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Viewing and Listening to Videos on iPod classic

Videos you add to iPod classic appear in the Videos menus. Music videos also appear in Music menus.

To view a video on iPod classic:

mChoose Videos and browse for a video. When you play the video, you see and hear it.

To listen to a music video’s sound or a video podcast’s sound without playing the video:

mChoose Music and browse for a music video or a video podcast. When you play the video, you hear it but don’t see the video.

Watching Videos on a TV Connected to iPod classic

If you have an AV cable from Apple, you can watch videos on a TV connected to your iPod classic. First you set iPod classic to display videos on a TV, then connect

iPod classic to your TV, and then play a video.

Note: Use the Apple Component AV Cable, the Apple Composite AV Cable, or the Apple AV Connection Kit. Other similar RCA-type cables might not work. You can purchase the cables at www.apple.com/ipodstore.

To set iPod classic to display videos on a TV:

mChoose Videos > Settings, and then set TV Out to Ask or On.

If you set TV Out to Ask, iPod classic gives you the option of displaying videos on TV or on iPod classic every time you play a video.

You can also set video to display full screen or widescreen, and set video to display on PAL or NTSC devices.

To set TV settings:

mChoose Videos > Settings, and then follow the instructions below.

To set	Do this
Video to display on PAL or	Set TV Signal to NTSC or PAL.
NTSC TVs	NTSC and PAL refer to TV broadcast standards. Your TV might use
	either of these, depending on the region where it was purchased.
	If you aren’t sure which your TV uses, check the documentation
	that came with your TV.

The format of your external TV Set TV Screen to Widescreen for 16:9 format or Standard for 4:3

	format.
Video to fit to your screen	Set “Fit to Screen” to On.
	If you set “Fit to Screen” to Off, widescreen videos display in
	letterbox format on iPod classic or a standard (4:3) TV screen.
Alternate audio to play	Set Alternate Audio to On.

Chapter 3 Video Features