FAQ

=FAQ=

In iTunes, if you click on the name of the iPod on the left-hand navigation, you will be given a summary of the iPod and multiple tabs for selecting what to add or remove from your ipod. For a more detailed description, click here to go to the file adding manual, or here to go to the file removal manual.
 * How do you add or remove something from an iPod Touch?**

As long as the iPod is not in an error screen (i.e. a screen which explains that the iPod should be taken to an Apple Store for repair), it does not matter what the iPod is doing when you plug it into a computer. However if the iPod is downloading files from iTunes or watching an online video where it is downloading the buffer, it will take slightly longer to end the program and return to the home screen to be synced.
 * Does it matter the starting state of the iPod?**

Uni's collection of iPods are uniformly the 2nd generation (sometimes referred to as"2G," but with no relationship to the iPhone 3G) of the iPod Touch. They all run the 3.1 iPod Touch software update.
 * Which type of iPods are Uni's iPod collection?**

New for the iPod Touch 2nd generation:
 * How is the 2nd generation iPod Touch different from the other generations of iPod Touches or the iPhone?**
 * an internal speaker
 * a manual volume controller on the left side of the iPod named the "Volume Rocker"
 * Bluetooth, although a) it is not useable until the user updates the iPod to the 3.0 iPod Touch software, and b) it can only be used to connect with specified devices like headphones or speakers
 * the ability to be updated to the iPod Touch 3.0 Software and beyond
 * support for an external microphone

New for the iPod Touch 3rd Generation:
 * double the previous amount of RAM (128 MB to 256 MB)
 * Voice Control support

iPhone only features:
 * the ability to connect to phone networks
 * a SIM card slot
 * an internal microphone
 * a compass
 * texting
 * a 3.2 MegaPixel camera
 * a video camera (integrated with the camera)

The iPod Touch software updates are major upgrades of the entire iPod operating system that are available from iTunes. Over the last 2 years, in the beginning of the summer, Apple has consistently released a major upgrade of the iPod Operating system which costs $4.99 and is available in iTunes, but periodically Apple will release minor updates which are free and are downloaded when the owner plugs the iPod into their computer. The current software is 3.1 and allows for
 * What are the iPod Touch Software updates?**
 * Spotlight search: a Mac program which allows the user to search through all of their songs, contacts, videos, emails, apps, and internet history
 * Voice Memos: a program which allows the user to make audio recordings from their iPod, however one must have a microphone in order to utilize this feature
 * Picture Messaging, although this is only available on iPhones
 * Bluetooth
 * the ability to log out of the online App Store and log in with a different account

Once the .mp3 file is created, all you need to do is double-click on it to open it with iTunes, or if on a PC and iTunes is not your default audio player, you must right-click the icon and go to "Open With," and then find the iTunes Application. Once the song is in your iTunes library, all you need to do is plug your iPod in and resync it. For more information on how to sync an iPod, here is a link to the iPod File Adding Manual.
 * Can you create an .mp3 file and add it to an iPod?"**

Only videos and apps can be deleted from the iPod Touch itself, but all you need to do is go into either the iPod Touch's music folder or it's playlist that it syncs to in iTunes and remove that playlist. Unfortunately, if the iPod is set up to simply sync every song in a music library, the only way to delete the song would be to remove it from the iTunes library.
 * Can you delete a file from an iPod and easily re-add it later?**

It does not matter who is logged in to a computer when you are syncing an iPod, however since iTunes libraries are not shared between accounts, if an iPod is set up to sync songs instead of Drag and Drop them, it will not be able to update on another computer. However, apps may be updated on different computers as long as you a) log in with the Apple account ID that you purchased the app with, and b) have had less than 5 computers that you're Apple account has registered with (as you can only keep files purchased on iTunes on 5 different computers with only one purchasing).
 * Does it matter who is logged in to a computer when you are syncing an iPod?**

With the exception of Hydrogen, the test iPod, all of the iPods are set up like:
 * What are the correct syncing settings for the Uni iPods?**
 * The iPod is not set to "Manually manage music"
 * The following apps are synced: The Chemical Touch, Dictionary!, Google Earth, Google Mobile App, Grafunc, Graphing Calculator, iBird Explorer 15, iMathematics, Measures Lite - Unit Converter, Mild EleMints: Free Periodic Table, Molecules, Photoshop.com Mobile, and Wikipedia Mobile.
 * The downloaded apps (the ones that did not come with the iPod) are organized in alphabetical order on the second page.
 * The Dictionary! app required indexing all of the words, which takes roughly 3 minutes, except that only needs to be done if it is being reinstalled onto any iPod, as it has already been indexed on all of Uni's current iPods.
 * The only music playlist that is synced is "Uni High iPod Music."
 * Voice Memos and Music Videos are included.
 * Movies are not synced.
 * TV Shows are not synced.
 * Podcasts are synced, even though we currently do not have any downloaded.
 * Although we have iTunes U videos, they are not synced.
 * All Photos, Albums, and Faces are synced from iPhoto, even though there are no photos on the iPod Touch lab computer's iPhoto library,
 * Contacts, Calendars, Notes, and Mail Accounts are not synced with the iPods.
 * Bookmarks are synced to the iPods.


 * What are the correct registration settings for the Uni iPods?**
 * The iPods are registered under the Apple ID **nobody@uni.illinois.edu**
 * The salutation is **Select One** (not chosen)
 * First Name: **Technology**
 * Last Name: **Department**
 * Email Address: **Nobody@illinois.edu**
 * Area Code: **217**
 * Phone: **3334064**
 * Address: **1212 W Springfield** (only in the top box)
 * City: **Urbana**
 * State: **IL**
 * Zip Code: **61801**
 * Would you like to receive the following via email? **Check the box that says "News, special offers, and information about related products and services from Apple."**
 * What do you do for a living? **Education Faculty/Administration**
 * What is the age of the primary user of this iPod? **14 to 17**
 * Which of the following statements best represents this iPod? **An addition to the MP3 player(s) already owned**