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Chapter 2 Setting Up iPod classic 19
m Manually managing iPod classic: When you connect iPod classic, you can drag songs and playlists
individually to iPod classic, and delete songs and playlists individually from iPod classic. Using
this option, you can add songs from more than one computer without erasing songs from
iPod classic. When you manage music yourself, you must always eject iPod classic from iTunes
before you disconnect it. For more information about managing your content manually, see
Managing iPod classic manually on page 23.
Syncing music automatically
By default, iPod classic is set to sync all songs and playlists when you connect it to your
computer. This is the simplest way to add music to iPod classic. You just connect iPod classic
to your computer, let it add songs, audiobooks, videos, and other items automatically, and
then disconnect it and go. If you added any songs to iTunes since the last time you connected
iPod classic, they are synced with iPod classic. If you deleted songs from iTunes, they are
removed from iPod classic.
Sync music with iPod classic:
m Connect iPod classic to your computer. If iPod classic is set to sync automatically, the
update begins.
Important: If you connect iPod classic to a computer that it’s not synced with, a message asks if
you want to sync songs automatically. If you accept, all songs, audiobooks, and videos are erased
from iPod classic and replaced with songs and other items from that computer.
While music is being synced from your computer to iPod classic, the iTunes status window shows
progress, and you see a sync icon next to the iPod classic icon in the device list.
When the update is done, you see the “iPod sync is complete” message in iTunes. A bar at the
bottom of the iTunes window displays how much disk space is used by dierent types of content.
If there isn’t enough space on iPod classic for all your music, you can set iTunes to sync only
selected songs and playlists. Only the songs and playlists you specify are synced with iPod classic.
Syncing music from selected playlists, artists, and genres to iPod classic
You can set iTunes to sync selected playlists, artists, and genres to iPod classic if the music in your
iTunes library doesn’t all t on iPod classic. Only the music in the playlists, artists, and genres you
select is synced to iPod classic.
Set iTunes to sync music from selected playlists, artists, and genres to iPod classic:
1 In iTunes, select iPod classic in the device list and click Music.
2 Select “Sync music” and then choose “Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres.”
3 Select the playlists, artists, albums, or genres you want.
4 To include music videos, select “Include music videos.”
5 To set iTunes to automatically ll any remaining space on iPod classic, select “Automatically ll
free space with songs.”
6 Click Apply.
Note: If “Sync only checked songs and videos” is selected in the Summary pane, iTunes syncs
only items that are checked.