Wiley iPod touch For Dummies, 3rd Edition
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1. CE TES ME Powering Your iPod touch In This Chapter Looking inside the box Finding what your iPod touch is good for Setting up your iPod touch wirelessly Connecting to your computer and iTunes Using and recharging your battery ou hold in your hands the greatest pocket sized music player in the world which also happens to be a fantastic portable video and game player and video camera But that s not all With built in wireless Internet connectivity the iPod touch defines an entire new class of things I want to call it a device but it s so much more the iPod touch puts the entire world in your pocket It s your pass port to millions of songs as well as movies TV shows dno and other content on the iTunes Store It lets you com municate with your friends and family with FaceTime video calls and instant messaging and participate in social and gaming networks like Facebook and the Game Center It records stunning HD video as well as photos and lets you edit them before shar sse Sn ing them And of course it offers a library of hun dreds of thousands of applications known as apps that offer everything from soup to nuts including 11 27 thousands of games but I get into that later in this GAN 2 40 chapter akok 9 3 a 8 4 7 gs To Less than one third inch thick and weighing less than four ounces the iPod touch is really a pocket computer it uses a flash memory drive a2. 1 The 64GB model holds about 14 000 songs 90 000 photos or about 80 hours of video All three models use the same battery that offers up to 40 hours of audio playback or 7 hours of video playback How do you get 14 000 songs or for that matter any number of songs onto your iPod touch quickly If you have an iTunes library of songs you can fill your iPod touch by connecting it to your computer which I describe later in this chapter and synchronizing it with iTunes which I describe in Chapter 5 You can also sync your iPod touch wirelessly with your iTunes library stored on Apple s iCloud service which I describe in Chapter 6 And you can download songs from the iTunes Store see Chapter 4 Audio books and videos some of your favorite TV shows plus music videos and full length movies are just a touch away on your iPod touch or a click away in iTunes as I show in Chapter 4 You can even rent movies and TV shows directly on your iPod touch And you can organize your photos on your computer and then transfer them to your iPod touch using iTunes as I describe in Chapter 9 You use iTunes to organize your content make copies burn CDs and play disc jockey without discs To find out more see the latest edition of my book iPod amp iTunes For Dummies Communicating with the world Your iPod touch can sense Wi Fi networks Wi Fi short for wireless fidelity is a popular connection method for local area networks and
3. count as a full charge cycle but as half a charge cycle That means you can use half its power one day and then recharge it fully and then use half the next day and recharge it fully again and this would count as one charge cycle not two It s a good idea to calibrate the battery once soon after you get your iPod touch that is run it all the way down a full discharge and then charge it all the way up which takes at least four hours Although this doesn t actu ally change battery performance it does improve the battery gauge so that the gauge displays a more accurate reading This cali bration occurs anyway if you fully recharge the battery but if you ve never done that you can calibrate by disconnecting the iPod touch from any power for 24 hours to make sure the battery is empty and then fully recharging the battery Lithium ion batteries typically last three years or more but are vulnerable to high temperatures which decrease their life spans considerably Don t leave your iPod touch in a hot place such as on a sunny car dashboard for very long don t leave it with the cake out in the rain either water can easily damage it For a complete description of how Apple s bat teries work see the Apple Lithium lon Batteries page atwww apple com batteries 24 Part l Touching All the Basics Saving power The iPod touch uses power doing things like accessing the Internet using Bluetooth devices kee
