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iPOD & ITUNES for Dummies Portable Edition

by Tony Bove

January 2010

Beginner to intermediate

144 pages

2h 30m

English

Wiley

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About This BookConventions Used in This BookAnd Just Who Are You?Icons Used in This BookWhere to Go from Here
Introducing the iPodComparing iPod ModelsThings You Have and Things You NeedThumbing Through the MenusPressing the iPod Buttons
Installing iTunesWhat You Can Do with iTunesOpening the iTunes WindowVisiting the iTunes StoreSetting Up an Account
Browsing and Previewing SongsBuying and Downloading ContentAdding Music from CDsSynchronizing Your iPod Automatically
Browsing by Artist, Album, and CoverUnderstanding the Content IndicatorsChanging the List View OptionsSorting Content by the List View OptionsSearching for ContentFinding the Content's Media File

Retrieving Song Information from the InternetEntering Content InformationEditing the Information
Creating PlaylistsUsing Smart PlaylistsAdding a Touch of Genius
Syncing with Your iTunes Store AccountCopying EverythingChoosing What to SyncManually Managing Music and Videos
Using Recordable CDs and DVDsCreating a Disc Burn PlaylistBurning a DiscChoosing Your Burn Settings
Syncing with Photo Albums and FoldersViewing Pictures and Slideshows
Powering Up and UnlockingPowering DownStopping a Frozen AppResetting Your iPod or iPhone SystemResetting iPod or iPhone SettingsChecking the Software VersionUpdating the SoftwareRestoring to Factory ConditionSetting Up and SyncingRestoring Settings from a Backup (iPod touch and iPhone)

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Chapter 10 Ten Steps to Recovery

In This Chapter

Resetting your iPod or iPhone
Updating iPod or iPhone software
Restoring your iPod or iPhone settings
Restoring an iPod or iPhone to its original factory condition

This no-nonsense chapter may not be fun, but it's necessary. Humans aren't perfect, and neither are the machines they make. If your iPod or iPhone stops working as it should, or an iPod touch or iPhone app causes it to freeze up, you can turn to this chapter.

This chapter also covers updating the firmware and software on your iPod or iPhone. (Firmware is software encoded in hardware.) All software devices need to be updated now and then — it's a good thing because new versions fix known bugs and add improvements.

Finally, I describe how to restore your iPod or iPhone to its factory default condition. Restoring to factory condition is a drastic measure that erases any music or information, but it usually solves a software glitch when nothing else does.

Powering Up and Unlocking

To turn on an iPod nano or iPod classic, press any part of the click wheel. To turn on an iPod touch or iPhone, press either the Sleep/Wake button or the physical Home button.

If an iPod nano or iPod classic refuses to turn on, check the position of the Hold switch — on the top of a current-model iPod classic or iPod nano (or on the bottom next to the dock connection on older iPod nano models). The Hold switch locks the iPod buttons so that you don't accidentally activate them. Slide the Hold ...