   To select multiple songs, hold down the Shift key or the Command (x) key on a Mac, or the Shift key or the Control key on a Windows PC, as you click each song.

• Choose File > New Smart Playlist and define the rules for your playlist.

Loading Music onto iPod shuffle

You set how music is loaded from iTunes onto iPod shuffle by connecting iPod shuffle to your computer, selecting iPod shuffle in the Source pane, and configuring options at the bottom of the Contents pane. Additional options for loading music and using iPod shuffle appear in the Settings pane.

Autofilling iPod shuffle

To autofill music onto iPod shuffle:

1. Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.
2. Select iPod shuffle from the list of devices in the Source pane.
3. Click the Contents tab.
4. Choose the playlist you want to autofill from using the pop-up menu. To autofill music from your entire library, choose Music.
5. Select which of the following options you want: Choose items randomly: iTunes shuffles the order of songs as it loads them onto iPod shuffle. If this option is not selected, iTunes downloads songs in the order they appear in your library or selected playlist.

   Choose higher rated items more often: iTunes autofills the songs you listen to most.

   Replace all items when Autofilling: iTunes replaces the songs on iPod shuffle with the new songs you've chosen. If this option is not selected, songs you've already loaded onto iPod shuffle remain and iTunes selects more songs to fill the available space.

6. Click Autofill. While music is being loaded from iTunes onto iPod shuffle, the iTunes status window shows the progress. When the autofill is done, a message in iTunes says "iPod update is complete."

Limiting Autofill to Items Checked in Your iTunes Library

To limit autofill to checked items:

1. Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.
2. When iPod shuffle appears in the iTunes window, select it.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Select "Only update checked songs."
5. Click Apply.

Loading Songs, Audiobooks, and Podcasts Manually

To load a song or other item onto iPod shuffle

1. Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.
2. In iTunes, select your library or a playlist in the Source pane.
3. Drag the song or other item to the iPod shuffle in the Source pane.

   You can also drag entire playlists to load them onto iPod shuffle.

Arranging the Order of Songs on iPod shuffle

To arrange the order of songs on iPod shuffle:

• Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.
• In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the Source pane.
• Click the Contents tab.
• Click the blank header above the first column to arrange the songs by number.
• Drag the songs to the order you want.

Fitting More Songs onto iPod shuffle

Note: Songs in formats not supported by iPod shuffle, such as Apple Lossless, must be converted if you want to load them onto iPod shuffle. For more information about formats supported by iPod shuffle, see "If you can't load a song or other item onto iPod shuffle" on Tips and Troubleshooting chapter.

To convert higher bit rate songs to AAC files:

1. Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.
2. In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the Source pane.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Select "Convert higher bit rate songs to 128 kbps AAC."
5. Click Apply.

Removing Songs and Other Items from iPod shuffle

To automatically replace items on iPod shuffle when autofilling:

1. Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.
2. In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the Source pane.
3. Select the Contents tab.
4. Make sure "Replace all items when Autofilling" is selected.

1. Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.
2. In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the Source pane.
3. Select a song or other item on iPod shuffle and press the Delete or Backspace key on your keyboard.

   Manually removing a song or other item from iPod shuffle does not delete the song from your iTunes library.

Playing Music

To listen to the songs and other items on iPod shuffle:

1. Plug the earphones into iPod shuffle and place the earbuds in your ears.
2. Press Play/Pause.

   Press Volume Up or Volume Down to adjust the volume. Take care not to turn the volume up too high. See "Setting a Volume Limit" on Loading and Playing Music chapter.

For a summary of the iPod shuffle controls, see "Using the iPod shuffle Controls" on iPod shuffle Basics chapter.

Note: If you're listening to an audiobook, set the shuffle switch to repeat so that the chapters play in order.

Setting iPod shuffle to Shuffle Songs or Play Songs in Order

To set iPod shuffle to shuffle:

• Slide the shuffle switch to shuffle.

  To reshuffle songs, press Play/Pause three times quickly.

• Slide the shuffle switch to repeat

  To return to the first song, press Play/Pause three times quickly.

Setting Songs to Play at the Same Volume Level

To set iTunes to play songs at the same sound level:

1. In iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences if you are using a Mac, or choose Edit > Preferences if you are using a Windows PC.
2. Click Playback and select Sound Check.

1. Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.
2. In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the Source pane.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Select Enable Sound Check.
5. Click Apply.

Setting a Volume Limit

If you've set a volume limit on iPod shuffle, the status light blinks orange three times if you try to increase the volume beyond the limit.

To set a volume limit for iPod shuffle:

1. Set iPod shuffle to the desired maximum volume.
2. Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.
3. In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the Source pane.
4. Click the Settings tab.
5. Select "Limit maximum volume."
6. Drag the slider to the desired maximum volume.

   The initial slider setting shows the volume the iPod shuffle was set to when you selected the "Limit maximum volume" checkbox.

7. To require a password to change this setting, click the lock and enter a password.

   If you set a password, you must enter it before you can change or remove the volume limit.

1. Connect iPod shuffle to your computer.
2. In iTunes, select iPod shuffle in the Source pane.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Deselect "Limit maximum volume. Enter the password, if required.

Disabling and Enabling the iPod shuffle Buttons

To disable the iPod shuffle buttons:

• Press and hold Play/Pause for three seconds.

  The status light glows green, and then blinks orange three times when the buttons become disabled. If you press a button when the buttons are disabled, the status light blinks orange once.

• Press and hold Play/Pause again for three seconds.

  The status light glows orange, and then blinks green three times when the buttons become enabled.

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