Apple 019-0497 manual About the iTunes Music Store, Audio File Formats Supported by iPod mini

About the iTunes Music Store

Using iTunes, you can preview, purchase, and download your favorite songs from the iTunes Music Store (available in some countries only). There are over a million available for purchase. You can use an Apple Account to purchase songs from the music store, or if you have an America Online (AOL) account, you can use that (this option is available in some countries only).

To browse for and purchase music:

1Open iTunes and click Music Store in the Source list.

2Click the Account button and follow the onscreen instructions to set up an account or enter your existing Apple Account or AOL account information.

You can only have music from five different Music Store accounts on one iPod mini. For more information about the iTunes Music Store, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes and Music Store Help.

Audio File Formats Supported by iPod mini

•AAC (M4A, M4B, M4P) (up to 320 Kbps)

•Apple Lossless (a high-quality compressed format, available using iTunes 4.5 or later)

•MP3 (up to 320 Kbps)

•MP3 Variable Bit Rate (VBR)

•WAV

•AA (audible.com spoken word, formats 2, 3, and 4)

•AIFF

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