Apple MC297LL/A, MC293LL/A manual Syncing contacts, calendars, and to-do lists

When you see the Lock screen, you can unlock iPod classic in two ways:

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Press the Center button to enter the combination on iPod classic. Use the Click Wheel to select the numbers and press the Center button to confirm them. If you enter the wrong combination, the lock remains. Try again.

Connect iPod classic to the primary computer you use it with, and iPod classic automatically unlocks.

Note: If you try these methods and you still can’t unlock iPod classic, you can restore iPod classic. See Updating and restoring iPod software on page 52.

Change a combination you’ve already set:

1Choose Extras > Screen Lock > Reset.

2On the Enter Combination screen, enter the current combination.

3On the New Combination screen, enter and confirm a new combination.

Note: If you can’t remember the current combination, the only way to clear it and enter a new one is to restore the iPod classic software. See Updating and restoring iPod software on page 52.

Syncing contacts, calendars, and to-do lists

iPod classic can store contacts, calendar events, and to-do lists for viewing on the go.

If you’re using Mac OS X v10.4 or later, you can use iTunes to sync the contact and calendar information on iPod classic with Contacts and Calendar on your Mac.

If you’re using Windows XP, and you use Windows Address Book or Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later to store your contact information, you can use iTunes to sync the address book information on iPod classic. If you use Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later to keep a calendar, you can also sync calendar information.

Sync contacts or calendar information using Mac OS X v10.4 or later:

1Connect iPod classic to your computer.

2In iTunes, select iPod classic in the device list and click Info.

3Do one of the following:

•• To sync contacts, click Sync Contacts and select an option:

•• To sync all contacts automatically, select “All contacts.”

•• To sync selected groups of contacts automatically, select “Selected groups” and select the groups you want to sync.

•• To sync other contacts (for example, from Yahoo! or Google), click the appropriate option.

When you click Apply, iTunes updates iPod classic with the Contacts contact information you specified.

•• To sync calendars, click Sync Calendars and choose an option:

•• To sync all calendars automatically, choose “All calendars.”

•• To sync selected calendars automatically, choose “Selected calendars” and select the calendars you want to sync.

When you click Apply, iTunes updates iPod classic with the calendar information you specified.

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