4. into the iPod touch dock connec tion see Figure 1 3 and then plug the USB connector on the other end of the cable into the Apple or third party USB power adapter You can also plug the USB connector into the USB port on your computer for power or to set up 14 Part I Touching All the Basics your iPod touch and sync ff it with iTunes as I show in Connecting to iTunes later in this chapter Some older computers may not provide enough power through their USB connections A dock can be convenient because you can remove any travel case and slip your iPod touch into the Headphones earbuds connection dock without connecting Figure 1 3 The bottom of the iPod touch showing the dock cables The dock connec connection tion on the back end of a dock mirrors the dock connection on the iPod touch You can plug the sup plied USB cable into the dock connection on the back end of the dock and leave it that way on your desk When you slip the iPod touch into the dock s cradle connector the dock connects the iPod touch to the USB cable You can pick up a dock at an Apple Store order one online or take advantage of third party dock offerings Some docks such as the Apple Universal Dock keep your iPod touch in an upright position while connected and also provide connec tions for a home stereo or headphones Some docks offer built in speakers Dock connection Speaker Setting Up Vour iPod touch After you add power a
5. it to sleep and waking it again refer to the preceding section If that doesn t make your iPod touch recogniz able by iTunes try resetting your iPod touch as described in Chapter 14 If all else fails try restarting your computer and if that doesn t help try reinstalling iTunes Finally contact Apple Support to return your iPod touch for repair www apple com support Click Continue or click Register Later to skip the registration process iTunes displays the License Agreement You can scroll down to read it if you want You must choose to accept the agreement or the installer goes no further If you click Register Later you skip a few screens in the set up process but you don t get to skip the License Agreement I don t recommend skipping the registration screens unless you intend to register the device later registration helps you get better service from Apple in case you need it Click the option to accept the terms at the end of the License Agreement and then click Continue After you click Continue iTunes lets you register your iPod touch with Apple online so you can take advantage of Apple support You see a screen for entering your Apple ID Select the option Use My Apple ID to Register My iPod or I Do Not Have an Apple ID that applies to you and fill in the info beneath that option How you handle this step depends on how you purchased your iPod touch Here s the scoop Chapter 1
6. or Windows Vista You can use a 64 bit version of Vista if you also run the iTunes 64 bit installer which you can down load from the iTunes download page While you can run iTunes 10 and newer versions on a PC with a 1 GHz Intel or AMD processor with a QuickTime compatible audio card and a minimum of 512MB of RAM you need at least a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor and at least 1GB of RAM to play HD quality videos an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras from the iTunes Store You also need a DirectX 9 0 compatible video card with 32MB of video RAM 64MB recommended to watch video With a Mac iTunes version 10 version 10 5 as of this writing requires Mac OS X version 10 5 or newer Leopard Snow Leopard Lion or newer version While you can run iTunes 10 or newer versions on a Mac with an Intel PowerPC G5 or PowerPC G4 processor and at least 512MB of RAM you need at least a 1 GHz PowerPC G4 PowerPC G5 or Intel pro cessor to play Standard Definition video or at least a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor and at least 1GB of RAM to play HD quality videos an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras from the iTunes Store USB connection You need a USB 2 0 connection also called a high speed USB on your computer All current model Macs and many PCs provide built in USB 2 0 iTunes Make sure you have the current version of iTunes which also includes QuickTime for playing video You can download iTunes for Windows or the Mac from
7. the Apple site www apple com itunes download it s free Discovering What Vour iPod touch Can Do Play music videos and games get some face time communication with friends and relatives participate in social and gaming networks make travel reservations and see maps of the entire world check the weather and your finances record and edit videos and keep track of all your appointments You can do all this and much much more by using apps and connecting to the Internet Whipping up a multimedia extravaganza Portable DVD players are cute but they don t come anywhere close to being as convenient as an iPod touch for a pocket video player The iPod touch MBER KV amp Chapter 1 Powering Your iPod touch is the Swiss Army Knife of media It plays music music videos TV shows movies audio books photo slideshows and podcasts audio and video epi sodes designed to be downloaded to your iPod touch With Apple s iBooks app or other book reading apps you can even read books The convenience of carrying content on an iPod touch is phenomenal For example the 32GB iPod touch can hold around 7 000 songs That s more than a week of nonstop rock around the clock Apple offers the following sizes of iPod touch models as of this writing 1 The 8GB model holds about 1 750 songs 10 000 photos or about 10 hours of video 1 The 32GB model holds about 7 000 songs 40 000 photos or about 40 hours of video
