6 Preface iPod mini and iTunes at a Glance
How to Use the Tutorial
This tutorial has five lessons that teach you how to play music on your new iPod mini
and use some other iPod mini features. Before starting the lessons, look through this
chapter to get a feel for iPod mini and iTunes. You may want to refer back to this
chapter as you go through the tutorial lessons.
To get music on your iPod mini quickly, follow the directions in Lessons 1 to 3, starting
on page 11. In these lessons, you learn how to get music into iTunes, transfer music
from iTunes to iPod mini, and use the iPod mini controls to play music.
To learn how to use iPod mini as a hard disk, so you can store other files from your
computer on iPod mini, go through Lesson 4 (see page 25). To learn more advanced
ways of transferring and managing your music, go through Lesson 5 (see page 28).
Before You Begin
Before you start, make sure that you complete the following:
• Insert the iPod mini CD into your computer and install iTunes and the iPod software.
• To make it easier to complete the lessons, print this document.
• Be sure your computer and operating system meet the minimum iPod mini system
requirements. See the iPod mini User’s Guide for system requirements.