Mar 02 2009
How to setup your new iPod Touch
Yesterday, i got an iPod touch, it took a few hours to charge but a whole day to setup. It took a whole day because I didn’t start the process. If you get a new iPod you will notice you don’t get a very informative manual, I guess Apple didn’t think anyone would bother reading. My iPod just stood there for 5 hours charging, with the all enigmatic arrow pointing to the iTunes symbol. I searched the internet trying to find a solution and found only pieces of it. Here is what you should do to setup your iPod Touch.
To setup your new iPod, the first thing you need to do is download the latest version of iTunes. Don’t connect the USB cord to your iPod until you download the new version first. If you already did, that’s okay, you can let it charge first if you want. You can choose to update iTunes or completely install it again. If you choose to install it completely you don’t need to uninstall it, the new iTunes will just replace the old one. After, it has been installed successfully, restart your computer to complete the installation process.
Once the computer has restarted, disconnect your iPod, if you had it connected to the USB port. Then press the off button (that’s the small rectangular button at the top of the iPod) the device should turn off. You may be asked if you want to turn it off, you say yes by sliding the red button on the screen. Once, it’s off plug the USB cord back into the USB port, then turn on the iPod by pressing the same button you pressed to turn off. Give it a few seconds then iTunes should recognize the device. When you turn the iPod on you will see the Apple logo on the screen. If you don’t see it you probably did not turn it on. This is of course for a PC as a Macintosh will recognize the hardware immediately.
