Apple iPod mini - Page 4

Testing Procedures - 3
iPod mini
Preparation
Tools needed
• Apple Macintosh computer with the following:
– Mac OS X 10.3.4 or later
– iTunes 4.5 or later
– iPod Updater (latest version, from http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/)
– “ipod_ChannelCheck.mp3” test file (download from http://service.info.apple.com/
ipod-tp.html)
– FireWire 400 port
– USB 2.0 port
– A minimum of a CDs worth of MP3 or AAC music files in iTunes
– A 40 MB file (at least) on the hard drive (for USB file transfer testing) (place it
somewhere other than the desktop)
• iPod Remote (p/n 922-5860)
• Audio headphones
• iPod FireWire 30-pin to 6-pin cable (p/n 922-5857 or 922-6312)
• iPod USB 30-pin to 6-pin cable (p/n 922-6340)
• iPod 8 watt power adapter (p/n 661-3123)
Computer setup
1. Install the latest iPod Updater onto the Macintosh computer.
Note: The system usually stores the iPod Updater in an “iPod Software Updater”
folder in the Utilities folder (if desired, you may need to create this if iPod software
was not originally installed from a CD).
2. Install or update iTunes to version 4.5 or later.
3. Open iTunes and create two playlists. Name them something like the following
examples: ( Tip: Adding a bullet or other symbol can sort the lists near the top)
• iPod Testing
• Channel Check
4. From the iTunes Library, drag a CD or more worth of imported songs into the “iPod
Testing” playlist.
5. In iTunes, choose File>Add to Library...., then locate the “ipod_ChannelCheck.mp3”
file, downloaded earlier, and Choose it, to load the file into the iTunes Library.
6. Locate “ipod_ChannelCheck” in the iTunes Library and drag it to the “Channel Check”
playlist.