8. the iPod touch from the computer Don t ever disconnect an iPod touch before ejecting it because such bad behavior might cause it to freeze up and require a reset If that happens see Chapter 14 for instructions 22 Part l Touching All the Basics Facing Charges of Battery ar ANG P NING KY You can take a six hour flight from New York City to California and watch videos on your iPod touch the entire time without recharging The iPod touch uses a built in rechargeable lithium ion Li Ion battery that offers 40 hours of music playing time or seven hours of video browsing the Internet or displaying photo slideshows with music Recharging your battery The iPod touch battery recharges automatically when you connect it toa power source For example it starts charging immediately when you insert it into a dock that s connected to a power source or to a computer with a pow ered USB connection It takes only four hours to recharge the battery fully from a drained state less if partially charged Need power when you re on the run Look for a power outlet in the airport terminal or hotel lobby and plug in your iPod touch with your AC power adapter the battery fast charges to 80 percent capacity in two hours After that the battery receives a trickle charge for the next two hours until it s fully charged Don t fry your iPod touch with some generic power adapter Use only the power adapter from Apple or a certi
9. the iPod touch to your l gt S gt computer The earbuds supplied with your iPod touch may not suit your tastes but hundreds of other headphone and ear phone products might You can get all kinds of accessories including headphones earphones speakers the Apple Universal Dock other docks and AC power adapters from the online Apple Store www apple com store the iPod touch Earbuds physical Apple Store or any electronics depart Dock connector to USB cable ment or store such as Figure 1 1 Inside the box for the iPod touch Amazon com or Fry s Computer and software not included Although you can store your content and iPod touch settings in Apple s iCloud service you may still want a computer and iTunes to manage your content and your iPod touch These things are not in the box obviously You ve seen requirements before lots of jargon about MB megabytes GB gigabytes GHz gigahertz and RAM random access memory sprinkled with names like Intel AMD and Mac OS X Skip this section if you already know your iPod touch works with your computer and you already have iTunes But if you don t know whether it will work and you don t have iTunes yet read on 9 10 Parti Touching All the Basics You need the following APC or Mac to run iTunes On a PC iTunes version 10 version 10 5 as of this writing requires Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or a 32 bit edition of Windows 7
10. you really want the latest version go directly to the Apple website www apple com itunes to get it You can download iTunes for free For details on how to install iTunes see the instructions on Apple s web site or see my book iPod amp iTunes For Dummies Be aware that for your new iPod touch and iTunes to play nice with each other you first have to set up the iPod touch You can do that wirelessly by following the steps in Setting Up Your iPod touch earlier in this chapter or by using iTunes as spelled out in the following steps 17 18 Part I Touching All the Basics lt r 1 Launch iTunes and connect your iPod touch to the computer with a USB cable iTunes recognizes the iPod touch and if the iPod touch has not been set up wirelessly as I describe in the section Setting Up Your iPod touch opens the Register and Set Up screen to get you started If you have already set up your iPod touch wirelessly you can skip to Step 7 If the iPod touch isn t recognized in a few minutes make sure it s charged A lightning bolt battery icon appears when it s asleep and con nected to power if you don t see this icon iPod touch isn t charging properly and you may need to try a different cable or try a different USB 2 0 connection For more battery details see the section Facing Charges of Battery later in this chapter If the iPod touch is charged and still not recognized try putting
11. Powering Your iPod touch 9 e If you purchased your iPod touch directly from Apple and you have an iTunes Store App Store Apple Store MobileMe iCloud or Apple developer ID select the Use My Apple ID to Register My iPod option and enter the ID and password to swiftly move through the registration process Apple automatically recognizes your pur chase so that you don t need to enter the serial number If you bought your iPod touch elsewhere or you don t have an Apple ID iCloud or MobileMe ID select the I Do Not Have an Apple ID option If needed select your country from the pop up menu below that When you click Continue iTunes displays a screen for entering your iPod touch serial number and your personal informa tion Fields marked with an asterisk are required such as your name and e mail address Got a magnifying glass You can find the iPod touch serial number on the back of the device or on the side of its packaging 5 Click Continue to advance through each screen in the registration pro cess and click Submit at the end to submit your information iTunes checks to see whether you ve ever backed up an iPod touch iPhone or iPad before using iTunes If you ve synced one of these devices previously using iTunes as I describe in Chapter 5 and you haven t deleted its backup see Chapter 14 iTunes displays the Set Up as New iPod or Restore from the Backup Of choices If you haven t backed up an iPod touch bef
