Apple iPod Touch - iPod Touch 2nd User's Guide

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Applications PaneUse the Applications pane to specify which App Store applications you want installed on iPod touch. Any applications downloaded direc

 To adjust SSL and password settings, tap Advanced. Ask your network administrator or Internet service provider for the correct settings.Delete an a

Chapter 8 Settings 101Set the default email account: Choose “Mail, Contacts, Calendars” > Default Account, then choose an account.This setti

GeneralYou can use Google or Yahoo! to perform Internet searches.Select a search engine: Choose Safari > Search Engine and select the search engin

Chapter 8 Settings 103Nike + iPodUse Nike + iPod settings to activate and adjust settings for the Nike + iPod Sensor, sold separately. Nike + iP

104GeneralLow-Battery Image AppearsiPod touch is low on power and needs to charge for up to ten minutes before you can use it. For information about

Appendix A Troubleshooting 105If that doesn’t work, erase all content on iPod touch. See “ Â Resetting iPod touch” on page 96.If that doesn’t w

106 Appendix A TroubleshootingIf you’ve set up a MobileMe or Microsoft Exchange account on iPod touch, iTunes Âwon’t sync the contacts, cale

Appendix A Troubleshooting 107Sound, Music, and VideoNo SoundUnplug and reconnect the headset. Make sure the connector is pushed in all the Âwa

108 Appendix A TroubleshootingIf you have a song or video in your iTunes library that isn’t supported by iPod touch, you may be able to conve

Appendix A Troubleshooting 109.vcf contact information.xls Microsoft Excel.xlsx Microsoft Excel (XML)Email Can’t Be Delivered (Port 25 Timed Out

Chapter 1 Getting Started 11If you don’t have already have one, you can get a free email account online at www.yahoo.com, www.google.com, or www

11 0 Appendix A TroubleshootingCreating BackupsBackups can be created in the following ways:Once iPod touch has been congured to sync with a

Appendix A Troubleshooting 111Remove a backup: 1 In iTunes, open iTunes Preferences. Â Windows: Choose Edit > Preferences. Â Mac: Choose i

11 2 Appendix A TroubleshootingiPod touch Accessibility FeaturesThe following features may make it easier for you to use iPod touch if you ha

11 3Safety, Software, and Service InformationThe following table describes where to get more iPod touch-related safety, software, and service info

11 4 Appendix B Other ResourcesiPod touch-Optimized User GuideThe iPod touch User Guide, optimized for viewing on iPod touch, is available at

Appendix B Other Resources 11 5European Union—Disposal Information: This symbol means that according to local laws and regulations your product

12-hour time 9524-hour time 95Aaccessibility features 11 2accounts 10, 99"push" 12, 90adjusting brightness 91Adobe Photoshop 72Adobe

Index 11 7Composite AV cable 38computer requirements 5Conguration proles 12connecting to Internet 26contactsadding and editing 80adding from

11 8 Indexverifying purchases 51Kkeyboardsinternational 23, 96keyboard, typing on 23Llinksin email 60on webpages 53location. See MapsLocation

Index 11 9Photosassigning photos to contacts 75emailing photos 75playing music during slideshow 74sending photos in email 58settings 74, 98syn

Push AccountsMobileMe, Microsoft Exchange, and Yahoo! Mail are known as “push” accounts. When new information is available, such as the arrival of an

12 0 Indexsecurity 102slideshow 74sound 79temperature 82TV out 98video 98VPN 92wallpaper 75, 91shuing songs 33signatures, email 101slee

Index 121adjusting for alerts 92setting limit 97VPNconguring 92turning on or o 92Wwaking iPod touch 19wallpaperchoosing 91settings 75using

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Chapter 1 Getting Started 13Settings provided by a conguration prole cannot be altered. If you want to change these settings, you must rst re

14iPod touch at a GlanceSleep/Wake buttonVolume buttonsHeadphonesportDock connectorWi-Fi antennaHome buttonInternal speakerTouchscreenApplicationico

Chapter 2 Basics 15iPod touch Included AccessoriesDock Connector to USB CableStereo headphonesPolishing clothiPodItem What you can do with itSte

Home ScreenPress the Home button at any time to see your iPod touch applications. Tap any application icon to get started.iPod touch ApplicationsThe

Chapter 2 Basics 17MailiPod touch works with MobileMe, Microsoft Exchange, and many of the most popular email systems—including Yahoo! Mail, Goo

NotesJot notes on the go—reminders, grocery lists, brilliant ideas. Send them in email.SettingsAdjust all iPod touch settings in one convenient place.

