Apple iPod touch Operations Instructions

iPod touch Features Guide

210 2 BasicsiPod touch at a GlanceSleep/Wake buttonHeadphones portDock connectorWi-Fi antennaHome buttonTouch screenApplication iconsStatus bar

Chapter 2 Basics 11 Status IconsThe icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPod touch:Item What you can do with it

12 Chapter 2 Basics Home ScreenPress the Home button at any time to see the applications on iPod touch. Tap any application icon to get started.

Chapter 2 Basics 13 Customizing the Home Screen LayoutYou can customize the layout of icons on the Home screen—including the Dock icons along the b

14 Chapter 2 Basics Create additional Home screensm While arranging icons, drag a button to the edge of the screen until a new screen appears. You

Chapter 2 Basics 15 iPod touch Buttons and TouchscreenA few simple buttons and a high-resolution touchscreen make it easy to learn and use iPod tou

16 Chapter 2 Basics Using the TouchscreenThe controls on the touchscreen change dynamically depending on the task you are performing. m Tap any ap

Chapter 2 Basics 17 m Flick to scroll quickly.You can wait for scrolling to stop, or tap or touch anywhere on the screen to stop it immediately. Ta

18 Chapter 2 Basics m When viewing photos, web pages, email, or maps, you can zoom in and out. Pinch your fingers together or apart. For photos an

Chapter 2 Basics 19 Entering textStart by typing with just your index finger. As you get more proficient, you can type more quickly by using your t

2 1 Contents Chapter 1 4 Getting Started4 What You Need 4 Setting Up iPod touch 5 Getting Music, Videos, and Other Content onto iPod touch 9 Disconne

20 Chapter 2 Basics Accepting or Rejecting Dictionary SuggestionsiPod touch has dictionaries for English, English (UK), French, French (Canada), G

Chapter 2 Basics 21 Connecting to the InternetiPod touch connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi networks. iPod touch can join AirPort and other Wi-Fi

22 Chapter 2 Basics Charging the BatteryiPod touch has an internal rechargeable battery.Charge the battery and sync iPod touchm Connect iPod touch

Chapter 2 Basics 23 Important: If iPod touch is very low on power, it may display one of the following images indicating that iPod touch needs to

324 3 Music and VideoTap Music to listen to songs, audiobooks, and podcasts, or tap Video to watch TV shows, movies, and other video.iPod touch sync

Chapter 3 Music and Video 25 Transferring Purchased Content from iPod touch to Another Authorized ComputerMusic, video, and podcasts sync from your

26 Chapter 3 Music and Video Playing Songs, Audiobooks, and PodcastsBrowse your collectionm Tap Music, then tap Playlists, Artists, Songs, or Albu

Chapter 3 Music and Video 27 Displaying playback controls at any timeYou can display playback controls at any time when you’re listening to music a

28 Chapter 3 Music and Video Browsing Album Covers in Cover FlowWhen you’re browsing music, you can rotate iPod touch sideways to see your iTunes

Chapter 3 Music and Video 29 Viewing All Tracks on an AlbumSee all the tracks on the album that contains the current songm From the Now Playing scr

Contents 3 Chapter 6 45 Applications45 Safari 50 Calendar 53 Mail 58 Contacts 60 YouTube 63 Stocks 64 Maps 69 Weather 70 Clock 72 Calculator 73 Notes

30 Chapter 3 Music and Video Watching VideosWith iPod touch, you can view video content such as movies, music videos, and video podcasts. Videos p

Chapter 3 Music and Video 31 Watching Rented MoviesYou can rent movies from the iTunes Store and watch them on iPod touch. You use iTunes to rent t

32 Chapter 3 Music and Video Watching Videos on a TV Connected to iPod touchYou can connect iPod touch to your TV and watch your videos on the lar

Chapter 3 Music and Video 33 Changing the Buttons on the Music ScreenYou can replace the Playlists, Artist, Songs, or Albums buttons at the bottom

434 4 PhotosTap Photos to view your photos, use a photo as wallpaper, and play slideshows.iPod touch lets you sync photos from your computer so you

Chapter 4 Photos 35 Viewing PhotosPhotos synced from your computer can be viewed in Photos.View photosm Tap Photo Library to see all your photos, o

36 Chapter 4 Photos Changing the Size or OrientationSee a photo in landscape orientationm Rotate iPod touch sideways. The photo automatically reor

Chapter 4 Photos 37 Viewing SlideshowsView photos in a slideshowm Choose an album and tap a photo, then tap . If you don’t see , tap the photo to

