Apple MC293LL/A User Manual

Listening to Music 

Using Genius on iPod classic

Even when iPod classic isn’t connected to your computer, Genius can automatically create instant 
playlists of songs that go great together. You can play Genius Mixes, which are pre-selected 
compilations of songs that go great together. You can create Genius playlists in iTunes and add 
them to iPod classic, and you can sync Genius Mixes to iPod classic.

To use Genius, you need to set up Genius in the iTunes Store, and then sync iPod classic to iTunes 
(see 

 on page 16).

  Select a song, and then press and hold the Center button until a menu appears.

You can select a song from a menu or playlist, or you can start from the Now Playing screen.

  Choose Start Genius.

Start Genius doesn’t appear in the menu of additional commands, if any of the following apply:

 

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You haven’t set up Genius in iTunes and then synced iPod classic with iTunes.

 

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Genius doesn’t recognize the song you selected.

 

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Genius recognizes the song but there aren’t at least ten similar songs in your library.

  Press the Center button. The new playlist appears.

  To keep the playlist, choose Save Playlist.

The playlist is saved with the song title and artist of the song you used to make the playlist.

  To change the playlist to a new one based on the same song, choose Refresh. If you refresh a 

saved playlist, the new playlist replaces the previous one. You can’t recover the previous playlist.

You can also start Genius from the Now Playing screen by pressing the Center button until you 
see the Genius slider, and then using the Click Wheel to move the slider to the right. The Genius 
slider won’t appear if Genius information isn’t available for the current song.

Genius playlists saved on iPod classic are synced back to iTunes when you connect iPod classic to 
your computer.

 

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Choose Music > Playlists, and then choose a Genius playlist.

Genius Mixes are created for you by iTunes and contain songs from your library that go great 
together. Genius Mixes provide a different listening experience each time you play one. iTunes 
creates up to 12 Genius Mixes, depending on the variety of music in your iTunes library.

To learn how to sync Genius Mixes to iPod classic, see 

 on page 20.

  Choose Music > Genius Mixes.

  Use the Click Wheel (or press Next/Fast-forward or Previous/Rewind) to browse the Genius Mixes. 

The dots at the bottom of the screen indicate how many Genius Mixes are synced to iPod classic.