12. View Controls Store Advanced Window Help Qo FH F Wedd4iPM A 800 iTunes ea A a z COSSOS OO O mamn im LIBRARY os 0 bal sios Set Up Your iPod C TV Shows 18 P Podcasts 62 L Books G Apps Name Mojo iTouch5 D Ringtones J Radio Automatically sync songs and videos to my iPod iTunes can automatically sync your iPod to mirror its music library and playlists each time you connect it to this Mac m Su iTunes Store G Automatically add photos to my iPod O Pin sem iTunes will first sync all of your music to your iPod and then use the remaining space Purchased for photos Purchased on TBone amp Automatically sync apps to my iPod DEVICES GENIUS Genius 5I Genius Mixes Da STORE PLAYLISTS Tunes DJ Selected Item Ce ae My Figure 1 5 Name your iPod touch and automatically synchronize content in one step You can leave your iPod touch connected to the computer using the com puter as a source of power the iPod touch appears in iTunes whenever you start iTunes To disconnect it from iTunes and your computer click the eject button next to the iPod touch name refer to Figure 1 5 in the source pane The eject button shows a triangle with a line beneath it ane After you eject the iPod touch wait for its display to show the Home screen O or the slider to unlock it which happens almost immediately after you eject the iPod touch You can then disconnect
13. as I show in Chapter 6 After you tap Next the Find My iPod touch screen appears if you turned iCloud on if not you re finished and you need to sync your iPod touch with iTunes as I describe in the next section 8 Turn on Find My iPod touch Tap the Find My iPod touch Off button to turn it On This option appears if you also turned on iCloud For details on how to find your iPod touch see Chapter 6 That s it Your iPod touch syncs with iCloud if you turned iCloud on This all happens wirelessly so you can do it in any location that offers a Wi Fi net work you can log in to If you don t turn on iCloud you can sync your iPod touch by connecting to iTunes as I describe in the next section 9 22 PM 2 IP 9 22 PM Back Wi Fi Networks Next 9 23 PM c3 Set Up iPod touch nex Choose a Network to set up as a new IPod touch tore from a previous backup Hos Geldiniz Vitajte Ho6pe nownn PUBLIC 935G Benvenuti Be i Bienvenido HP99 n Kadwe opicate Dic gunt Willkommen patel i V RiverNet Bove rObErT English Set Up as new iPod touch uufff cancer Espa ol Restore from iCloud Backup S Other Restore from iTunes Figure 1 4 Set up an iPod touch wirelessly Chapter 1 Powering Your iPod touch Connecting to iTunes Ra Re NING KY iTunes manages your library of content and apps on your computer and enables you to sync apps content and personal information on your com puter
14. choose a Wi Fi network the iPod touch displays the Country or Region screen for choosing your country 4 Choose your country by scrolling the list of countries and tapping your country and then tap Next in the upper right corner of the screen Apple offers country specific iTunes Stores which you use to set up your iPod touch wirelessly and sync it with Apple s iCloud service United States is at the top of the list for models sold in the U S After you select a country the iPod touch displays the Set Up iPod touch screen as shown in Figure 1 4 right side 5 Select one of the following choices e Set Up as New iPod touch Select this option if you want to set up the iPod touch as new and then tap Next iTunes displays a screen that lets you sign in with an Apple ID or create a free Apple ID Restore from iCloud Backup Select this option if you previously backed up your settings for an iPod touch iPad or iPhone to the Apple iCloud service as I describe in Chapter 14 You can then pick an iPod touch iPad or iPhone name from the pop up menu to restore the previous device s name and settings Your automatic sync settings are restored from the previous backup and you can change your sync settings as I show you in Chapter 6 Restore from iTunes Select this option to use iTunes on your computer to restore the previous iPod touch name and settings you can also restore from the backup of an iPhone or iPad in order to use those se