38 Chapter 4 Photos Sending a Photo to a Web GalleryIf you have a .Mac account, you can send photos directly from iPod touch to a Web Gallery crea

5 395 iTunes Wi-Fi Music StoreTap iTunes to purchase songs and albums from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.You can search for, browse, preview, purc

1 4 1 Getting Started What You Need To use iPod touch, you need:Â A Mac or a PC with a USB 2.0 port and one of the following operating systems:Â M

40 Chapter 5 iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store Browse featured songs and albumsm Tap Featured and select a category at the top of the screen.Browse top ten

Chapter 5 iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store 41 Search for songs and albumsm Tap Search, tap the search field and enter one or more words, then tap Search.Se

42 Chapter 5 iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store Find out what song is playingm Tap Starbucks.The currently playing song appears at the top of the screen. Ta

Chapter 5 iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store 43 2 Enter your password and tap OK.Your purchase is charged to your iTunes Store account. For additional purcha

44 Chapter 5 iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store Verifying purchasesYou can use iTunes to verify that all the music, videos, and other items you bought from

6 456 ApplicationsSafariSurfing the WebSafari lets you see webpages just as they were designed to be seen in computer-based browsers. A simple do

46 Chapter 6 Applications If a link leads to a sound or movie file supported by iPod touch, Safari plays the sound or movie. For supported file ty

Chapter 6 Applications 47 Resize any column to fit the screenm Double-tap the column. The column expands so you can read it more easily.Double-tap

48 Chapter 6 Applications Opening Multiple Pages at OnceYou can have more than one webpage open at a time. Some links automatically open a new pag

Chapter 6 Applications 49 Submit the formm Once you finish filling out the text fields on the page, tap Go or Search. Most pages also have a link y

Chapter 1 Getting Started 5 The USB port on most keyboards doesn’t provide enough power. Unless your keyboard has a high-powered USB 2.0 port, y

50 Chapter 6 Applications Edit a bookmark or bookmark folderm Tap , choose the folder that has the bookmark or folder you want to edit, then tap

Chapter 6 Applications 51 Adding and Editing Calendar Events Directly on iPod touchAdd an eventm Tap and enter event information. Then tap Done.

52 Chapter 6 Applications  Month view: Days with events show a dot below the date. Tap a day to see its events in a list below the calendar. Tap

Chapter 6 Applications 53 MailMail is a rich HTML email client that retrieves your email in the background while you do other things on iPod touch.

54 Chapter 6 Applications Setting Up an Email Account on iPod touchYou can set up and make changes to an email account directly on iPod touch. You

Chapter 6 Applications 55 3 Type a subject, then type a message.4 Tap Send.Send a photo in a messagem From the Home screen choose Photos, then choo

56 Chapter 6 Applications On each account screen, you can see the number of unread messages next to each mailbox. Tap a mailbox to see its message

Chapter 6 Applications 57 Check for new messagesm Choose a mailbox, or tap at any time.Open an attached fileYou can view or read some types of fi

58 Chapter 6 Applications Zoom in to a part of a messagem Double-tap the part you want to zoom in on. Double-tap again to zoom out.Resize any colu

Chapter 6 Applications 59 Setting the Sort and Display OrderUse Contacts settings to set whether your contacts are sorted by first or last name, an

6 Chapter 1 Getting Started  Podcasts Photos Contacts—names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and so on Calendars—appointments an

60 Chapter 6 Applications 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

Chapter 6 Applications 61 Play a videom Tap the video. The video begins to download to iPod touch and a progress bar shows progress. When enough of

62 Chapter 6 Applications Changing the Buttons at the Bottom of the ScreenYou can replace the Featured, Most Viewed, Bookmarks, and Search buttons

Chapter 6 Applications 63 StocksViewing Stock QuotesWhen you tap Stocks from the Home screen, the stock reader shows updated quotes for all your st

64 Chapter 6 Applications MapsMaps provides street maps, satellite photos, and hybrid views of locations in many of the world’s countries. You can

Chapter 6 Applications 65 Use the dropped pinm Tap , then tap Drop Pin. A pin drops down on the map, which you can then drag to any location you c

66 Chapter 6 Applications See a satellite or hybrid viewm Tap , then tap Satellite or Hybrid to see just a satellite view or a combined street ma

Chapter 6 Applications 67 3 Tap Route, then do one of the following:Â To view directions one step at a time, tap Start, then tap to see the next

68 Chapter 6 Applications Finding and Contacting BusinessesFind businesses in an area1 Find a location—for example, a city and state or country, o