Chapter 2 Basics 19You can create up to nine screens. The number of dots above the Dock shows the number of screens you have, and indicates whic

5 Chapter 1: Getting Started5 What You Need5 Registering iPod touch6 Syncing with iTunes10 Mail, Contacts, and Calendar Accounts12 Installing C

WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see the Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/ipodtouc

Chapter 2 Basics 21ScrollingDrag up or down to scroll. On some screens such as webpages, you can also scroll side to side.Dragging your nger to

Find items in an indexed list: Tap a letter to jump to items starting with that letter. Drag your nger along the index to scroll quickly through the

Chapter 2 Basics 23Enter text: 1 Tap a text eld, such as in a note or new contact, to bring up the keyboard. 2 Tap keys on the keyboard.Start

Turn international keyboards on or o: 1 In Settings, choose General > International > Keyboards. 2 Turn on the keyboards you want. Languages

Chapter 2 Basics 25When Simplied or Traditional Chinese handwriting formats are turned on, you can enter Chinese characters with your nger, as

Edit text: Touch and hold to see a magnied view, then drag to position the insertion point.Connecting to the InternetiPod touch connects to the Inte

Chapter 2 Basics 27Charging the BatteryWARNING: For important safety information about charging iPod touch, see the Important Product Informati

Maximizing Battery LifeiPod touch uses lithium-ion batteries. To learn more about how to maximize the lifespan and battery life of your iPod touch, go

29iPod touch syncs with iTunes on your computer to get songs, videos, and other content you’ve collected in your iTunes library. For information a

Contents 352 Chapter 5: Safari52 Viewing Webpages55 Searching the Web55 Bookmarks56 Web Clips57 Chapter 6: Mail57 Setting Up Email Accounts

If you listen to part of a podcast or audiobook, your place in the story is included if you sync the content with iTunes. If you started listening to

Chapter 3 Music and Video 31Converting Videos for iPod touchYou can add videos other than those purchased from the iTunes Store to iPod touch, s

Controlling Song PlaybackWhen you play a song, the Now Playing screen appears.Next/Fast-forwardPlay/PauseTrack ListBackPrevious/RewindVolumePause a so

Chapter 3 Music and Video 33If you’re using an application, the playback controls appear on top of the application. After using the controls, yo

Browsing Album Covers in Cover FlowWhen you’re browsing music, you can rotate iPod touch sideways to see your iTunes content in Cover Flow and browse

Chapter 3 Music and Video 35Viewing All Tracks on an AlbumSee all the tracks on the album that contains the current song: From the Now Playing

Refreshing a playlist creates a playlist of dierent songs based on the song you picked. You can refresh any Genius playlist, whether it was created i

Chapter 3 Music and Video 37Playing VideosPlay a video: Tap Videos and tap the video.Display playback controls: Tap the screen to show the con

Scale a video to ll the screen or t to the screenTap to make the video ll the screen. Tap to make it t the screen.You can also double-tap the

Chapter 3 Music and Video 39Deleting Videos from iPod touchYou can delete videos from iPod touch to save space.Delete a video: In the videos li

4 Contents108 Safari, Mail, and Contacts109 Backing Up iPod touch111 Updating and Restoring iPod touch Software112 iPod touch Accessibility

Change the browse buttons: Tap More and tap Edit, then drag a button to the bottom of the screen, over the button you want to replace.You can drag th

41iTunes Wi-Fi Music StoreYou can search for, browse, preview, purchase, and download songs and albums from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store directly

Browse featured songs and albums: Tap Featured and select a category at the top of the screen.Browse top ten songs and albums: Tap Top Tens, then ch

