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how to setup my IPOD Nano

Hi,
I just a IPOD Nano. I had a couple of questions about setting it up.

First, do I have to install iTunes in order to get this to work?

If not, can I just plug in the USB cable and let it charge thru my PC and how do I disconnect it if I don’t install iTunes?

How do you use the dock connecter? I can’t figure that one out?

G’day,

Yes, you do need iTunes for music management.
You don’t need iTunes if you’ve set up your ipod to just work as a storage device.

Yes, if you plug it in with no software the ipod will still get poser and charge it self.

You have to do through the disconnect a usb device method.
check this out
http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/Flashdrive/

The dock connector just relays the usb port in to your ipod.
Check this link out
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300277

Hope this helps,

Cheers,

Arthur

what OS are you using?

if its xp or vista, then you should just connect the iPod cable into your system and it should detect and install all the required drivers for it automatically.

iTunes is needed to create playlists and copy music and other media files to your iPod, its a software to manage media present on your iPod, otherwise your iPod is just like a flash drive.

for dock connector, you have to place the iPod in it, and then turn on your system, it removes the option of using USB 2.0 cable to connect your iPod
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/StoreReentry.wo?productLearnMore=MA072G/A

Reverse Sync an iPod?

Hello,

The iTunes library on my machine is all messed up, so I don’t want to sync it up to my iPod. What I actually want to do is to sync what’s on the iPod into my computer. Is that possible?

http://lifehacker.com/software/ipod/how-to-copy-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your-pc-105256.php

Then load up all the songs back on itunes.

Another option is to use EphPod- http://www.ephpod.com/download.shtml
Or MediaMonkey- http://www.mediamonkey.com/
Or if you have a Mac- http://www.ilinkpod.com/

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/

Corrupted iPod?

I am receiving the following error when I try to sync my iPod.
“iTunes has detected an iPod that appears to be corrupted. You may need to restore this iPod before it can be used with iTunes. You may also try disconnecting and reconnecting the iPod”

I already tried resetting and restoring my iPod. I don’t know what to do!

Xema, you are definately the man of the moment. Since they were dredging the local river and happened to come across my old Click Wheel iPod I thought I’d give your diagnostics a try. It couldn’t ressurect my iPod but it really got me going since a lot of the tests were there. So I had a look at a site where this guy recommends taking a screwdriver to the thing and shoving in a slice of a beer coaster or a business card to force the hard drive not to wander off course. Didn’t work the first time, and the screwdriver was hacking it up a bit, so I took to it with a paint scraper, which worked really well. I inserted a folded up business card against the HDD and also scrunged up the connecting leads to make sure they didn’t wander around. And voila, it came alive. Now to quickly back up the songs — that Steve Jobs doesn’t want us to back up — **&%###**=@ — So I tried my old copy of EphPod, which kind of worked but the Ipod control folder was messing with it. So I dowloaded the lastest EphPod 2.77, which worked like a beauty. Then back to iTunes, which updated the Ipod software to 3.1.1. or whatever it was. And in no time I was rocking around the lounge room to Bowie again, like a teenager.
Mystified though! Couldn’t find the beer coaster/ business card fix anywhere on the Apple site??????

Go to this page
http://www.tongfamily.com/apple/ipod/ipod_diagnostics_and.php
And perform the following tests
* Diagnostic screen: Reset the iPod and when the Apple logo shows, press the Select and Back buttons
o HARD R/W Read and write hard drive test. Reads HDD pass if all goes well.
o SMRT DAT Another hard drive test. Reads RETRACTS 4 REALLOCS 0 PENDING 0.
o SMRT SCAN Appears to be akin to a regular iPod’s Disk Scan test. This takes several minutes so don’t perform this test unless the iPod is plugged into a power source.
o DRV TEMP Displays drive temperature.
Do this before taking it to the service or droping it into the trash can.

Sync songs using RealPlayer

I have Real Player 11, IpodTouch 8GB, windows vista.
I can sync my songs using i tune, but nochance to see my Ipod using Real Player.
Also I cannot see my Ipos Touch under “My Computer”.
My Real player is last version, itune is last version and Ipod device has last version as well.
in iTune ther is no option for “Use Disk” as it used to be in earlyer versions of iTune.
Any sugestions?

From
http://www.realplayerweb.com/co/real/realplayerweb/p2_videoaudioplayer.asp?sid=M2AG0002cGS
“iPod Users
If you’re an iPod user, you can sync your iPod and RealPlayer together. Look at the “Devices” option and look to see if you already have your iPod enabled in there. Chances are the iPod is pre-enabled, so setting up will be quite easy from here on. Basically, if you’d like your iPod and Real to sync, just check off a little box at the bottom of the “Devices” menu that says “Automatic Launch”. Now, every time you connect your iPod (or any other enabled device), RealPlayer will fire up as well, allowing you to browse your device with it. ”
You should be able to do it, but a eoinosullivan stated IPod touch & IPhone behave different

SORRY, BAD NEWS

The very best you can hope for is to copy music on-off the iPod Touch using the TouchCopy program .. there isn’t a way to Sync music from RealPlayer to the iPod .. because Apple do not allow it!!

How to connect to the Internet with the iPod Touch

I have checked other similar questions here but have not found an answer. I amtyring to connect to the Internet using the iPod Touch. I configured the Wi Fi Settings. The iPod detects my network using WEP and DHCP. I entered the code and the device indicates that is connected to the network. However, none of the functions that uses Internet.
Any ideas for troubleshooting? Thanks
MaryG

These are the steps to try

1. Disable all encryption on the Internet connection WEP or WPA or if there are any MAC filters.

2. Now try and connect to the Wireless network with the iTouch. If this does not work then ..

3. Manually enter an IP address, subnet and DNS (take details from another computer successfully connected to the wireless and increment the last digits the IP by 1 .. if this doesn’t work then there is something strange going wrong.

4. Tell us the model & make of your wireless using, the ip address, subnet and domain you are entering. The IP address of a computer that is successfully connecting.