Chapter 6 Applications 69 WeatherViewing Weather SummariesTap Weather from the Home screen to see the current temperature and a six-day forecast fo

Chapter 1 Getting Started 7 The USB port on most keyboards doesn’t provide enough power. You must connect iPod touch to a USB 2.0 port on your c

70 Chapter 6 Applications Set whether iPod touch shows the temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsiusm Tap , then tap ºF or ºC.See information about a

Chapter 6 Applications 71 Setting Alarm ClocksYou can set multiple alarms. Set each alarm to repeat on days you specify, or to sound only once.Set

72 Chapter 6 Applications Setting the TimerSet the timerm Tap Timer, then flick to set the number of hours and minutes. Tap When Timer Ends to cho

Chapter 6 Applications 73 NotesWriting, Reading, and Emailing NotesNotes are listed by date added, with the most recent note at the top. You can se

774 7 SettingsTap Settings to adjust iPod touch settings.Settings allows you to customize iPod touch applications, set the date and time, configure

Chapter 7 Settings 75 Forget a network, so iPod touch doesn’t join it automaticallym Choose Wi-Fi and tap next to a network you’ve joined before.

76 Chapter 7 Settings  storage available software version serial number model number Wi-Fi address legal informationWallpaperYou see a wallp

Chapter 7 Settings 77 Set the language for iPod touchm Choose General > International > Language, choose the language you want to use, and ta

78 Chapter 7 Settings Sound EffectsiPod touch can play sound effects when you: have an appointment lock or unlock iPod touch type on the keyboa

Chapter 7 Settings 79 Erase all content and settingsm Choose General > Reset and tap “Erase All Content and Settings.”All your data and media ar

8 Chapter 1 Getting Started If you want to watch rented movies on iPod touch, transfer them to iPod touch using the Movies pane in iTunes. If t

80 Chapter 7 Settings Setting a volume limit only limits the volume of music (including podcasts and audiobooks) and videos (including rented movi

Chapter 7 Settings 81 Set whether to repeat slideshowsm Choose Photos and turn Repeat on or off.Set photos to appear randomly or in orderm Choose S

82 Chapter 7 Settings Settings for Email MessagesiPod touch checks for and retrieves new email in your accounts whenever your open Mail. You can a

Chapter 7 Settings 83 Settings for Sending EmailSet whether iPod touch sends you a copy of every message you sendm Choose Mail, then turn Always Bc

84 Chapter 7 Settings  To set whether Safari accepts cookies, tap Accept Cookies and choose Never, “From visited,” or Always. A cookie is a piece

Chapter 7 Settings 85 Restore or transfer settingsDo one of the following:m Connect a new iPod touch to the same computer you used with your other

A86 A Tips and TroubleshootingMost problems with iPod touch can be solved quickly by following the advice in this chapter.General SuggestionsIf the

Appendix A Tips and Troubleshooting 87 Â If that doesn’t work, download and install (or reinstall) the latest version of iTunes from www.apple.com/

88 Appendix A Tips and Troubleshooting If you can’t play a song you just purchasedYour purchase may still be downloading. Close and reopen Music,

Appendix A Tips and Troubleshooting 89 2 As you connect iPod touch to your computer, press and hold Command-Option (if you’re using a Mac) or Shift

Chapter 1 Getting Started 9 The password for your Yahoo! email account isn’t saved on your computer. If you sync a Yahoo! email account, you mus

90 Appendix A Tips and Troubleshooting  If you restore, all data is erased from iPod touch, including songs, videos, contacts, photos, calendar i

B 91B Learning More, Service, and Support There’s more information about using iPod touch, in onscreen help and on the web.The following table de

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93IndexIndex12-hour time 7624-hour time 76Aaccessibility features 90accountsdefault email 83email 81Address Book 8, 58, 91See also contact

94 Index adding from Maps 66assigning photo to 38entering 58seeing location of 66settings 84syncing 8Yahoo! Address Book 8controls, using 16co

Index 95 links on webpages 45location. See Mapslocking iPod touch 11, 15lyrics, displaying 26M.Mac account 54Mac OS X Address Book 58Mac system r

96 Index transferring purchased content 25See also musicPOP email accounts 54pop-ups 83power, low 23, 86power adapter 11, 22previewing music 42p

Index 97 songs. See musicsoundadjusting volume 26no sound 87setting limit 79Sound Check 79sound effects settings 78soundscalendar alert 51turnin

98 Index Wi-Fi address 76Windows Address Book 8, 58, 91WMA files, converting 88World Clock 70YY! Mail account 54Yahoo!Address Book 8, 89email ac