Apple FB029LL/A MP3 Player User Manual


 
40 Chapter 3 Video Features
Viewing and Listening to Videos on iPod classic
Videos you add to iPod classic appear in the Videos menus. Music videos also appear in
Music menus.
To view a video on iPod classic:
m Choose Videos and browse for a video.
When you play the video, you see and hear it.
To listen to a music video’s sound or a video podcast’s sound without playing the
video:
m Choose Music and browse for a music video or a video podcast.
When you play the video, you hear it but don’t see the video.
Watching Videos on a TV Connected to iPod classic
If you have an AV cable from Apple, you can watch videos on a TV connected to your
iPod classic. First you set iPod classic to display videos on a TV, then connect
iPod classic to your TV, and then play a video.
Note: Use the Apple Component AV Cable, the Apple Composite AV Cable, or the
Apple AV Connection Kit. Other similar RCA-type cables might not work. You can
purchase the cables at www.apple.com/ipodstore.
To set iPod classic to display videos on a TV:
m Choose Videos > Settings, and then set TV Out to Ask or On.
If you set TV Out to Ask, iPod classic gives you the option of displaying videos on TV or
on iPod classic every time you play a video.
You can also set video to display full screen or widescreen, and set video to display on
PAL or NTSC devices.
To set TV settings:
m Choose Videos > Settings, and then follow the instructions below.
To set Do this
Video to display on PAL or
NTSC TVs
Set TV Signal to NTSC or PAL.
NTSC and PAL refer to TV broadcast standards. Your TV might use
either of these, depending on the region where it was purchased.
If you aren’t sure which your TV uses, check the documentation
that came with your TV.
The format of your external TV Set TV Screen to Widescreen for 16:9 format or Standard for 4:3
format.
Video to fit to your screen Set “Fit to Screen” to On.
If you set “Fit to Screen” to Off, widescreen videos display in
letterbox format on iPod classic or a standard (4:3) TV screen.
Alternate audio to play Set Alternate Audio to On.