The iPod & iTunes Pocket Guide, Second Edition

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Dock Connector port

On the bottom of the Dock-connector iPod, you’ll fi nd

a proprietary port that handles both power and data

chores for the device. This port, on the bottom of the

3G iPods and all click-wheel iPods save the iPod nano

and the 5G iPod, supports data transfer via both

FireWire and USB 2.0 (Figure 2.8 and Figure 2.9). The

nano and 5G iPod can be charged via FireWire but

sync only over USB (Figure 2.10).

Figure 2.8 Dock

Connector port

at the bottom

of the iPod.

Figure 2.9 iPod

mini’s Dock

Connector port.

Figure 2.10 2G

iPod nano’s

Headphone and

Dock Connector

ports.

Ports and connectors: iPod shuffl e

The iPod shuffl e has exactly one hole: the

Headphone port (Figure 2.11). On the original iPod

shuffl e, this port was exactly what its name implies:

a place to plug in your earbuds or other headphones.

Figure 2.11 2G

iPod shuffl e’s

Headphone/

Dock port.

Photo courtesy of

Apple Computer