Chapter 4 iTunes and App Store 43Search for songs and albums: Tap Search, tap the search eld and enter one or more words, then tap Search.See

Find out what song is playing: Tap Starbucks. The currently playing song appears at the top of the screen. Tap the song to see the album the song is

Chapter 4 iTunes and App Store 45See the status of downloading songs and albums: Tap Downloads.To pause a download, tap .If you need to turn o

Browse featured applications: Tap Featured and select a featured category at the top of the screen.Browse by category: Tap Categories and select a c

Chapter 4 iTunes and App Store 47Browse the top 25 applications: Tap Top 25, then scroll through the list of applications.Search for applicatio

Info ScreenTap any application in a list to see more information, such as the application’s price, reviews, and other information.If you’ve already in

Chapter 4 iTunes and App Store 49See the status of downloading applications: After you begin downloading an application, its icon appears on yo

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Updating ApplicationsWhenever you access the App Store, it checks for updates to applications you’ve installed. By default, the App Store also automat

Chapter 4 iTunes and App Store 51Verifying PurchasesYou can use iTunes to verify that all the music, videos, applications, and other items you b

52Safari lets you surf the web and view webpages on iPod touch in the same way as if you were on your computer. You can create bookmarks on iPod tou

Chapter 5 Safari 53Opening WebpagesOpen a webpage: Tap the address eld, then type the web address and tap Go. If the address eld is not visib

See a link’s destination address Touch and hold the link. The address pops up next to your nger. You can touch and hold an image to see if it has a l

Chapter 5 Safari 55Entering Text and Filling Out FormsSome webpages have text elds and forms to ll out.Bring up the keyboard Tap inside a text

Sync bookmarks with MobileMe: In iPod touch’s Settings, select Bookmarks in your MobileMe account. See “Setting Up Accounts” on page 10.Open a bookma

57Mail works with MobileMe, Microsoft Exchange, and many of the most popular email systems—including Yahoo! Mail, Google email, and AOL—as well as

3 Tap Cc/Bcc/From if you want to copy or blind copy the message to others, or change the account you send the message from. If you have more than on

Chapter 6 Mail 59On each account screen, you can see the number of unread messages in each mailbox.Number of unread messagesTap to see all your

2 Connect iPod touch to a USB 2.0 port on your Mac or PC using the cable that came with iPod touch. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions in iTunes to

Follow a link Tap the link.Text links are typically underlined and blue. Many images are also links. A link can take you to a webpage, open a map, or

Chapter 6 Mail 61.html webpage.key Keynote.numbers Numbers.pages Pages.pdf Preview, Adobe Acrobat.ppt Microsoft PowerPoint.pptx Microsoft PowerP

Organizing EmailYou can delete messages one at a time, or select a group to delete all at once. You can also move messages from one mailbox or folder

63MapsMaps provides street maps, satellite photos, and hybrid views of locations in many of the world’s countries. You can get detailed driving di

A pin marks the location. Tap the pin to see the name or description of the location.Tap to get information about the location, get directions

Chapter 7 More Applications 65A pin drops down on the map, which you can then drag to any location you choose.Quickly move the pin to the area c

See the location of someone’s address in your contacts listTap in the search eld, then tap Contacts and choose a contact.To locate an address in th

Chapter 7 More Applications 67 Â To view all the directions in a list, tap , then tap List. Tap any item in the list to see a map showing that

Highways are color-coded according to the ow of trac:Gray = No data currently availableRed = less than 25 miles per hourYellow = 25–50 miles per hou

Chapter 7 More Applications 69Contact a business or get directions: Tap the pin that marks a business, then tap next to the name.Get directio

Chapter 1 Getting Started 7Music, audiobooks, podcasts, video content, and purchased applications are synced from your iTunes library. If you do

 Most Recent: Videos most recently submitted to YouTube.  Top Rated: Videos most highly rated by YouTube viewers. To rate videos, go to www.youtu

Chapter 7 More Applications 71Toggle between scaling a video to ll the screen or t to the screenDouble-tap the video. You can also tap to ma