15. ckin out Connecting to Power Awaken your iPod touch by pressing the sleep wake button which is located on the top of the iPod touch as shown in Figure 1 2 If you press the sleep wake button again it puts the iPod touch back to sleep and locks its controls tO sav battery power Microphone and main camera on back You can turn the iPod Sleep wake button touch completely off by holding down the sleep wake button for about two seconds until you see the Slide to Power Off slider then slide your finger across the slider to turn it off You can then turn it back on by press ing and holding the sleep wake button To save bat tery power you should plug the iPod touch Front camera into AC power or your Figure 1 2 The top of the iPod touch computer before turning it back on from a completely off state For battery details see the Facing Charges of Battery section later in this chapter You can supply power to your iPod touch and charge your battery at the same time by using the provided USB cable and your computer or you can use the USB cable with an optional AC power adapter that works with volt ages in North America and many parts of Europe and Asia On the bottom of the iPod touch you find one large connection called the dock connection and a smaller connection for headphones and earbuds as shown in Figure 1 3 To connect your iPod touch to power plug the wide dock connector of the supplied USB cable
16. f the iPod touch the multi touch display the accelerometer which detects acceleration rotation motion ges tures and tilt the three axis gyro for detecting and measuring orientation and Location Services for detecting its physical location For example Motion X Poker actually a dice game uses the accelerom eter to let you roll the dice by shaking the iPod touch The Flick Fishing app senses motion so you can cast a fishing line with a flick of the wrist And for really precise motion try rolling a steel ball over a wooden labyrinth of holes in the free Labyrinth Lite app Sensing the location of your iPod touch location is a very useful feature The Showtimes app uses your location to show the movie theaters closest to you The Foursquare app provides a social city guide of nearby places offers rewards for checking into certain places regularly and lets you see where your friends are The Eventful app uses your location to display local events and venues and the Lethal app can tell you the dangers that could surround you the hostile animals the likelihood of crimes the prevalence of dis ease and the potential accidents and disasters And with the iCloud service Chapter 1 Powering Your iPod touch 13 you can find your iPod touch if it is lost and even wipe its contents remotely if it s stolen see Chapter 6 So now you know a bit about what the iPod touch can do It s time to fire up this baby and start ro
17. fied iPod adapter such as the power accessories from Belkin Griffin Monster XtremeMac and other reputable vendors When you awaken an iPod touch that s plugged in to power you see a large battery icon indicating how much juice you have When you charge the bat tery the large battery icon includes a lightning bolt You can also use your iPod touch while the battery is charging or you can disconnect it and use it before the battery is fully charged The small battery icon in the top right corner of the iPod touch display indicates how much power is left It s completely filled in when the battery is fully charged and it slowly empties out into just an outline as the battery is used up A lightning bolt appears inside it when recharging and a plug appears inside when the iPod touch is connected to power The iPod touch built in rechargeable battery is essentially a life or death proposition After it s dead it can be replaced but Apple charges a replace ment fee plus shipping If your warranty is still active you should have Apple replace it under the warranty program which may cost nothing except per haps shipping and with AppleCare service even the shipping may be free NING KY 23 Chapter 1 Powering Your iPod touch Don t try to replace it yourself because opening your iPod touch invalidates the warranty Keeping an iPod touch in a snug carrying case when charging is tempting but also potentially disast
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19. nd the iOS operating system It shares design characteristics and many of the features of its more famous cousin the iPhone with built in speaker and volume controls an accelerometer for 8 Part I Touching All the Basics motion detection such as rotation and shaking and Internet connectivity for surfing the Web and checking e mail Like the newest model iPhone the newest model 4th generation iPod touch sports a three axis gyro for mea suring or maintaining orientation used extensively by games and a 3 5 inch widescreen multi touch Retina display that offers a stunning 960 x 640 pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch so many pixels that the human eye can t distinguish individual ones The newest iPod touch also offers a main camera on the back for recording HD 720p video at up to 30 frames per second with audio and shooting photos at 960 x 720 pixel resolution And you can use a front facing video camera for taking VGA quality 640 x 480 pixel photos and making FaceTime video calls over the Internet The newest model iPod touch can do nearly everything an iPhone can do except make cellular service phone calls or pinpoint its exact location with the Global Positioning System GPS Even so the iPod touch can find its approximate location with Internet based location services and you can make the equivalent of a phone call using FaceTime the Skype app and an Internet connection It also offers stereo Blueto
