4th generation

UsingGeniusiniTunes
Genius nds songs in your iTunes library that go great together and uses them to
create Genius playlists and Genius Mixes. Genius is a free service, but you need an
iTunes Store account to use it. If you don’t have an account, you can set one up when
you turn on Genius.
A Genius playlist is based on a song that you select. iTunes then compiles a Genius
playlist of songs that go great with the one you selected.
Genius Mixes are preselected compilations of songs that go great together. They’re
created for you by iTunes, using songs from your iTunes library. Each Genius Mix is
designed to provide a dierent listening experience each time you play it. iTunes
creates up to 12 Genius Mixes, based on the variety of music in your iTunes library.
To create Genius playlists and Genius Mixes, you rst need to turn on Genius in iTunes.
For information, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.
Genius playlists and Genius Mixes created in iTunes can be synced to iPod shue like
any other iTunes playlist. You can’t add Genius Mixes to iPod shue manually.
Connecting iPod shue to a Computer for the First Time
The rst time you connect iPod shue to your computer after installing iTunes,
iTunes opens and the Setup Assistant appears. If iTunes doesn’t open automatically,
open it yourself.
TousetheiPodshueSetupAssistant:
1 Enter a name for iPod shue. This name will appear in the device list on the left side of
the iTunes window.
2 Select your settings.
Automatic syncing is selected by default. If you keep this option selected and Genius is
turned on, iTunes syncs Genius Mixes from your iTunes library to iPod shue. If Genius
isn’t turned on, iTunes lls iPod shue with songs from your iTunes library and places
them in the “All Songs” playlist. For more information about automatic and manual
syncing, see the next section.
VoiceOver is also selected by default. Keep this option selected to hear track titles
and artist names, change your playlists, and hear battery status while you listen to
iPod shue. For more information, see “Using VoiceOver” on page 24.
3 Click Done.
You can change the device name and settings any time you connect iPod shue to
your computer.
After you click Done, the Summary pane appears. If you selected automatic syncing,
iPod shue begins syncing.
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Chapter3Setting Up iPod shue