Add Your Own Videos to YouTubeFor information about adding your own videos to YouTube, go to www.youtube.com and tap Help.PhotosiPod touch lets you ca

Chapter 7 More Applications 73View a photo in landscape orientation: Rotate iPod touch sideways. The photo reorients automatically and, if it’s

See the next or previous photo: Flick left or right. Or tap the screen to show the controls, then tap or .SlideshowsYou can view your photos as a

Chapter 7 More Applications 75You can also choose from several wallpaper pictures included with iPod touch by choosing Settings > Wallpaper &

CalendarCalendar lets you view your events in a continuous list, by day, or by month. Sync iPod touch with the calendars on your computer. Make, edit,

Chapter 7 More Applications 77Edit an event Tap the event, then tap Edit.Delete an event Tap the event, tap Edit, then scroll down and tap Delet

Respond to an invitation in Calendar: 1 Tap a meeting invitation in the calendar, or tap to display the Event screen and tap an invitation.Tap “In

Chapter 7 More Applications 79AlertsSet calendar alerts: In Settings, choose General > Sounds, then turn Calendar Alerts on. If Calendar Ale

By default, “Open iTunes when this iPod is connected” is selected. iPod touch Settings Panes in iTunesThe following sections provide an overview of ea

ContactsImporting and Syncing ContactsYou can add contacts to iPod touch in the following ways:In iTunes, sync contacts with applications on your comp

Chapter 7 More Applications 81Assign a photo to a contact: 1 Tap Contacts and choose a contact. 2 Tap Edit and tap Add Photo, or tap the exist

WeatherUse Weather to get the current temperature and six-day forecast for one or more cities around the world. To use Weather, iPod touch must join a

Chapter 7 More Applications 83NotesWriting and Reading NotesNotes are listed by date added, with the most recent note at the top. You can see th

The stored number remains in memory when you switch between the standard and scientic calculators.Scientic Calculator KeysRotate iPod touch to lands

Chapter 7 More Applications 85log Returns the log base 10 of a value.sin Calculates the sine of a value.sin-1Calculates the arc sine of a value.

ClockClock lets you see the time in dierent places, set an alarm, use a stopwatch, and set a timer.World ClocksYou can add clocks to show the time in

Chapter 7 More Applications 87 Â To give the alarm a description, tap Label. iPod touch displays the label when the alarm sounds.If at least one

Nike + iPodWhen activated in Settings, the Nike + iPod application appears on the Home screen for controlling the Nike + iPod Sensor, sold separately.

89Settings allows you to customize iPod touch applications, set the date and time, congure your network connection, and enter other preferences f

Chapter 1 Getting Started 9Photos PaneYou can sync photos with iPhoto 4.0.3 or later, or Aperture on a Mac; or with Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 or

Forget a network, so iPod touch doesn’t join it automatically: Choose Wi-Fi and tap next to a network you’ve joined before. Then tap “Forget this Ne

Chapter 8 Settings 91Note that setting Push to OFF or Fetch to Manually in the Fetch New Data screen overrides individual account settings.Brigh

SoundsAdjust alerts volume: Choose General > Sounds and drag the slider. Or, if no song or video is playing use the volume buttons on the side of

Chapter 8 Settings 93Location ServicesLocation Services allows applications such as Maps to gather and use data indicating your location. Locati

After ten failed passcode attempts, your settings are reset to their defaults and all your information and media on your iPod touch is permanently rem

Chapter 8 Settings 95Date and TimeThese settings apply to the time shown in the status bar at the top of the screen, and in world clocks and cal

InternationalUse the International settings to set the language for iPod touch, turn keyboards for dierent languages on or o, and set the date, time

Chapter 8 Settings 97Reset the Home screen layout: Choose General > Reset and tap Reset Home Screen Layout.Reset the location warnings: Cho

VideoVideo settings apply to video content, including rented movies. You can set where to resume playing videos that you previously started, turn clos

Chapter 8 Settings 99Mail, Contacts, CalendarsUse Mail, Contacts, Calendars settings to set up and customize accounts for iPod touch: Microsoft