IPOD Nano - very cool, but user Friendly?

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Having recently purchased an IPOD Nano for a person with minimal computer skills, I find that the instructions and even the online tutorials on the IPOD site are a bit slim on details, and make no effort to "Show" you how to use it at all.


Lets start with the instructions the apple site offers us. Then look below it for more instructions from others who have figured it out. These are well done but require you to see a movie for your instructions, which users on dial up will have trouble with.

The Official IPOD USERS MANUAL is somewhat better, at least if you are a person that is computer literate enough to understand drilling down a standard menu tree. But what if you are not?

Configurations iPod shuffle iPod nano iPod
Model
  • M9724LL/A (512MB)
  • M9725LL/A (1GB)
  • MA004LL/A (2GB white)
  • MA099LL/A (2GB black)
  • MA005LL/A (4GB white)
  • MA107LL/A (4GB black)
  • MA002LL/A (30GB white)
  • MA146LL/A (30GB black)
  • MA003LL/A (60GB white)
  • MA147LL/A (60GB black)
Storage(1) and song capacity(2) 512MB (120 songs) or 1GB (240 songs) 2GB (500 songs) or 4GB (1,000 songs) 30GB (7,500 songs) or 60GB (15,000 songs)
Battery life (3) Up to 12 hours Up to 14 hours of music playback; up to 4 hours of slideshows with music 30GB: Up to 14 hours of music playback; up to 3 hours of slideshows with music; up to 2 hours of video playback
60GB: Up to 20 hours of music playback; up to 4 hours of slideshows with music; up to 3 hours of video playback
Display   1.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight 2.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight
iPod Ports USB connector, stereo minijack Dock connector, stereo minijack Dock connector, stereo minijack, composite video and audio through minijack
Connectivity USB 1.1 and 2.0 through integrated USB connector USB through Dock connector USB through Dock connector; composite video (with AV cable, sold separately) and audio through headphone jack or line out on the iPod Universal Dock (sold separately)
Charge time About 4 hours (2-hour fast charge to 80% capacity) About 3 hours (1.5-hour fast charge to 80% capacity) About 4 hours (2-hour fast charge to 80% capacity)
Audio support MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store, M4A, M4B, M4P), Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4) and WAV AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV, AIFF
Photo support   Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only) and PNG formats
Video support H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 mbps, 480 x 480, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats 		 
Size
(in inches)		 3.3 x 0.98 x 0.33 3.5 x 1.6 x 0.27 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.43
4.1 x 2.4 x 0.55
Weight .78 ounce 1.5 ounces 4.8 ounces
5.5 ounces
Included software (4) iTunes for Mac and Windows
Included accessories Earbud headphones, lanyard, USB cap Earbud headphones, USB cable, Dock Adapter Earbud headphones, USB cable, Dock Adapter, case
Documentation Electronic Features Guide and Printed Quick Start Guide

Technical Specifications: iPod nano

Capacity

  • 2GB or 4GB flash drive(1)
  • Holds 500 to 1,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format(2)
  • Holds up to 25,000 iPod nano-viewable photos(2)
  • Stores data via USB flash drive

Display

  • 1.5 inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with blue-white LED backlight
  • 176 x 132 pixel resolution, .168-mm dot pitch
  • Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Audio

  • Skip-free playback
  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
  • Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
  • Upgradable firmware enables support for future audio formats

Headphones

  • Earbud-style headphones with 18-mm drivers using Neodymium transducer magnets
  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
  • Impedance: 32 ohms

Mac system requirements

  • Macintosh computer with USB port (USB 2.0 recommended)
  • Mac OS X v10.3.4 or later

Windows system requirements

  • PC with USB port or card (USB 2.0 recommended)
  • Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later, or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later

Customizable settings

  • Customize main menu
  • Create multiple On-the-Go playlists
  • Adjust audiobook playback speed
  • Clicker playback through headphones
  • Rate songs
  • Shuffle songs or albums
  • Repeat one or all
  • Sound Check on or off
  • 20 Equalizer settings
  • Backlight timer
  • Alarms on, off or silent
  • Sleep timer
  • Date and time
  • Display time in menu bar
  • Contacts sort and display by first or last names
  • Clicker on or off
  • Languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and Turkish
  • Additional language support for display of song, album and artist information: Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian

Environmental requirements

  • Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
  • Non operating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Input and output

  • Dock connector
  • 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

Power and battery (3)

  • Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
  • Playtime: Up to 14 hours when fully charged(3)
  • Photo slideshow with music viewing time: Up to 4 hours when fully charged(3)
  • Charging via USB or FireWire to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)
    • Fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
    • Full-charge time: about 3 hours

Size and weight

  • Height: 3.5 in
  • Width: 1.6 in
  • Depth: 0.27 in
  • Weight: 1.5 oz

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