20. new iPod touch comes alive and displays words in dif ferent languages and a pop up scrollable menu of language choices as shown in Figure 1 4 left side Follow these steps to set up your iPod touch to meet your needs 1 Select your language by scrolling the list and tapping the language English is at the top for models sold in the United States After you tap a language choice the iPod touch offers the Wi Fi Networks screen for choosing a Wi Fi network as shown in Figure 1 4 center 2 Tap the network name if it is not already selected and then tap Next in the upper right corner of the screen The closest network with the strongest signal should already be selected with a check mark next to it if not tap the network name see Chapter 4 for details on connecting to Wi Fi networks If you don t have a Wi Fi network at your location and no networks are within range or networks that you can log in to you need to connect your iPod touch to iTunes to continue with setup and syncing Skip these steps and jump to Connecting to iTunes later in this chapter Chapter 1 Powering Your iPod touch 3 Tap a password for the Wi Fi network if needed or log in to the net work with your ID and password and then tap Next in the upper right corner of the screen Public networks typically require a user name or ID and a password Private networks are usually set up with a password type the pass word for access After you
21. o turn it off if you re not using a Bluetooth device Drop back in from the Internet Turn off Wi Fi when not browsing the Internet or using Maps Choose Settings Wi Fi and tap the On button to turn it off Fasten your seat belt Turn on Airplane Mode to automatically turn off Wi Fi and Bluetooth at once before the flight attendant reminds you to do it Choose Settings and tap Off to turn Airplane Mode on Chapter 1 Powering Your iPod touch 25 Turn it off completely You can turn the iPod touch completely off by holding down the sleep wake button for about two seconds until you see the Slide to Power Off slider then slide your finger across the slider to turn it off You can then turn it back on by pressing and holding the sleep wake button P gt Starting an iPod touch that was completely turned off takes quite a bit of power more than if it woke from sleep If you do turn it off plug it in to AC power or your computer before turning it back on You may continue Play songs continuously without using the iPod touch controls Selecting songs and using the previous rewind and next fast forward buttons require more energy Also turn off your iPod touch equalizer EQ if you turned it on see Chapter 7 Always use the latest iPod touch software and update your software when updates come out Apple constantly tries to improve how your iPod touch works and many of these advancements relate to power usage Part I Touch
22. ore skip to Step 7 6 If you see the following choices select one e Set Up as New iPod Select this option if you want to set the iPod touch up as new and then click Continue iTunes displays a screen that lets you enter a name for your iPod touch as shown in Figure 1 5 Restore from the Backup Of Select this option and pick an iPod touch from the pop up menu to restore the previous iPod s name and settings you can also restore from the backup of an iPhone or iPad in order to use those settings Then click Continue to finish setting up your iPod touch and skip Step 7 Your automatic sync settings are restored from the previous backup and you can change them the way I show you in Chapter 5 20 Part I Touching All the Basics 7 Give your iPod touch a name set the automatic sync options and then click Done on a Mac or Finish on Windows Giving your iPod touch a name is nice to give it more of a personality And when it comes to setting automatic options refer to Figure 1 5 here s the deal e Automatically Sync Songs and Videos to My iPod If you want to copy your entire iTunes music and video library onto your iPod touch leave this option selected If you want to control which portion of your library is copied to the iPod touch deselect this option and turn to Chapter 5 for synchronization details e Automatically Sync Photos to My iPod Select this option to copy all the photos in your Pictures folder or ph
23. oth for using wireless head phones and microphones So what s in the box and what can it do Thinking Inside the Box Apple excels at packaging Don t destroy the elegant box while opening it and check to make sure that all the correct parts came with it as shown in Figure 1 1 Keep the box in case heaven forbid you need to return the iPod touch to Apple the box ensures that you can safely return it for a new bat tery or replacement The iPod touch is supplied with the following Stereo earphones often called earbuds with remote control buttons and a microphone A quick start guide A cable with a dock connector on one end and a USB connector on the other The cable connects your iPod touch or a dock for the iPod touch to your computer or to the AC power adapter using a USB Universal Serial Bus connection a way of attaching things to computers and bussing data around while providing power The cable has a USB connector on one end and a flat dock connector on the other end to connect either to a dock or directly to an iPod touch Chapter 1 Powering Your iPod touch Outside the box You may want to have around a few things that are not in the box For exam ple even though you don t really need an AC power adapter or dock because you can connect the iPod touch directly to your computer to recharge your battery a power adapter or dock is useful for keeping the battery charged without having to connect
24. oto library to your iPod touch and select the photo library or folder in the Sync Photos From pop up menu See Chapter 9 for information about synchro nizing photo libraries Leave this option deselected if you want to transfer photos later e Automatically Sync Applications Select this option to copy all iPod touch compatible apps in your iTunes library to your iPod touch Don t want to add songs or videos now If you deselect the option to auto matically synchronize refer to Figure 1 5 you can still add songs and videos later along with podcasts and audio books either manually or automati cally with iTunes as I describe in Chapter 5 or with the iCloud service as I describe in Chapter 6 After you finish setup your iPod touch name appears in the iTunes source pane the left column under the Devices heading refer to Figure 1 5 Click this name to display information about your iPod touch in the main iTunes window The information you see also includes a message to update your iPod touch if Apple has an update for it If you see this message click the Update button to update your iPod touch see Chapter 14 for details If you chose the option to automatically synchronize your songs and videos or restored your iPod touch from a backup set to automatically sync your songs and videos your iPod touch fills up with music and videos from your iTunes library Chapter 1 Powering Your iPod touch 2 iTunes File Edit
25. ping up with notifications and running apps Keeping these activities to a minimum can help you save power The following are tips on saving power while using your iPod touch Pause Pause playback when you re not listening Pausing stopping playback is the easiest way to conserve power Lock it Press the sleep wake button on top of the iPod touch to imme diately put it to sleep and lock its controls to save battery power You can set your iPod touch to automatically go to sleep by choosing Settings General Auto Lock from the Home screen and choosing 1 Minute 2 Minutes 3 Minutes 4 Minutes or 5 Minutes or Never to pre vent automatic sleep Back away from the light Turn down the brightness on an iPod touch by choosing Settings Brightness and dragging the brightness slider to the left Don t ask and don t tell where you are Turn off Location Services if you aren t using apps that need it Choose Settings Location Services from the Home screen and tap On for the Location Services option at the top to turn it off tap Off to turn it back on See Chapter 3 for details Let the postman ring twice Check e mail less frequently You may want to turn off Push and change your Fetch settings as I describe in Chapter 11 Turn off instant notifications from Facebook and other sources see Chapter 3 for details Put a cap on Bluetooth Turn off Bluetooth choose Settings General Bluetooth and tap the On button t
26. rous You could damage the unit by overheating it and frying its circuits rendering it as useful as a paperweight To get around this problem you can purchase one of the heat dissipating carrying cases avail able in the Apple Store If you don t use your iPod touch for a month even while it s connected to power and retaining a charge it can become catatonic Perhaps it gets depressed from being left alone too long At that point it may not start you have to completely drain and recharge the battery To drain the battery use it to play videos and surf the Web for about seven hours or leave it unconnected to power for 24 hours Then to fully recharge the battery connect it to power for at least four hours without using it or longer if you are using it Maintaining battery mojo There are ways to keep your battery healthy recommend a lean diet of topping off your bat tery whenever it is convenient Using and recharging 100 percent of battery capacity is called a charge cycle You can charge the battery many times but there is a limit to how many full charge cycles you can do before needing to replace the battery Each time you complete a charge cycle 100 percent recharge it diminishes battery capac ity slightly Apple estimates that the battery loses 20 percent of its capacity meaning it holds 80 percent of the charge after 400 full charge cycles Recharging your battery when it s only half empty does not
27. the Internet you 11 12 Part I Touching All the Basics can set up your home or office with Wi Fi using a Wi Fi hub such as Apple s AirPort Extreme After it finds one or more networks the iPod touch lets you choose one to connect to the Internet and it can remember the settings for that network so that it can automatically choose the same network again With a Wi Fi connection you can make FaceTime calls to other FaceTime users browse the Web and interact with web services and send and receive e mail Stocks Maps and Weather are apps that show information from the Internet You can also use the YouTube app to play YouTube videos on the Web All these apps are supplied with your iPod touch You can download more apps to your iPod touch by connecting to Wi Fi and the Internet and tapping the App Store icon You can also download music videos and podcasts by tapping the iTunes icon as I describe in Chapter 4 You also use apps to connect to the Internet in ways other than browsing For example popular social networks such as Facebook and Twitter offer apps to connect you with your friends on those services Google offers an array of services through the Google Mobile app including the ability to edit documents and spreadsheets use the Gmail service and share calendars and photos Rolling the dice Many of the apps you ll find listed at the App store are especially designed to take advantage of four distinct features o
28. ttings You can then skip to the next section Connecting to iTunes 6 Sign in with your Apple ID or create a free Apple ID Your Apple ID automatically sets up the iPod touch with your account in the iCloud service the App Store and the iTunes Store Here s what you do e If you purchased your iPod touch directly from Apple and you have an iTunes Store App Store Apple Store MobileMe iCloud or Apple developer ID tap the Sign In with an Apple ID option and enter the ID and password to swiftly move through the registration process Apple automatically recognizes your purchase so that you don t need to enter the serial number e If you bought your iPod touch elsewhere or you don t have an Apple ID of any kind tap the Create a Free Apple ID option Your 16 Part I Touching All the Basics iPod touch displays a screen for entering your birthday which is used as a question for retrieving your password if you forget it and then a screen for entering an Apple ID and password combina tion For details about setting up an iTunes Store and App Store account see Chapter 4 After you sign in with your Apple ID or create a free Apple ID the iPod touch displays the Set Up iCloud screen 7 Turn on iCloud and tap Next in the upper right corner Tap the iCloud Off button to turn it On This sets up the free portion of your iCloud service which you can use to sync your iPod touch with content and personal settings
29. with your iPod touch While you can sync content and apps using the iCloud service as well as update the iPod touch software iTunes lets you do all that without an Internet connection and also lets you restore it to origi nal factory settings if you need to To connect to iTunes you connect your iPod touch to your computer using the supplied USB cable Plug the wide dock connector of the supplied USB cable into the iPod touch dock connection refer to Figure 1 3 and then plug the USB connector on the other end of the cable into the USB port on your computer Most PCs and all current Macs already have USB 2 0 high speed USB which is all you need to provide power and to sync an iPod touch with your com puter Although you can use a low powered USB 1 0 or 1 1 connection to sync your iPod touch it may not supply enough power to charge the iPod touch battery and it s slower than molasses on a subzero morning for syncing Don t use another USB device in a chain and don t use a USB 2 0 hub to con nect your iPod touch unless the hub is a powered hub a hub with a sepa rate power source in other words Note that a USB keyboard typically acts like a USB 1 1 hub but older ones can t provide power to the iPod touch Macs already have iTunes and setting up iTunes on a Windows PC is a quick and easy process The most up to date version of iTunes as of this writing is version 10 5 However software updates occur very rapidly If
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